Woody Harrelson is an American actor and playwright. He’s the recipient of accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards
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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 Missouri (2017) 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.
- 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”.
- He has played the same character (Woody Boyd) in three different series: Cheers (1982),The Simpsons (1989) and Frasier (1993).
- 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.
- 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.
- Was cast in Benny and Joon but dropped out to do Indecent Proposal and because he dropped out so did Laura Dern.
- 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)
- He is the first and, as of 2005, only regular cast member from Cheers (1982) to receive a nomination for an Academy Award.
- Lives with Laura Louie and their children in Costa Rica. (2004)
- 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.
- 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.
- Friend of Owen Wilson.
- Wanted to play Jake Brigance in Die Jury (1996), but author John Grisham objected to his casting.
- Claims to have had 17 jobs in one year.
- Is close friends with Wesley Snipes.
- 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.
- The ex-son-in-law of playwright Neil Simon, one of Woody’s first plays was Simon’s “Biloxi Blues” in 1984.
- The longest he has gone without an Oscar nomination is the 13 years between Υπόθεση Λάρι Φλιντ (1996) and The Messenger (2009).
- 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).
- Was married to Neil Simon’s daughter, Nancy Simon.
- Has had relationships with: Carol Kane, Ally Sheedy and Moon Unit Zappa.
- He and Nancy Simon were married in Tijuana, Mexico.
- Shares the same birthday (July 23rd) with his “Hunger Games” film series co-star Philip Seymour Hoffman.
- 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.
- He was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in March 2003 in Austin, Texas.
- Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People. (1990)
- He is on the board of the directors for the Ex’pression Center For New Media, an art school in Emeryville, California.
- 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)
- Attended the 56th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany. (February 2006)
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