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 Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor Woodrow Tracy Harrelson was born on July 23, 1961 in Midland, Texas, to Diane Lou (Oswald) and Charles Harrelson. He grew up in Lebanon, Ohio, where his mother was from. After receiving degrees in theater arts and English from Hanover College, he had a brief stint in New York theater. He was soon cast as Woody on TV series Cheers (1982), which wound up being one of the most-popular TV shows ever and also earned Harrelson an Emmy for his performance in 1989.While he dabbled in film during his time on Cheers (1982), that area of his career didn't fully take off until towards the end of the show's run. In 1991, Doc Hollywood (1991) gave him his first widely-seen movie role, and he followed that up with White Men Can't Jump (1992), Indecent Proposal (1993) and Natural Born Killers (1994). More recently, Harrelson was seen in No Country for Old Men (2007), Zombieland (2009), 2012 (2009), and Friends with Benefits (2011), along with the acclaimed HBO movie Game Change (2012).In 2011, Harrelson snagged the coveted role of fan-favorite drunk Haymitch Abernathy in the big-screen adaptation of The Hunger Games (2012), which ended up being one of the highest-grossing movies ever at the domestic box office. Harrelson is set to reprise that role for the sequels, which are scheduled for release in November 2013, 2014 and 2015. Harrelson has received two Academy Award nominations, first for his role as controversial Hustler founder Larry Flynt in The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and then for a role in The Messenger (2009). He also received Golden Globe nominations for both of these parts. In 2016, he had a stand-out role as a wise teacher in the teen drama The Edge of Seventeen (2016).Harrelson was briefly married to Nancy Simon in the 80s, and later married his former assistant, Laura Louie, with whom he has three daughters.
Bio:
Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor Woodrow Tracy Harrelson was born on July 23, 1961 in Midland, Texas, to Diane Lou (Oswald) and Charles Harrelson. He grew up in Lebanon, Ohio, where his mother was from. After receiving degrees in theater arts and English from Hanover College, he had a brief stint in New York theater. He was soon cast as Woody on TV series Cheers (1982), which wound up being one of the most-popular TV shows ever and also earned Harrelson an Emmy for his performance in 1989.While he dabbled in film during his time on Cheers (1982), that area of his career didn't fully take off until towards the end of the show's run. In 1991, Doc Hollywood (1991) gave him his first widely-seen movie role, and he followed that up with White Men Can't Jump (1992), Indecent Proposal (1993) and Natural Born Killers (1994). More recently, Harrelson was seen in No Country for Old Men (2007), Zombieland (2009), 2012 (2009), and Friends with Benefits (2011), along with the acclaimed HBO movie Game Change (2012).In 2011, Harrelson snagged the coveted role of fan-favorite drunk Haymitch Abernathy in the big-screen adaptation of The Hunger Games (2012), which ended up being one of the highest-grossing movies ever at the domestic box office. Harrelson is set to reprise that role for the sequels, which are scheduled for release in November 2013, 2014 and 2015. Harrelson has received two Academy Award nominations, first for his role as controversial Hustler founder Larry Flynt in The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and then for a role in The Messenger (2009). He also received Golden Globe nominations for both of these parts. In 2016, he had a stand-out role as a wise teacher in the teen drama The Edge of Seventeen (2016).Harrelson was briefly married to Nancy Simon in the 80s, and later married his former assistant, Laura Louie, with whom he has three daughters.
