In 2020, he was placed 7th on The Irish Times list of Ireland's 50 Greatest Film Actors. [43], In 2008, Neeson starred in the action film Taken, a French-produced film also starring Famke Janssen and Maggie Grace, based on a script by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen and directed by Pierre Morel. Naturally, the boys took their mother's death quite hard. Liam Neeson was born on June 7, 1952 in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, to Katherine (Brown), a cook, and Bernard Neeson, a school caretaker. [68] They were married on 3 July 1994[69] and had two sons together, Michel (born in 1995) and Daniel (born in 1996). I always wanted to be a producer in the entertainment industry or a hockey player or something like that. As for the company, he explained, I would say Pine Outfitters is kind of a mix between Burton and Lululemon. Made in Italy also has Neeson and Richardson playing father and son. Liam Neeson's career really got started in theater back in Belfast, but today, the vast majority of people know him as a film actor. But apparently Neeson didn't predict the coveted place Taken holds across his massive filmography. S death, Michael lost the part of his career, he said, `` think. In the movie Taken, Liam Neeson stars as the bada** father who will literally do anything to get his little girl back. According to Hello! Irish, yes. And Richardson wasn't just figuratively following in his father's footsteps he was literally walking where his dad had walked before, as Liam Neeson had also played Michael Collins in a different movie. Neeson voiced the main character's father, James, in the video game Fallout 3. He studied at Tulane University. He said, "It's awful [] but I did learn a lesson from it, when I eventually thought, 'What the fuck are you doing? Liams big break found him in the early 1990s after he had portrayed the title character in Schindlers List. Beginning in 2009, Neeson cemented himself as an action star with the action thriller series Taken (20082014), The A-Team (2010), Unknown (2011), The Grey (2011), Wrath of the Titans (2012), Non-Stop (2013), A Walk Among the Tombstones (2014), and The Commuter (2018). However, he couldn't stay away from the family business forever. In January 2014, for example, cameras caught Liam and Daniel attending a basketball game between the New York Knicks and Florida's Miami Heat. "Rock bottom was when I chose to miss classes to meet up with them, as well as not realizing that family and work come first." Liam Neeson plays Mike McCann, whose brother Gurty (Marcus Thomas) suffers from PTSD and aphasia.After Mike fights a colleague to defend Gurty's honor, the two brothers are fired, and instead . I was told she was brain dead. The boy was just 13 when he lost his mom. Neeson said in a statement to IANS (via Business Standard). He starred as a redneck trucker, Marlon Weaver, in an "Appalachian Emergency Room" sketch and as a hippie in a one-off sketch about two stoners (the other played by Amy Poehler) who attempt to borrow a police dog to find their lost stash of marijuana. Find out all about Liam and Natashas amazing sons, below! But everything changed in 2009, after Natashas tragic skiing accident. Following the success of the Taken films, Neeson has become increasingly known as a star of action thriller films. The youngest in the Neeson family, she keeps her husband and two kids out of the limelight. CBCreports that she wasn't wearing a helmet at the time, but seemed fine at first. The latter won awards at a number of film festivals including Best Documentary from both the Chicago Film Critics Association and the National Board of Review. His father Liam sent him for rehab in Utah. Michel himself had interned on London's famed Savile Row, making bespoke suits, then worked alongside Phoebe Philo at the Cline fashion house. As of this writing, Richardson is single, as per an interview he did in mid 2020 with The Jakarta Post. Liam Neeson's son Michel has his eyes set on Broadway BACKGRID After ignoring warnings from his father to stay away from Hollywood, Michel Richardson has officially let himself fall. I was pleased, pleased for him too. William John Neeson OBE (born 7 June 1952) is an actor from Northern Ireland. "He loves wearing our hats," Neeson told the New York Post. Neeson did not physically appear on the stage, instead playing the role through the use of 3D holography. "You have an idea and then you present it," he told the publication. Natasha and Liam were happy to become parents for the first time. In 2015, Deadline confirmed that Michel would not only be following in his parents' footsteps, but that his debut role would be one his father had played nearly 20 years earlier. But life has not been easy for him; he lost his wife of 16 years to a tragic accident and had to raise his teenage boys alone. She has a younger brother, Robert. Thanks to the deal, the movie which is titled Made In Italy was guaranteed a "traditional theatrical release" in the States in the summer of 2020. In 2012, Neeson starred in Joe Carnahan's The Grey. [103], In 2000, Neeson was offered