Woody Harrelson

At 63 years old, Woody Harrelson has this physical status:

Woodrow Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor and playwright.

Woody Boyd, the NBC sitcom Cheers (1985–1993), received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series from a total of five nominations.

In addition, he has been nominated for Best Actor for The People vs.

Larry Flynt (1996) and Best Supporting Actor for The Messenger (2009) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).

Early life

Woodrow Harrelson was born in Midland, Texas, on July 23, 1961, to secretary Diane (née Oswald) and convicted hitman Charles Voyde Harrelson. Jordan and Brett, the latter of whom later became an actor, were raised in a Presbyterian household together with his two brothers. Harrelson's father was never around during his childhood, according to his account. On March 15, 2007, Charles died in the United States Penitentiary, Administrative Maximum Facility. Harrelson's family was poor and depended on his mother's income. He moved to Lebanon, Ohio, where he attended Lebanon High School, where he graduated 1979. He spent the summer of 1979 at a Kings Island amusement park.

Harrelson studied theatre and English at Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana, where he concentrated on theatre and English. While there, he was a member of Sigma Chi fraternity and was also acquainted with former Vice President Mike Pence of the United States. He graduated in 1983.

Personal life

In 1985, Harrelson married Nancy Simon (daughter of playwright Neil Simon) in Tijuana. The union was not meant to be serious, and the two had intended to divorce the following day, but when they returned to it, they were still married for another ten months. Laura Louie, a co-founder of the organic food delivery company Yoganics, married him in 2008. They first met in 1987 when she served as his personal assistant. Deni, Zoe, and Makani, three daughters, live in Maui, Hawaii, and they have three children named Deni, Zoe, and Makani.

In 2014, Harrelson was named a Honorary Doctor of Humanity Letters (DHL) from Hanover College.

Harrelson is a fan of chess. In November 2018, he attended the first game of the World Chess Championship in London, against Norwegian champion Magnus Carlsen and American challenger Fabiano Caruana. He made the ceremonial first move for the game. He had also appeared in the first move for the second World Chess Championship, which took place in New York in 2016.

Woody Harrelson, a White man from Prague, used the Parham Attack, named after Bernard Parham, to draw World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov. However, Harrelson was aided by several chess Grandmasters who were in Prague to spectate the chess match between GM Alexei Shirov and GM Judit Polgár.

Harrelson was seen practicing Brazilian jiujitsu while filming in 2020, having gained the first stripe on his white belt.

Harrelson is a fan of the Cincinnati Bengals.

Harrelson follows a raw vegan diet. Harrelson does not eat sugar or flour, so he does not eat meat or dairy. The Twinkies were replaced in Zombieland, where he plays a character with a strong affinity for Twinkies. In 2011, he was one of PETA's 20 most popular vegetarians (along with Jessica Chastain) and appeared on a postage stamp (as a PhotoStamp), and he was named PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian in 2012 (along with Jessica Chastain).

Harrelson was a boy and a scholar who studied theology during college. "I was getting into theology and studying the Bible's roots," Harrelson told Playboy in October 2009, but then I discovered the man-made aspects of it. I started to see things that made me ask, "Is God really speaking through this device?" I asked. My eyes were opened to the fact that the Bible was just a tool to control people. He describes himself as having "a flourishing spiritual life."

Harrelson wrote an article on Instagram promoting the conspiracy theory that suggested a link between 5G networks and COVID-19, which was later deleted. Harrelson said in May 2022 that he "didn't believe in the germ theory" and finds face masks as a preventative measure against COVID-19 "absurd," adding, "I'm sick of wearing a mask and you think it contains your breath—but if it did you die, you'd be breathing in your own carbon monoxide [sic].

Harrelson was arrested in Lee County, Kentucky, on June 1, 1996, after symbolically planting four hemp seeds to protest the state law that did not distinguish between industrial hemp and marijuana. Harrelson had arrived in the county with his partner, former Kentucky Governor Louie B. Nunn, an investigator, and a CNN camera crew. Harrelson, a local prisoner, phoned Junior Kilburn to alert him of his whereabouts. Danny Towsend, a Kilburn deputy sheriff, arrived at the location where Harrelson had warned them that he would be. Harrelson planted the hemp seeds into the ground as the cameras were rolling. Kilburn took Harrelson under arrest for growing marijuana and transferring him into the county jail. He was released on $200 bail the same day. He later signed autographs and deposed in photographs with deputies. After just 25 minutes, he was cleared of those charges with Nunn's support. The activities were captured in Michael P. Henning's documentary film Hempsters: Plant the Seed, 2010.

