ChalibraDigital: Pierce Brosnan as James Bond - What You Need To Know About Him

Pierce Brosnan is an Irish actor and environmentalist who was born on 16 May 1953. He is the only child of his parents Thomas and May Brosnan.
Brosnan didn't know his father as his father abandoned his home while he was an infant. He was a carpenter.
At age four his mother moved to London to walk as a nurse and left him in the care of his grandparents and later, other relatives.
Prior to his acting days as James Bond he had featured in quite a number of roles and even collected the 1985 Golden Globe Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
He took up the role of 007, James Bond in 1994. He was offered a three-film Bond deal and an option for a fourth. He was to be Roger Moore's successor but had to decline the role because of his contract with Remington Steele producers. Timothy Dalton went on to become Roger Moore's successor.
His first Bond role was GoldenEye in 1995. This film was meant to be Timothy Dalton's third movie but due to legal issues; that dragged for long and expiration of his contract; of which he (Timothy) declined to renew, he didn't get to act it. Pierce Brosnan was equally a dashing Bond.
GoldenEye was an instant success. It grossed $350 million worldwide and was the fourth highest grossing film in 1995 and it also was the most successful Bond movie since Moonraker, when adjusted for inflation. GoldenEye's soundtrack was performed by Legendary singer, Tina Turner.
Brosnan's Bond acting was a great improvement from his predecessor as viewed by many.
Pierce Brosnan went on to play the Bond role in Tomorrow never dies(1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999) and Die Another Day (2002) where he acted along side Halley Berry and the soundtrack was performed by Madonna. All movies were successful though Die Another Day was received with mixed reviews.
After four successful Bond films his Bond role ended in 2005.
He has been married twice; first to Cassandra Harris in 1981 (deceased in 1990), then to Keely Shay Smith in 2001. He has 5 children (2 adopted)and 3 grand children as at 2015. One of his daughters, Charlotte, died in June 2013 due to ovarian cancer; the same illness that killed her mother.