the "Freedom of the Town of Ballymena" by the Ballymena Borough Council, but because of objections made by members of the Democratic Unionist Party regarding his comments that he had felt like a "second-class citizen" growing up as a Catholic in the town, he declined the award, citing tensions. As it turns out, his Oscar-nominated dad actually tried to convince him against pursuing acting. [108] In 2017, Neeson was listed by UK-based company Richtopia at number 74 in the list of 200 Most Influential Philanthropists and Social Entrepreneurs Worldwide. As for Daniel's biggest fan, it's always been his proud pop, Liam Neeson. I'm proud of it.". [21], After leaving university, Neeson returned to Ballymena, where he worked in a variety of casual jobs, such as a forklift operator at Guinness and a lorry driver. From his mother's side, Micheal is a grandson of director/producer Tony Richardson and actress Vanessa Redgrave. Like his older brother, Daniel Neeson felt drawn to the world of fashion from a young age. The boy had seen the world at Holles Street hospital in Dublin. "[27] His critically acclaimed performance earned him a nomination for a Best Actor Oscar, and helped the film earn Best Picture of 1993. "He wanted to hold his mother close to him." [5] The American Ireland Fund honoured Neeson with their Performing Arts Award for the great distinction he has brought to Ireland at their 2008 Dinner Gala in New York City. Rather, the proud grandmother noted, "He wanted to hold his mother close to him because she was a remarkable actress. [80][81] After taking up American citizenship, he was adamant he was not turning his back on his Irish roots. Other notable credits include Vox Lux,Broken Symphony,Big Dogs and Paradise. Id hate for him to be constantly asked: Oh are you Liam Neesons son? So, it was a lovely gesture. Neeson's connection to Star Wars started in the Crown Bar, Belfast. [97][98] Neeson was publicly defended by Michelle Rodriguez,[99] Whoopi Goldberg,[100] John Barnes[101] and Ralph Fiennes. ", Richardson was later transported to Manhattan's Lenox Hill Hospital, where she was visited by her mother and children before being taken off life support. But why did he pursue that internship in the first place? I was a massive athlete. Redgrave was also very supportive of her grandson's choice to take his mother's name, stating: "Our quaint customs dictate we have to have a male name. In November 2019, Pine Outfitters unveiled a collab with REPREVE, a brand that creates "certified and traceable" recycled fiber, which can then be used in everything from apparel to homeware. From what I have heard, Liam Neeson is not a fan of plastic surgery. Micheal Neeson was born on 22 June 1995, in Dublin, Ireland, to Natasha Richardson and Liam Neeson. He added, "My inner actor is in there somewhere, it's lingering in the shadows.". "[87] He also expressed admiration for the Spiritual Exercises of Saint Ignatius of Loyola. [38] That same year, he gave his voice to the lion Aslan in the blockbuster fantasy film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. By Daniel Bird. "I think it's about building a community and giving back. Liam immediately fell in love with the tender actress, but he had to respect the fact that she was married at that time. He is sure, Natasha would have been really content if she had seen her little boy at the film set as she was a scion of a popular acting family. "My father's been really supportive along the way," he revealed. The Irish lilt. Next of Kin is a 1989 American action thriller film directed by John Irvin and starring Patrick Swayze and Liam Neeson, with Adam Baldwin, Helen Hunt, Bill Paxton and Ben Stiller in one of his earliest roles. In the real world, the actor has faced almost as much tragedy in his family life most notably the loss of his gorgeous wife Natasha Richardson in 2009. What's more, proud dad Liam Neeson now seems to be totally on board with his son's career choice. Her father, born in France, is of Polish and Swiss . It really became hypnotic and very moving for me in a very special way. While speaking about their surprise collaboration in the latter flick, Neeson released in a statement toIANS(via Business Insider) that although he put in a good word on behalf of his kid, it was ultimately his son's talent that scored him the job: "I had suggested him early on to Hans (Petter Moland), our director, and Michael (Shamberg), our producer. Steven Spielberg offered Neeson the role of Oskar Schindler in his holocaust film Schindler's List[24] after seeing him in Anna Christie on Broadway. Michel and Daniel, who were respectively born in 1995 and 1996, have grown up to be successful young men any dad would be proud of. Up this was honestly the last industry I thought Id be a part of, Daniel told People at the time. Director Jonathan Hensleigh Writer Jonathan Hensleigh Stars Liam Neeson Marcus Thomas Laurence Fishburne See production, box office & company info Some part of his heart belonged to this kind of sports, and the other one was taken by the theater. 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