ACTOR · BORN 1961

Woody Harrelson

Born: 23 July 1961, Midland, Texas, USA
Known for: Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), Semi-Pro (2008), Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025), The Man from Toronto (2022)

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Woody Harrelson (born 23 July 1961) is an actor best known for Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri, Semi-Pro and Now You See Me: Now You Don't.

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208 Interesting Facts About Woody Harrelson

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#001
He shares the same birthday, July 23rd, with his Hunger Games film series co-star Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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He moonlights as the lead singer in the band Manly Moondog and the Three Kool Hats.
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He is the owner of an oxygen bar in West Hollywood, California.
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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.
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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.
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Big fan of Bill Murray. Bill appeared in Zombieland (2009) as a favor to Woody.
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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.
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Close friend of Michael J. Fox.
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Lovingly refers to his three daughters as the "Goddess trilogy".
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#010
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.
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Good friends with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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Admits to having been a sex addict.
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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.
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Is close friends with Wesley Snipes.
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Claims to have had 17 jobs in one year.
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Moonlights as the lead singer in the band Manly Moondog and the Three Kool Hats.
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#017
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).
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#018
He became co-owner of the boutique organic hotel Inn at the Black Olive located in Baltimore, Maryland.
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#019
Is the owner of an oxygen bar in West Hollywood, California.
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#020
Was married to Neil Simon's daughter, Nancy Simon. Has had relationships with: Carol Kane, Ally Sheedy and Moon Unit Zappa.
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#021
Shares the same birthday (July 23rd) with his "Hunger Games" film series co-star Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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#022
He is on the board of the directors for the Ex'pression Center For New Media, an art school in Emeryville, California.
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#023
Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People.
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Attended Indiana's Hanover College with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence.
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Roomed with good friend Rob Moran in New York when both were starting out.
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#026
Was set to star in the Danny Boyle's firefighter drama "Worcester Cold Storage" with Ed Harris, but the project never came to fruition.
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Was a singer with the group Madly Moondog and the Three Kool Kats.
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Attended the 2009 Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.
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#029
Attended the North County premiere in London, England on Feb. 1st.
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#030
In June 1983, Woody Harrelson was arrested in Columbus, Ohio, and charged with disorderly conduct after dancing in the street and stopping traffic; he later jumped from a moving police van, laughed wildly and eventually punched one of the two arresting officers.
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#031
Woody Harrelson's father, the hitman Charles Harrelson (Charles Voyde Harrelson), was arrested in 1979 in San Antonio, Texas, for the murder of Federal Judge John H. Wood Jr.
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#032
Woody Harrelson is a big Bill Murray fan. Bill appeared in Zombieland (2009) as a favor to Woody.
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#033
A jury in Beattyville, Kentucky, rejected the marijuana possession charge against Woody Harrelson. In 1996 he was arrested for planting 4 hemp seeds in rural Kentucky, and in his defense he said he was protesting a state law that makes no distinction between marijuana and hemp, even though hemp contains very little of the drug found in marijuana and can be used to make various industrial products.
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#034
Woody Harrelson is a close friend of Michael J. Fox.
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#035
Woody Harrelson affectionately refers to his three daughters as his "Goddess trilogy."
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#036
Woody Harrelson lives in Hana, Maui, and his neighbors include Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson. The three are known to play poker together.
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#037
Woody Harrelson climbed the Golden Gate Bridge and hung a sign reading "Hurwitz. Aren't ancient redwoods more precious than gold?" to protest MAXXAM/Pacific Lumber CEO Charles Hurwitz, who once said, "He who has the gold, makes the rules."
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#038
Woody Harrelson is good friends with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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#039
Woody Harrelson admits to being a sex addict.
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#040
Woody Harrelson played the same character (Woody Boyd) in three different series: Cheers (1982), The Simpsons (1989) and Frasier (1993).
