Liev Schreiber enjoys family vacation in Barbados, a month after hospitalization for severe headache
Liev Schreiber enjoyed a rare family getaway in Barbados recently with his family.
The 58-year-old actor put recent health concerns to one side as he soaked up the sun and sea.
Photos obtained by the Daily Mail show Schreiber joined by his wife Taylor Neisen, 33, and their baby daughter Hazel Bee.
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Close: Liev Schreiber looked rejuvenated as he held his daughter Hazel in Barbados
The couple 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.
This comes just weeks after Schreiber sparked concern when he was hospitalized following what was described as a 'massive headache'.
Parenting: Schreiber was joined by his wife Taylor Neisen, 33 and their baby daughter Hazel
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.
He 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.
Wedding: The couple were married in 2023
Parenting: Taylor got involved in the heavy lifting
Close: Mom and daughter enjoyed a moment together
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.'
More fun: The actor was joined by his son Sasha, 18, whom he shares with ex Naomi Watts
Paddling: Many of the family got involved in the fun
Fooling around: 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 the actor 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.
