GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World is Not Enough; films that defined him as one of the hottest James Bonds we ever had. The fifth Bond, Pierce Brosnan, is today 59. 

After graduating from the Drama Centre in 1975, Brosnan began working as an acting assistant stage manager at the York Theatre Royal, making his acting debut in Wait Until Dark. Within six months, he was selected by playwright Tennessee Williams to play the role of McCabe in the British premiere of The Red Devil Battery Sign. 

Brosnan first met James Bond films producer Albert R. Broccoli on the sets of For Your Eyes Only. And in 1994, after a series of auditions and screenings, Brosnan was announced as the fifth James Bond. His first Bond film, Golden Eye grossed US $350 million worldwide, the fourth highest worldwide gross of any film in 1995, making it the most successful Bond film since Moonraker. Die Another Day in 2004 was his last movie in the James Bond franchise.

Apart from being a popular actor, he is today a producer with films like Laws of Attraction, Shattered, The Matador etc. He is also an environmentalist and also a charitable man. Pierce Brosnan has been an Ambassador for UNICEF Ireland since 2001 and recorded a special announcement to mark the launch of UNICEF's "Unite for Children, Unite against AIDS" Campaign with Liam Neeson. Brosnan supported John Kerry in the 2004 Presidential election and is a vocal supporter of same-sex marriage. From 1997 to 2000, Brosnan and wife Smith worked with the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) to stop a proposed salt factory from being built at Laguna San Ignacio. 

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