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#041
In 1991, Woody Harrelson went to Nairobi, Kenya, to experience Africa and get away from everything, and lived in a tent on the outskirts of the city for several weeks.
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#042
Friends from the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish — Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber and Jim 'Soni' Sonefeld — wrote the song "Woody" about him. The track appears on the band's self-titled 2003 album.
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#043
Woody Harrelson is a friend of Owen Wilson.
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#044
Woody Harrelson is a close friend of Wesley Snipes.
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#045
Woody Harrelson claims to have worked 17 jobs in a single year.
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#046
Woody Harrelson is the lead singer of the bands Moonlights, Manly Moondog and Three Kool Hats.
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#047
Woody Harrelson 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).
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#048
Woody Harrelson is a co-owner of the Inn at the Black Olive, a boutique organic hotel in Baltimore, Maryland.
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#049
Woody Harrelson owns an oxygen bar in West Hollywood, California.
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#050
Woody Harrelson was married to Neil Simon's daughter Nancy Simon. He has also been in relationships with Carol Kane, Ally Sheedy and Moon Unit Zappa.
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#051
Woody Harrelson shares the same birthday (July 23) with his "Hunger Games" co-star Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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#052
Woody Harrelson sits on the board of directors of the Ex'pression Center for New Media, an art school in Emeryville, California.
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#053
Woody Harrelson has English, Scottish, German, and distant Dutch and Welsh ancestry.
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#054
Woody Harrelson was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People.
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#055
Woody Harrelson attended Hanover College in Indiana alongside US Vice President Mike Pence.
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Woody Harrelson considers Howard Zinn his personal hero.
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#057
When both were starting out, Woody Harrelson shared a room in New York with his close friend Rob Moran.
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#058
Woody Harrelson was set to star alongside Ed Harris in Danny Boyle's firefighter drama "Worcester Cold Storage," but the project never came to fruition.
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#059
Woody Harrelson was the singer of the band Madly Moondog and Three Kool Kats.
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#060
Woody Harrelson attended the 2009 Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.
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#061
Woody Harrelson attended the Sony Ericsson Open held on April 5 in Key Biscayne, Florida, together with Owen Wilson.
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Woody Harrelson attended the North County premiere in London, England, on February 1.
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Production Story (6)

#063
He was considered for the role of Lester Burnham in American Beauty (1999).
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He wanted to play Jake Brigance in A Time to Kill (1996), but author John Grisham objected to his casting.
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He was set to star in Danny Boyle's firefighter drama "Worcester Cold Storage" with Ed Harris, but the project never came to fruition.
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He was sued by MGM for dropping out of playing the brother in Benny & Joon when he was offered Indecent Proposal.
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#067
He was cast in Benny and Joon but dropped out to do Indecent Proposal, and because he dropped out, so did Laura Dern.
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Was cast in Benny and Joon but dropped out to do Indecent Proposal and because he dropped out so did Laura Dern.
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In June 1983 he was arrested in Columbus, Ohio, charged with disorderly conduct - he was dancing in the street, stopping traffic; he later jumped from a moving police van, laughed wildly and eventually punched one of the two arresting officers to the ground.
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A hitman, Father Charles Harrelson (Charles Voyde Harrelson), was arrested in 1979 in San Antonio, Texas, for the murder of Federal Judge John H. Wood Jr.
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I'm a big fan of Bill Murray. Bill appeared in Zombieland (2009) as a favor to Woody.
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Both he and Sam Rockwell, the lead actor of Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017), were nominated for an Oscar for their performances, and Harrelson voted for Rockwell instead of himself.
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#073
A jury in Beattyville, Kentucky, rejected the marijuana possession charge brought against him. In 1996 he was arrested for planting 4 hemp seeds in rural Kentucky, and in his defense he said he objected to a state law that makes no distinction between marijuana and hemp, even though hemp contains very little of the drug found in marijuana and can be used to make various industrial products.
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#074
He affectionately refers to his three daughters as the "Goddess trilogy".
