Estate Planning

The Horror: Sean Connery's Son Required to Get a Job

By Hull & Hull LLP

Imagine that one day, you were told you had to get a job.  You were told to go make a living, and that hard work was good.  Not only that, you would have to work FOR THE REST OF YOUR LIFE. 

According to virtually every news source in the British Isles, that's exactly what Sir Sean Connery is being accused of doing to his only son, Jason.  This shocking revelation appears to have been exposed by a former wife of the former 007 star, Diane Cilento.  The root cause may be Sean Connery's experience with really, really hard work reportedly as a barrow-pusher in Edinburgh's industrial sector (back when Edinburgh had an industrial sector), as a milkman, and other tough jobs prior to superstardom.  Sean Connery reportedly wanted Jason to develop a work ethic. 

Sean Connery's fortune is estimated at 85,000,000 pounds - about USD$170,000,000 - and his son Jason allegedly won't see any of it, according to Cilento, because Sean Connery has left him out of his Will.  Apparently, after a tough go of it in the 1980's, Jason works and even earns a successful living as an actor and film director in his own right. 

Perhaps the most interesting thing about this story is that a hugely wealthy and successful father forcing his son to get a job is a newsworthy story.         

Have a great day at work,

Chris Graham

Full post as published by Toronto Estate Law Blog on July 23, 2008 (boomark / email).