Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
Liev Schreiber is a Tony Award-winning actor who has worked alongside big Hollywood stars like Angelina Jolie and Hugh Jackman.
Liev Schreiber Parents and Family :
- Liev was born on October 4, 1967, in San Francisco, California.
- He came from a wealthy family on his father’s side, who had made their fortune in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.
- His heritage is a mixture of Danish, Dutch, French, and Jewish.
- Predominantly raised by his mother, she moved him to British Columbia in Canada at the age of 1 to live in a commune. Shortly after his half-brother Pablo Schreiber was born.
- The move was prompted by his father’s threats to institutionalize his mother. It has been reported that prior to his birth, his mother had a bad reaction to LSD that had a permanent negative effect on her mental health.
- His father attempted to kidnap Schreiber from the commune, and this resulted in a custody battle in New York City.
- Schreiber’s maternal grandfather funded his mother’s custody pursuit and eventually went broke from his efforts, but his mother was awarded full custody.
- He grew up in Lower East Manhattan with his bohemian mother, in an apartment that was often without electricity or hot water.
- On his 16th birthday, his mother bought him a motorbike to encourage fearlessness.
- His maternal grandmother was one of the last patients in the state of California to receive a lobotomy.
Naomi Watts Liev Schreiber Marriage & Kids :
- Liev began dating Australian actress Naomi Watts in 2005.
- The two have two sons together – Sasha Schreiber (Alexander Schreiber), who was born in 2007, and Samuel Kai Schreiber, who was born in 2008.
- The two never married and were together for 11 years before announcing their separation in September 2016. They did also state that they were committed to co-parenting and are often seen together with their children.
- In 2017, he was reported to be dating heiress Morgan Brown, who was previously known for dating Gerard Butler.
Liev Schreiber Filmographie :
- From a young age, his mothers forbid him from watching color TV. He became an avid fan of black and white movies, and this prompted his love of acting.
- He began appearing in local theatre shows around New York and eventually went on to win a starring role in the show Glengarry Glen Ross. He won a Tony Award for the role of 2005.
- This led to him being cast in Hollywood mega movies like ‘Salt’ alongside Angelina Jolie, and ‘Wolverine’ alongside Hugh Jackman.
- In 2013, he began starring in the Showtime crime drama ‘Ray Donovan.’ It was renewed for a 5th season in 2015, and as he has won a Golden Globe and an Emmy for his role in the show.
- In 2015, he appeared in the Boston biographical crime drama ‘Spotlight,’ and was awarded an Independent Spirit Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for his performance.
