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'''Sean Connery''' is an actor who says "You're the man now dog",  "[[PTKFGS|Punch the keys for god's sake]]" and also "[[YesYes|Yes, yes!]]" during a scene for the 2000 film ''[[Finding Forrester]]''.  He played James Bond in the first 6 films in addition to other famous works such as Highlander and  The Hunt for Red October. Connery was the inspiration for the website [[Yourethemannowdog.com]], and the reason YTMND exists. As such, Connery is often considered to be the {{y|oursaint|patron saint}} of YTMND.
  
'''Sir Sean Connery'''  (born August 25, 1930, as '''Thomas Sean Connery'''), is an Academy Awards|Oscar winning Scottish people|Scottish actor who has starred in many films and is best known as the original cinematic James Bond. He is also well known in YTMND for saying such things as '''You're the man now, dog!''' and '''Punch the keys, for god's sake!'''
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In 2005, Connery retired from film-making. However, he continued voice work, doing voices for video games and the character "Sir Billi".
  
Connery is known for his trademark Scottish English|Scottish accent and his good looks, repeatedly mentioned as one of the most attractive men alive by magazines even though he is considerably older than more conventional sex symbols.  
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==External Links==
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[http://imdb.com/name/nm0000125/ Sean Connery] at the Internet Movie Database.
  
==Personal life==
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Connery was born in Fountainbridge in Edinburgh, Scotland, to a Christian mixed-denomination couple. His father, Joseph Connery, was a Catholic of Irish descent with roots in County Wexford, Ireland and his mother, Euphamia "Effie" Maclean, was Protestant. Neither Tommy (Sean) nor his brother, Neil, were raised Catholic. He claims he was called by his middle name Sean long before he became an actor, explaining he had an Irish friend named Seamus and those who knew them decided to call him by his middle name whenever he was with Seamus, and it stuck.
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He joined the Royal Navy after leaving school, and after being discharged on medical grounds went on to a succession of jobs, including truck driver, labourer and lifeguard. He competed (under the name Thom Connery) in the 1953 Mr. Universe contest won by Bill Pearl, coming third in the tall man's division.  Another competitor, Johnny Isaacs, suggested that he try out for a stage production of ''South Pacific (musical)|South Pacific'', which led to work on the stage, TV, and eventually film. As a weight lifter, his nickname was "Big Tam".
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He was married to the Australian-born actress Diane Cilento from 1962 until 1973 (he was her second husband). With Cilento he had a son, Jason Connery, who also became an actor, and was educated at Millfield School in Somerset, England. According to son Jason, the divorce was a very bitter and painful one for both sides. Since 1975, Sean Connery has been married to artist Micheline Roquebrune|Michelle Roquebrune Connery.
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Latest revision as of 18:26, December 18, 2012

Sean Connery, as seen on Yourethemannowdog.com

Sean Connery is an actor who says "You're the man now dog", "Punch the keys for god's sake" and also "Yes, yes!" during a scene for the 2000 film Finding Forrester. He played James Bond in the first 6 films in addition to other famous works such as Highlander and The Hunt for Red October. Connery was the inspiration for the website Yourethemannowdog.com, and the reason YTMND exists. As such, Connery is often considered to be the patron saint of YTMND.

In 2005, Connery retired from film-making. However, he continued voice work, doing voices for video games and the character "Sir Billi".

External Links

Sean Connery at the Internet Movie Database.

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