Liam Neeson: Turning 60 and not too pleased about it (Daily Record)

Liam Neeson: I'm flattered I still get offered roles in action films as I near 60

Jan 20 2012 By Rick Fulton

Liam Neeson stars in new survival thriller The Grey

Liam Neeson will turn 60 this year. But despite being a king of the big screen, he’s banned any talk of a party – and even admits that he feels past his sell-by date when it comes to women.

The star of Schindler’s List, Rob Roy and Gangs of New York hits the big 6-0 in June and isn’t relishing its arrival.

“I really hate it,” he says.

“I’m not going to celebrate it. What am I going to do? Go to a strip club or something like that?
“I can’t do it.”

Since the death of his wife, actress Natasha Richardson, in 2009 following a skiing accident, he has raised their sons Michael and Daniel as a single father.

“My sons were saying the other day, ‘Dad, we’re going to throw you a big party for your birthday.’

“I said, ‘No, we’re not!’”

And although he’s dating PR executive Freya St Johnston, the big birthday seems to be weighing on his credentials as one of Hollywood’s hunks. He doesn’t even think he’d have a chance in the LA dating game any more.

“Nah,” he says. “Because I’m 59, you know?

“I think I’m past my due date. I just feel it.”

Many women would beg to differ but one thing is certain – when it comes to his big screen appeal, he’s never been as busy – or successful.

Last year’s action thriller Unknown was box office gold, going straight to No1.

And at the end of this month, he stars in the taut survival epic The Grey, which will kick off a year when it will feel like he’s never out of our cinemas.

The sequel to Clash of the Titans, Wrath of the Titans, in which he plays Zeus, arrives in March; Battleship, based on the board game of the same name and also starring Rihanna, is set for April and he is also rumoured to reprise his Batman role in The Dark Night Rises in July.

Oh yes, and he’s currently filming the sequel to the unexpected smash-hit Taken, which is due in October.

Not bad for a man who has notched up 55 films since his debut in 1978 and has been a worldwide star since 1993’s Schindler’s List, which earned him an Oscar nomination for best actor.


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