Liam Neeson turns 70: a review of his achievements

Liam Neeson, one of the best known actors in the world of cinema, turns 70 and it is a good opportunity to retrace his career, beyond the success of Relentless researchthe saga that has fascinated millions of people for scenes full of drama and action with an ingredient that only he can add to the plot.

His fans know his most famous words by heart Relentless research: “I don’t know who you are. I don’t know what you want. If you are waiting for a ransom I will let you know that I have no money. But what I have is a specific skill set, skills that I have acquired in my professional life. Skills that can be a nightmare “

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Born in Northern Ireland, Neeson was raised in a religiously strict Catholic family, performing many charitable works in his hometown of Bellymena. He also had the idea of ​​becoming a priest thanks to the devotion that his family, especially his mother, had for the church.

“The Church had a great presence in our home. I was an altar boy as a child and had the fantasy of being a priest,” confessed Liam Neeson in an interview on CNN.

Subsequently, young Liam Neeson also got involved in boxing and even became a computer teacher, but he eventually began his acting career in 1976. He decided to take up acting wholeheartedly. He quickly gained ground to become a landmark in his city theater. He has also been tested in minor films and was brilliant.

First movies and hits

His first noteworthy film role was the film Excalibur 1981. In that decade he also participated in films such as The size (1984), with Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins, The mission (1986), with Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons or the western with its own law (1989), with Patrick Swayze.

World fame came to him with his portrayal of Oskar Schindler in the acclaimed film Schindler’s List (1993), directed by Steven Spielberg, for which he was nominated for an Oscar.

Since then, Liam Neeson has played starring roles in numerous films such as Rob Roy (1995), michele collins (1996), novel adaptation The Miserables in 1998, Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), biographical drama Kinsey (2004) and Batman begins (2005).

Action movie

In 2008 the actor’s career received a new momentum that made him an action hero thanks to the premiere of the French film Relentless research, first chapter of a trilogy. In recent years, Neeson has starred in other action films such as The A-Team (2010), Wrath of the Titans (2010), unknown (2011), The gray (2012), The dark knight is resurrected (2012), Non Stop (2014), Run all night (2015), The passenger (2018) and Men in Black: International (2019).

Liam Neeson has been nominated for numerous awards, such as the Oscar for Best Actor, the BAFTA for Best Actor and the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Drama. Empire magazine included him in the list of the 100 Sexiest Actors of All Time and the 100 Greatest Movie Stars of All Time.

girlfriends and love

In 1980 Neeson moved to England and on the set he met the actress Helen Mirren, his first famous girlfriend. It was love at first sight. They soon tried to live together and four years later they distanced themselves. It was just when Liam was called in for the series Miami viceby Don Johnson, who forced him to move again, this time to the United States.

Liam was 42 when he met the great love of his life: British actress Natasha Richardson. They got married and had two children: Michael and Daniel. Until in 2000 his life put them to the test for the first time when the actor suffered a serious accident: he was riding his motorcycle on a road when a deer crossed his path, and ended up falling in a ravine.

Neeson walked back to the side of the road, hoping someone would see him. He was hospitalized with multiple fractures and bruises. The doctors’ diagnosis was not promising. Over the months he has managed to recover. And there, from the first minute, Natasha has always been by his side. The Irishman has returned to making films, but he has never been able to get on a motorcycle, even when the script stated it.

Liam and Natasha’s idyllic world collapsed on March 18, 2009. The actress was skiing in a resort in Mont Tremblant, near Quebec, Canada when she lost her balance at high speed and ended up banging her head on the ice. She was treated quickly, but the doctors could not do anything after verifying that she was brain dead. She was 45.

Not long ago he observed that Natasha’s death left him a lesson. “I learned to live and love each day as if it were my last. Because one day it will be “.

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