Liev Schreiber

  • Name: Liev Schreiber
  • Date of Birth: October 04, 1967
  • Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, USA
Mini-bio: Liev Schreiber (born Isaac Liev Schreiber) is a Tony Award-winning American actor. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s, having initially appeared in several independent films, and la...( read more)ter mainstream Hollywood films, including the Scream series.




Schreiber was born in San Francisco, California to Tell Schreiber, a stage actor and director, and Heather Milgram. Schreiber is of Jewish heritage on his mother's side; his maternal grandfather immigrated from the Ukraine in 1918. His mother claims that she named him after her favorite author, Leo Tolstoy, while his father claims that Schreiber was named after the doctor who saved his mother's life. His family nickname, adopted when Schreiber was a baby, is "Huggy." When Schreiber, was a one-year-old his family moved to Canada, but at age four, due to his parents' divorce, he and his siblings moved to New York City with his mother, where he grew up.




Schreiber had several supporting roles in various independent films until his big break, as the accused murderer Cotton Weary in the horror film Scream. Schreiber had no lines in the first film, but would go on to play a bigger role in its sequels, Scream 2 and Scream 3. Though the success of the Scream series would lead Schreiber to roles in several big-budget studio pictures, Entertainment Weekly wrote in 2007 that "Schreiber is [still] best known for such indie gems as Walking and Talking, The Daytrippers, and Big Night."

After Scream, Schreiber portrayed the young Orson Welles in the HBO original movie RKO 281, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. He appeared as Laertes in the 2000 movie version of the Hamlet. Then, he played supporting roles in several studio films, including The Hurricane with Denzel Washington, and The Sum of All Fears with Ben Affleck. The 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate, with Washington and Meryl Streep, was another major film for the actor, stirring some controversy as it opened during a heated presidential election cycle.
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Liev Schreiber

Liev Schreiber (born Isaac Liev Schreiber) is a Tony Award-winning American actor. He became known during the late 1990s and early 2000s, having initially appeared in several independent films, and later mainstream Hollywood films, including the Scream series.

Schreiber was born in San Francisco, California to Tell Schreiber, a stage actor and director, and Heather Milgram. Schreiber is of Jewish heritage on his mother's side; his maternal grandfather immigrated from the Ukraine in 1918. His mother claims that she named him after her favorite author, Leo Tolstoy, while his father claims that Schreiber was named after the doctor who saved his mother's life. His family nickname, adopted when Schreiber was a baby, is "Huggy." When Schreiber, was a one-year-old his family moved to Canada, but at age four, due to his parents' divorce, he and his siblings moved to New York City with his mother, where he grew up.

Schreiber had several supporting roles in various independent films until his big break, as the accused murderer Cotton Weary in the horror film Scream. Schreiber had no lines in the first film, but would go on to play a bigger role in its sequels, Scream 2 and Scream 3. Though the success of the Scream series would lead Schreiber to roles in several big-budget studio pictures, Entertainment Weekly wrote in 2007 that "Schreiber is [still] best known for such indie gems as Walking and Talking, The Daytrippers, and Big Night." After Scream, Schreiber portrayed the young Orson Welles in the HBO original movie RKO 281, for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. He appeared as Laertes in the 2000 movie version of the Hamlet. Then, he played supporting roles in several studio films, including The Hurricane with Denzel Washington, and The Sum of All Fears with Ben Affleck. The 2004 remake of The Manchurian Candidate, with Washington and Meryl Streep, was another major film for the actor, stirring some controversy as it opened during a heated presidential election cycle.

Liev has two sons with his wife Naomi Watts. Alexander Pete Schreiber was born on July 25, 2007 and Samuel Kai Schreiber was born on December 13, 2008.

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Isaac Liev Schreiber
Eye color: Blue
Height: 6' 3"
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Education: Liev had studied at Brooklyn Technical High School, New York City, NY (transferred) Friends Seminary High School, New York City, NY (1985) and then Liev attended the BA, Hampshire College, Amherst, MA (1988) MFA Drama, Yale University (1992) Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts.
Family: Tell Schreiber (father)
Has four half brothers and one half sister

His Mother is of German-Ukranian-Polish heritage and his father was Austrian-Scottish-Swiss heritage.
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  • aiforge
    aiforge
    HAHA he is amusing to watch when he has a little 'cheeky' in his characters.
    posted 78 days ago
  • Leemusicmania
    Leemusicmania
    Very talented actor, great voice! And he's hot :-)
    posted 168 days ago
  • lievschreiber90
    lievschreiber90
    I like his character in x-men origins wolverine
    posted 184 days ago
  • puertoricanwarlord
    puertoricanwarlord
    you rockkkkk dammmmn,mnmmn
    posted 194 days ago
  • leanneharkness
    leanneharkness
    hey u were gd in scream 2 and 3 i think everyone hates me because scream was da 1st horror movie i watched and i keep going on and on about it.
    posted 709 days ago
  • songbee
    songbee
    I love his voice he has such a great voice! Can he really play the piano like he did in Kate and Leopold?
    posted 855 days ago
  • nikkiw676
    nikkiw676
    I loved his role in CSI...his character was quiet and mysterious, he brought tension and baggage but earned the respect of the team.
    A great actor that I've somehow missed over all these years...I'm gonna make up for that!

    Nikki
    posted 919 days ago
  • janaf1
    janaf1
    i like his voice
    posted 975 days ago
  • zeekaku
    zeekaku
    AWWWW I LOVE HIM, HE IS S0O0O0O CUTE!! :D BIG BIG HUGS!!! he is also a TERRIFIC actor!! gotta love him even more!!
    posted 1075 days ago
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