Woody Harrelson

**Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson**  (born July 23, 1961 in Midland, Texas) is an American actor. He was born in European-American parents.

He made his movie debut in the 1986 movie _Wildcats_.

## Personal life

Harrelson's father was Charles Voyde Harrelson. He was a contract killer. He was arrested for the killing of Federal Judge John H. Wood, Jr. by rifle fire in 1979 in San Antonio.

Harrelson is a vegan. He was on postage stamps issued in 2011 as one of PETA's 20 famous vegetarians. He was named PETA's Sexiest Vegetarian in 2012 (along with Jessica Chastain).

He would like the legalization of marijuana and hemp.  He is also an environmental activist. Harrelson is a supporter of the 9/11 truth movement. He has supported reopening an investigation into the September 11 terrorist attacks.

In 1985, Harrelson married Nancy Simon, daughter of playwright Neil Simon, in Tijuana. The two meant to divorce the following day, but the storefront marriage/divorce parlor was closed when they had returned to it. The two remained married for ten months.

On December 28, 2008, Harrelson married Laura Louie, his girlfriend since 1987. The couple have three daughters, Deni Montana (born February 28, 1993), Zoe Giordano (born September 22, 1996), and Makani Ravello (born June 3, 2006). Laura is his former assistant.  She is a co-founder of Yoganics, an organic food delivery service.

### Legal issues

Harrelson was arrested in Columbus, Ohio in 1982 for disorderly conduct. He was found dancing in the middle of the street. He was also charged with resisting arrest after he ran from the police and assault after he hit one of the officers. Harrelson avoided jail time by paying a $390 fine.

On June 1, 1996, Harrelson was arrested in Lee County, Kentucky. He symbolically planted four hemp seeds.  This was to challenge the state law which did not distinguish between industrial hemp and marijuana. Harrelson was acquitted of these charges in 2000.

In 2002, Harrelson was arrested in London after an incident in a taxi that ended in a police chase. Harrelson was taken to a London police station and later released on bail. The case was later dismissed after Harrelson paid the taxi driver involved in the incident £550 ($844).

In 2008, TMZ photographer Josh Levine filed a lawsuit against Harrelson.  It was for an alleged attack outside a Hollywood nightclub in 2006. A video of the incident appeared to show Harrelson grabbing a camera and clashing with the photographer. Los Angeles prosecutors would not press charges against the actor. Levine filed a lawsuit asking for $2.5 million in damages. The case was dismissed in April 2010.

## Awards

He has won multiple awards including:
- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor - Comedy Series in _Cheers_
- MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss (shared with Demi Moore) in _Indecent Proposal_ (1993)
- Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and the San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Body of Work in _The Messenger_ (2009)
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Body of Work in _Zombieland_ (2009)
- San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Body of Work in _2012_ (2009)

## Filmography

|Year|Title|Role|Notes|
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1985–93|_Cheers_|Woody Boyd|Television series|
|1986|_Wildcats_|Krushinski|film debut|
|1987|_Bay Coven_|Slater||
|1988|_Cool Blue_|Dustin|Direct-to-video|
|1988|_Mickey's 60th Birthday_|Woody Boyd|Television film|
|1988|_Killer Instinct_|Charlie Long|Television film|
|1990|_L.A. Story_|Harris' Boss|Cameo|
|1990|_Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme_|Lou the Lamb|Cameo|
|1991|_Doc Hollywood_|Hank Gordon||
|1991|_Ted & Venus_|Homeless Vietnam Veteran|Cameo|
|1992|_White Men Can't Jump_|Billy Hoyle|Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo|
|1992|_Cheers: Last Call!_|Woody Boyd|NBC retrospective special|
|1993|_Indecent Proposal_|David Murphy|MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Supporting Actor|
|1994|_Natural Born Killers_|Mickey Knox|Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Kiss Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo|
|1994|__|Pepper Lewis||
|1994|_I'll Do Anything_|Ground Zero Hero||
|1995|_Money Train_|Charlie||
|1996|__|Larry Flynt|Nominated – Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role|
|1996|_Kingpin_|Roy Munson||
|1996|__|Dr. Michael Reynolds||
|1997|_Wag the Dog_|Sgt. William Schumann||
|1997|_Welcome to Sarajevo_|Jordan Flynn||
|1998|__|Sgt. Keck||
|1998|_Palmetto_|Harry Barber||
|1998|__|Big Boy Matson||
|1999|_Play It to the Bone_|Vince Boudreau||
|1999|_EDtv_|Ray Pekurny||
|1999|_Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me_|Himself|Cameo|
|1999|_Grass_|Himself|Narrator|
|2003|_Anger Management_|Galaxia/Security Gary||
|2003|_Go Further_|Himself|Documentary film|
|2003|_Scorched_|Jason 'Woods' Valley||
|2004|_After the Sunset_|Stanley "Stan" P. Lloyd||
|2004|_She Hate Me_|Lenald Power||
|2005|_North Country_|Bill White||
|2005|__|Leo "Kelly" Ryan||
|2005|__|Raymond "Ray" Barnell||
|2006|_Free Jimmy_|Roy Arnie|Voice role, English-language version released in 2008|
|2006|__|Ernie Luckman||
|2006|__|Dusty|Nominated – Gotham Award for Best Ensemble Cast|
|2007|__|Carter Page III||
|2007|_No Country for Old Men_|Carson Wells|Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|
|2007|_Battle in Seattle_|Dale||
|2007|__|One Eyed Jack Faro||
|2007|_Nanking_|Bob Wilson||
|2008|_Semi-Pro_|Ed Monix||
|2008|_Sleepwalking_|Randall||
|2008|_Transsiberian_|Roy|Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor|
|2008|_Surfer, Dude_|Jack||
|2008|_Management_|Jango||
|2008|_Seven Pounds_|Ezra Turner||
|2009|__|Captain Anthony 'Tony' Stone|Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Body of Work Nominated – Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture Nominated – Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture Nominated – San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated – Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actor|
|2009|_Defendor_|Arthur Poppington/Defendor||
|2009|_Zombieland_|Tallahassee|San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Body of Work Scream Award for Best Ensemble Nominated – Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Cast Nominated – Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated – Scream Award for Best Horror Actor|
|2009|_2012_|Charlie Frost|San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Body of Work|
|2011|_Friends with Benefits_|Tommy||
|2011|_Bunraku_|The Bartender||
|2011|_Ethos_|Narrator|Documentary film|
|2011|_Rampart_|Dave Brown|African American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated – Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actor in a Motion Picture|
|2012|_Game Change_|Steve Schmidt|Television film Nominated - Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actor in a Movie/Miniseries Pending - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie|
|2012|__|Haymitch Abernathy||
|2012|_Seven Psychopaths_|Charlie||
|2013|_Now You See Me_|Merritt Osbourne||
|2013|__|Haymitch Abernathy||
|2018|_Venom_|Cletus Kassady||

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Woody Harrelson
- **height**: 5 ft 10 in
- **image**: Woody Harrelson 191020-N-NU281-1028 (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Harrelson in October 2019
- **birth name**: Woodrow Tracy Harrelson
- **birth place**: Midland, Texas, U.S.
- **years active**: 1985–present
- **works**: Woody Harrelson filmography, Full list
- **spouse**:

- **children**: 3
- **relatives**: Charles Harrelson (father)
Brett Harrelson (brother)
- **awards**: List of awards and nominations received by Woody Harrelson, Full list