Liam Neeson

Movie Actor

Liam Neeson was born in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom on June 7th, 1952 and is the Movie Actor. At the age of 71, Liam Neeson biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, movies, and networth are available.

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Other Names / Nick Names
William John Neeson, Liam, Neeson, Will
Date of Birth
June 7, 1952
Nationality
Northern Ireland
Place of Birth
Ballymena, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom
Age
71 years old
Zodiac Sign
Gemini
Networth
$145 Million
Profession
Actor, Association Football Player, Boxer, Film Actor, Stage Actor, Television Actor, Voice Actor
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Liam Neeson Height, Weight, Eye Color and Hair Color

At 71 years old, Liam Neeson has this physical status:

Height
193cm
Weight
102kg
Hair Color
Light Brown
Eye Color
Blue
Build
Athletic
Measurements
Not Available
Liam Neeson Religion, Education, and Hobbies
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Hobbies
Not Available
Education
All Saints Primary School, Queen’s University Belfast in Belfast, Northern Ireland, St. Mary’s Teaching College,, Gaiety School of Drama
Liam Neeson Spouse(s), Children, Affair, Parents, and Family
Spouse(s)
Natasha Richardson ​(m. 1994; died 2009)
Children
2, including Micheál
Dating / Affair
Helen Mirren (1980-1985), Janice Dickinson (1985), Julia Roberts (1988-1990), Barbra Streisand, Brooke Shields (1991-1992), Natasha Richardson (1992-2009), Freya St. Johnston (2010-2012)
Parents
Bernard Neeson, Katherine Brown Neeson
Siblings
Elizabeth Neeson (Older Sister), Bernadette Neeson (Older Sister), Rosaline Neeson (Older Sister)
Other Family
Vanessa Redgrave (Mother-in-law), Tony Richardson (Father-in-law), Joely Richardson (Sister-in-law)
Liam Neeson Life

Liam John Neeson (born 7 June 1952) is an actor from Northern Ireland.

He has been nominated for a variety of awards, including an Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role, and three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama.

Neeson was ranked by Empire magazine as one of the "Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" and "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time" in 1976.

He appeared in the Arthurian film Excalibur (1981).

Neeson appeared in five films between 1982 and 1987, most notable with Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins in The Bounty (1984) and Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons in The Mission (1986).

In Next of Kin (1989), he appeared alongside Patrick Swayze in a leading role. Neeson came to fame when he appeared in Schindler's List (1993) as Oskar Schindler.

He has since appeared in other successful films, including the drama Nell (1994), Victor Hugo's 1998 film version of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace (1999), the superhero film Arguing (2006), and the historical drama Silence (2016).

In addition, Aslan appeared in The Chronicles of Narnia (2005–2010) and the titular creature in A Monster Calls (2016).

Early life

Neeson was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, and the grandson of cook Katherine "Kitty" Neeson (née Brown) and primary school caretaker Bernard "Barney" Neeson. Liam was a local priest who was raised Catholic. Elizabeth, Bernadette, and Rosaleen are the third of his four siblings. He attended St Patrick's College, Ballymena, from 1963 to 1967, and then discovered that his passion for drama had started there.

He said growing up in a predominantly Protestant town made him suspicious, and once said he felt like a "second-class citizen" there, but he also said he was never made to feel "inferior or even different" at the town's predominantly Protestant technical college. "It would be fun to imagine I had a turbulent, uproarious Irish roots," he's said, "but the truth was much more null." Yes, Irish people. However, all the nationalistic stuff, bursting into your Guinness, and performing protest songs—that was never my style. He has referred to himself as "out of touch" with Northern Ireland's politics and history before becoming aware of demonstrations by fellow students following Bloody Sunday, a massacre in Derry during the Troubles in 1972 that prompted him to investigate more local history. "I never stop worrying about [the Troubles] in a 2009 interview." I've met boys and girls who have been perpetrators of violence and victims. Protestants and Catholics are among the Protestants and Catholics who believe in the Catholic Church of England and Wales. It's a part of my DNA."

