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Liam Neeson OBE (born June 7, 1952Liam Neeson is an Irish Oscar-nominated actor

He was born William John Neeson and raised as Roman Catholic in the overwhelmingly Protestant and Unionist town of Ballymena in County Antrim. Standing 6'4", he was a former youth boxing champion before a blackout during one of his boxing matches forced him to withdraw from the ring. He was famously offered "Freedom of the town of Ballymena" by the Council, but the offer was withdrawn due to his comments that he had felt like a earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor nomination in 1993, but the award went to Tom Hanks for his performance in who converted Bart and Homer to Catholicism.

Since July 3, 1994 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.

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).