Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan, famous for starring as James Bond, worked as a fire-eater with the circus before joining Hollywood.

After being dropped out from school at 16, he decided to be a painter and began training in commercial illustration at Saint Martin's School of Art.

While attending a rehearsal for a workshop at the Oval House, he saw a guy teaching people how to eat fire and decided to join in.

A circus agent saw him busking and hired him for three years. He later trained for three years as an actor at the Drama Centre London.