Liam Neeson recalls embarrassing ‘Princess Bride’ audition

Liam Neeson is known worldwide for his main role Taken Franchise, and to play the Jedi Master Qu-Gonn Jinn Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom MenaceAnd like the mentor / enemies of Bruce Wayne, Ra’s Al Ghul / Henri Ducard, in Christopher Nolan Batman begins And The black knight goes upAnd for its nominated Oscar performance in Steven Spielberg Schindler list.

But a movie you won’t See in: The princess’s bride.

It’s not for lack of trying, however. In Weekly entertainment‘s Checked Video series (above), the Irish actor confirms that his hearing for the 1987 classic is his most embarrassing actor.

Neeson auditioned to play the giant, Fezzik. Neeson, who measures 6 feet 4 inches, says that director Rob Reiner had a “disgust” look at his face when he made the height of the actor.

“It’s very true,” he said to his Naked pistol Costar, Pamela Anderson, in the video. “He turned to the casting director and said:” I asked for a giant .’… no “Hello”, “Thank you for coming.” Nothing like it. “”

As disappointed as Neeson was, he says he was actually more embarrassed for the casting director.

“I felt bad for her,” he adds. “I really did it.”

Reiner ended up getting his giant, in the form of the 4 -inch 4 -inch professional wrestler André Le Géant.

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Before Neeson launched by acting, accumulating a curriculum vitae with more than 100 credits, he had a few odd jobs, especially as a forklift driver for the Guinness beer company,

“The best job I have ever had, including the theater,” he said. “I am semi-note, but yes, I loved work. Driving, controlling all these Guinness pallets and stacking them, loading [semis] This went to various Northern Ireland pubs. “”

Neeson and Anderson, who appear on EW’s last cover for their restart The naked pistol (In the rooms of August 1), check the facts on their lives – or dissipate rumors – in the video above: Anderson confirms if she directed the New York marathon and details how she was discovered during a Vancouver football match, and Neeson also reveals how he Taken The films had an impact on international travel.