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#075
He resides in Hana, Maui, and his neighbors include Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson. The three are known to play poker together.
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#076
He climbed the Golden Gate Bridge and once hung a sign reading "Hurwitz. Aren't ancient redwoods more precious than gold?" to protest MAXXAM/Pacific Lumber CEO Charles Hurwitz, who said "He who has the gold, makes the rules".
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#077
His father was Charles Harrelson, a contract killer who worked for the mafia and claimed, without any evidence, to have taken part in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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#078
He admits to being a sex addict.
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#079
He played the same character (Woody Boyd) in three different series: Cheers (1982), The Simpsons (1989) and Frasier (1993).
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#080
Woody and about a dozen other hemp activists and environmentalists took a bicycle tour along the west coast of America, starting in Seattle, Washington, and ending 1000 miles later at the University of Santa Barbara in California. The tour was accompanied by Mothership, a Chicago city transit bus powered by hemp oil and running on solar panels. The journey was documented in the film Go Further (2003).
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#081
He is the first and, as of 2005, the only regular cast member of Cheers (1982) to be nominated for an Oscar.
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He lives in Costa Rica with Laura Louie and their children.
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#083
In 1991 he went to Nairobi, Kenya, to experience Africa and get away from everything, and lived in a tent on the outskirts of the city for several weeks.
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#084
He was cast for a role in Benny & Joon but left to take a role in Indecent Proposal, and left because he also left Laura Dern.
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#085
His friends from the rock band Hootie & the Blowfish, Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber and Jim 'Soni' Sonefeld, wrote the song "Woody" about him. You can find the number on the band's self-titled 2003 album.
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He has appeared in four films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: 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 won in the category.
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He claims to have worked 17 jobs in one year.
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#088
He is the lead singer of the bands Moonlights, Manly Moondog and Three Kool Hats.
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#089
He 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).
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In 1983 he graduated from Hanover College with a degree in theater arts and English. He is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
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He and Nancy Simon married in Tijuana, Mexico.
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He became a co-owner of the boutique organic hotel Inn at the Black Olive in Baltimore, Maryland.
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He owns an oxygen bar in West Hollywood, California.
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One of Woody's first plays was playwright Neil Simon's 1984 "Biloxi Blues".
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He was married to Neil Simon's daughter Nancy Simon. He has had relationships with: Carol Kane, Ally Sheedy and Moon Unit Zappa.
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He has worked with 8 directors who have won the Best Director Oscar: James L. Brooks, Oliver Stone, Michael Cimino, Miloš Forman, Barry Levinson, Ron Howard and Joel Coen & Ethan Coen.
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In March 2003 he was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in Austin, Texas.
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#098
He shares the same birthday (July 23) with his "Hunger Games" film series co-star Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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The longest gap he has gone without an Oscar nomination is the 13 years between The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and The Messenger (2009).
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He serves on the board of directors of the Ex'pression Center For New Media, an art school in Emeryville, California.
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#101
He was sued by MGM for backing out of playing his brother in 'Benny and June' when he was offered 'Indecent Proposal'.
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His ancestry includes English, Scottish, German and distant Dutch and Welsh.
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Attended Hanover College in Indiana alongside US Vice President Mike Pence.
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Considers Howard Zinn a personal hero.
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Appeared in a film selected by the Library of Congress for the National Film Registry as "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: No Country for Old Men (2007).
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Brother of Brett Harrelson and Jordan Harrelson.
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#107
When both were starting out, he shared a room in New York with his close friend Rob Moran.
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#108
He was set to star with Ed Harris in Danny Boyle's firefighter drama "Worcester Cold Storage," but the project never came to fruition.
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Was the singer of the band Madly Moondog and Three Kool Kats.
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Attended the Sony Ericsson Open held on April 5 in Key Biscayne, Florida, alongside Owen Wilson.
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Attended the Maui Film Festival in Hawaii in 2004.
