| Although the film, which starred Neeson as a Jedi master, ultimately earned a galaxy's worth of negative reviews, it mined box office millions | Neeson was left in care of their two children, Michael and Daniel, but was later able to resume his career |
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| Bearing both versatility and quiet forcefulness, Neeson has been touted as one of the most compelling actors of the late 20th century | Born June 7, 1952, in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, Neeson had an upbringing partially defined by his involvement in boxing |
| Sadly, the following year, Liam's wife actress died suddenly after suffering a severe head injury during a skiing accident | Surprised audiences with his atypical action-hero performance in Taken 2008 , which led to more action-hero turns in Clash of the Titans 2010 and The A-Team 2010 |
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| His work attracted the notice of , who was so impressed with what he saw that he cast Neeson as Oskar Schindler in his landmark Holocaust drama 1993 | Initially interested in a career as a teacher, Neeson attended Belfast's Queens College, but he aborted his studies after developing a desire to act |
Once worked as a fork-lift operator at a Guinness Beer plant.
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