Harrelson was arrested in London in 2002 after an incident in a taxi that resulted in a police chase. Harrelson was arrested and released on bail after being taken to a London police station and later released on bail. Harrelson later paid the taxi driver involved in the incident that cost the taxi driver involved in the incident £550 ($844). This was the inspiration for his 2017 live-streamed film Lost in London.

Josh Levine, a TMZ photographer, brought a lawsuit against Harrelson for allegedly attacking a nightclub in 2006. Harrelson was seen grasping a camera and arguing with the photographer in a video of the shooting. Prosecutors in Los Angeles declined to press charges against the actor, but Levine filed a lawsuit that summer requesting $2.5 million in damages. In April 2010, the lawsuit was dismissed.

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Career

Harrelson is best known for his appearances on the NBC sitcom Cheers. Woody Boyd, who played Coach (played by Nicholas Colasanto, who died in February 1985), was a bartender who was released by the time. He appeared on the stage in 1985 and 1995, spanning eight seasons (1985–1993). Harrelson was nominated for five Emmy Awards, one of which was awarded once in 1989. Woody Boyd, the main protagonist of Harrelson's college, was from Hanover, Indiana. In 1999, Harrelson appeared in the Cheers spin-off Failure, in which he reprised the role of Woody Boyd. For this appearance, he was nominated for the Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series. Will & Grace's new boyfriend Nathan appeared in many 2001 episodes as Grace's new boyfriend.

Harrelson was interviewed by Stephen Colbert on November 12, 2009, to promote his film The Messenger. Harrelson agreed to allow Colbert to shave his head on camera in reaction to Colbert's doubts of his military service. In 2014, Harrelson returned to television, starring Matthew McConaughey, a Louisiana cop investigating murders that occurred over a time span of 17 years.

Harrelson took part in Soccer Aid 2010 for UNICEF UK at Old Trafford in Manchester on June 6, 2010. The match was shown live on UK's ITV television. Harrelson made the final shot in the penalty shootout after being brought on as a replacement for Gordon Ramsay, winning after a 2–2 draw after 91.2 minutes. Despite being unsure of exactly where his kick was supposed to be taken, Harrelson went on to win the game for "The Rest of the World" squad, defeating England for the first time since the tournament began. When he later interviewed, he said he "didn't even remember the time of scoring."

On May 27, 2012, Harrelson took part in Soccer Aid 2012 for the second time. The match was decided 3–1 in favour of England.

Harrelson resurrectled his film career while on Cheers. Goldie Hawn's first film was Wildcats, a 1986 football comedy. He and Hank Azaria appeared in Wildcats in the 1990 romantic comedy Cool Blue. In the box-office hit White Men Can't Jump (1992) and the action film Money Train (1995), he reunited with Wesley Snipes (who had also appeared in Wildcats). Harrelson starred opposite Robert Redford and Demi Moore in the drama Indecent Proposal, which was a box office hit in 1993, earning a worldwide total of over $265,000,000. In the Michael Cimino film The Sunchaser, Mickey Knox appeared in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers and Dr. Michael Raynolds. In The Cowboy Way (1994), Keifer Sutherland appeared alongside Keifer Sutherland. He appeared in the Farley brothers' comedy Kingpin in 1996.

Harrelson's career soared when he appeared in the Milo Forman film The People vs. Larry Flynt, in which he played Larry Flynt, the editor of Hustler magazine. The film was a hit, and Harrelson's appearance was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Actor. Harrelson was first cast in more serious film roles after that. In the 1997 family film Road to Manhattan, he appeared in the 1997 war film Welcome to Sarajevo, and in 1997 had a small part as Sergeant Schumann and as Will Huffman. Harrelson appeared in the thriller Palmetto and played Sergeant Keck in The Thin Red Line, a war film nominated for seven Academy Awards in 1999. In the comedy EDtv, Harrelson produced other films, such as The Hi-Life of Jimmy Carter and portrayed Ray Pekurny. Vince Boudreau appeared in Ron Shelton's film Play it to the Bone in 1999. Harrelson did not appear in films again until 2003, when he co-starred as Galaxia in the comedy film Anger Management. He appeared in the action film After the Sunset and the Spike Lee film She Hate Me, she became a hero.

