Liam Neeson


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BirthPlace
06/06/1952
Ballymena, Ireland
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Chosen for the lead role in 1993's Schindler's List after Steven Spielberg saw his Tony-nominated performance in a Broadway revival of Anna Christie.
Discovered by director John Boorman while performing with the Belfast Lyric Players' Theater and was subsequently cast in his 1981 film Excalibur.
Once worked as a fork-lift operator at a Guinness Beer plant.
By age 14, was the Youth Heavyweight Champion of Ireland — a title he held for three consecutive years.