- Is in final negotiations to star opposite Christian Bale in Warner Bros. Pictures' BATMAN 5. (February 13, 2004)
- Is turning his back on big Hollywood roles because he wants to spend more time with his family. (November 5, 2003)
- Neeson and a film team visited Indiana University's Kinsey Institute this week to view its sex research and get acquainted with the Bloomington area, including the Elm Heights house where sex research pioneer Alfred Kinsey and his family lived -- The trip is part of the team's preparations for a film on Kinsey which is expected to be released next year. (June 6, 2003)
- Fractured his right pelvis and chipped his left pelvis and sustained multiple abrasions to his legs after hitting a deer while riding his 1989 Harley Davidson motorcycle near his home in Washington, New York. He was thrown off the motorcycle just before it smashed into a nearby tree. A passing motorist found Neeson crawling along the roadside. (July 11, 2000)
- Chosen by Empire magazine as one of the 100 Sexiest Stars in film history (#74). (1995)
- Was named an Officer of the Order of British Empire (OBE) by Britain's Elizabeth, Queen on New Year's Eve, 1999
- Loves fly-fishing
- Was a boxer as a teen-ager in Northern Ireland, which resulted in getting his nose broken at the age of 15. Nevertheless, he went on to win the Irish Youth Championship. A brief blackout after one of his fights, however, caused him to give up the ring for good.
- Won a libel case against newspapers who claimed that his marriage was in trouble. (October 1998)
- Ranked #69 in Empire (UK) magazine's The Top 100 Movie Stars of All Time list. (October 1997)
- First worked with future wife actress Natasha Richardson on the TV mini-series ELLIS ISLAND in 1984.
- Has a fear of heights.
- Was considered for the role of James Bond in GOLDENEYE (1995).
- In DEAD POETS SOCIETY (1989) he had originally landed the leading role to be directed by Jeff Kanew, but lost it to Robin Williams when director Peter Weir came on board.
- In SHINING THROUGH (1992), he works with his future sister-in-law, Joely Richardson.
- (STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999): Sets were built only as high as the tops of the actors' heads and computer graphics filled in the rest. But he was so tall that he cost the set crew an extra $150,000 in construction.
- The person who places the flower on top of the stones in the closing credits of SCHINDLER'S LIST is him and not Spielberg as some people think.
- Neeson was confined to a supporting role on Thursday when he unveiled a statue to Irish freedom fighter Michael Collins on the 80th anniversary of his assassination and thousands of people crowded into the tiny village of Clonakilty, Collins's hometown on the southwest Irish coast, to see the Oscar-nominated actor unveil the seven-foot bronze statue of the man regarded as one of the main architects of Irish independence from Britain. (August 2002)
- Nominated for Best Fight at MTV Movie Awards for STAR WARS: EPISODE I - THE PHANTOM MENACE (2000)
- Nominated for Best Actor in a Leading Role at Academy Awards for SCHINDLER'S LIST (1994)
- Nominated for Best Actor Leading at BAFTA Awards for SCHINDLER'S LIST (1994)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for SCHINDLER'S LIST (1994)
- Nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama at Golden Globe Awards for MICHAEL COLLINS (1977)
Quotes- "In Los Angeles, it's like they jog for two hours a day and then they think they're morally right. That's when you want to choke people, you know?"
- "It's such a tough call, trying to be a role model and having story lines revolve around that in a large way. It makes it hard for me as a human. We try to make sure it's not explicit."
Awards- Taormina International Film Festival: Diamond Award (2000)
- Evening Standard British Film Awards: Best Actor, MICHAEL COLLINS (1997)
- Venice Film Festival: Volpi Cup - Best Actor, MICHAEL COLLINS (1996)
- Cognac Festival du Film Policier: Best Actor, UNDER SUSPICION (1992)
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