Liam Neeson Height, Weight, Age, Wife, Affairs, Family, Biography & More

Bio/Wiki
Real Name	William John Neeson
Profession	Actor
Famous Role	Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List.
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 188 cm in meters- 1.88 m in feet inches- 6’ 2”
Weight (approx.)	in kilograms- 85 kg in pounds- 187 lbs
Eye Color	Blue
Hair Color	Light Brown
Personal Life
Date of Birth	June 7, 1952
Age (as in 2018)	66
Zodiac	Gemini
Birthplace	Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland
Signature
Nationality	British, American
Hometown	Ballymena, Northern Ireland, UK
School	Not Known
College/University	Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland
Educational Qualifications	An Undergraduate in Physics and Computer Science from Queen's University, Belfast Attended and graduated from the Gaiety School of Drama in Dublin, Ireland
Debut	Film: Pilgrim's Progress (1978) TV: Play For Today (1978) Video Games (Voice Role): Batman Begins (2005)
Religion	Roman Catholic
Address (Fan mail)	Liam Neeson ARG 4A Exmoor Street London W10 6BD UK
Awards, Honors, Achievements	• In 1993, nominated for the Academy Awards for the Best Actor for Schindler's List • In 1996, nominated for the Golden Globe Awards for the Best Actor for Michael Collins • In 2004, he won the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor for Kinsey • In 2009, awarded an honorary doctorate by Queen's University, Belfast • In 2013, Nesson recieved The Freedom of The Borough from Ballymena Borough Council • In 2016, the Irish film and Television Academy (IFTA) honored him with the Outstanding contribution to Cinema Award • In 2017, Richtopia (a UK-based Company) listed him at no 74 in the list of 200 most Influential Philanthropist and Social Enterprenuers Worldwide
Controversies	• There were rumors about Neeson converting to Islam, which he had denied. However, the actor had expressed an affection for the Adhan, the Islamic call to prayer that he grew accustomed to while filming Taken 2 in Istanbul. • Neeson attracted a controversy for his comments on the ongoing sexual harassment scandal in Hollywood on the "Late Show" against Dustin Hoffman. • When Nesson was offered the "Freedom of the Town of Ballymena" by the Ballymena Borough Council, it attracted a controversy; as members of the Democratic Unionist Party expressed their dissent on Nesson's previous comment that he felt like a "second-class citizen growing up as Catholic in his city."
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	• Helen Mirren, British Actress (1980-1985) • Julia Roberts, American Actress (1988-1990) • Barbra Streisand, American Singer (1991) • Brooke Shields, American Actress (1992) • Natasha Richardson, British Actress (1993-2009) • Freya St. Johnston, British Business (2010-2012)
Marriage Date	July 3, 1994
Family
Wife/Spouse	Natasha Richardson, British Actress (died in 2009)
Children	Sons- Micheál Richard Antonio Neeson (born June 22, 1995) and Daniel Jack Neeson (born August 27, 1996). Daughter- None
Parents	Father- Bernard Neeson (a school caretaker) Mother- Katherine "Kitty" Neeson (a cook)
Favorite Things
Favorite Quotes	• "But, you know, sex is controversial, it just is and it always will be." • "I'm a big believer in acts of kindness, no matter how small."
Style Quotient
Cars Collection	Bentley, Porsche, Mercedes Benz,Range Rover
Money Factor
Salary (approx.)	$26 million
Net Worth (approx.)	$85 million

Some Lesser Known Facts About Liam Neeson

Does Liam Neeson smoke?: No (Earlier, he used to be a chain-smoker and had quit in 2003)

Does Liam Neeson drink alcohol?: No (Quit)

He was named after a local priest.

Since his childhood, Liam Nesson was very passionate towards boxing, and he became a famous boxing champion in his province. He had played his last fight at the age of 17 before becoming a professional actor.

While in school, he was offered a role in the school play, which he happily accepted; the reason was that a girl was also involved in the play for whom Neeson had feelings. He continued to act in school productions over the following years.

Nesson’s decision to join Hollywood was greatly influenced by the local minister, Ian Paisley by seeing him making Political and Religious speeches.

Holocaust docudrama “Schindler’s List” (1993) was the turning point in his career. Though Kevin Costner and Mel Gibson expressed interest in portraying the role of Schindler, Steven Spielberg wanted to cast an actor who was relatively unknown to him and so, had rejected other actors whose star quality could overpower the character needed for the film.

While performing in a revival of the play Anna Christie on Broadway in 1993, he met his future wife, actress Natasha Richardson and married her on July 3, 1994. They had two sons.

His famous film, Love Actually, seemed to forbode future events in Liam’s personal life; as his wife died in a fatal skiing accident in the year 2009.

Just a few weeks before their wedding, Liam Nesson and his fiance Natasha, had purchased a house in Millbrook, however, they never knew that the same house was going to be the place where Natasha would breathe her last.

Before becoming an actor he had worked as a fork-lift operator at Guinness and as a truck driver too.

Nesson has guest starred in the third season of the Miami Vice.

He was ranked by the Empire magazine among both the “100 Sexiest Stars in Film History” and “The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time”

His role in Michael Collins (1996), fetched him a Golden Globe Nomination.

He has also been featured in famous roles as Peyton Westlake in Darkman, Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars, Bryan Mills in Taken and has voiced the lion Aslan in The Chronicles of Narnia.

In 2004, Neeson hosted an episode of Saturday Night Live. Although Nesson vowed not to play any Irish stereotypes, he essayed a typical Irish man in the home makeover show parody “You Call This A House, Do Ya?”