Liam Neeson or Liam John Neeson, also known as Liam John Neeson OBE is a Northern Irish American actor from Northern Ireland. In 1976, he joined the Belfast Lyric Theater for two years. His full name is full William Neeson
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Liam Neeson Bio
Famous As: Liam Neeson
Famous Role: Oskar Schindler in Schindler’s List
Profession: Actor, soundtrack producer
Liam Neeson Age: 68 years
Birthday June: 7, 1952
Birth Place: Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, UK
Birth Sign/Zodiac Sign: Gemini
Liam Neeson Height: 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm)
Weight: 187lbs (85 kg)
Body Measurements: 40 – 34 – 16
Liam Neeson Net Worth: $85 Million
Liam Neeson Salary: $26 million
Born Name: William John Neeson
Nickname: Liam, Neeson, Will
Hometown: Ballymena, Northern Ireland
Nationality: British, American
Ethnicity: white
Religion: Roman Catholic
Sexual Orientation: straight
Body Shape: Straight
Shoe Size: 12 (US)
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Light Brown
Dress Size: 12
School Name: All Saints Primary School, Gaiety School of Drama
College Name: St. Mary’s Teaching college
University Name: Queen’s University Belfast in Belfast, Northern Ireland
Educational Qualification: An Undergraduate in Physics and Computer Science from Queen’s University, Belfast
Fathers’ Name: Bernard Neeson( a school caretaker)
Mother’s Name: Katherine “Kitty” Neeson (a cook)
Sister(s): Elizabeth Neeson (Older Sister), Bernadette Neeson (Older Sister), Rosaline Neeson (Older Sister)
Other Relatives: Vanessa Redgrave (Mother-in-law), Tony Richardson (Father-in-law), Joely Richardson (Sister-in-law)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse/ Wife Name: Natasha Richardson, British Actress (1992 – 2009), Died in 2009
Relationship With/ Girlfriends: Helen Mirren British Actress(1980 – 1985), Janice Dickinson (1985), Julia Roberts (1988 – 1990), Barbra Streisand, American Singer (1991), Brooke Shields, American Actress (1991 – 1992), Natasha Richardson British Actress (1992 – 2009), Freya St. Johnston, British Businesswomen (2010 – 2012)
Children: Michael Neeson (born on June 22, 1995) and Daniel Jack Neeson (born on August 27, 1996)
Early life
Neeson was born on June 7, 1952, in Palemina, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. The son of Catherine “Kitty” Nesson, a cook, and Bernard “Barney” Nesson, a principal at Ballymena Boys All Saints Elementary School.
Family
He was brought up as a Roman Catholic and was appointed Liam by the local priest. He said that he had grown up as a Catholic in a mainly Protestant town that made him wary. And the third of four siblings, he has three sisters: Elizabeth, Bernadette and Rosaline. At the age of nine, Neeson started boxing lessons at the All Saints Youth Club and later became an Ulster amateur boxing champion.
Before fame
He started training in boxing at the age of nine, eventually becoming the Ulster champion in amateur boxing. He enrolled in physics at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Education
In 1971, Neeson enrolled as a student in Physics and Computer Science at Queen’s University Belfast, Northern Ireland, before leaving for work at the Guinness Brewery.
Career
He then worked on the Arthurian movie, Excalibur (1981). Between 1982 and 1987, he starred in five films, most notably alongside Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins in The Bounty (1984) and Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons in The Mission (1986).
He took a lead role alongside Patrick Swayze in the movie Kin (1989) and was nominated for a number of awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actor, the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama.
Liam Neeson was ranked by Empire magazine among “100 Most Attractive Stars in Movie History” and “Top 100 Films of All Time”.
Married life
Neeson and actress Helen Mirren lived together in the early 1980s. They met while at work in Excalibur (1981). Neeson met his future wife, actress Natasha Richardson while performing to revive Anna Christie on Broadway in 1993. They got married on July 3, 1994. In August 2004 Nison and his wife bought a property in Millbrook, New York.
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On March 18, 2009, Richardson died when she was seriously injured in the head in a ski accident in Mont-Tremblant Resort, northwest of Montreal. Neeson donated its organs after her death. She and Nelson had two sons together, Michael Richard Antonio and Daniel Jack.
Liam Neeson age, height, and measurements
Liam Neeson is 66 years old, 6 feet 4 inches (193 cm) high and his weight is 225 lbs (102 kg). Body Measurements 40 – 34 – 16 and Zodiac Sign Gemini.
Social media profiles
He is active in social media. He has 32.3k followers on his Instagram account.
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