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Attended the London Film Festival in England in 2002.
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Attended the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, in 2009.
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Attended the North County premiere in London, England, on February 1.
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Attended the premiere of The Messenger (2009) at the 59th Berlin Film Festival in Germany.
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He has played the same character (Woody Boyd) in three different series: Cheers (1982), The Simpsons (1989) and Frasier (1993).
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Wanted to play Jake Brigance in A Time to Kill (1996), but author John Grisham objected to his casting.
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#118
Was considered for the role of Lester Burnham in American Beauty (1999).
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#119
Woody Harrelson wanted to play Jake Brigance in A Time to Kill (1996), but author John Grisham objected to his being cast.
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Woody Harrelson was considered for the role of Lester Burnham in American Beauty (1999).
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He attended the 2002 London Film Festival in England.
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He attended the 2004 Maui Film Festival in Hawaii.
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#123
He has appeared in four films that have been nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: 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 won in the category.
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Along with Owen Wilson, he attended the Sony Ericsson Open in Key Biscayne, Florida on April 5th.
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He attended the 2009 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
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He is on the board of directors for the Ex'pression Center For New Media, an art school in Emeryville, California.
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He attended the 32nd Annual Toronto International Film Festival in Canada.
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He attended the North County premiere in London, England on Feb. 1st.
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He attended the 2008 Cannes Film Festival in France.
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He attended the 10th Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival in Florida.
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He attended the 56th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany.
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#132
He is the first and, as of 2005, only regular cast member from Cheers (1982) to receive a nomination for an Academy Award.
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He was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in March 2003 in Austin, Texas.
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He was chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People.
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He attended the premiere of The Messenger (2009) at the 59th Berlin Film Festival in Germany.
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He has worked with 8 directors who have won a Best Director Oscar: James L. Brooks, Oliver Stone, Michael Cimino, Miloš Forman, Barry Levinson, Ron Howard, and Joel Coen & Ethan Coen.
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He attended the 2009 Comic-Con International in San Diego, California.
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He has appeared in one film that has been selected for the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: No Country for Old Men (2007).
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The longest he has gone without an Oscar nomination is the 13 years between The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and The Messenger (2009).
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#140
Both he and his Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) co-star Sam Rockwell were nominated for an Oscar for their performances, and Harrelson voted for Rockwell over himself.
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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.
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Has worked with 8 directors who have won a Best Director Oscar: James L. Brooks, Oliver Stone, Michael Cimino, Miloš Forman, Barry Levinson, Ron Howard, and Joel Coen & Ethan Coen.
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Attended the 56th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany.
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Attended the 2002 London Film Festival in England.
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Attended the 2009 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
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Attended the 10th Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival in Florida.
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Attended the 32nd Annual Toronto International Film Festival in Canada.
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Attended the 2008 Cannes Film Festival in France.
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Attended The Messenger (2009) premiere at the 59th Berlin Film Festival in Germany.
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#150
Woody Harrelson is the first Oscar-nominated regular cast member of Cheers (1982) and, as of 2005, its only one.
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#151
Woody Harrelson has appeared in four films nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: 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 won in the category.
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#152
Woody Harrelson has worked with eight directors who won the Best Director Oscar: James L. Brooks, Oliver Stone, Michael Cimino, Miloš Forman, Barry Levinson, Ron Howard and Joel Coen & Ethan Coen.
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#153
Woody Harrelson was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame in Austin, Texas, in March 2003.
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#154
The longest gap between Woody Harrelson's Oscar nominations is the 13 years between The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) and The Messenger (2009).
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#155
Woody Harrelson appeared in a film selected by the Library of Congress for the National Film Registry as "culturally, historically or aesthetically" significant: No Country for Old Men (2007).
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#156
Woody Harrelson attended the 56th Berlinale International Film Festival in Berlin, Germany.
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Woody Harrelson attended the Maui Film Festival in Hawaii in 2004.
