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Pierce Brosnan Trivia
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- Pierce's mother, May, was 19 when she gave birth to him. She had married his father, Thomas, on August 16, 1952. However, his parents separated when he was still a baby and from the age of 4 he was raised by his maternal grandparents, Philip and Kathleen Smith, while his mother went to London to train as a nurse. When he was 6, both grandparents died and he was passed around amongst relatives until Eileen Reilly took him into her lodging house. Finally, when he was 10, his mother was able to take him to her home in Putney, London. While in London, May had met a man named Bill Carmichael who had asked her to marry him but she wanted approval from her son. Pierce gave his approval and the couple were married. From that point on, Bill treated Pierce as his real son and they got along fine. It was Bill who took Pierce to see his first Bond movie - Goldfinger - at it was at that point that decided to take up acting.
- Owns his own production company, Irish DreamTime. Its first release was The Nephew (1998).
- He was given an honorary OBE by Britain's ambassador to Ireland, Stewart Eldon on 19th August 2003. Honorary OBEs are awarded on merit to non-British citizens by the Queen to people who have made an important contribution to British interests. The award formally makes him "an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire".
- Became an American citizen on 23 September 2004 but still plans to keep his Irish citizenship.
- Voted Sexiest Man Alive by People Magazine in 2001
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