Neeson began boxing lessons at the All Saints Youth Club and went on to win a number of regional titles before dissolving at 17. During his youth, he appeared in school productions. Ian Paisley, founder of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), also inspired him to attend Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster, which he sneaked into. "[Paisley] had a stunning appearance, and it was also stirring," he said. He completed a physics and computer science degree at Queen's University Belfast in 1971 before heading to Guinness Brewery. He discovered a passion for football at Queen's and was spotted by Seán Thomas of Bohemian FC. Neeson appeared in Dublin for one game as a replacement for Shamrock Rovers FC but was not given a contract.

Personal life

Neeson spent time with actor Helen Mirren in the early 1980s. They met while on Excalibur (1981). Neeson, who was interviewed by James Lipton for Inside the Actors Studio, said Mirren was instrumental in him getting him an agent.

When performing in a revival of the play Anna Christie on Broadway in 1993, Neeson met actress Natasha Richardson. Micheál (born in 1995) and Daniel (born in 1996) were married on July 3rd, 1994 and had two sons together, Micheál (born in 1995) and Daniel (born in 1996). They won £50,000 ($85,370) in libel compensation in October 1998 after the Daily Mirror incorrectly reported that their marriage was suffering. The funds were given to victims of the Omagh bombing in August 1998. They purchased an estate in Millbrook, New York, in August 2004. Richardson died after suffering a serious head injury in a skiing crash at the Mont Tremblant Resort, northwest of Montreal, on March 18, 2009. Following her death, Neeson donated her organs.

Neeson was granted Irish, British, and American citizenship in 2009, having been naturalized as an American citizen. He mostly identifys as Irish. He was adamant that he was not abandoning his Irish roots after taking up American citizenship. Vice-Chancellor Peter Gregson awarded him an honorary doctorate in 2009, almost four decades after he was an undergraduate in physics and computer science at Queen's University, Belfast. He was appointed a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF in March 2011. He is a supporter of CineMagic, a Belfast-based charity and film festival that promotes youth in the film industry.

Neeson, a heavy smoker who started smoking in 2003 while on Love Actually, a heavy smoker who began earlier in his career, ceased using cigarettes in 2003. He had reservations about smoking cigarettes (a signature feature of the character) when he took the role of Hannibal in the 2010 film version of The A-Team, but decided to do it for the film.

Neeson's publicist denied reports that Neeson had converted to Islam in June 2012. When filming Taken 2 in Istanbul, Neeson expressed a love for the adhan, the Islamic call to prayer that he grew used to. In a very special way, it became hypnotic and touching for me. "Young people are so lovely." He also expressed admiration for the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola.

Kitty, Neeson's mother, died in June 2020. Due to travel restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, he was unable to return to his hometown for her funeral.

In January 2018, Neeson was chastised for his remarks on Ireland's Late Late Show, in which he characterized the Me Too campaign as a "witch hunt" and cited Garrison Keillor's dismissal from Minnesota Public Radio as an example.

After a press junket interview with The Independent, a film about a father seeking revenge for his son's murder, Neeson earned a lot of attention in February 2019. He recalled his character's "primal" rage by reenacting an incident in which a female friend of his had been assaulted by a stranger. Neeson said he spent a week in a cosh after finding the attacker was a black man. He also said he was ashamed of the experience and that the activities he did and described were "horrible." "It's horrible," he said, "but I did learn a lesson from it," I thought, 'What the fuck is doing?'" says the narrator.

Neeson delved into his remarks while deny being a bigote, saying he would have done the same if the rapist was "a Scot or a Lithuanian" despite being a nationalist. He also said he had purposefully gone into "black parts of the city," but that he "did need support" and counseling from his friends and a priest after returning to his senses. In both the United States and Northern Ireland, he said that the lesson of his life was "to open up [and] to talk about these topics," including toxic masculinity and the underlying "racism and bigotry" of both the United States and Northern Ireland. The outrage surrounding his remarks resulted in the cancellation of the Red Carpet event for the premiere of Cold Pursuit. Michelle Rodriguez, Whoopi Goldberg, John Barnes, and Ralph Fiennes had all publicly condemned Neeson. He later appeared on "New Jazz" in Atlanta as a fictionalized version of himself to investigate the controversy.