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Was arrested in Columbus (Ohio) in June 1983, charged with disorderly conduct - he was dancing in the street, halting traffic; he later jumped out of a moving police van, laughing maniacally, and finally punched one of the two arresting officers to the ground.Father Charles Harrelson (Charles Voyde Harrelson), who was a hitman, was arrested in 1979 for killing Federal Judge John H. Wood Jr. in San Antonio, Texas.Big fan of Bill Murray. Bill appeared in Zombieland (2009) as a favor to Woody.Lovingly refers to his three daughters as the "Goddess trilogy".A jury in Beattyville, Kentucky dismissed a marijuana possession charge against him. He was arrested in 1996 for planting 4 marijuana hemp seeds in rural Kentucky and in his defence he said he was challenging a state law that makes no distinction between marijuana and hemp, even though hemp contains little of the drug found in marijuana and can be used to make a variety of industrial products. (August 25, 2000)Close friend of Michael J. Fox.Both he and his Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)'s co-star Sam Rockwell were nominated for an Oscar for their performances and Harrelson voted for Rockwell over himself.Activist for the legalization of marijuana.Maintains his residence on Hana in Maui, and his neighbors include Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson. The three have been known to play poker together.Good friends with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.He climbed the Golden Gate Bridge and put up a sign that read, "Hurwitz. Aren't ancient redwoods more precious than gold?" in protest of MAXXAM/Pacific Lumber CEO Charles Hurwitz, who once stated, "He who has the gold, makes the rules".His father was Charles Harrelson, a contract killer for the Mafia, who claimed, without evidence, to have participated in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.Admits to having been a sex addict.He has played the same character (Woody Boyd) in three different series: Cheers (1982), The Simpsons (1989) and Frasier (1993).Woody and approximately a dozen other hemp activists and environmentalists took a bicycle tour down the west coast of America, starting in Seattle, Washington and 1000 miles later ending at the University of Santa Barbara in California. The tour was escorted by the Mothership, a Chicago city transit bus fueled by hemp oil and powered by solar panels. The journey was documented in the film Go Further (2003). (April 2001)Was cast in Benny and Joon but dropped out to do Indecent Proposal and because he dropped out so did Laura Dern.Lives with Laura Louie and their children in Costa Rica. (2004)He is the first and, as of 2005, only regular cast member from Cheers (1982) to receive a nomination for an Academy Award.As of 2023, he has been in 4 films that were Oscar-nominated for Best Picture: The Thin Red Line (1998), No Country for Old Men (2007), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), and Triangle of Sadness (2022). No Country for Old Men is a winner in the category.In 1991 he went to Nairobi, Kenya and lived in a tent on the outskirts of town for a few weeks to experience Africa and get away from it all.Claims to have had 17 jobs in one year.Wanted to play Jake Brigance in A Time to Kill (1996), but author John Grisham objected to his casting.Friend of Owen Wilson.His friends Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber and Jim 'Soni' Sonefeld of the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish wrote the song "Woody" about him. The number can be found on the group's eponymous 2003 album.Is the owner of an oxygen bar in West Hollywood, California. (2001)Moonlights as the lead singer in the band Manly Moondog and the Three Kool Hats.Is close friends with Wesley Snipes.Graduated from Hanover College in 1983 with a degree in theatre arts & English. Member Sigma Chi fraternity.Was considered for the role of Lester Burnham in American Beauty (1999).Has three daughters with Laura Louie: Denni Harrelson (b. February 26, 1993), Zoe Harrelson (b. September 22, 1996) and Makani Harrelson (b. June 3, 2006).Was married to Neil Simon's daughter, Nancy Simon. Has had relationships with: Carol Kane, Ally Sheedy and Moon Unit Zappa.The ex-son-in-law of playwright Neil Simon, one of Woody's first plays was Simon's "Biloxi Blues" in 1984.He and Nancy Simon were married in Tijuana, Mexico.The longest he has gone without an Oscar nomination is the 13 years between The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and The Messenger (2009).He became co-owner of the boutique organic hotel Inn at the Black Olive located in Baltimore, Maryland.Has worked with 8 directors who have won a Best Director Oscar: James L. Brooks, Oliver Stone, Michael Cimino, Milos Forman, Barry Levinson, Ron Howard, and Joel Coen & Ethan Coen.Shares the same birthday (July 23rd) with his "Hunger Games" film series co-star Philip Seymour Hoffman.He was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in March 2003 in Austin, Texas.He is on the board of the directors for the Ex'pression Center For New Media, an art school in Emeryville, California.Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People. (1990)Attended Indiana's Hanover College with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence.His ancestry includes English, Scottish, German, and distant Dutch and Welsh.Was sued by MGM for dropping out of playing the brother in 'Benny and June' when he was offered 'Indecent Proposal'.He considers Howard Zinn to be a personal hero of his.Brother of Brett Harrelson and Jordan Harrelson.Was set to star in the Danny Boyle's firefighter drama "Worcester Cold Storage" with Ed Harris, but the project never came to fruition.Roomed with good friend Rob Moran in New York when both were starting out.Attended the 2009 Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. (July 2009)Along with Owen Wilson, he attended the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida on April 5th. (April 2008)Was a singer with the group Madly Moondog and the Three Kool Kats. |
