CBn wishes George Lazenby, the man who really brought a different twist to James Bond, a happy 69th Birthday.

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  Lazenby on the OHMSS set

  1939: George Lazenby was born on September 5th in Queanbeyan City, New South Wales, Australia.
• 1964: Lazenby moved to London, England after serving in the Australian Army. While in London he worked as an auto mechanic, used car salesman, prestige car salesman, and a male model.
• 1965: Lazenby had a bit part in an Italian-made Bond spoof, Marc Mato, agente S, 077 (Espionage in Tangier).
• 1966: Lazenby had become the highest paid male super-model in Europe and was signed to be the Big Fry Guy, in the Big Fry Chocolate Bar commercials in London. He also had a chance encounter with producer Cubby Broccoli in a hair salon.
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  Lazenby on the OHMSS set

  1968: Lazenby was cast as James Bond, despite his only previous acting experience being in commercials and the above-mentioned film.
• 1969: Lazenby stared in his only 007 film, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service. He had already given up the Bond roll during filming, as he would not sign a contract for another film following the very bad advice from his manager.
• 1971: Lazenby co-stared as Ryker in Universal Soldier. He also married his first wife, Chrissie, which he had 2 children with.
• 1973: Lazenby was set to star in a big budget martial arts film alongside Bruce Lee. However, Lee died two weeks before the film, Shrine of Ultimate Bliss, was to begin shooting.
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  George Lazenby crowning Bunny Deana in 1969

  1975: Lazenby stared as Jack Wilton in The Man from Hong Kong.
• 1977: Lazenby played the architect in The Kentucky Fried Movie.
• 1978: Lazenby did an interview with Bondage Magazine where he revealed the full details behind his leaving the role of 007.
• 1982: Lazenby was on the soap opera General Hospital as Reginald Durban.
• 1983: Lazenby (credited as “JB”) made a very Bond-like cameo behind the wheel of an Aston Martin DB5 in the tv movie, The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E..
• 1990: Lazenby co-stared in the tv series The Adventures of Superboy.
• 1992: Lazenby stared as Mario in the Emmanuelle film series (Emmanuelle’s Magic, Emmanuelle’s Perfume, Emmanuelle’s Revenge and Emmanuelle’s Secret).
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  George Lazenby at the premier of Die Another Day

  1993: Lazenby appeared in the great movie Gettysburg as Brigader General J. Johnston Pettigrew. He also reappeared as Mario in Emmanuelle Forever, Emmanuelle in Venice and Emmanuelle’s Love.
• 1995: Lazenby divorced his first wife, Chrissie.
• 1999: Lazenby did the voice over for the animated tv movie Batman Beyond as Mr. Walker/The King.
• 2002: Lazenby married his second wife, tennis star, Pam Shriver in June.
• 2004: Lazenby had his first child with Pam Shriver, George Samuel Lazenby, on July 12th.
• 2005: Pam gave birth to twins, Kate and Sam, on 1 October.
• 2008: Lazenby and his wife, Pam Shriver, file for divorce, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’.