10 Things You Did Not Know About Sean Connery

1. His nickname as a teenager was Big Tam

2. In 1953, he entered the Mr. Universe contest and finished third in the tall man’s division

3. He started losing his hair at the age of 21 and actually wears a toupee in all the James Bond movies

4. Connery has two small tattoos on his right arm. One says “Scotland Forever” and the other says “Mum and Dad.” He got them when he enlisted in the Royal Navy when he was only 16

5.  Sean once worked as a coffin polisher, a milk delivery man and a nude model for art students

6. While filming Never Say Never Again, Connery made his martial arts instructor angry… and in return got a broken wrist. His instructor was Steven Seagal

7. Connery started smoking when he was only nine years old

8. He took dancing lessons for 11 years from a Swedish teacher

9. Stated that he will not come back to Scotland until it is declared an independent country

10. His favorite James Bond film is From Russia With Love