Turned down James Bond role for wedding and 9 other facts about Liam Neeson

In 2009, Neeson faced a real tragedy – his wife Natasha Richardson died from a serious injury sustained at a ski resort. The terrible grief affected Liam a lot, but after a long time he was still able to rise from the ashes like a real phoenix bird. Certainly, Neeson never forgot his one love.

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In the early 1970s, Liam Neeson entered Queen’s University Belfast but dropped out to work as a forklift operator for Guinness. In 2009, the university awarded the actor an honorary doctorate.

The actor embodies the images of ordinary guys on the screen, having sports training. He boxed from 9 to 17 years old. His nose was broken, and one day, after passing out before a fight, Liam decided to quit the sport.

In 2014, the actor played the role of Bill Marks in the film “Air Marshal”. His hero fought with criminals on the plane. Interestingly, the actor suffers from acrophobia – the fear of heights. In an interview, he joked that he felt dizzy even on thick carpet.

Liam Neeson, whose biography contains many unexpected twists, planned to work as a teacher. He graduated from Teachers College in Newcastle, England.

Empire magazine in 1995 placed the actor on the 74th position in the list of the 100 sexiest stars in history. Two years later, he became 69th in the same publication’s Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time.

After the death of his wife Natasha Richardson in 2009, Liam drowned his grief in alcohol. In a 2014 interview, Liam admitted to drinking three bottles of wine a night.

In the 1990s, actor Liam Neeson was a top contender for the role of 007 in Goldeneye (1994). He was excited about the opportunity to play a brutal hero who has cool gadgets and beautiful girls. However, Liam’s fiancée, Natasha Richardson, said she wouldn’t marry him if he played Bond. Neeson chose to marry, and the role went to fellow actor Pierce Brosnan.

The film “Schindler’s List” brought the performers nominations for the prestigious “Oscar” and BAFTA film awards. And Neeson got the role of a man who saved Jews from the Nazis because he impressed Steven Spielberg in The Light in the Dark (1992), portraying the image of a high-ranking Nazi Party member on the cinema screen.

As fans know, Liam Neeson loved sports in his youth and never thought of an acting career. However, when Liam was 11, an English teacher offered him a role in a school play. He accepted, because the girl he liked was playing in the same play. The actor did not tell how the relationship with the subject of his childhood passion developed, but it is known from his biography that he took part in school productions in the future.

During his student years, Neeson was fond of football. During one of the matches, he was noticed by the representative of the Bohemian football club, Sean Thomas. He invited the guy to the club. Neeson played in one of the matches, but was not offered a contract.

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