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Woody Harrelson Biography (1961-)
Full name, Woodrow Tracy Harrelson; born July 23, 1961, in Midland, TX; son of Charles Voyde and Diane Harrelson; brother of Jordan Harrelson (an actor) and Brett Harrelson (an actor); married Nancy Simon, 1985 (divorced, 1986); married Laura Louie (a production company executive), January 11, 1998; children: (second marriage) Deni Montana, Zoe Giordano. Addresses: Agent: Jeremy Plager, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: Simon Halls, PMK/HBH Public Relations, 8500 Wilshire Blvd.,Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor
- Birth Details
- July 23, 1961
- Midland, Texas, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Woodrow Tiberius "Woody" Boyd, Cheers, NBC, 1985-1993
- Nathan, a recurring role, Will & Grace, NBC, 2001
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Movies
- Slater, Bay Coven (also known as Bay Cove,
The Devils ofBay Cove,
Eye of the Demon, and Strangers in Town), NBC, 1987
- Charlie Daimler (some sources cite Charlie Long), Killer Instinct(also known as Deadly Observation and Over the Edge), NBC, 1988
- Lou the lamb, Mother Goose Rock `n' Rhyme, The Disney Channel, 1990
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Specials
- "Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim," On Location, HBO, 1987
- "Mickey's 60th Birthday Special," The Magical World of Disney, NBC, 1988
- Man on telephone, AFI Presents "TV or Not TV?," NBC, 1990
- Woodrow Tiberius "Woody" Boyd, Cheers: 200th Anniversary Special,NBC, 1990
- Host, Showtime Comedy Club All-Stars IV (also known as Comedy Club All-Star 4 with Woody Harrelson), Showtime, 1990
- "Disneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration," The Magical World of Disney, NBC, 1990
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Super Bloopers and New Practical Jokes, NBC, 1990
- Himself, Back to School '92, CBS, 1992
- Himself, Free to Laugh: A Comedy and Music Special for Amnesty International, Lifetime, 1992
- Woodrow Tiberius "Woody" Boyd and himself, Last Call!: A Cheers Celebration (also known as Cheers: Last Call!), NBC, 1993
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For Our Children: The Concert, The Disney Channel, 1993
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The 10th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1996
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The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 1997
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Inside the Academy Awards, TNT, 1997
- Himself, U.S. Comedy Arts Festival Tribute to Monty Python (also known as Monty Python's Flying Circus: Live at Aspen), HBO, 1998
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Farm Aid '98, Country Music Television, 1998
- Himself, The AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Stars, CBS, 1999
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The Rock to Erase MS Concert, VH1, 1999
- Narrator, Reel Radicals: The Sixties Revolution in Film, AmericanMovie Classics, 2002
- Host, The Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special, NBC, 2003
- (In archive footage) 101 Biggest Celebrity Oops, 2004
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Episodic
- Himself, The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, NBC, 1987, 1989,1992
- Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night,
Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 1989, 1991, 1992
- Himself, Late Night with David Letterman, NBC, 1989, 1990, 1992
- Himself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1993
- Voice of Woodrow Tiberius "Woody" Boyd, "Fear of Flying," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1994
- Himself, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2000
- Tommy Dugan, "Meet Tommy Dugan," Spin City (also known as Spin), ABC, 1996
- Henry, "Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute: Part 2," Ellen, ABC, 1998
- Woodrow Tiberius "Woody" Boyd, "The Show Where Woody Shows Up," Frasier, NBC, 1999
- Himself, Cheers: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
- (And in archive footage as Larry Flynt) Himself, Larry Flynt: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2000
- Himself, "Ted Danson: One Lucky Guy," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
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TV Tales, E! Entertainment Television, 2002
- Himself, V Graham Norton, 2002
- (In archive footage) Himself, Celebrities Uncensored, E! Entertainment Television, 2003, 2004
- Appeared as Richard, Dear John, NBC; also appeared as a guest in Real Time with Bill Maher, HBO.
