Neeson made his film debut with Pilgrim's Progress followed by early roles in Excalibur (1981), The Bounty (1984), The Mission (1986), The Dead Pool (1988), and Husbands and Wives (1992).
The production caught the attention of director Steven Spielberg, who cast Neeson as the Holocaust hero Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List (1993). The role earned Neeson an Academy Award nomination for best actor.
Cary Grant may be the greatest actor to have never won an Oscar. And, unfortunately, he didn't get many chances to win one before his death in 1986 at the age of 82. He was only nominated for Best Actor twice (twice?!) in his career; first for 1941's Penny Serenade and later for 1944's None but the Lonely Heart.
Walt Disney, who's won the most Oscars ever, also has the most nominations, according to the Academy Awards. He was nominated 59 times. Composer John Williams takes second place with 48 nominations for best original score and five for original song. Wiliams has the most nominations of any living person.
His breakout role came with the Holocaust drama Schindler's List, for which he garnered an Academy Award nomination. Neeson also starred in Star Wars: Episode I and Kinsey, before claiming a string of action-hero roles in flicks like Taken.
Neeson entered Queen's University Belfast with the intention of studying physics and computer science but left after a year. He worked as a forklift driver for a time but then began studying to become a teacher.
However, in 1976, Neeson joined the Belfast Lyric Players' Theater and made his professional acting debut in the play "The Risen People". After two years, Neeson moved to Dublin's Abbey Theater where he performed the classics.
While Taken 3 has been billed as the final movie in the series, star Liam Neeson says there's always a possibility he may do a fourth film. “There's always… I think if audiences go and see it and they like these characters,” he said while speaking with Fox News.
Although Liam Neeson is right handed, in this movie he uses his left hand to write on a chalkboard to present the crude handwriting of someone who isn't used to it. Liam Neeson lived in a Washington, D.C. homeless shelter for two days, to prepare for his role.
He moved to Dublin after university to further his acting career, joining the renowned Abbey Theatre. In the early 1990s, he moved again to the United States, where the wide acclaim for his performance in Schindler's List led to more high-profile work.
How many biological children does Liam Neeson have?
Liam Neeson's sons are all grown up — and still enjoy spending time with their famous father. The Taken star welcomed two children with his wife Natasha Richardson, Micheál Richardson in 1995 and Daniel Neeson in 1996.
Liam Neeson is an Irish actor and his current net worth is $95 million. Liam Neeson is the son of Katherine Neeson, a cook, and Bernard Neeson, a caretaker at the Ballymena Boys All Saints Primary School. He was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, and was raised as a Roman Catholic.
Which film has won the most Oscars of all time? Three films hold the record of winning the most Academy Awards, having garnered 11 Oscars each: Ben-Hur (1959), Titanic (1997) and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003).
The late Walt Disney holds the record for the most Academy Award wins by a person, with 26, according to the Motion Picture Academy, while "Ben-Hur," "Titanic" and "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King" are tied for the all-time record for films with the most wins, with 11.
Daniel Day-Lewis has won the most Academy Awards for best actor (three), and a number of actors have received two such Oscars, including Spencer Tracy and Tom Hanks, both of whom won in consecutive years. Below is a list of the winning actors and the films for which they won. The year is when the award was presented.
