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During the early stages of his career Roger collected towels from the hotels he stayed in. However, he stopped when a British newspaper printed a story entitled 'Roger Moore is a towel thief'. He revealed on "So Graham Norton" (1998) that he still has the collection in his Swiss home. He succeeded Audrey Hepburn as goodwill ambassador for UNICEF. Father of Geoffrey Moore, Christian Moore and Deborah Moore. Awarded CBE (Commander Of The Most Excellent Order Of The British Empire) in 1999. Was scheduled to make his musical theatre debut as "Sir George" in "Aspects of Love" in 1990. He left the production days before his escape clause expired due to his own concerns over his singing ability. He was replaced by Kevin Colson. In May 2000 he received an International Humanitarian Award from the London Variety Club for his charity work. His father was a Policeman. Whilst doing National Service, Moore served with Military Intelligence. In just few days after he had arrived in USA in 1952, he was in a television play World by the Tail (1953) (TV). He is a good friend of Lois Maxwell, who played Miss Moneypenny in Bond movies. They first met in mid 1940s at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Roger and his then companion, Christina 'Kiki' Tholstrup, escaped injury when another vehicle collided with the actor's car. Airbags were attributed to preventing injury. They married the following year. [13 January 2001] In 1990, he participated as a guest host in "33 Zecchino d'Oro". Received an honourary doctorate from Ryerson Polytechnic University in 1999. His contract for the 007 films provided him with an unlimited supply of Montecristo cigars during filming. The bill for this typically ran to thousands of pounds. 2002 - lives in Switzerland and Monte Carlo with his wife Christina 'Kiki' Tholstrup. In 1954, he was offered contracts with the Royal Shakespeare Company or MGM. Noel Coward advised him to go for the money. Despite playing James Bond in seven Bond films, he never ordered a vodka martini shaken not stirred. Oldest person to debut as James Bond. He was 45 when Live and Let Die (1973) was filmed. Was Air France's 8,000,000th passenger. [21 May 1964] Collapsed during a matinee performance of the Broadway comedy "The Play What I Wrote", but finished the show after a 10-minute break. Roger was playing the part of the mystery guest star, which the cameo role is filled by celebrities, when he fainted toward the end of the second act. He was taken to the hospital after the show. The following day he was fitted with a pacemaker - something he had been previously told he would eventually have to get. [7 May 2003] Knighted in the Queen's Birthday Honours, June 2003. Was best man at friends Bryan Forbes and Nanette Newman's wedding Ironically for his first Razzie nomination (Worst Supporting Actor in Spice World (1997)) he went head to head with another former Bond, Sean Connery in The Avengers (1998), also receiving his first Razzie nomination. Neither man won, however. Was older than any other actor to play James Bond when he portrayed him aged 57 in A View to a Kill (1985). Sean Connery was 52 when he last played Bond in Never Say Never Again (1983). A close friend of the Danish Royal Family, especially the Prinsesse Alexandra, attended the Christening of Princess Alexandra and Prins Joachim's youngest son, Felix. Attended the wedding of the Danish Kronprins Frederik and Kronprinsesse Mary on May 14th 2004. He was born in the same Labour Ward in London as the actor Brian Weske, five years previously. Attended the wedding of Joan Collins and Percy Gibson . He says his favorite Bond film is The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). Underwent surgery for prostate cancer in 1993. Speaks Italian perfectly, former wife Luisa Mattioli is an Italian citizen. Was cast in two roles that were originally offered to Patrick McGoohan: Simon Templar in "The Saint" (1962) and James Bond in Live and Let Die (1973). Often spends summers in Hornbæk, Denmark, where his wife Christina 'Kiki' Tholstrup has a summer house. Detests doing scenes that involve him shooting firearms - which caused him to ruin countless 007 takes. Quit smoking cigarettes in 1971 following a stern lecture from Tony Curtis on the set of "The Persuaders!" (1971). Both he and his daughter, Deborah Moore, have acted in the James Bond franchise. She played the air hostess in Die Another Day (2002). Officially announced his retirement from playing James Bond on 3 December 1985, as it was agreed by all involved in the franchise that Moore had got too old for the role by that point. Moore himself was quoted as saying that he felt embarrassed to be seen performing love scenes with beautiful actresses who were young enough to be his daughters. Took part in a special celebrity edition of Blind Date on The Prince's Trust 30th Birthday: Live (2006) (TV). He and actor Richard E. Grant lost to "The X Factor" (2004)'s Chico Slimani, who got to date Dame Edna Everage (aka Barry Humphries). Publicly supported the Conservative Party in the 2001 General Election. Chose a Swedish conference on child abuse to announce to the world that he too was a victim. He said he was molested as a child, but not seriously. He waited until he was 16 to tell his mother because he said he was "ashamed." Rides in or drives a motor-powered boat in every James Bond movie he has appeared in. Played James Bond in seven movies of the official EON series, the most of any actor to date (Sean Connery also played Bond in seven films, but one of them, Never Say Never Again (1983), was unofficial). He never drove the most famous of all James Bond cars in a Bond film i.e. a 1964 silver birch Aston Martin DB5 or any other Aston Martin model. The DB5 was made famous by the Sean Connery James Bond movies Goldfinger (1964) and then Thunderball (1965) with later models appearing in some subsequent Bond pictures. However, Moore, who played James Bond seven times, has only ever been seen on screen with this make once and that was in The Cannonball Run (1981) where he self-parodies his James Bond persona. In this movie, the DB5's license plate number was 6633PP. Following the suggestion that fugitive train robber Ronald Biggs make a cameo appearance in the Brazil episode of Moonraker (1979), he replied in rather colorful terms that he didn't want the escaped prisoner anywhere near the film, as his own father had been a London Policeman. All the scenes in which showed Moore running in his seven Bond movies were performed by doubles, since the actor felt he looked awkward running. When presenting the Best Actor Oscar awards at the The 45th Annual Academy Awards (1973) (TV), Moore ended up taking home the Oscar accidentally. The winner of the award, Marlon Brando, refused the award, and Sacheen Littlefeather, who Brando sent to make a speech to refuse the Oscar, also publicly refused to take the statuette from Moore. Nearly died from double pneumonia when he was five. Underwent three operations to remove kidney stones in his thirties. Has named The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) as his favorite Bond movie of the seven he starred in, and A View to a Kill (1985) as his least favorite.