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Liam and the Lyric Theatre, in Belfast

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1) In 2004, Liam gave the SAG-AFTRA Foundation an approximately two-hour interview in which he talked about his life and how he became an actor. At one point, Liam spoke about his time at the Lyric Theatre in Belfast. The career retrospective interview with Liam was conducted by Todd Amorde. Liam mentioned that his parents placed great importance on education, and that meant:Education, education, education! Todd Amorde asked Liam, " And how did they feel about you kind of drifting away from that and wanting to be an actor?" "They were very, very, very concerned. Very concerned. And I ... my little story of how I changed from being an amateur actor to a professional actor. I was working in my hometown ( Ballymena) as a reprographic assistant in a architects office, you know,  just doing xerox prints of stuff. And I got an audition at the Belfast Lyric Theatre, which is the only then ... the only professional theater in operation in Northern Ireland. And I had ...

He had his own tea

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On Friday, September 18th, Liam and Irish historian Catherine Corless appeared as special guests on the Irish TV show *The Late Late Night Show* to present their film, *The Lost Children of Tuam*. The film, based on a true story, is about the former mother-and-child home run by the Bon Secours Sisters in Tuam, County Galway. The film tells the story of Catherine Corless, who uncovered the atrocities committed at the home through her research. On the show, Catherine said that this story absolutely needed to be told worldwide, and that making this film was crucial. The film tells how Catherine uncovered the background of the events at the Bon Secours Sisters' mother-and-child home, where nearly 800 babies and toddlers died and were buried in unmarked graves or sewage pits, without any official burial records or registers. Catherine Corless fought a lonely battle against the silence of the state and the church, encountering considerable resistance. Catherine is portrayed i...

About Father and Daughter

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When the third *Taken* movie hit cinemas, Liam talked about his friendship with Maggie Grace on an American morning show.  The post I'm writing here today is an excerpt from an interview Liam gave on the ABC Morning Show in 2014. Robin Roberts conducted the interview with Liam. "It's the end." Liam," I think the audiences will make their minds up. They always do." Robin," I  have to say at the the heart of this as always, it's about family. " Liam," Sure." Robin," It's about family and you think that your character that really resonates that you're willing to do whatever it takes to protect them?" Liam," I think we all would actually, you know? Maybe not kill people and stuff like that. That's the fantasy element. But, Yeah, I think that's what audiences related to certainly in the ... In the first two films was this bond certainly between a father and his daughter, you know. And with my guy ...

Across the Bridge of Hope

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The photo shows Liam in 1998 in a recording studio, where he recorded the charity and peace album "Across the Bridge of Hope " alongside numerous other Irish artists. For the album, Liam recorded the peace poem of the same name, which was written by 12-year-old Sean McLaughlin. As well an excerpt from an poem by Séamus Heaney.  The album was recorded to benefit the victims of the Omagh bomber in Northern Ireland on August 15.1998,  in which 29 people were killed and over 300 were injured. Sean was among the 29 who died.  At the time, Liam and Natasha donated £50.000 to the victims of the attack. The money was the amount that the Mirror publisher MGN had to pay the couple after losing a defamation lawsuit in which it had claimed that their marriage was in crisis and that Natasha had filed for divorce behind Liam's back. Which was definitely not true  The text of Sean's poem: Orange and green  Orange and green it does not matter.  Orange and green...

Happy Birthday

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A lot has changed in your life over the past year. A major surgery and your engagement to your true love Natalie, about whom you say; "I see my mother in her; I see my life in her, an reality was simple become so much more beautiful with a ring on her finger. I know that we are meant to be together in this universe. Love conquers all." Another big change awaits you in the coming year, and it will lead you down a wonderful new path.  Happy Birthday, dear Daniel. Wishing you all the best for the next 365 days. 

Lá breithe shona duit, a Liam a chara!

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❤️🇮🇪🍀💚🤍🧡 Actually, it's already a new day... at least in Europe, but in New York it's still June 7th and I'm not too late yet. The congratulations are also available in three languages: Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Geburtstag Lieber Liam  Happy birthday, dear Liam! Lá breithe shona duit, a Liam a chara! I have a calendar with Irish blessings, and today I will dedicate this one to Liam Neeson: "Guím go mbeidh gach a ndéanann tú beannaithe le heagna inspioráideach." Mo ghrá agus mo ghuí go léir, a Éireannach dílis le croí te agus anam cineálta. Guím go leor blianta sona eile ort le do theaghlach agus, thar aon rud eile, dea-shláinte. Ag seoladh barróg chroíúil chugat. Is iontach an rud é go bhfuil tú anseo. Tá súil agam go mbeimid in ann cupán tae a bheith againn le chéile go luath agus comhrá beag a dhéanamh. Sin mo mhian. 🙏🫶

Stories from the past

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Photo from the 2026 movie *Cold Storage *. It shows Liam as Robert Quinn und Lesley Manville as Trini Romano in the science fiction horror film. That was their second collaboration, after "Ordinary Love" . I hope the two of them will make another movie together.  "Cold Storage" was the first film in which Liam and his mother-in-law Vanessa Redgrave appeared on screen together.  Many little stories that Liam told from his life have crossed my path in recent days and have already found their way onto my Instagram account. These are stories that go way back into his career. I discovered an interview Liam gave to an American Sunday newspaper around 1993, which also revealed some new things about him to me. My series about Liam has grown by six new posts. Now I want to share some of these posts here as well: .... This photo was taken in early August 2010 during a press conference at which Liam officially announced that he would be leav...