Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan was always attracted to arts, but of a different kind. Growing up in Ireland and later moving to London, at the age of 16, Brosnan decided he wanted to be a painter. Brosnan applied to an art school in London and began his training in commercial illustration. He bumped into a fire eater teaching a class of how to eat fire, and on an impulse, he decided to join. That’s how Pierce Brosnan ended up working three years in the circus as a fire eater after a circus agent caught him performing on the street and recognized his talent.
If you thought Christopher Walken’s profession as a lion tamer was unusual, I think Pierce Brosnan takes the first prize when it comes to unique jobs. After working at the circus for three years, Brosnan set off to his next big adventure, and applied to the Drama Center in London, in the hopes of becoming an actor. He says that he didn’t find acting, rather acting found him, and its appeal was that it allowed him to step into a whole other life than the one he’s been living.