Sean Connery is 90 today.
The quintessential man's man from the Highlands. A wise man once said, "Manly props to Sean Connery -- not only was he the best James Bond, he also was Mr. Universe and has a black belt in karate (athlete)."
Beyond that, he's been in a series of terrific films, many of which featured him as the bad-assed hero or antihero.
You loved him as James Bond. We know this.
You likely enjoyed him as the Soviet Admiral submariner.
Older Pi Lams were cultists for his Ramirez. (Once.)
You've seen him excel at game shows.
And you've probably liked him in an assortment of other roles, from Indy's dad to the guy who escaped Alcatraz to King Arthur to Robin Hood to the man who would be king in The Man Who Would Be King. Watch clips from someone's list of his best roles here.
But -- despite the protestations from Sick Boy -- I'll take his Academy Award-winning work as Jimmy Malone in Brian DePalma's masterstroke, The Untouchables. DeNiro was top-notch, Costner was at the crest of his super brief but impressive wave, and Sean Connery crushed it. Watch it again.
Okay, now. Everybody celebrate the new nonagenarian Sir Sean Connery KBE's birthday by speaking like him for a minute. Like this.
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