Liev Schreiber goes shirtless on rare family vacation with wife and all three kids after mystery hospitalization
Liev Schreiber appeared relaxed and rejuvenated as he enjoyed a rare family getaway in Barbados.
The 58-year-old actor shed his shirt on the beach, putting recent health concerns firmly in the rearview as he soaked up the sun and sea.
Photos obtained by the Daily Mail show Schreiber joined by his wife Taylor Neisen, 33, who stunned in a bikini while carrying their baby daughter Hazel Bee, born in August 2023.
The couple – who began dating in 2017 and tied the knot in 2023 – were also joined by Schreiber’s two older children, Sasha, 18, and Kai, 17, whom he shares with ex-partner Naomi Watts, along with one of their friends.
The group was seen lounging on the beach, wading into the surf, and soaking up the Caribbean sun during the laid-back outing.
The carefree scenes come just weeks after Schreiber sparked concern when he was hospitalized following what was described as a ‘massive headache’.
Liev Schreiber appeared relaxed and rejuvenated as he held his daughter Hazel in Barbados
Photos obtained by the Daily Mail show Schreiber joined by his wife Taylor Neisen, 33, who stunned in a bikini while carrying their baby daughter Hazel, born in August 2023
At the time, a source told the Daily Mail that the actor was left ’embarrassed’ by the attention, adding that he disliked people knowing he sought hospital care for a headache because it made him appear ‘weak’ while he remains at the height of his career.
But the star is also just glad he is feeling much better as the pain was ‘intolerable’ and he is grateful to the doctors who helped him.
It’s not the first time the actor has had a health scare related to a headache.
In 2024, he revealed that he was diagnosed with a rare condition called transient global amnesia (TGA), brought on by a migraine, while starring in ‘Doubt: A Parable’ on Broadway.
TGA is a rare, benign condition characterized by a sudden episode of memory loss that resolves completely within 24 hours, according to the Cleveland Clinic.
‘The worst nightmare that an actor could possibly ever experience. I was in my dressing room and I had a terrible headache. I thought it was maybe a fast-food headache, but it felt a little stronger than that,’ he shared during an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
‘I’m walking down the stairs and I’m thinking, “This is not normal. I don’t feel okay.”‘
He said he knew ‘something was really wrong’ when he saw his co-star, Amy Ryan, backstage but could not remember her name.
The couple began dating in 2017 and tied the knot in 2023
The group was seen lounging on the beach and wading into the surf
Mom and daughter enjoyed a bonding moment
His condition worsened when he stepped back onstage and could not remember his lines.
‘It all vanishes,’ he explained. ‘The play is gone from my head… I know I’m in a play, but I don’t know what play I’m in.’
‘My doctor, who’s a friend, shows up, and he had a terrified expression. My wife shows up, and she looks terrified. I think, “Okay, I’ve had a stroke. This is it.”‘
Despite being diagnosed with Transient Global Amnesia, Schreiber was certain he had suffered a stroke.
‘The guy said, “You’ll never have this again and it’ll be gone in 8 to 24 hours,” which I didn’t believe. You know, as a typical sort of Jewish hypochondriac person, I’m convinced that I had a stroke and they just didn’t find it.’
Schreiber revealed that he got an MRI and it showed that there was no brain bleed, and that his brain looked ‘perfectly fine’.
‘Apparently it’s brought on by migraines and rigorous coitus,’ he quipped.
‘I go to sleep, I wake up, I remember the whole play,’ he recalled. ‘I never had another problem with it. I was embarrassed and thought everyone would think I was lying and taking a night off from the theater.’
The star was joined by his son Sasha, 18, whom he shares with ex Naomi Watts
It was fun in the sun for the adorable family
The family was joined by Liev’s daughter Kai, 17, whom he shares with ex Naomi Watts
Meyers joked that it was ‘so sad’ that the Emmy-nominated star got TGA from a migraine and not from sex.
‘I know! When the other option is to literally have your brains f***** out, I had to get it from a migraine,’ Schreiber said with a laugh.
Schreiber is perhaps best known for starring in the title role of the Showtime crime drama series Ray Donovan, which aired from 2013 until 2020.
The San Francisco native is married to Taylor Neisen, 33; they met in 2017, married in July 2023, and had their first child, a daughter named Hazel Bee, in August 2023.
He also shares son Sasha and daughter Kai – who came out as transgender earlier this year — with his ex Naomi, 57.
The pair dated for 11 years before splitting up in September 2016.
