Pierce Brosnan - Milestones

• 2004: Starred as Daniel Rafferty, a divorce lawyer in the romantic comedy "Laws of Attraction"
• 2004: Co-starred with Salma Hayek and Woody Harrelson in "After the Sunset"
• 2004: Announced he will no longer portray James Bond 007
• 2002: Once again portrayed James Bond in "Die Another Day"; signed for a fifth outing as 007
• 2002: Starred in the true tale of an Irishman who overturned an old law in order to retain custody of his children in "Evelyn"; also produced
• 2001: Had co-starring role as a government operative exiled to South American in "The Tailor of Panama"
• 2001: Dubbed "the sexiest man alive" by People
• 1999: Reprised Bond in "The World is Not Enough"
• 1999: Starred in the remake of "The Thomas Crown Affair"
• 1999: Starred in the title role of "Grey Eagle"
• 1998: Produced and acted in "The Nephew"
• 1997: Received star number 2,099 on Hollywood Walk of Fame (December 3)
• 1995: Starred as Bond in "Goldeneye"
• 1994: Named as the successor to Timothy Dalton as James Bond -- 007
• 1986: Briefly reunited with his father, who had abandoned him and his mother before Brosnan's first birthday, in Ireland during the filming of one of the last "Remington Steele" episodes
• 1985: Made US film debut in "Nomads"
• 1984: Suffered an attack of Bell's Palsy in the dressing room just before going on "The Tonight Show" hosted by Joan Rivers
• From 1982 to 1987: Starred in the title role of NBC TV series, "Remington Steele"
• 1981: American TV debut, starred as Rory O'Manion on the ABC historical miniseries "The Manions of America"
• 1981: Moved from England to America
• 1980: Film debut, "The Long Good Friday"
• 1977: Chosen by Tennessee Williams to create the role of McCabe in the British premiere of "Red Devil Battery Sign"
• 1976: London stage debut, "Wait Until Dark"
• 1964: Saw his first Technicolor film, "Goldfinger" (date approximate)
• ---: Starred opposite Hope Davis and Greg Kinnear as a world-traveling assassin in "The Matador" (lensed 2004)
• ---: Will again star as Thomas Crown in "The Topkapi Affair" which is the sequel to the 1999 re-make of "The Thomas Crown Affair" (lensed 2005)
• ---: Starred opposite Hope Davis and Greg Kinnear as a world-traveling assassin in "The Matador" (lensed 2004)
• Ran away with the circus as a fire eater in his teens
• TV debut, "Murphy's Stroke"
• Left County Meath, Ireland for London at age 11
• Worked as assistant stage manager at the York Theatre Royal in York, England
• Raised by grandparents and relatives from age four to 11
• Selected by the public in national magazine polls to succeed Roger Moore as James Bond in the popular movie series
• Lost out on the Bond role due to his contractual obligation to "Remington Steele"
• Appeared on the London stage in Franco Zeffirelli's production of "Filumena" (for a year and a half)
• Joined an experimental theater workshop in London
• Worked as a commercial illustrator