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Woody Harrelson |
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Actor,Producer,Director (IMDB) |
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All World |
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| Height: |
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| Biography: |
Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor Woodrow Tracy Harrelson was born on July 23, 1961 in Midland, Texas, to Diane Lou (Oswald) and Charles Harrelson. He grew up in Lebanon, Ohio, where his mother was from. After receiving degree |
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Was arrested in Columbus (Ohio) in June 1983, charged with disorderly conduct - he was dancing in the street, halting traffic; he later jumped out of a moving police van, laughing maniacally, and finally punched one of the two arresting officers to the ground.Father Charles Harrelson (Charles Voyde Harrelson), who was a hitman, was arrested in 1979 for killing Federal Judge John H. Wood Jr. in San Antonio, Texas.Big fan of Bill Murray. Bill appeared in Zombieland (2009) as a favor to Woody.Lovingly refers to his three daughters as the "Goddess trilogy".A jury in Beattyville, Kentucky dismissed a marijuana possession charge against him. He was arrested in 1996 for planting 4 marijuana hemp seeds in rural Kentucky and in his defence he said he was challenging a state law that makes no distinction between marijuana and hemp, even though hemp contains little of the drug found in marijuana and can be used to make a variety of industrial products. (August 25, 2000)Close friend of Michael J. Fox.Both he and his Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)'s co-star Sam Rockwell were nominated for an Oscar for their performances and Harrelson voted for Rockwell over himself.Activist for the legalization of marijuana.Maintains his residence on Hana in Maui, and his neighbors include Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson. The three have been known to play poker together.Good friends with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.He climbed the Golden Gate Bridge and put up a sign that read, "Hurwitz. Aren't ancient redwoods more precious than gold?" in protest of MAXXAM/Pacific Lumber CEO Charles Hurwitz, who once stated, "He who has the gold, makes the rules".His father was Charles Harrelson, a contract killer for the Mafia, who claimed, without evidence, to have participated in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.Admits to having been a sex addict.He has played the same character (Woody Boyd) in three different series: Cheers (1982), The Simpsons (1989) and Frasier (1993).Woody and approximately a dozen other hemp activists and environmentalists took a bicycle tour down the west coast of America, starting in Seattle, Washington and 1000 miles later ending at the University of Santa Barbara in California. The tour was escorted by the Mothership, a Chicago city transit bus fueled by hemp oil and powered by solar panels. The journey was documented in the film Go Further (2003). (April 2001)Was cast in Benny and Joon but dropped out to do Indecent Proposal and because he dropped out so did Laura Dern.Lives with Laura Louie and their children in Costa Rica. (2004)He is the first and, as of 2005, only regular cast member from Cheers (1982) to receive a nomination for an Academy Award.As of 2023, he has been in 4 films that were Oscar-nominated for Best Picture: The Thin Red Line (1998), No Country for Old Men (2007), Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), and Triangle of Sadness (2022). No Country for Old Men is a winner in the category.In 1991 he went to Nairobi, Kenya and lived in a tent on the outskirts of town for a few weeks to experience Africa and get away from it all.Claims to have had 17 jobs in one year.Wanted to play Jake Brigance in A Time to Kill (1996), but author John Grisham objected to his casting.Friend of Owen Wilson.His friends Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber and Jim 'Soni' Sonefeld of the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish wrote the song "Woody" about him. The number can be found on the group's eponymous 2003 album.Is the owner of an oxygen bar in West Hollywood, California. (2001)Moonlights as the lead singer in the band Manly Moondog and the Three Kool Hats.Is close friends with Wesley Snipes.Graduated from Hanover College in 1983 with a degree in theatre arts & English. Member Sigma Chi fraternity.Was considered for the role of Lester Burnham