Pierce Brosnan random trivia

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. Graduated from / received his training at the prestigious MA program at the Drama Center in London, England. He says that his favorite Bond films are From Russia With Love and For Your Eyes Only, and that his least favorite Bond film is On Her Majesty's Secret Service.