ACTOR · BORN 1961
Woody Harrelson
- Born
- 23 July 1961, Midland, Texas, USA
- Known for
- The Hunger Games (2012), The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013), Venom (2018), Now You See Me (2013)
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8 Facts About Woody Harrelson's Life and Family
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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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