Happy 80th Birthday Sean Connery

Sir Thomas Sean Connery was born in Fountainbridge, Edinburgh, Scotland on August 25, 1930. Sean was a milkman before joining the Royal Navy where he was discharged on medical grounds and then worked at such jobs as a lorry driver, laborer, model and coffin polisher. To earn some extra money he took a job working back stage at King's Theater in 1951.He became interested in acting and bodybuilding and entered 1953's Mr. Universe contest. He then landed a small part in “South Pacific”. Playing in a pick-up soccer game during the tour of South Pacific he was offered a position with Manchester United but turned it down to pursue his acting career. He gained attention in “Another Time, Another Place” (1958) and “Darby O'Gill and the Little People” (1959). His biggest break came in being cast as James Bond in seven of the secret agent films. Other major film roles followed such as “Marnie” (1964), “Murder on the Orient Express: (1974), “The Wind and the Lion” (1975) and “A Bridge Too Far” (1977). He then began to take older supporting roles in such films as “Highlander” (1986) and “The Untouchables” (1987), “Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade” (1989). He received The American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006. Connery appeared in only one Euro-western “Shalako” in 1968. Sean was married to actress Diane Cilento [1933- ] from 1962-1973 and they had a son Jason Connery [1963- ] who is an actor. Connery has been married to French painter Micheline Roquebrune since 1975. Today we celebrate Sean Connery's 80th birthday.