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Woody Harrelson
Woodrow Tracy Harrelson, born July 23, 1961, is an American comedian and actor. He first became known for his role in NBC sitcom Cheers as bartender Woody Boyd, for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series from five nominations. Harrelson received three Academy Award nominations for his roles in The People vs. Larry Flynt, The Messenger, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. Other notable work includes his performances in series like Frasier where he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series, and films like No Country for Old Men and Zombieland. He also portrayed Haymitch Abernathy in The Hunger Games film series. Apart from acting, Harrelson was nominated for several Primetime Emmy Awards for his roles in HBO films like Game Change, crime anthology series True Detective, and political limited series White House Plumbers, for which he received a Golden Globe nomination. Born in Midland, Texas, Harrelson was raised in a Presbyterian household. He is known for his environmental and vegan activism, and he follows a raw vegan diet. He faced legal troubles and was arrested numerous times due to his strong views on the legalization of marijuana and hemp, as well as his anti-war protests against both the First Gulf War and 2003 Invasion of Iraq.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Woodrow Tracy Harrelson
Born: Midland, Texas, U.S.
Citizenship: American
Birthday: July 23, 1961
Occupations: Comedian, Actor
Years Active: 1985-present
Children: 3
Spouses: Nancy Simon, Laura Louie
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Awards and Nominations Received by Woody Harrelson
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Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, MissouriMovies Featuring Woody Harrelson
Zombieland
Zombieland: Double Tap
The Man from Toronto
Kate
Kiss the Ground
Triangle of Sadness
The Highwaymen
The Messenger
The People vs. Larry Flynt
A Prairie Home Companion
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Natural Born Killers
Transsiberian
The Edge of Seventeen
War for the Planet of the Apes
Seven Psychopaths
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Venom
Management
Midway
Triple 9
Champions
Defendor
Shock and Awe
LBJ
How to Make Money Selling Drugs
Out of the Furnace
The Walker
Welcome to Sarajevo
Kingpin
Doc Hollywood
The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
The Big White
Indecent Proposal
The Glass Castle
Surfer, Dude
Palmetto
Free Birds
Seven Pounds
Semi-Pro
Play It to the Bone
Now You See Me
After the Sunset
Now You See Me 2
Jim Allison: Breakthrough
Suncoast
Fly Me to the Moon
Last Breath
The Electric State
Ethos
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Game Change
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
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The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
David Blaine: Real or Magic
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons”
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All in the Family” and “Good Times”
Scorched
This So-Called Disaster
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
Cool Blue
Mother Goose Rock ’n’ Rhyme
Disneyland’s 35th Anniversary Special
The Earth Day Special
Ted & Venus
Bay Coven
Mickey’s 60th Birthday
Killer Instinct
Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
White House Plumbers
Willie Nelson 90: Long Story Short
Harper Valley P.T.A.
Money Train
White Men Can’t Jump
Welcome to Hollywood
I’ll Do Anything
The Hi-Lo Country
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin’s Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
The Sunchaser
The Cowboy Way
Animal Farm
Hempsters: Plant the Seed
Common Ground
Simply Raw: Reversing Diabetes in 30 Days
Girl from the North Country
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Ella McCay
Career Timeline
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2025
Last Breath
Duncan Allock
The Electric State
Voice of Mr. Peanut
Animal Farm
Boxer (voice)
Now You See Me: Now You Don't
Merritt McKinney
Ella McCay
Eddie McCay
2022
The Man from Toronto
The Man from Toronto
Triangle of Sadness
The Captain
Homeward Bound: A Grammy Salute to the Songs of Paul Simon
Self
2021
Kate
Varrick
Venom: Let There Be Carnage
Cletus Kasady, Carnage
Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story
Narrator (voice)
2019
Zombieland: Double Tap
Tallahassee
The Highwaymen
Maney Gault
Midway
Chester W. Nimitz
Jim Allison: Breakthrough
Narrator
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons”
Archie Bunker
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All in the Family” and “Good Times”
Archie Bunker
2017
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Willoughby
War for the Planet of the Apes
LBJ
Lyndon B. Johnson
The Glass Castle
2016
The Edge of Seventeen
Triple 9
Now You See Me 2
Pawns No More: The Making of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
2015
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
The Mockingjay Lives: The Making of the Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
2014
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Surviving the Game: Making The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
2013
How to Make Money Selling Drugs
Out of the Furnace
Free Birds
Now You See Me
David Blaine: Real or Magic
Self
2012
Seven Psychopaths
Game Change
Steve Schmidt
The World Is Watching: Making the Hunger Games
Self (Haymitch Abernathy)
2011
Ethos
Host
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Self
The (R)evolution of Immortal Technique
Self
2008
Transsiberian
Surfer, Dude
Seven Pounds
Semi-Pro
No Country for Old Men: Josh Brolin’s Unauthorized Behind the Scenes
Self
Hempsters: Plant the Seed
Himself
2003
Scorched
Jason 'Woods' Valley
This So-Called Disaster
Taxi Driver
Three Stooges 75th Anniversary Special
Host
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