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Sean Connery - Biography

Name: Sean Connery
Religion: Roman Catholic
Height: 6' 2''
Sign: Virgo
Eye Color: Brown

Sean Connery was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on 25 August, 1930 to Joseph Connery and Euphamia. His father was worked at a rubber factory. His brother, Neil Connery is also a former actor.

Sean Connery has been married twice. In 1962, he was married with the Australian-born actress Diane Cilento and divirced in 1973. Sean Connery was Diane Cilento's second husband. In 1975, he married with French-Tunisian artist, Micheline Roquebrune. Jason Connery is Connery's son from his first wife. Dashiell Quinn Connery is his grand son.

Though he has been married twice and having two wives, he has number of girlfriends:

• Maxine Daniels - singer (mid-1950s)
• Carol Sopel -actress (1957)
• Julie Hamilton - photographer (1957)
• Lana Turner - actress (1958)
• Sue Lloyd - actress (1959-60)
• Shelley Winters - actress (1960)
• Joyce Webber - model (1962)
• Lynsey De Paul - musician (mid-1970)

At the age of 16, he want to join the Royal navy so he leaved the school. But in medical rounds, he was discharged. At the age of 20, he placed third in the Mr. Universe competition, which eventually led to his desire to act. The Swedish dancer, Yat Malmgren was his teacher and he taught him dancing for 11 years. Soccer, reading, golf are some of the hobbies of Sean Connery.

Sean Connery is having two tattoos on his right arm. One is an Eagle with a scroll in its beak and says "Scotland forever", and other one simply says "Mum and Dad". He got these tattoos when he enlisted in the British Navy.

Sean Connery is well known around the world for his role as James Bond. He played a role as James Bond in several movies like Never Say Never Again (1983), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), You Only Live Twice (1967), Thunderball (1965), Goldfinger (1964), From Russia with Love (1963).

Bathroom is Sean Connery's favourite room in his House. In his bathroom, he keeps all his awards like Oscar, two BAFTA awards. Sean Connery used his half salary earned from "Diamonds Are Forever" to establish a charity to support deprived children in Edinburgh and Scottish Film production.

In 1989, he was voted People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive". On December 5, 1999, He received 22nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors for lifetime contribution to arts and culture. In February 2005, he was voted as Best British Actor of all time in a poll for Sky TV.