Pierce Brosnan

Farrell laughed off the notion and suggested that Brosnan was only joking. Lon Chaney has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and in 1994, he was honored with his image on a United States postage stamp designed by caricaturist Al Hirschfeld. Regardless, rumors still persist as to who will take over the role of James Bond with latest gossip in November 2004 that Brosnan is backing fellow Irishman Colin Farrell to succeed him. The cause of death was lung cancer, and he was interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery, in Glendale, California. In October 2004, however, Brosnan claimed that he was fired and that "its absolutely over". This earned both of them a mention in Warren Zevon's popular song, Werewolves of London. In September 2004 Brosnan stated that Entertainment Weekly had misquoted him and that he actually meant that he was done talking about James Bond. His son, Lon Chaney, Jr., was also known for his acting in horror movies.

Among the reported front-runners: Australians Hugh Jackman and Eric Bana, Britons Clive Owen, James Purefoy, Jude Law, Gerard Butler, and longshot Orlando Bloom. In the 1957 biography Man of a Thousand Faces, James Cagney portrayed Chaney. Even after the denials, in July 2004 Brosnan was quoted in Entertainment Weekly as saying "That's it, I've said all I've got to say on the world of James Bond. Bond is another lifetime behind me." As the summer of 2004 progressed, an endless stream of potential new Bonds were rumored and even falsely announced by some media as the next Bond, though EON Productions has yet to make any official announcement. His ability to transform himself without sophisticated make-up techniques earned him the nickname of "Man of a Thousand Faces". After a few days, the rumour was officially denied by a range of people: by EON themselves, by Brosnan, by MGM, and even by the agent of Hugh Jackman, one of Brosnan's rumoured successors. Born to deaf parents in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Leonidas Frank Chaney, skilled in pantomime, made his silent movie debut in 1912 and is chiefly remembered as a forerunner in such horror films as The Hunchback of Notre Dame and The Phantom of the Opera. This was duly picked up by newspapers and websites across the world. Lon Chaney, Sr. (April 1, 1883 - August 26, 1930) was an American actor.

The Daily Mail published an article in February 2004 claiming that Brosnan had been sacked and that EON Productions were looking for a newer, younger actor, based on an un-named source within EON. However, early in 2004, the media began to question whether Brosnan would be returning in the role. Perhaps mindful that fans and critics weren't too happy about Roger Moore playing the role well into his 50's, Brosnan had previously stated that Bond 21 would be his final outing as Bond. James Bond Films.

For a time there was a rumor that Brosnan was forbidden by his Bond contract from appearing in a tuxedo in any non-Bond film, but this turned out to be false. This request was granted, and Brosnan usually appears in two other films for every time he plays James Bond (including several that he has produced). Brosnan is aware of the dangers of becoming typecast as James Bond, and asked EON Productions when he took on the role to be allowed time off between films to work on another project. During this time, Dalton announced he was no longer interested in playing Bond, which opened the door for Brosnan to win the role in 1994.

Legal squabbles over ownership of the Bond film franchise resulted in the 1991 Bond film being cancelled as the series went on a hiatus. Dalton would make two critically popular but commercially disappointing Bond films. The attendant publicity resulted in Steele receiving a last-minute renewal, and Brosnan had to back out of the role, which then went to Timothy Dalton. In 1986, following the retirement of Roger Moore as James Bond, Brosnan, whose Remington Steele series had just ended, was announced as his successor.

Brosnan is the father of three American sons and has lived in the United States for over 20 years. On September 23, 2004 Pierce Brosnan received his US Citizenship. As an Irish citizen he is ineligible to receive a full honour, which can only be awarded to a British subject. In July 2003 it was announced that he had been awarded an Honorary OBE by Queen Elizabeth II for an "outstanding contribution to the British film industry".

In 2001 he married Keely Shaye Smith. Brosnan's first wife, the Australian actress Cassandra Harris, died of ovarian cancer in 1991 after 11 years of marriage. In the mid-1980s, he became a star in the USA as the title character of the NBC detective series Remington Steele. Brosnan was born in Navan, County Meath in the Republic of Ireland, and was raised in England.

He is credited with reviving the Bond franchise after the critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful films starring Timothy Dalton. He is best known for his portrayal of the James Bond character in four films: GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day. Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE (born May 16, 1953) is an Irish film actor and producer. After the Sunset (2004).

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