Keely Shaye Smith Bio: Age, Height, Religion, Net Worth

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Name: Keely Shaye Smith
Occupation: Model
Citizenship: American

Keely Shaye Smith is an American actress, author, and television host, who became more popular due to her marriage to the famous “James Bond” actor, Pierce Brosnan.

Keely Shaye Smith age

Keely Shаye Smith was born September 25, 1963, in Vallejo, California, U.S, with information about her childhood and parents.

The talented television presenter is no doubt educated. However, information about Keely’s educational background isn’t known as well.

Career

In 1986, Keely was featured as a model in Huey Lewis and The News music video “Stuck with You.”

The song soon became a hit, charting at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 for three weeks, between September 20 to October 10, of the same year.

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Later on, she made her acting debut with the television series “General Hospital,” where she played the role of Valerie Freeman in the first season of the 1990 series.

After her brief career as an actress, Keely ventured into journalism. She began her career in ABC’s “The Home Show,” where she worked as an environmental correspondent for six years.

For her performance, she earned two Genesis Awards and a Special Achievement Award at the 1991 Environmental Film Festival.

Subsequently, Keely worked in NBC as a correspondent for the hit show “Unsolved Mysteries.” She served in the show’s phone center department between 1995 to 1997.

Later on, she appeared in ABC’s “Good Morning American” and “Mike and Mary,” where she served as a gardening expert and a correspondent.

Similarly, Keely also served as an entertainment correspondent for “Today Show, Entertainment Tonight, and World Entertainment Report.”

She later hosted a series of the Outdoor Life Network, known as “Great Bears.”

Additionally, Keely produced and hosted “Home Green Home,” an eco-friendly home and garden show aired on PBS. As an author, six of her articles have been published in Los Angeles Confidential magazine.

Keely Shaye Smith Now

Keely worked with the Natural Resources Defense Council and the International Fund for Animal Welfare from 1995 to 2000.

She is also involved in environmental education and has sponsored a youth humanitarian program.

In 2007, Keely, alongside her husband Pierce Brosnan, donated $100,000 to help build a playground on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.

How did Keely Shaye Smith meet Pierce Brosnan?

Keely Smith met famous James Bond actor Pierce Brosnan on April 8, 1994, while on a beach in Mexico.

The pair soon began dating and, on August 4, 1994, tied the knot in a beautiful wedding at Ballintubber Abbey in County Mayo, Ireland.

The union is blessed with two sons, Dylan Thomas Brosnan, born in January 1997, and Paris Beckett Brosnan in February 2001. The two sons, like their parents, are both pursuing careers in the entertainment industry.