in American Beauty (1999).Has three daughters with Laura Louie: Denni Harrelson (b. February 26, 1993), Zoe Harrelson (b. September 22, 1996) and Makani Harrelson (b. June 3, 2006).Was married to Neil Simon's daughter, Nancy Simon. Has had relationships with: Carol Kane, Ally Sheedy and Moon Unit Zappa.The ex-son-in-law of playwright Neil Simon, one of Woody's first plays was Simon's "Biloxi Blues" in 1984.He and Nancy Simon were married in Tijuana, Mexico.The longest he has gone without an Oscar nomination is the 13 years between The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and The Messenger (2009).He became co-owner of the boutique organic hotel Inn at the Black Olive located in Baltimore, Maryland.Has worked with 8 directors who have won a Best Director Oscar: James L. Brooks, Oliver Stone, Michael Cimino, Milos Forman, Barry Levinson, Ron Howard, and Joel Coen & Ethan Coen.Shares the same birthday (July 23rd) with his "Hunger Games" film series co-star Philip Seymour Hoffman.He was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in March 2003 in Austin, Texas.He is on the board of the directors for the Ex'pression Center For New Media, an art school in Emeryville, California.Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People. (1990)Attended Indiana's Hanover College with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence.His ancestry includes English, Scottish, German, and distant Dutch and Welsh.Was sued by MGM for dropping out of playing the brother in 'Benny and June' when he was offered 'Indecent Proposal'.He considers Howard Zinn to be a personal hero of his.Brother of Brett Harrelson and Jordan Harrelson.Was set to star in the Danny Boyle's firefighter drama "Worcester Cold Storage" with Ed Harris, but the project never came to fruition.Roomed with good friend Rob Moran in New York when both were starting out.Attended the 2009 Comic-Con International in San Diego, California. (July 2009)Along with Owen Wilson, he attended the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida on April 5th. (April 2008)Was a singer with the group Madly Moondog and the Three Kool Kats. |
| Trademarks: |
Southern accent
Piercing, blue eyes |
| Quotes: |
When I let up from the weed, and the drinking too, I cried every day. And I liked that. I like crying. And now I not only wanna cry and show my crying to other people, I wanna just split myself down the middle and open my guts and just throw everything out!
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Well for six years during Cheers (1982), I couldn't get another job. So I was getting to the mindset of, 'Wow, so this is it. I thought the career was just starting and apparently it's just over.' Fortunately then, I got a role in Doc Hollywood (1991) and then White Men Can't Jump (1992). Those I was doing during my hiatus from Cheers (1982), and then I did Indecent Proposal (1993) during my last hiatus. And then Indecent Proposal (1993) came out literally the day after we wrapped Cheers (1982). And then I started work on Natural Born Killers (1994). So I was fortunately able to segue, but for awhile I thought, 'Jeez, this is it'. And I felt that I could do so much more. I really wanted to express myself a little more. Not to say that "Woody Boyd" was not a great role!
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It was very interesting. I read that book and I honestly had no idea what the hell was going on. Then I did the movie because I just wanted to do it. I wanted to work with Richard Linklater, Keanu Reeves, 'Robert Downey Jr.' and Winona Ryder. I wanted to do it, but I really still don't know what the hell that film is about. But I just know it's really interesting (On A Scanner Darkly (2006)).
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I never was disillusioned with acting because I love acting. But I just felt at one point that I was on a hamster wheel, you know? Just doing movie after movie and thinking so much about career related things and I think missing out on hanging with my friends and family as much I needed to. So I just took some time off. I was maybe going to do two or three years and it turned into five years. But certainly, I'd say it was the best thing I ever did. And now I come back to this whole thing really energized about it. (2005 quote)
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Most people take it pretty badly and just go crazy - I was no exception. But I feel like I've come out of it with my spirit still intact. (2002 quote on fame) |
| Salaries: |
Grass (2000) - .00
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Money Train (1995) - $5,500,000 |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Director |
| Others works: |
(1999) Stage play: The Rainmaker on Broadway
Music video for Riff: "White Men Can't Jump"
(August 2002) Plays Robert in "On an Average Day" play by John Kolvenbach (Comedy Theater, London, England, UK).
(2003) Sings backing voc |
| Spouse: |
Laura Louie (December 28, 2008 - present) (3 children)Nancy Simon (June 29, 1985 - January 20, 1986) (divorced) |
| Children: |
Denni Montana HarrelsonZoe HarrelsonMakani Harrelson |
| Parents: |
Diane Lou Harrelson (Oswald)
Charles Harrelson |
| Relatives: |
Brett Harrelson (Sibling)
Jordan Harrelson (Sibling) |
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