Woody Harrelson

Woody 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.


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Harrelson is an activist for the legalization of marijuana, and has been arrested several times for his activities. He is said to have injured his foot on floating furniture. Larry Flynt, for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actor. He was reported safe, suffering only a minor foot injury while guiding himself and his daughter to safety. In 1996 he starred in The People vs. Reportedly, Jet Li was in the Maldives when the tsunami hit during the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake. Harrelson has appeared in such films as White Men Can't Jump, Indecent Proposal and Natural Born Killers. Jet Li is married to Nina Li (Chinese Pinyin Romanization: Li Zhi, Simplified Chinese 利智), a Shanghai-born Hong Kong actress.

From there on, films have been Harrelson's career. While the movie was a stunning action comedic success, Jackie Chan remains angered to this day about what he considers to be a "parody" of his talents. Fox's enemy in love in Doc Hollywood. Note the fact that such a "no-talent" kung-fu actor was played by a man whose name rings close to that of Jackie Chan's was entirely intentional. His early films were forgettable, until he portrayed Michael J. Along the way, he pairs up with wacky sell-out actor Frankie (played by Jacky Cheung), and proceeds to engage in massively violent battles in a high-rise building. His first film was Wildcats with Goldie Hawn. The movie, known in the US as either High Risk or Meltdown, portrays Jet Li as a cop who becomes disillusioned after his son is murdered by crimelords.

In 1982 he was cast as the innocent Midwesterner Woody Boyd on the television series Cheers. Jet Li starred in 1995's 鼠膽龍威 (Shǔdǎn Lóngwèi, literally, "Courage of a Mouse and Power of a Dragon"). After college, he moved to New York City and became an understudy in Neil Simon's Biloxi Blues. As one might expect from a martial artist of his calibre, he performs most of his own stunts. Harrelson attended Hanover College in Indiana, where he studied drama. Fists of Fury), but rather of Bruce Lee's Chinese Connection; and the Fong Sai Yuk films, about another Chinese folk hero. Harrelson has frequently said that his father's past has colored his own present. Some of the more famous of his Chinese language films include: the Shaolin Temple series (1, 2 and 3) - the films that introduced him; the Once Upon a Time in China series (Chinese title: Wong Fei Hung), about the semi-legendary Chinese folk hero; Fist of Legend, which, contrary to popular belief, was not a remake of Bruce Lee's The Big Boss (a.k.a.

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. His latest movie to premiere in North America is Hero (August 20, 2004 -- Chinese title: Ying Xiong, originally released in Asia in 2002). 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. After that came Kiss of the Dragon, The One premièred in North America on November 2, 2001, and Cradle 2 the Grave premièred in North America on February 28, 2003. Born Woodrow Tracy Harrelson in Midland, Texas, he grew up in Lebanon, Ohio. His début in Hollywood was in Lethal Weapon 4 as a villain. His first leading role in a Hollywood movie was in Romeo Must Die. Woody Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor. He has made many movies in Hong Kong over the years.

He won the Chinese Wushu national championship five times, which eventually led to a career as a martial arts movie star, first in mainland China, then in Hong Kong and now in Hollywood. Jet Li (Traditional Chinese: 李連杰, Simplified Chinese: 李连杰, Gwohngdongwa pengyam: Ley5 Lin4 Git6, pinyin: Lǐ Liánjié, Wade-Giles: Li Lien-chieh) (born April 26, 1963) is a martial artist and film actor. Lethal Weapon 4 (1998). Romeo Must Die (2000).

Kiss of the Dragon (2001). The One (2001). Hero (2002). Cradle 2 the Grave (2003).