Kochie stunned at how George Lazenby scored 007 role
<p>George Lazenby, Australia's first and only actor to play the iconic role of James Bond, has shared how he scored the role of 007. </p>
<p>The 82-year-old actor is travelling around Australia, revealing secret 007 stories on stage, along with a concert performance featuring all the famous songs from the James Bond movies.</p>
<p>During his tour, Lazenby stopped by the <em>Sunrise</em> studios to share how he joined the elite list of Bond actors that include Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan, Sean Connery and Daniel Craig.</p>
<p>Chatting with Nat Barr and Kochie, he said it's all about who you know. </p>
<p>“I started off with a friend of mine who wanted to be an actor and he had a date with a casting director, and he said ‘you’ve got to help me out, my girlfriend has come back into town’,” Lazenby said.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The only Aussie to ever play James Bond, George Lazenby, told Sunrise how the infamous Hollywood casting couch resulted in him landing the screen role of a lifetime playing super spy <a href="https://twitter.com/007?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@007</a> <a href="https://t.co/hfqCrZbzWz">pic.twitter.com/hfqCrZbzWz</a></p>
<p>— Sunrise (@sunriseon7) <a href="https://twitter.com/sunriseon7/status/1564855509261242369?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 31, 2022</a></p></blockquote>
<p>“I went to meet the casting director, Maggie Abbott, who was the biggest agent in London at the time."</p>
<p>“Then we went home, I won’t tell you what we did, but you can guess, and she was quite impressed.”</p>
<p>“She had a casting couch?” Koch asked, stunned.</p>
<p>“Uh, yes,” Lazenby replied.</p>
<p>George was working as a model at the time, and said he had no intention of going into acting until Abbott tracked him down. </p>
<p>Lazenby also admitted to turning down big money to continue on as Bond after his manager convinced him to follow Clint Eastwood’s path into westerns.</p>
<p>The actor is <a href="https://concertworks.com.au" target="_blank" rel="noopener">touring Australia</a> performing songs made famous by the Bond franchise throughout September.</p>
<p>He’ll be joined by <em>SAS Australia</em> contestant and <em>Australia’s Got Talent</em> winner Bonnie Anderson, and <em>The Voice Australia’s</em> Luke Kennedy.</p>
<p><em>Image credits: Getty Images</em></p>
