This page will contain news stories about Woody Harrelson, as they become available.Woody HarrelsonWoody Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor. Born Woodrow Tracy Harrelson in Midland, Texas, he grew up in Lebanon, Ohio. His father, Charles, was twice convicted of taking money to commit murders,[1] (http://sports.texnews.com/1998/texas/harrel0803.html) including that of a federal judge. His father for a time claimed to be one of the "hobos" taken off the "grassy knoll" in Dallas, Texas at the time of the assassination of President Kennedy, or even one of the shooters. Harrelson has frequently said that his father's past has colored his own present. Harrelson attended Hanover College in Indiana, where he studied drama. After college, he moved to New York City and became an understudy in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues. In 1982 he was cast as the innocent Midwesterner Woody Boyd on the television series Cheers. His first film was Wildcats with Goldie Hawn. His early films were forgettable, until he portrayed Michael J. Fox's enemy in love in Doc Hollywood. From there on, films have been Harrelson's career. Harrelson has appeared in such films as White Men Can't Jump, Indecent Proposal and Natural Born Killers. In 1996 he starred in The People vs. Larry Flynt, for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. Harrelson is an activist for the legalization of marijuana, and has been arrested several times for his activities. This page about Woody Harrelson includes information from a Wikipedia article. Additional articles about Woody Harrelson News stories about Woody Harrelson External links for Woody Harrelson Videos for Woody Harrelson Wikis about Woody Harrelson Discussion Groups about Woody Harrelson Blogs about Woody Harrelson Images of Woody Harrelson |
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Harrelson is an activist for the legalization of marijuana, and has been arrested several times for his activities. He received Kennedy Center Honors in 2002. Larry Flynt, for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He won Tony awards in 1959 in The Great White Hope and in 1987 in Fences. In 1996 he starred in The People vs. He also read the opening tease for NBC's coverage of the 2004 Summer Olympics opening ceremony in Athens. Harrelson has appeared in such films as White Men Can't Jump, Indecent Proposal and Natural Born Killers. He appears in television and radio advertising for Verizon Wireless. From there on, films have been Harrelson's career. He also starred in the television program Under One Roof as Neb Langston, a widowed police officer, a role for which he received an Emmy nomination. Fox's enemy in love in Doc Hollywood. James portrayed General Solomon in the computer game Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun. His early films were forgettable, until he portrayed Michael J. He has also periodically performed guest voices on television's The Simpsons. His first film was Wildcats with Goldie Hawn. He has appeared in many roles since, but is probably best known as the sonorous voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars films, Mufasa in The Lion King, a Disney animated feature, and CNN tagline, "This is CNN." He has performed considerable amounts of other voice-over work. In 1982 he was cast as the innocent Midwesterner Woody Boyd on the television series Cheers. Strangelove in 1964. After college, he moved to New York City and became an understudy in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues. His first film role was in Dr. Harrelson attended Hanover College in Indiana, where he studied drama. So my first year of school was my first mute year, and then those mute years continued until I got to high school." Ironically, he is most famous for his deep authoritative voice. Harrelson has frequently said that his father's past has colored his own present. I couldn't talk. His father for a time claimed to be one of the "hobos" taken off the "grassy knoll" in Dallas, Texas at the time of the assassination of President Kennedy, or even one of the shooters. "I was a stutterer. His father, Charles, was twice convicted of taking money to commit murders,[1] (http://sports.texnews.com/1998/texas/harrel0803.html) including that of a federal judge. The teacher believed forced public speaking would help him gain confidence and insisted he recite a poem in class each day. Born Woodrow Tracy Harrelson in Midland, Texas, he grew up in Lebanon, Ohio. He credits a high school teacher who discovered he had a gift for writing poetry with helping him out of his silence. Woody Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor. He remained functionally mute for 8 years until he reached high school. He moved to Michigan around the age of 5, when he developed a stutter so severe he refused to speak aloud. Christopher Hardin (born January 17, 1931) is a well-known African-American actor who was born in Arkabutla, Mississippi and raised in Dublin, Michigan by his maternal grandparents. |