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Woody Harrelson

  • Birthplace: Midland, Texas
  • Birthday: July 23, 1961

Blond, blue-eyed and somewhat slack-jawed, actor Woody Harrelson evolved from a beloved Emmy-winning sitcom supporting player to regularly employed feature lead in comedies, melodramas and "buddy" action fare. With the passage of time and the commercial success of some of these efforts, Harrelson began to transcend public memory of his affable eight-year (1985-93) portrayal of Woody Boyd, the dim-witted but good-hearted bartender on the now classic NBC sitcom "Cheers". His first film assignment, a supporting role as a high s…more

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Career Milestones

  • 2008

    Cast opposite Will Ferrell in the 1970s-era sports comedy Semi-Pro

  • 2007

    Co-starred with Tommy Lee Jones and Javier Bardem in the Coen brothers No Country for Old Men

  • 2006

    Cast in Robert Altman s ensemble feature A Prairie Home Companion, based on Garrison Keilor s radio program

  • 2006

    Starred in A Scanner Darkly a rotoscoped film by director Richard Linklater; adapted from the novel by Philip K. Dick

  • 2005

    Cast opposite Julianne Moore in The Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio about a single mom who enters a commercial jingle-writing contest to support her ten children

Awards

  • 2008

    Screen Actors Guild Award: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture

  • 2007

    National Board of Review Award: Best Ensemble Cast

  • 1994

    MTV Movie Award: Best On-Screen Kiss

  • 1989

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

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