Woodrow Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961), better known as Woody Harrelson, is an Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winner American actor. He was the only regular cast member of Cheers to have been nominated for an Academy Award.
Early life Harrelson was born in Midland, Texas to Charles Voyde Harrelson and Diane Lou Oswald, who divorced in 1964; he has two brothers, Jordan and Brett, who is a professional motorcycle racer. His father, a professional hitman, was twice convicted for murder for hire, and was jailed for most of Harrelson's childhood for performing a hired killing Harrelson grew up in Lebanon, Ohio with his deeply religious mother, and has frequently said that his father's past has colored his own present. When he was younger, he was psychologically disturbed. Harrelson attended Lebanon High School and later Hanover College in Indiana, where he studied drama and received a Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts and English in 1983. Personal life In 1985, Harrelson married Nancy Simon, daughter of playwright Neil Simon, in Tijuana.
The two intended to divorce the following day, but the storefront marriage/divorce parlor was closed when they had returned to it, and the two remained married for ten months. On January 11, 1998, Harrelson married Laura Louie, his former assistant and a co-founder of Yoganics, an organic food delivery service The couple, who have been together since 1990, have three daughters, Deni Montana (born March 5, 1993), Zoe Giordano (born September 22, 1996), and Makani Ravello (born June 3, 2006). When announcing Makani's birth, the couple referred to the three as their "goddess trilogy." Harrelson is an outspoken supporter for the legalization of marijuana and hemp in the USA.
On June 1, 1996, he was intentionally arrested in Kentucky after symbolically planting four hemp seeds to challenge state law that failed to distinguish between industrial hemp and marijuana; he won the case. An environmental activist, he once climbed the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco to unfurl a banner that said, "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, rules". Harrelson, an ethical vegan and raw foodist, has also denounced animal experiments in the cosmetics industry.
He has travelled the American West Coast on a bike in caravan with a hemp oil-fueled biodiesel bus (the subject of the independent documentary, Go Further) and has narrated the documentary Grass (1999). Harrelson briefly owned an oxygen bar in West Hollywood called simply, "O2". He is also an antiwar activist and has often spoken publicly against the 2003 invasion of Iraq. Harrelson is dyslexic.
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Actor - filmography
Semi-Pro (2008) (pre-production)
The Battle in Seattle (2007) (filming) ....
Dale Ferris Wheel (2007) (filming) ....
Randall The Walker (2007) (post-production)
No Country for Old Men (2007) (post-production) ....
Wells The Grand (2007) (post-production) ....
One Eyed Jack Faro A Scanner Darkly (2006) ....
Ernie Luckman Free Jimmy (2006) (voice) ....
RoyArnie ... aka Slipp Jimmy fri (Norway) A Prairie Home Companion (2006) ....
Dusty The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005) ....
Kelly Ryan North Country (2005) ....
Bill White The Big White (2005) ....
Raymond Barnell After the Sunset (2004) ....
Stan Lloyd She Hate Me (2004) ....
Leland Powell Anger Management (2003) ....
Galaxia/Security Guard Gary Scorched (2003/I) ....
Jason 'Woods' Valley "Will & Grace" ....
Nathan (7 episodes, 2001) - Rules of Engagement (2001) TV Episode ....
Nathan - Loose Lips Sink Relationships (2001) TV Episode ....
Nathan - Past and Presents (2001) TV Episode ....
Nathan - The Third Wheel Gets the Grace (2001) TV Episode ....
Nathan - Sons and Lovers (2001) TV Episode ....
Nathan (2 more) American Saint (2001) ....
Woody as Himself Play It to the Bone (1999) ....
Vince Boudreau ... aka Play It (USA: promotional title) Edtv (1999) ....
Ray Pekurny ... aka Ed TV (USA: poster title) "Frasier" ....
Woody Boyd (1 episode, 1999) - The Show Where Woody Shows Up (1999) TV Episode ....
Woody Boyd The Hi-Lo Country (1998) ....
Big Boy Matson ... aka Hi-Lo Country - Im Land der letzten Cowboys (Germany: TV title) The Thin Red Line (1998) ....
Sergeant Keck ... aka Mince ligne rouge, La (Canada: French title) "Ellen" ....
Henry (1 episode, 1998) ... aka These Friends of Mine (USA: first season title) - Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute: Part 2 (1998) TV Episode ....
Henry Palmetto (1998) ....
Harry Barber ... aka Dumme sterben nicht aus Wag the Dog (1997) ....
Sergeant William Schumann Welcome to Sarajevo (1997) .... Flynn "Spin City" ....
Tommy Dugan (1 episode, 1996) - Meet Tommy Dugan (1996) TV Episode ....
Tommy Dugan The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) ....
Larry Flynt ... aka Larry Flynt (Canada: French title) Kingpin (1996) ....
Roy Munson The Sunchaser (1996) ....
Dr. Michael Reynolds Money Train (1995) ....
Charlie "The Simpsons" ....
Woody Boyd (1 episode, 1994) - Fear of Flying (1994) TV Episode (voice) ....
Woody Boyd Natural Born Killers (1994) ....
Mickey Knox The Cowboy Way (1994) ....
Pepper Lewis I'll Do Anything (1994) ....
Ground Zero Hero "Cheers" .... Woody Boyd (199 episodes, 1985-1993) - One for the Road (1993) TV Episode ....
Woody Boyd - The Guy Can't Help It (1993) TV Episode ....
Woody Boyd - Rebecca Gaines, Rebecca Loses (1993) TV Episode ....
Woody Boyd - It's Lonely on the Top (1993) TV Episode ....
Woody Boyd - Woody Gets an Election (1993) TV Episode ....
Woody Boyd (194 more) Indecent Proposal (1993) ....
David Murphy Cheers: Last Call! (1993) (TV) ....
Woody Boyd White Men Can't Jump (1992) ....
Billy Hoyle Ted and Venus (1991) ....
Homeless Vietnam Veteran Doc Hollywood (1991) ....
Hank Gordon L.A. Story (1991) (uncredited) ....
Harris' Boss The American Film Institute Presents: TV or Not TV? (1990) (TV) Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme (1990) (TV) ....
Lou the Lamb "Disneyland" ....
Woody Boyd (1 episode, 1990) ... aka Disney's Wonderful World (USA: new title) ... aka The Disney Sunday Movie (USA: new title) ... aka The Magical World of Disney (USA: new title) ... aka The Wonderful World of Disney (USA: new title) ... aka Walt Disney (USA: new title) ... aka Walt Disney Presents (USA: new title) ... aka Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (USA: new title) - Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration (1990) TV Episode ....
Woody Boyd Killer Instinct (1988) (TV) ....
Charlie Long ... aka Deadly Observation (USA: video title) Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988) (TV) ....
Woody Boyd ... aka Mickey's 60th Birthday Anniversary Shorts Programme (USA: video title) Cool Blue (1988) (V) ....
Dustin Bay Coven (1987) (TV) ....
Slater ... aka Bay Cove (USA: DVD box title) ... aka Eye of the Demon ... aka Strangers in Town ... aka The Devils of Bay Cove Wildcats (1986) ....
Krushinski ... aka First and Goal Harper Valley P.T.A. (1978) (uncredited) ....
Extra Producer - filmography The 1 Second Film (2007) (in production) (associate producer)
