13 Facts About Sir Sean Connery’s Life You Probably Didn’t Know

On October 31, 2020, the world became a little emptier and a lot sadder. The news outlets and other media were all grieving, still shaken by the death of Sir Sean Connery — one of the most renowned actors of our time. But his legendary life was much more than just the movie career. You may have known him from big franchises like James Bond, or Indiana Jones, but there are dozens of other films he had starred in. However, chances are you’re not very familiar with him as a person. So here’s a little tribute to keep Sir Sean’s memory alive.

1) The future star was born in the most ordinary family. His father was a worker, and his mother was a housekeeper. They didn’t even have money for a bed, so little Sean slept in the bottom drawer of a wardrobe.

2) Sean ditched school when he was 13 years old. He had to look for a job and soon became a milkman. Sean also tried his luck as a lifeguard, a coffin polisher in a funeral home, and even a model.

3) For casual viewers, Sean Connery will always remain an aristocratic gentleman with exquisite manners and quite an accent. But only a handful of fans know that he took part in bodybuilding competitions when he was young.