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Liam Neeson Career

Career

Neeson returned to Ballymena after finishing university, where he worked in a variety of casual jobs, including a forklift operator in Guinness and a lorry driver. He attended teacher preparation college in Newcastle upon Tyne for two years before returning to his hometown. He appeared at the Lyric Players' Theatre in Belfast, where he appeared for two years. In the religious film Pilgrim's Progress (1978), he had his first film experience in 1977, playing Jesus Christ and The Evangelist. At the Project Arts Centre, he moved to Dublin in 1978 when he was invited to perform Says I, a film about The Troubles. He appeared in many other Projects and joined the Abbey Theatre (the National Theatre of Ireland). He appeared in Stephen Rea, Ray McAnally, and Mick Lally, first appearance in Brian Friel's Play Translations, the first performance of Friel's and Rea's Field Day Theatre Company in Derry on September 23, 1980.

In 1980, filmmaker John Boorman saw him on stage as Lennie Small in Of Mice and Men, and in the Arthurian film Excalibur, he introduced him as Sir Gawain. Neeson spent time on stage and in small budget films and television, after his work as a character. He lived with actor Helen Mirren, who appeared on Excalibur. He appeared in five films between 1982 and 1987, most notably with Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins in 1984's The Bounty and Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons in 1986's The Mission. In 1986, Neeson appeared in the third season of the television series Miami Vice, before transferring to Hollywood next year to take higher-profile roles. In Suspect, he appeared alongside Cher and Dennis Quaid, earning him critical acclaim. He appeared in Clint Eastwood's fifth Dirty Harry film, The Dead Pool, as Peter Swan, a horror film producer. He appeared in Sam Raimi's Darkman in 1990. Although the film was a success, Neeson's subsequent years did not give him the same accolades. In 1993, he co-star and potential wife Natasha Richardson in the Broadway play Anna Christie. The following year, they began working together in Nell and were released the following year.

After seeing Neeson in Anna Christie on Broadway, Steven Spielberg offered him the role of Oskar Schindler in his holocaust film Schindler's List. Kevin Costner, Mel Gibson, and Warren Beatty all expressed interest in the role (Beatty even auditioned), but Neeson was cast in December 1992 after auditioning for the role. He read the Keneally book and discovered that his character had "enjoyed fookin' [sic] with the Nazis. According to Keneally's book, he was regarded as a kind of buffoon by them... if the Nazis were New Yorkers, he was from Arkansas. They don't really take him seriously, and he used it to full effect." His critically acclaimed appearance earned him a Best Actor Award and helped the film earn Best Picture of 1993. He also received BAFTA and Golden Globes awards for his work. He quickly became a well-known leading actor. He appeared in the following period pieces: Rob Roy (1995) and Michael Collins (1996), the latter winning him Best Starring Role at the Venice Film Festival and another Golden Globe nomination. Jean Valjean appeared in Les Misérables, Victor Hugo's 1998 film adaptation, as Dr. David Marrow, and in The Haunting (1999) as Dr. David Marrow.

In 1999, Neeson appeared as Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. Neeson was played by director George Lucas because he thought him a "master actor" (who the others will look forward to) with "the same strength as the film demands." It was the first Star Wars film to be released in 16 years, and media awaited it. Neeson's connection to Star Wars began in Belfast's Crown Bar. "I certainly wouldn't have taken the role if it wasn't for Peter King's guidance during a Lyric reunion," Ricki Lake told Ricki Lake, "I certainly wouldn't have played it." Despite mixed reviews from critics and followers, The Phantom Menace was a huge box-office hit and remained the most financially profitable Star Wars film until Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015). Positive feedback as well as a Saturn Award nomination were given to Neeson's achievement as Qui-Gon. During a scene in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), a stock recording of his voice from The Phantom Menace can be heard. Neeson was supposed to appear in Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2004), but ultimately did not appear. He appeared in two episodes of the third season and one episode of the sixth season, as Qui-Gon in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). In the last episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022), Neeson appeared as Qui-Gon in an uncredited cameo, marking his first live-action portrayal of Qui-Gon since The Phantom Menace.

Journey into the Amazing Caves, a short film about two scientists who travel around the world in search of evidence for potential cures, is narrated by Neeson; and The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Adventure Shackleton. Both the Chicago Film Critics Association and the National Board of Review awarded Best Documentary at a number of film festivals, including Best Documentary. Neeson appeared in Kathryn Bigelow's 2002 submarine drama K-19: The Widowmaker after being nominated for a Tony Award for his role opposite Laura Linney in The Crucible. He appeared on Martin Scorsese's Gangs of New York with Leonardo DiCaprio, Brendan Gleeson, Cameron Diaz, and Daniel Day-Lewis, and he was also a recently widowed writer in Richard Curtis' ensemble comedy Love Actually (2003). Neeson's role in Kinsey earned him a Golden Globe Award, but he was disqualified for The Aviator by Leonardo DiCaprio.

