Pierce Brosnan

Farrell laughed off the notion and suggested that Brosnan was only joking.
. 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. He has rerecorded several Partridge Family songs and is still touring as of 2004. In October 2004, however, Brosnan claimed that he was fired and that "its absolutely over".
Cassidy has recorded several solo albums and continues to record. In September 2004 Brosnan stated that Entertainment Weekly had misquoted him and that he actually meant that he was done talking about James Bond. In 2000 he appeared in the Las Vegas show David Cassidy At The Copa with co-star Sheena Easton.

Among the reported front-runners: Australians Hugh Jackman and Eric Bana, Britons Clive Owen, James Purefoy, Jude Law, Gerard Butler, and longshot Orlando Bloom. The show ran very successfully in Las Vegas. 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. He also created a show about the Rat Pack, in which he occasionally made guest appearances playing Bobby Darin. 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. In 1996, he took over from Michael Crawford in the Las Vegas show, EFX. This was duly picked up by newspapers and websites across the world. Cassidy has appeared in several Broadway musicals, including Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat and Blood Brothers.

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. He also made a couple of small films in the 1990s. However, early in 2004, the media began to question whether Brosnan would be returning in the role. In 1980, Cassidy had a cameo in the television movie, The Night the City Screamed. 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. The show was not a hit and was cancelled after one season. James Bond Films. Due to the success of the episode, NBC created a prime time show based on it called David Cassidy: Man Under Cover.

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. He received an Emmy nomination for this role. 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). He also starred in an episode of Police Story in 1978 called A Chance to Live. 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. He did continue to record after he left The Partridge Family and released several critically well-received albums on RCA during the 1970s. 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. He toured for a while after the show ended, retiring from touring in 1975.

Legal squabbles over ownership of the Bond film franchise resulted in the 1991 Bond film being cancelled as the series went on a hiatus. Cassidy grew tired of playing the character of Keith Partridge and decided to leave the series in 1974. Dalton would make two critically popular but commercially disappointing Bond films. There were ten Partridge Family albums and several David Cassidy solo albums during the run of the show. 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. On The Partridge Family he played Keith Partridge, son of Shirley Partridge, who was played by Shirley Jones, Cassidy's real-life stepmother. In 1986, following the retirement of Roger Moore as James Bond, Brosnan, whose Remington Steele series had just ended, was announced as his successor. He then took over the lead vocals for The Partridge Family recordings and quickly became a teen idol.

Brosnan is the father of three American sons and has lived in the United States for over 20 years. When he first started working on The Partridge Family nobody knew that he could sing, until Cassidy himself brought it up. On September 23, 2004 Pierce Brosnan received his US Citizenship. Prior to The Partridge Family, Cassidy appeared in a number of television programs, among them Marcus Welby, M.D., The Mod Squad, Bonanza, and Ironside. As an Irish citizen he is ineligible to receive a full honour, which can only be awarded to a British subject. He is the son of the late actor Jack Cassidy and actress Evelyn Ward. 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". David Bruce Cassidy (born April 12, 1950) is an American actor who starred in the television series The Partridge Family from 1970 to 1974.

In 2001 he married Keely Shaye Smith. Spirit of '76 (1991). Brosnan's first wife, the Australian actress Cassandra Harris, died of ovarian cancer in 1991 after 11 years of marriage. Instant Karma (1990). In the mid-1980s, he became a star in the USA as the title character of the NBC detective series Remington Steele. The Night the City Screamed (1980). Brosnan was born in Navan, County Meath in the Republic of Ireland, and was raised in England. World of the Partridge Family.

He is credited with reviving the Bond franchise after the critically acclaimed but commercially unsuccessful films starring Timothy Dalton. Bulletin Board. 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. Crossword Puzzle. Pierce Brendan Brosnan, OBE (born May 16, 1953) is an Irish film actor and producer. The Partridge Family Notebook. After the Sunset (2004). At Home With Their Greatest Hits.

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