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Other
- (In archive footage) Die Geschichte des erotischen Films, 2004
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Film Appearances
- Extra, Harper Valley P.T.A., April Fools, 1978
- Krushinski, Wildcats (also known as First and Goal), WarnerBros., 1986
- (Uncredited) Cameo appearance, She's Having a Baby, Paramount, 1988
- Dustin, Cool Blue (also known as Creative Detour), Columbia, 1990
- Hank Gordon, Doc Hollywood, Warner Bros., 1991
- (Uncredited) Harris's boss, L.A. Story, TriStar, 1991
- Homeless Vietnam veteran, Ted and Venus (also known as Love andVenice and Love and Venus), Double Helix, 1991
- Billy Hoyle, White Men Can't Jump, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
- David Murphy, Indecent Proposal, Paramount, 1993
- Ground Zero hero, I'll Do Anything, Columbia, 1994
- Mickey Knox, Natural Born Killers, Warner Bros., 1994
- Pepper Lewis, The Cowboy Way, Universal, 1994
- Charlie, Money Train, Columbia, 1995
- Dr. Michael Reynolds, The Sunchaser, Warner Bros., 1996
- Larry Flynt, The People vs. Larry Flynt, Columbia, 1996
- Roy Munson, Kingpin, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1996
- Flynn, Welcome to Sarajevo (also known as Sarajevo), Miramax, 1997
- Harry Barber, Palmetto (also known as Dumme sterben nicht aus), Castle Rock/Rialto Film, 1997
- Sergeant William Schumann, Wag the Dog, New Line Cinema, 1997
- (Uncredited) Himself, I Think I Cannes (also known as All Access), 1997
- Big Boy Matson, The Hi-Lo Country (also known as Hi-Lo Country--Im Land der letzten Cowboys), Gramercy, 1998
- Sergeant Keck, The Thin Red Line, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
- Ray Pekurny, Edtv (also known as Ed TV), MCA/Universal, 1999
- Vince Boudreau, Play It to the Bone (also known as Play It), Buena Vista, 1999
- Himself, Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (also known as Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me), New Line Cinema, 1999
- Narrator, Grass, Unapix Films, 2000
- Himself, Welcome to Hollywood, Phaedra Cinema, 2000
- Himself, American Saint, On the Road Productions, 2001
- Jason "Woods" Valley, Scorched, Neverland Films, 2002
- Galaxia/Garry the guard, Anger Management, Columbia, 2003
- Leland Powell, She Hate Me, Sony Pictures Classics, 2004
- Stan, After the Sunset, New Line Cinema, 2004
- Himself and taxi driver, This So-Called Disaster, IFC Films, 2004
- Himself, Go Further, Mongrel Media, 2004
- Title role, Jack Tucker, Trucker, GreeneStreet Films, 2005
- Luckman, A Scanner Darkly, Warner Bros., 2005
- Raymond, The Big White, Capitol Films, 2005
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Stage Appearances
- Understudy for the roles of Roy Selridge and Joseph Wykowski, Biloxi Blues, Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, 1985-1986
- Jack, The Boys Next Door, Lamb's Theatre, New York City, 1987-1988
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Two on Two and The Zoo Story (double-bill), Court Theatre,Los Angeles, 1989
- Zach, Furthest from the Sun, Los Angeles, 1993
- Bill Starbuck, The Rainmaker, Roundabout Theatre Company, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, 1999-2000
- Taxi driver, The Late Henry Moss, Theatre on the Square, San Francisco, CA, 2000
- Robert ("Bobby"), On an Average Day, Comedy Theatre, London, 2002
- Also appeared in Brooklyn Laundry.
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Stage Director
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Furthest from the Sun, Los Angeles, 1993, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Minneapolis, MN, 1999
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This Is Our Youth, Berkeley Street Theatre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 2003
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Stage Producer
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Two on Two and The Zoo Story (double-bill), Court Theatre,Los Angeles, 1989
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Furthest from the Sun, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Minneapolis, MN,1999
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
- Himself, Edtv: Caught in the Camera's Eye (also known as Caughtin the Camera's Eye), Universal Studios Home Video, 1999
- Himself, Skull Session: The Making of "Anger Management" (also known as The Making of "Anger Management"), Columbia, 2003
- Appeared in the music video "White Men Can't Jump," by Riff.
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Singles
- Backup vocalist, "Little Brother," by Hootie and the Blowfish, 2003
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WRITINGS
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Stage Plays
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Two on Two, Court Theatre, Los Angeles, 1989, produced on a double-bill with The Zoo Story
- (With Frankie Hyman) Furthest from the Sun, Los Angeles, 1993, Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Minneapolis, MN, 1999
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Audubon, July, 2000, p. 16
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Current Biography, January, 1997, pp. 21-25
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Empire, Issue 66, 1994, p. 9; October, 1997, p. 105
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Entertainment Weekly, March 25, 1994, p. 12; August 19, 1994, p. 13; June 30, 1995, p. 86; June 14, 1996, p. 12; October 18, 1996, p. 16; December 13, 1996, p. 16; December 27, 1996, p. 85
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In Style, February 1, 1999, p. 149
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Interview, December, 1996, pp. 80-85
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Los Angeles, February, 1998, pp. 50-55
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Newsweek, March 29, 1999, p. 77
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People Weekly, June 20, 1994, p. 124; December 9, 1996, p. 125; March 31, 1997, p. 47; September 11, 2000, p. 177
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Playboy, January, 1992, pp. 136-37, 184-86
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Premiere, October, 1995, pp. 70-77; December, 1996, pp. 118-27; August, 2001, pp. 56-59, 107
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Texas Monthly, November, 1994, pp. 100-104
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Time, December 9, 1996, p. 93
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