Graduated from / received his training at the prestigious MA program at the Drama Center in London, England.
He adopted his first wife's children, Charlotte (b. 1972) and Christopher (b. 1973), after their father died in 1986.
Was made a Freeman of Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland (the town he lived in until he moved to England in 1964) on 11th November 1999.
At the Genesis Awards Ceremony, reunited with Remington Steele co-star Stephanie Zimbalist. [1996]
Owns his own production company, Irish DreamTime. Its first release was The Nephew (1998).
Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world [1996]
Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world. [1991]
The very first film he claims to have seen is the 007 movie Goldfinger (1964).
Enjoys fishing on the River Towy in Carmarthenshire, South Wales. Jimmy Carter (former American President) also enjoys the same fishing spot.
Is the third actor to play James Bond in more than two films, along with Roger Moore and Sean Connery.
Was orignally chosen to play 007 in 1986, but his contract with the TV series "Remington Steele" prevented him from doing so. Instead, the role went to Timothy Dalton.
He purchased the typewriter of the James Bond creator, Ian Fleming, for £52,800.
Hosted "Saturday Night Live". [5 May 2001]
On December 28, 1991, one day after their 11th wedding anniversary, Pierce's wife, Cassie, died in his arms. She died of ovarian cancer.
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.
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