Woody Harrelson
 Woody Harrelson    (Hollywood actor) | |
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| Born | July 23, 1961 Midland, Texas, US |
| Nationality | US |
| Alma mater | Hanover College |
| Parents | Charles Harrelson |
| Spouse | • Nancy Simon • Laura Louie |
American actor and playwright. Son of Charles Harrelson, a convicted contract killer who said he was one of the gunmen in the assassination of John F. Kennedy. | |
Woodrow Tracy Harrelson is an American actor and playwright. He is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards, in addition to nominations for three Academy Awards and four Golden Globe Awards. He is son of Charles Harrelson, a convicted contract killer who said he was one of the gunmen in the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Career
Harrelson first became known for his role as bartender Woody Boyd on the NBC sitcom Cheers (1985–1993), for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series from a total of five nominations. He went on to receive three Academy Award nominations: Best Actor for The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), and Best Supporting Actor for both The Messenger (2009) and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017).
Harrelson was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series for his role as Marty Hart in the crime anthology series True Detective (2014).
Early life
Woodrow Tracy Harrelson was born in Midland, Texas, on July 23, 1961, to secretary Diane (née Oswald)[1] and convicted hitman Charles Voyde Harrelson. Their father received a life sentence for the 1979 killing of federal judge John H. Wood Jr.[2] Harrelson has stated that his father was rarely around during his childhood.[3] Charles died in the United States Penitentiary, Administrative Maximum Facility on March 15, 2007.
Harrelson's family was poor and relied on his mother's wages.In 1973, he moved to his mother's native city of Lebanon, Ohio, where he attended Lebanon High School, from which he graduated in 1979.[4]
Harrelson attended Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana, where he studied theatre and English.[5] While there, he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity and also friends with former Vice President of the United States Mike Pence.[6]
References
- ↑ https://www.geni.com/people/Diane-Harrelson/6000000020268987592
- ↑ https://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/03/21/entertainment/main2592684.shtml
- ↑ https://www.ft.com/content/e3487fc4-5ea6-11e8-9334-2218e7146b04
- ↑ https://www.daytondailynews.com/news/local/woody-harrelson-early-stars-share-memories/ozs160PxnYgkIV2GOb21JO/
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20220706045047/https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/jan/07/woody-harrelson-i-used-to-have-my-head-up-my-ass-
- ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20211119221941/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/woody-harrelson-college-pal-mike-pence-article-1.3980906
