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Actor Sean Connery has played several roles throughout his career, but his most recognized was that of Agent 007. Yes, that’s Bond; James Bond. His role as Bond was probably the biggest catalyst for this actor’s overwhelming success, and it has certainly played a powerful factor in determining Connery’s sex appeal. Any Sean Connery trivia game is sure to include some tasty tidbits about his 007 role, but there is more to this man than meets the eye.

Sean Connery was born on the 25^th of August, 1930 to Effie and Joseph Connery in Edinburgh, Scotland. His true first name is Thomas but his childhood friends called him by Sean (his middle name) in order to distinguish him from one of the other boys in the group.

Another piece of Sean Connery trivia is his first job as a milkman. One might wonder just how many women placed extra orders just to catch a glimpse of this handsome Scot. A short time later, Connery enlisted in the Royal Navy, but his service ended with a medical discharge. After his discharge, he held various jobs; including laborer, coffin polisher, lorry driver, bodybuilder, and artist’s model.

It wasn’t until 1954 that Connery got his first taste of acting; appearing in an uncredited role in the film, Lilacs in the Spring. Even more shocking, it was nearly three years later before he appeared in another film! The actor debuted as James Bond in the film, Dr. No, in 1962 and ended up playing the role in an additional 6 of the Bond films over the next 21 years.

The role of James Bond turned the actor into an international sex symbol; something that he has been able to maintain even at the age of 79. In fact, Connery, at a very mature 69 years of age, was voted the sexiest man of the 20^th century. Surely, his good looks had something to do with that, but several women feel that Connery’s overall demeanor, calm and cool attitude, and his Scottish accent do help to push him to the top of the list. Of course, any Sean Connery quiz might also include the fact that he was knighted in July of the year 2000 by England’s Queen Elizabeth II.

Connery has made women swoon for nearly 50 years; however, he has married only two. He wed Diane Cilento, an actress, in 1962. The couple had one child, Jason, before divorcing in 1973. Two years later, he wed Micheline Roquebrune, a French painter. The couple remains happily married.