He won hearts with Schindler's List: Who is Liam Neeson?
His best-known role is as Oscar Schindler in Schindler's List. He was nominated for an Oscar for Best Actor in 1993 Schindler's List.
Liam Neeson was born on 7 June 1952 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. His real name is William John Neeson. His mother is Katherina Neeson, a cook, and his father is Bernard Neeson, who works as a nurseryman in a kindergarten. He has three sisters named Elizabeth, Bernadette, and Rosaline. Boxing in his youth, Neeson started boxing at the age of nine, becoming the Irish Junior Champion. He broke his nose in a match at the age of 15.
He studied physics and computer science at the University of Belfast. He dropped out of school. After dropping out of school, he started working for Guinness, a famous beer brand.
After leaving university, he worked in many jobs, from forklift operator to truck driver to teaching. Then he entered the Lyric Players Theater and performed for 2 years. He made his first cinematic experience in 1977 with the movie Pilgrim's Progress. He moved to Dublin in 1978.
He graduated from the "Gaiety School of Drama" in Dublin, Ireland.
The actor, who saw the benefits of his drama lessons by joining the cast of the play "The Risen People", which had the opportunity to be shown on an elite stage such as the Lyric Actors Theater, found a permanent job for two years thanks to this role. Neeson, who had settled in Dublin at the same time, played Jesus in an educational film for Irish students. In the same year, he took part in a play called "Of Mice and Men", which was adapted from a novel by John Steinbeck. During this time, he was discovered by film director Martin Boorman and starred in the 1981 movie "Excalibur".
He dated actress Helen Mirren, whom he met while playing in the movie "Excalibur" in 1981.
Acting in supporting roles in films such as "The Innocent", "Suspect" and "The Dead Pool" between 1983 and 1988, the actor became popular with his love affairs with well-known names such as Julia Roberts, Barbra Streisand, Brooke Shields, and Sin Tad O'Connor. came.
In 1990, he made a name for himself with the movie "Darkman" in which he played the leading role. Two years later, he caught the attention of the famous director Steven Spielberg with his performance in a Broadway production of "Anna Christie".
In 1993, he played the leading role with Ben Kingsley in the movie "Schindler's List", about the Holocaust, produced and directed by Steven Spielberg.
In 1995, he played one of the landowners in Mel Gibson's award-winning film "Braveheart", which is about Scottish patriots' struggle for independence against the British Kingdom.
Starting to appear in historical films with a predominant political aspect, from romance films starring Julia Roberts, Neeson starred in the 1996 film "Before and After" with Meryl Streep. Two years later, he starred in the movie "Les Miserables", based on Victor Hugo's unforgettable novel.
In 1999, he played the character of Qui-Gon Jinn, a Jedi master, in George Lucas' movie "Star Wars: Episode 1- The Phantom Menace". In the same year, Neeson appeared in the horror movie "The Haunting" about supernatural forces, and in 2000 he starred in the movie "GunShy".
He took part in successful films such as "96 Hours" in 2008, "Grey Wolf" in 2012, and "Following: Istanbul" and "The Dark Knight Rises".
Liam Neeson married actress Natasha Richardson on July 3, 1994. On March 18, 2009, while on vacation in Montreal, his wife suffered a major concussion and died while skiing. They have two sons, Michael (b. 1995) and Daniel (b. 1996).
December 2014
Liam Neeson stated that he was very impressed by his trip to Istanbul and announced that he was considering converting to Islam.
In an exclusive interview with Neeson by Daly Mail, he stated that he was very impressed by the religion of Islam during a visit to Istanbul and said, “The religion of Islam has a feature that attracts people to itself, the way Muslims pray appeals to your soul. "I can hug him without any problem."
The Irish actor, who has made similar statements before, said, "The adhan is called five times a day for you to pray, this can drive you crazy as you are not used to it in the first week. However, when the call to prayer succeeds in entering the depths of your soul in a short time, you realize that it is the most beautiful thing in the world. Reminding that there are more than 4,000 mosques in Istanbul, Liam Neeson said that some of them have a level of beauty that will astonish you, and even that would be enough for him to choose the religion of Islam.