Friday is being celebrated as 007 Day

Global James Bond Day is being celebrated today as it marks 50 years since
the premiere of the first 007 movie Dr. No starring Sean Connery as the suave secret agent. Skyfall, is also part of the celebrations which will mark the 07 day.

Skyfall is Daniel Craig's third Bond film. He has already starred in Casino Royale, the 21st in the series, and Quantum of Solace. Craig, 44, is the the first Bond actor to have been born after the Bond series began.

The earliest Bond is Sean Connery. He starred in six Bond movies as well as the unofficial Never Say Never Again in 1983. George Lazenby, was an actor/athlete, winning two ski competitions in Australia. He starred in only one Bond movie, On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Roger Moore, formerly The Saint on television, had a 13-year stint as Bond starring in seven adventures.

Timothy Dalton, starred in two Bond movies - The Living Daylights and Licence To Kill.

Pierce Brosnan is the only 007 actor to have been married to a Bond girl, Cassandra Harris, who starred in Roger Moore's fifth outing as 007, For Your Eyes Only. Brosnan made four Bond movies. David Niven, who died in 1983, played the character in the spoof original Casino Royale in 1967. Agent 007 was also played on U.S. television by Barry Nelson in 1954, although the agent's name in that case was Jimmy Bond.
Bond's tastes have entered popular culture. He likes his cocktails shaken, not stirred, and introduces himself as Bond ... James Bond. But his frequent flings with glamorous femmes fatale including Pussy Galore and Honey Ryder have earned him a reputation as a sexist.

There have been 22 official Bond films which according to www.the-numbers.com have amassed almost $5.1 billion at the box office worldwide. The most recent, Quantum of Solace grossed nearly $600 million. The first film Dr No grossed almost $60 million.