Neeson appeared on NBC sketch show Saturday Night Live in 2004. In a one-off sketch about two stoners (the other being played by Amy Poehler) who want to borrow a police dog to find their missing stash of marijuana, he starred as a redneck trucker and as a hippie. Neeson did appear in the home makeover parody "You Call This A House, Do Ya?" despite promising not to play any Irish stereotypes.

Neeson played Godfrey of Ibelin in Ridley Scott's epic adventure Kingdom of Heaven; Ra's al Ghul, one of Batman's key villains; and Father Bernard in Neil Jordan's adaptation of Patrick McCabe's book Breakfast on Pluto. He appeared in "The Father, the Son," and the Holy Guest Star" (2005), converting Bart and Homer to Catholicism. In the blockbuster fantasy film The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, he gave his voice to Aslan the lion. He appeared in the American Civil War epic Seraphim Falls in 2007.

In the video game Fallout 3, Neeson voiced James, the main character's father. "This role was written with Liam in mind and sets the dramatic tone for the entire game," executive producer Todd Howard said. The third game in the Fallout series, Fallout 3, was extremely well-received by critics and sold 4.8 million copies by the end of 2008, the year it was announced.

Michael Bay, director of the 2007 Transformers DVD, said he had advised the animators to take inspiration from Neeson in creating Optimus Prime's body language. During The Troubles, Neeson appeared as Alistair Little in the BBC Northern Ireland/Big Fish Films television drama Five Minutes of Heaven, which tells the true story of a young Protestant man accused of murdering a Catholic child.

Neeson appeared in Taken, a French-produced film starring Famke Janssen and Maggie Grace, based on a script written by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen and directed by Pierre Morel in 2008. Neeson, a retired CIA operative from the elite Special Activities Division, is after her teenage daughter is kidnapped and looking for her daughter after she is kidnapped. Taken was a worldwide box-office juggery, grossing $223.9 million, netting almost $200 million more than its production budget. In interviews, Neeson said that Taken had put some people off the idea of going to Europe. Neeson was brought back to the center of the public eye, resulting in his appearance in several more big-budget Hollywood films. In that year, he also narrated Black Holes: The Other Side of Infinity, and lent his voice to Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008). He was also a voice for Hayao Miyazaki's anime film Ponyo on the Sea, which was also released in August 2009.

In 2010, Neeson appeared Zeus in the remake of the 1981 film Clash of Titans. The film was a huge box-office success, grossing $475 million globally. Neeson appeared in Atom Egoyan's erotic thriller Chloe, which was also released by Sony Pictures Classics on March 26, 2010. Chloe was a success in the workplace and became the country's top money maker ever. In the spin-off film from the television series The A-Team, John "Hannibal" Smith appeared in John "Hannibal" Smith later this year. In the sequel The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (2010), Neeson spoke with Aslan once more.

Neeson appeared in Unknown, a German-British-American co-production of a French book shot in Berlin in early 2010, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Neeson and Collet-Serra worked on a series of similar action films, including Non-Stop (2014), Run All Night (2015), and The Commuter (2018).

Neeson reunited with Steven Spielberg in the 2012 film Lincoln, based on Doris Kearns Goodwin's book Team of Rivals. Neeson visited Columbia and Springfield, Illinois, where Lincoln lived before being elected, and Lincoln read Lincoln's personal letters in preparation for his position. Neeson later resigned as "past his sell date" and was too old to play Lincoln. Daniel Day-Lewis was brought to him by Daniel Day-Lewis (who would win his third Academy Award for Best Actor in turn).

Neeson appeared on Showtime's The Big C. in 2011, he appeared in BBC2's series Life's Too Short. In a recent album recording and arena production of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds, Neeson was cast in late 2011. Richard Burton was recalled by him after he had appeared in the arena performance by CGI animation. Neeson did not appear on the stage but rather performed the role through the use of 3D holography. Neeson appeared in Joe Carnahan's The Grey in 2012. The film received mostly critical feedback, and Neeson's appearance was praised. In addition, he appeared in Taken 2, a huge follow-up to his 2008 blockbuster. In The Dark Knight Rises, Christopher Nolan's third and final film in his Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight Trilogy, he appeared Ra's al Ghul once more this year. The first trailer for the film was narrated by the actor.

