James Brolin Trivia

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Father of actor Josh Brolin. (imdb.com)

Was screen-tested for the role of James Bond in Octopussy (1983). (imdb.com)

He was strongly considered for the role of James Bond in For Your Eyes Only (1981), but in the end Roger Moore agreed to make the film. (imdb.com)

In 1996, Brolin met the singer and actress Barbra Streisand through a friend, and the two were married on July 1, 1998. (en.wikipedia.org)

In 1985, Brolin met Jan Smithers, an actress, on the set of Hotel, and they married in 1986. The couple had a daughter, Molly Elizabeth (1987). Jan Smithers filed for divorce from Brolin in 1995, a few weeks after the death of his first wife, Jane. (en.wikipedia.org)

In 1966, Brolin married Jane Cameron Agee, an aspiring actress at Twentieth Century Fox. The couple had 2 children, Josh (1968), and Jess (1972). They were divorced in 1984, after 18 years of marriage. Jane died in a car accident on February 13, 1995, one day after son Josh`s 27th birthday. Josh said on the October 14, 2008 episode of Late Show with David Letterman that his parents met on Batman where his mother was a casting executive. (en.wikipedia.org)

Brolin resides in Malibu, California with his wife, Barbra Streisand. He has been married three times. (en.wikipedia.org)

Has a younger brother and two younger sisters. (imdb.com)

Son of Helen Sue, a housewife, and Henry Bruderlin. (imdb.com)

Best known by the public for his role as Dr. Steven Kiley in "Marcus Welby, M.D." (1969), and for his starring role as Peter MacDermott in "Hotel" (1983). (imdb.com)

Screen-tested for the role of James Bond in Octopussy (1983), but was ruled out when Roger Moore agreed to reprise the role. (imdb.com)

Was attached to play the Col. Samuel Trautman in Rambo (2008) role after Richard Crenna died, but the role was written out of the script. (imdb.com)

Resides in Sherman Oaks. (imdb.com)

Is campaigning for 2008 Democratic candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton for president. (imdb.com)

Is a lifelong Democrat and supported John Kerry in the 2004 election. (imdb.com)

Father-in-law of Diane Lane. (imdb.com)

Acted in a makeup test for Planet of the Apes (1968) as "Cornelius," the chimpanzee scientist later portrayed in the final version of the film by Roddy McDowall. (imdb.com)

His first wife, Jane, died in a car crash in 1995. This was devastating to him because after all the turmoil during their divorce, they had become friends. This friendship started when they both had to put up a brave face at a premiere for their son, Josh Brolin. (imdb.com)

Father of actor Josh Brolin (b. 1968), Jesse (b. 1972) and Molly Elizabeth (b. 1987). (imdb.com)

Announced engagement to Barbra Streisand (May 1997). (imdb.com)

Spouse: Barbra Streisand (1 July 1998 - present); Jan Smithers (1986 - 1995) (divorced) 1 daughter; Jane Cameron Agee (16 October 1966 - October 1986) (divorced) 2 children (imdb.com)