Harrelson was in The Big White and North Country in 2005. In the film The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio, Kelly Ryan, husband of a contest-obsessed woman, appeared in 2005. In 2006, Harrelson produced two films, including the animated film version of Free Jimmy and also A Scanner Darkly. In the film The Walker, Carter Page III, a gay escort of privileged Washington D.C. women, appeared in 2007. Harrelson was a central character in the Oscar-winning 2007 crime drama No Country for Old Men, as Carson Wells, a bounty hunter. Joel Coen and Ethan Coen were named Best Picture and Best Director in the film. Along with Tommy Lee Jones, Javier Bardem, Josh Brolin, and Kelly Macdonald, Harrelson received the Screen Actor Guild Award for Best Cast. Harrelson played another important role in Seattle's 2007 World Trade Organization protests, when her pregnant wife lost her baby. Harrelson appeared in numerous films in 2008, including the Will Ferrell basketball comedy Semi-Pro and the stark Will Smith film Seven Pounds as a blind vegan meat salesman named Ezra Turner.

Harrelson received acclaim for his work as Captain Tony Stone in The Messenger in 2009. Harrelson was nominated for a Satellite Award, an Independent Spirit Award, a Screen Actor Guild Award, and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in what many critics deeming him his best role. In the 2009 National Board of Review award ceremonies, Harrelson also received accolades from various critics' organizations. Harrelson co-starred in Zombieland and Roland Emmerich's 2012, where he played Charlie Frost, a man who warns of the demise of the world. In the futuristic western martial arts film Bunraku, he appeared as a bartender and mentor. He appeared in Friends with Benefits as Tommy in 2011. Harrelson produced ETHOS, a 2011 film that delves into the possibility of a self-destructive modern society, ruled by unequal authority and failed democratic ideals. In 2012's The Hunger Games, he appeared as Haymitch Abernathy and reprised the role in all three subsequent films in the series. Steve Schmidt, a republican strategist, was instrumental in Game Change in 2012. He appeared on the website Reddit on February 3, 2012. Harrelson's inability to give prompt responses to any questions and then refused to respond to anything not directly related to the upcoming worldwide launch of the film Rampart, which he starred in.

Woody Harrelson and her daughter Zoe appeared in a 7-minute short film for U2's 'Song for Someone.' Harrelson appoint and premiered live on January 19, 2017 as a single take and premiered on January 19, 2017. Bill Willoughby, the actor in the black comedy drama Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, was released in 2017, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor and a Screen Actor Award in a Supporting Role. In the science fiction film War for the Apes, he played The Colonel. He appeared in The Glass Castle, a comedic drama film based on Jeannette Walls' memoir, also this year.

In Lucasfilm's Solo: A Star Wars Story, Harrelson played Tobias Beckett, a criminal and Han Solo's mentor. Harrelson reprised his role as the principal antagonist in the 2021 sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage, portraying Cletus Kasady and also voicing the symbiote Carnage, who appears alongside Kasady. He appeared in The Highwaymen alongside Kevin Costner in 2019. He appeared in Roland Emmerich's blockbuster film Midway in November 2019, portraying Admiral Chester Nimitz. In the same year, he reprised his role in Tallahassee in Zombieland 2: Double Tap.

Felix Kersten is supposed to appear in The Man with the Miraculous Hands, Joseph Kessel's 1960 book of the same name, in March 2021.

Harrelson directed Furthest from the Sun, his own play, at the Theatre de la Jeune Lune in Minneapolis in 1999. In 2000, Sam Shepard's The Late Henry Moss on an Average Day opposite Kyle MacLachlan in London's West End, and Harrelson's This Is Our Youth directed the Toronto premiere of Kenneth Lonergan's This is Our Youth at the Berkley Street Theater.

Harrelson performed in Tennessee Williams' Night of the Irmo in London's Winter of 2005-06. At the prestigious Hart House Theatre in Toronto, Ontario, Harrelson directed Bullet for Adolf (a play he wrote with Frankie Hyman) from April 21 to May 7, 2011. Adolf's bulletin opened Off-Broadway (New World Stages) on July 19, 2012, and then closed on September 30, 2012, canceling its announced extension until October 21. Critics in New York had sluggish reactions toward the play.

Harrelson opened The Woods WeHo—a cannabis dispensary off Melrose Ave in Los Angeles, California, on May 13, 2022.

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