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Liam Neeson OBE (born William John Neeson June 71952) is an Oscar-nominated Irish actor.

He was raised as Roman Catholic in the predominately Protestant and Unionist town of Ballymena in County Antrim. When asked by an interviewer about his upbringing in relation to the Troubles, Neeson spoke of Ballymena as "a hardworking community that witnessed little of the sectarian prejudice that plagues much of Northern Ireland". In fact as a young man most of his friends were Protestants. Conversley, however, on being offered "Freedom of the town of Ballymena" by Ballymena Borough Council, his subsequent comments that he had felt like a "second-class citizen" growing up in the town, resulted in the offer being withdrawn. At nine, Neeson began taking boxing lessons at the All Saints Youth Club. Standing 6'4", he became a youth champion before a blackout during one of his boxing matches forced him to withdraw from the ring.

Since July 31994 Neeson has been married to actress Natasha Richardson. They have two sons, Michael and Daniel. The family home is in ex-urban Millbrook, New York.

Career

High-profile appearances include the lead roles in Schindler's List
; voicing the lion Aslan in the blockbuster fantasy film The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
, Nell
; Rob Roy
and, with Aidan Quinn, Michael Collins
; and the supporting roles Qui-Gon Jinn in Star Wars: the Phantom Menace and Henri Ducard/Ra's al Ghul in Batman Begins
. He has also voiced the role of a kindly priest on The Simpsons who converted Bart and Homer to Catholicism.

His performance as Oskar Schindler in Schindler's List earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination in 1993, but the award went to Tom Hanks for his performance in Philadelphia
.

As of 2005, Neeson's next film appearance will be as Abraham Lincoln in a film directed by Steven Spielberg.

Neeson was named an Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Queen Elizabeth II in her 1999 New Year's Honours List.

Trivia

Liam Neeson's Favourite Christmas song is Fairytale of New York by The Pogues and Kirsty MacColl, according to a questionaire in the Love Actually
script book (UK).

Filmography

Spoilers Regarding Characters/Plots are Ahead

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