Neeson would reprise his involvement in a new version of the novel Silence on January 31, 2014, according to director Martin Scorsese. In the animated film Bad Cop/Good Cop, which was a critical and commercial success, Neeson played a supporting role. Bill Marks appeared in the 2014 action film Non-Stop, which was later portrayed by Neeson. On February 28, 2014, the film was released. In addition to being God in the BBC2 series Rev., Neeson stars Matthew Scudder, a former cop whose role is adapted to hunt the killers of a drug dealer's wife.

Supercell's commercial during Super Bowl XLIX had Neeson playing as "AngryNeeson52" and promising revenge on his opponent "BigBuffetBoy85" while waiting for his scone at a bakery. The appearance was a parody of his character in Taken. Neeson narrated the RTÉ One three-part documentary on the Easter Rising, 1916. In the Spanish film A Monster Calls, he did the voice and motion capture for the Monster.

Neeson has risen to fame as a star of action thriller films as a result of the Taken films' success. The Grey, A Walk Among the Tombstones, Cold Pursuit, Honest Thief, The Marksman, and Blacklight were among Neeson's latest action films starring Neeson, as well as his ostensible action-thrillers created in collaboration with Collet-Serra. Although Neeson's acting career has shifted, his career has not indicated a desire to leave the action genre.

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Liam Neeson steps out for a walk in NYC a day before the anniversary of late wife Natasha Richardson's death as their son pays a heartfelt tribute

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 19, 2024
Liam Neeson was pictured taking a stroll in New York on Monday, a day before the 15th anniversary of his late wife Natasha Richardson's death. The actor, 71, cut a solemn figure as he stepped out in the Big Apple, hours before his son Daniel paid a heartfelt tribute to his mother. Natasha died aged 45 of an epidural hematoma on March 18, 2009, two days after she sustained a head injury during a skiing accident.

Natasha Richardson's son Daniel Neeson posts a heartfelt tribute to mark 15 years since her death in a tragic skiing accident: 'You're beside me every step of the way'

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 19, 2024
Natasha Richardson's son Daniel Neeson (left, and pictured inset with his mother in 2008) posted a heartfelt tribute to his mother on Tuesday to mark 15 years since her passing.  Daniel - the son of Natasha and actor Liam Neeson - was just 12 when his mother died after a skiing accident in Quebec, Canada that resulted in an epidural hematoma on March 18, 2009. The 27-year-old now runs a successful tequila brand called DE-NADA, making him one of the few in his family to not pursue a career in the arts - his older brother Micheál Richardson is also an actor as is his aunt Joely and cousin Daisy Bevan. 

As he celebrates Natasha Richardson's tragic death aged 45 in a skiing crash, Andy Cohen pays homage to her: "She was absolutely brilliant."

www.dailymail.co.uk, March 18, 2024
On the 15th anniversary of her tragic death when just 45, Andy Cohen paid an emotional tribute to his late friend Natasha Richardson. Richardson - who was wed to Liam Neeson - and other admirers as he praised the 'perfectly beautiful' actress.

Liam Neeson 'Uncomfortable' On The View After 'BS' Segment About Joy Behar Having A Crush On Him!

perezhilton.com, February 22, 2023
Liam Neeson wasn’t very happy with his recent appearance on The View! It’s no secret that co-host Joy Behar has a crush on the Taken star — she’s made it very clear for a long time! But taking the crush straight to Liam's front door was certainly not the right idea, as he said the entire situation made him "uncomfortable."

Liam Neeson says he'fell In Love" 13 Years After she was killed in a famine, Natasha Richardson

perezhilton.com, February 8, 2022
Man, Liam Neeson just can’t help but get TMI in interviews!But at least this is so much nicer than the big guy’s last surprise revelation during a press junket! On Monday, Love Actually actor Michael Jackson spoke with the Sunrise morning show crew in Australia about filming his latest film Blacklight. In 2020, the action film was shot down under for months, so naturally hosts David "Kochie" Koch and Natalie Barr wondered what he heard about their time in Oz.
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