Birth Name: Thomas Sean Connery
Birthdate: August 25, 1930
Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland
Occupations: Actor, Director, Model, Producer
Quote: "I would drink Sean Connery's bath water." --Whoopi Goldberg, Cable Magazine, 1989

"He's...one of the best actors there is, simple as that... With Sean, in addition to brilliant talent, there is a persona that every great star has. When Sean's...on the screen, it's hard to look at anything else. To be a great star, you have to be a first- rate actor, too...on that list of great actors, Sean ranks way high." --director Sidney Lumet, Daily Variety, May 5, 1997
Claim to Fame: Played James Bond in several of the popular spy movies, starting with 1962's Dr. No

Family:
Father: Joseph Connery, worked at a rubber factory
Mother: Euphamia Connery
Brother: Neil, former actor; retired from acting and became a plasterer; younger
Son: Jason Joseph Connery, actor; born January 11, 1963; mother, Diane Cilento
Grandson: Dashiell Quinn Connery; born June 1997

Awards:
1971: Golden Globe: World Film Favorite (Male)
1987: National Board of Review: Best Supporting Actor, The Untouchables
1987: Golden Globe: Best Supporting Actor, The Untouchables
1987: Oscar: Best Supporting Actor, The Untouchables
1987: BAFTA: Best Actor, The Name of the Rose
1990: NATO: Worldwide Star of the Year
1993: National Board of Review: Career Achievement
1996: Cecil B. DeMille: Lifetime Achievement Award
1997: MTV Movie Award: Best Onscreen Duo, The Rock; award shared with Nicolas Cage
1998: Venice Film Festival Golden Lion Award: Lifetime Achievement
1998: BAFTA Fellowship
1998: Tony: Best Play, Art; shared award; Connery was one of the producers
1999: ShoWest: Lifetime Achievement
1999: Kennedy Center Honors Lifetime Achievement Award

Education:
Dropped out of school at age 13
Learned furniture polishing at a British Legion training school