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Woody Harrelson attended the London Film Festival in England in 2002.
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Woody Harrelson attended the 2009 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
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Woody Harrelson attended the 10th Annual Palm Beach International Film Festival in Florida.
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Woody Harrelson attended the 32nd Annual Toronto International Film Festival in Canada.
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Woody Harrelson attended the 2008 Cannes Film Festival in France.
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Woody Harrelson attended the premiere of The Messenger (2009) at the 59th Berlin Film Festival in Germany.
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He is good friends with the Red Hot Chili Peppers.
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He graduated from Hanover College in 1983 with a degree in theatre arts and English. He was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
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He claims to have had 17 jobs in one year.
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He lovingly refers to his three daughters as the "Goddess trilogy".
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He was arrested in Columbus, Ohio, in June 1983 and charged with disorderly conduct after he was dancing in the street and 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.
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His 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.
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#170
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).
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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.
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#172
He admits to having been a sex addict.
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He became co-owner of the boutique organic hotel Inn at the Black Olive, located in Baltimore, Maryland.
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He roomed with good friend Rob Moran in New York when both were starting out.
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He is an activist for the legalization of marijuana.
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He is a friend of Owen Wilson.
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He was a singer with the group Madly Moondog and the Three Kool Kats.
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#178
He considers Howard Zinn to be a personal hero of his.
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He is a big fan of Bill Murray. Bill appeared in Zombieland (2009) as a favor to Woody.
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He is the brother of Brett Harrelson and Jordan Harrelson.
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#181
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".
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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.
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He lives with Laura Louie and their children in Costa Rica.
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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.
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#185
He attended Indiana's Hanover College with U.S. Vice President Mike Pence.
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He is close friends with Wesley Snipes.
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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 defense 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.
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He and Nancy Simon were married in Tijuana, Mexico.
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He is a close friend of Michael J. Fox.
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His ancestry includes English, Scottish, German, and distant Dutch and Welsh.
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He has three daughters with Laura Louie: Denni Harrelson (born February 26, 1993), Zoe Harrelson (born September 22, 1996) and Makani Harrelson (born June 3, 2006).
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He is the ex-son-in-law of playwright Neil Simon, and one of Woody's first plays was Simon's "Biloxi Blues" in 1984.
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He was married to Neil Simon's daughter, Nancy Simon. He has had relationships with Carol Kane, Ally Sheedy and Moon Unit Zappa.
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He 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.
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Activist for the legalization of marijuana.
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#196
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).
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Lives with Laura Louie and their children in Costa Rica.
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Graduated from Hanover College in 1983 with a degree in theatre arts & English. Member Sigma Chi fraternity.
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The ex-son-in-law of playwright Neil Simon, one of Woody's first plays was Simon's "Biloxi Blues" in 1984.
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Was sued by MGM for dropping out of playing the brother in 'Benny and June' when he was offered 'Indecent Proposal'.
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Woody Harrelson is an activist for the legalization of marijuana.
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Woody Harrelson's father was Charles Harrelson, a contract killer who worked for the mafia and claimed, without any evidence, to have taken part in the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
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Woody Harrelson and about a dozen other hemp activists and environmentalists made a bicycle tour along the west coast of America, starting in Seattle, Washington, and ending 1000 miles later at the University of California, Santa Barbara. The tour was accompanied by the Mothership, a Chicago city transit bus powered by hemp oil and solar panels. The journey was documented in the film Go Further (2003).
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Woody Harrelson lives in Costa Rica with Laura Louie and their children.
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Woody Harrelson graduated from Hanover College in 1983 with a degree in theater arts and English. He is a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity.
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Woody Harrelson and Nancy Simon married in Tijuana, Mexico.
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One of Woody Harrelson's first plays was playwright Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues" in 1984; Harrelson was Simon's former son-in-law.
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Woody Harrelson is the brother of Brett Harrelson and Jordan Harrelson.
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