George Robert Lazenby (/ˈleɪzənbi/; born 5 September 1939) is an Australian actor and former model. He is best known for having played Ian Fleming\'s fictional British secret agent James Bond in the film On Her Majesty\'s Secret Service (1969). At age 29, he was the youngest actor to have portrayed Bond. Lazenby is also the only Bond actor to receive a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for New Star of the Year – Actor.\n', '

Prior to his portrayal as Bond, Lazenby was a model and appeared in advertising. After declining to do another Bond film, Lazenby continued to act in Italy, Hong Kong, Australia, and Hollywood. His career stalled in the 1970s and he moved into business and invested in real estate. He later appeared in several films and television series, including roles which parody the James Bond character. In 2017, a Hulu docudrama film, Becoming Bond, featured Lazenby recounting his life story and portrayal as Bond.\n', '

Lazenby was born in 1939 in Goulburn, New South Wales, at Ovada Private Hospital, to railway worker George Edward Lazenby and Sheila Joan Lazenby (née Bodel), who worked at Fosseys. He went to Goulburn Public School in his primary years, and Goulburn High School until 1954. His sister, Barbara, was an accomplished dancer. When he was young he spent 18 months in hospital after having an operation which left him with only half a kidney.\n', '

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