Pierce Brosnan Is A Fire Eater - Celebs With Surprising Secret Talents - Livingly.

Which celebrity ran away and joined the circus as a fire eater?

As a teenager Pierce Brosnan, while busking as a fire eater, was hired by a circus. He stayed for three years before deciding he'd prefer to work in the theatre. Brosnan later worked in TV and film, and became famous for his role as James Bond.

Where did fire-eating originate?

In American history, the Fire-Eaters were a group of pro-slavery Democrats in the Antebellum South who urged the separation of Southern states into a new nation, which became the Confederate States of America. The dean of the group was Robert Rhett of South Carolina.