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Liam John Neeson, OBE (born 7 June 1952) is an Irish actor. In 1976, he joined the Lyric Players' Theatre in Belfast for two years. He then acted in the Arthurian film, ''Excalibur'' (1981). Between 1982 and 1987, Neeson starred in five films; most notably alongside Mel Gibson and Anthony Hopkins in ''The Bounty'' (1984) and Robert De Niro and Jeremy Irons in ''The Mission'' (1986). He landed a leading role alongside Patrick Swayze in ''Next of Kin'' (1989). He rose to prominence when he starred in the title role in Steven Spielberg's 1993 Oscar winner ''Schindler's List''. He has since starred in other successful films, including the title role in the historical biopic ''Michael Collins'' (1996), the film adaptation of Victor Hugo's 1862 novel ''Les Misérables'' (1998), the epic space opera ''Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace'' as Qui-Gon Jinn (1999), the biographical drama ''Kinsey'' (2004), the superhero film ''Batman Begins'' as Ra's al Ghul (2005), the action thriller series ''Taken'' (2008–14), the fantasy adventure film ''Clash of the Titans'' (2010), the fantasy films in the ''The Chronicles of Narnia'' series (2005–10), and the thriller-survival film ''The Grey'' (2011). He has been nominated for a number of awards, including an Academy Award for Best Actor, a BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role and three Golden Globe Awards for Best Actor in a Motion Picture Drama. ''Empire'' magazine ranked Neeson among both the "100 Sexiest Stars in Film History" and "The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Empire Magazine's Top 100 Movie Stars 1997 )〕 ==Early life== Neeson was born in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, the son of Katherine "Kitty" Neeson (née Brown), a cook, and Bernard "Barney" Neeson, a caretaker at the Ballymena Boys All Saints Primary School.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Liam Neeson Biography )〕 He was raised as a Roman Catholic〔: (Commentary;''"Hollywood superstar Liam Neeson has told how he grew up in a religious Catholic background untouched by the Troubles."'')〕 and was named Liam after the local priest. The third of four siblings, he has three sisters: Elizabeth, Bernadette, and Rosaleen.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Liam Neeson )〕 At age nine, Neeson began boxing lessons at the All Saints Youth Club and later became Ulster's amateur senior boxing champion. Neeson first stepped on stage at age 11 after his English teacher offered him the lead role in a school play, which he accepted because the girl he was attracted to was starring in it. From then on, he kept acting in school productions for the following years. His interest in acting and decision to become an actor was also influenced by minister Ian Paisley, into whose Free Presbyterian church Neeson would sneak into. Neeson has said of Paisley: "He had a magnificent presence and it was incredible to watch him just Bible-thumping away... it was acting, but it was also great acting and stirring too". In 1971, Neeson was enrolled as a physics and computer science student at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland, before leaving to work for the Guinness Brewery. At Queen's, he discovered a talent for football and was spotted by Seán Thomas at Bohemian F.C. There was a club trial in Dublin and Neeson played one game as a substitute against Shamrock Rovers, but he was not offered a contract.〔''Gaffers: 50 Years of Irish Football Managers'' by Trevor Keane〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Liam Neeson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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