What’s Liam Neeson’s Net Worth?

Liam Neeson is an Irish actor who has a internet price of $145 million. Neeson has appeared in additional than 90 movies, and a few of his most well-known appearing roles embrace Oskar Schindler in “Schindler’s Listing” (1993), Qui-Gon Jinn in “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace” (1999), Henri Ducard/Ra’s al Ghul in “Batman Begins” (2005), and Bryan Mills in “Taken” (2008).  Neeson has received a number of awards for his work and earned an Academy Award nomination for his function in “Schindler’s Listing.”

Taken Wage

The “Taken” trilogy has been very profitable for Liam; he reportedly made $5 million for “Taken,” $15 million for 2012’s “Taken 2,” and $20 million for 2014’s “Taken 3.” That brings his complete TAKE (get it??) earlier than taxes, for the Taken franchise to $40 million.

Early Life

Liam Neeson was born Liam John Neeson on June 7, 1952, in Ballymena, County Antrim, Northern Eire. His mom, Katherine, was a prepare dinner, and his father, Bernard, was a caretaker at a main faculty. Liam was raised in a Roman Catholic family with 3 sisters (Elizabeth, Bernadette, and Rosaleen) and started taking boxing classes when he was 9 years outdated. He continued boxing till he was 17 and received a number of regional titles. Neeson first grew to become involved in appearing when he was simply 11 years outdated, after a drama trainer supplied him the lead function in a college play reverse a lady he had a crush on. He continued appearing by way of highschool earlier than briefly enrolling in Queen’s College Belfast to review physics and pc science. He finally left school to work on the Guinness Brewery.

Profession

Liam joined Belfast’s Lyric Gamers’ Theatre in 1976 and made his movie debut in 1978’s “Pilgrim’s Progress,” which relies on a Christian allegory. Additionally in 1978, Neeson moved to Dublin, the place he appeared in performs on the Challenge Arts Centre and the Abbey Theatre. In 1980, he was solid as Sir Gawain in “Excalibur,” and after filming was accomplished, he moved to London, the place he filmed “The Bounty” (1984) and “The Mission” (1986) in addition to the miniseries “Ellis Island” (1984) and “A Girl of Substance” (1985). Neeson guest-starred on “Miami Vice” in 1986 and moved to Hollywood the next yr, starring in “Suspect” with Cher and Dennis Quaid. He adopted his critically-acclaimed efficiency with roles in 1988’s “The Useless Pool” (the fifth film within the “Soiled Harry” franchise) and 1990’s “Darkman.” In 1993, he made his Broadway debut in “Anna Christie,” co-starring with Natasha Richardson, his future spouse. Stephen Spielberg noticed his Tony-nominated efficiency and supplied Liam the lead function in “Schindler’s Listing,” a movie that went on to win greater than 80 awards.

Neeson then starred in “Rob Roy” (1995), “Michael Collins” (1996), and “Les Misérables” (1998) earlier than being solid within the highly-anticipated “Star Wars” prequel “Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.” In 2002, Liam was nominated for a Tony for his function in “The Crucible” and starred in “Ok-19: The Widowmaker” and “Gangs of New York.” In 2008, Liam starred in “Taken,” which grossed $223.9 million worldwide, main to 2 sequels. He additionally performed Zeus within the 2010 remake of “Conflict of the Titans” (and its 2012 sequel “Wrath of the Titans”), which grossed $475 million worldwide. Neeson hosted “Saturday Night time Stay” in 2004, and he has starred in dozens of movies, together with “Love Truly” (2003) and “Kinsey” (2004). Liam has additionally lent his voice to a number of initiatives, resembling “The Lego Film” (2014), “The Nut Job” (2014), and “The Chronicles of Narnia” franchise in addition to the 2008 online game “Fallout 3” and the 2009 audiobook of “The Polar Specific.”

Private Life

Neeson dated Helen Mirren for 4 years after assembly her on the set of 1981’s “Excalibur.” Liam married Natasha Richardson on July 3, 1994, and so they welcomed 2 sons: Micheál (born in 1995) and Daniel (born in 1996). Sadly, Natasha handed away from an epidural hematoma in 2009 after a snowboarding accident; Liam donated her organs, and Micheál modified his final identify to Richardson to honor his late mom.

Neeson is a citizen of Eire, America, and the UK. In 2009, he was awarded an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, and he has been a Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF since 2011. Neeson can be a supporter of CineMagic, a Belfast charitable group that educates and conjures up younger individuals by way of movie, tv, and digital know-how.

Awards and Honors

Neeson has received greater than 20 awards, together with a Chicago Movie Critics Affiliation Award (1994), Night Commonplace British Movie Award (1997), and a Washington DC Space Movie Critics Affiliation Award (2016). His efficiency in “Schindler’s Listing” earned him nominations from the Academy Awards, Golden Globes, and the BAFTA Awards, and the Irish Movie and Tv Awards gave him a Lifetime Achievement Award in 2016. Liam additionally obtained Golden Globe nominations for his work in “Michael Collins” and “Kinsey,” and he received a 2013 Fangoria Chainsaw Award for his function in “The Gray.” In 2000, Queen Elizabeth II appointed Neeson an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, and Irish President Michael D. Higgins gave him the Distinguished Service for the Irish Overseas Award in 2018. Liam has appeared on “Empire” journal’s lists of the “100 Sexiest Stars in Movie Historical past” and “The High 100 Film Stars of All Time.”

Actual Property

Neeson and Richardson purchased a Central Park West condo for $1.4 million in 1994, and Liam bought it for $1.352 million in 2010. He additionally owns a 37-acre property exterior of Millbrook, New York; inbuilt 1890, the house was bought by Liam in 1994 earlier than he married Natasha and features a tennis courtroom and swimming pool.