| Audiences weren't accustomed to seeing the actor hold down the lead in an action film, but Neeson succeeded and the film was a categorical success | Following his part in that action fantasy, Neeson had supporting roles in such films as 1986 , and he was featured in leads opposite in 1987 and in 1988 |
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| He got his first starring vehicle in 1990 with 's ; unfortunately, the film was a relative disappointment | Standing a burly 6'4", was once described by a theatre critic as a "towering sequoia of sex |
Chosen for the lead role in 1993's Schindler's List after Steven Spielberg saw his Tony-nominated performance in a Broadway production of Anna Christie.
| Neeson would enter the new millennium with a variety of projects on his to-do list, appearing in the Martin Scorsese period piece Gangs of New York in 2002, and the extremely popular romantic comedy Love Actually in 2003 | In 2000, sustained multiple pelvic injuries after hitting a deer while driving his motorcycle |
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| "A Man With a Mission• 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 | Close [16] Frankel, Martha December 1990 |
More high-profile work followed for Neeson, who went on to star in such films as 1994 , 1995 , and 1996.
| Neeson continued to do starring work in such films as 1991 , which featured him as a boxer, 1992 , and 1992 , but ironically, it was his work on the stage that led to his true screen breakthrough | The following year would find him tackling a meatier role, however, as he singed on to portray pioneering scientist and researcher on human sexuality Alfred Kinsey in the biopic Kinsey |
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| Neeson was left in care of their two children, Michael and Daniel, but was later able to resume his career | Neeson received Best Actor Oscar and British Academy Award nominations for his performance, and he subsequently didn't have to worry about finding work in Hollywood, or elsewhere, again |
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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