Liam Neeson
This may or may not come as a surprise, but growing up, actor Liam Neeson was a renowned boxer. He started taking boxing lessons at the age of nine at a local youth club in his hometown in Ireland, and he practiced boxing for almost a decade, winning several regional titles along the way. At the age of seventeen, Neeson gave up boxing, and instead, he decided he wanted to pursue a career in acting.
However, Neeson had a long way ahead before he could turn this dream to reality. Throughout the way, he enrolled at the University of Belfast to major in Physics and Computer Science, which he quickly neglected for a job in the Guinness Brewery (isn’t it every guy’s dream to work at a beer factory?). He also took a shot at football and played one game for the Bohemian Football Club, but ultimately, he realized his true passion is acting. He experimented with acting in high school, where he participated in some of the school’s plays, and he wanted to make it in the entertainment industry.