Woodrow Tracy Harrelson, better known by his stage name Woody Harrelson, is an American actor and playwright best known for his role as bartender Woody Boyd in the television sitcom Cheers. Following that, he appeared in a number more films. Billy Hoyle in White Men Can’t Jump (1992), Mickey Knox in Natural Born Killers (1994), Larry Flynt in The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996), Zombieland (2009), Capt. Tony Stone in The Messenger (2009), Dave Brown in Rampart (2011), Charlie Frost in 2012 (2009), Haymitch Abernathy in The Hunger Games film series (2012-2015), Merritt McKinney in Now You See Me (2009), Haymitch Aber (2019). Billie Eilish was recently welcomed by Woody Harrelson on her first day at Saturday Night Live (Saturday Night Live). In general, he is a gifted actor.

Harrelson has an impressive net worth:

Harrelson has had a long and successful acting career. Harrelson has amassed a sizable fortune throughout the course of his career. Harrelson is worth $70 million, according to Celebrity Net Worth.

His acting jobs and royalties from his renowned portrayal as Woody Boyd provide the majority of his riches. In True Detective, he also served as an executive producer. Harrelson is also a director, having directed his debut play, Furthest from the Sun.

Early Life of Woody:

Woodrow Tracy Harrelson was born on July 23, 1961, in Midland, Texas, United States. His ethnicity is White and his nationality is American. He celebrated his 58th birthday with friends and family in 2019. He follows the Christian faith. Charles Harrelson, his father, and Brett Harrelson, his mother, gave birth to him. His father was a convicted hitman who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Federal Judge John H. Wood Jr. in 1979. On March 15, 2007, his father died in the Administrative Maximum Facility of the United States Penitentiary. Jordan and Brett, his two brothers, were raised in a Presbyterian home. His family was destitute, and his mother’s secretary salary was all they had. He went to Lebanon High School and then to Hanover College, where he was a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. In 1983, he earned a bachelor’s degree in theater and English.

Body Measurements of Woody:

Woody, despite his age of 58, maintains a youthful appearance. His endearing smile draws a large number of individuals to him. He stands at a lofty 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighs 83 kilograms. His eyes are blue, and his hair is light blonde. His waist is 36 inches, chest is 42 inches, and arms are 15 inches. Overall, he has kept his body in good shape and is in good health.

Television Career of Woody:

• Woody became famous for his role as bartender Woody Boyd on the NBC sitcom “Cheers,” in which he replaced Coach (played by Nicholas Colasanto, who died in February 1985).
• After that, he joined the cast in 1985 for season four, and stayed for the remaining eight seasons (1985-1993).
• He was also nominated for five Emmy Awards for the show, winning one in 1989.
• He next appeared as a guest star in “Frasier,” for which he received an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series.
• He later appeared as Grace’s new boyfriend Nathan in numerous episodes of Will & Grace in 2001.
• On November 12th, 2009, he was interviewed by Stephen Colbert to promote his film The Messenger.
• In 2014, he made a comeback on television in the first season of HBO’s crime drama True Detective.
• On the 6th of June 2010, he took part in Soccer Aid 2010 for UNICEF UK.
• He scored the game-winning goal for “The Rest of the World,” which defeated England for the first time in the tournament’s history.
• On May 27, 2012, he also took part in Soccer Aid 2012. The match ended 3-1 in England’s favor.

Film Career of Woody:

• Woody made his film debut in the 1986 comedic picture Wildcats.
• After that, he appeared in White Men Can’t Jump (1992) and Money Train, both of which were box office flops (1995).
• In 1993, he starred in the drama Indecent Proposal.
• Natural Born Killers and The Sunchaser were two films in which he appeared.
• In the year 1996, he starred in the Farrelly Brothers’ comedy Kingpin.
• In Milos Forman’s film The People vs. Larry Flynt, he played Larry Flynt. He gained even more prominence as a result of this film.
• He was nominated for a Golden Globe Award and an Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance.
• He played Sergeant Schumann in Wag the Dog in 1997 and acted in the war drama Welcome to Sarajevo in 1997.
• In 1999, he acted in the thriller Palmetto and portrayed Sergeant Keck in The Thin Red Line, a war drama that received seven Academy Award nominations.
• He has appeared in films such as The Hi-Lo Country and EDtv, in which he played Ray Pekurny.
• He then went on to star in the films “Play It to the Bone” and “Anger Management.”
• He also appeared in After the Sunset, She Hate Me, The Big White, North Country, “The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio,” Free Jimmy, and A Scanner Darkly, among other films.
• In the 2007 film The Walker, he played Carter Page III, a gay escort of privileged Washington D.C. women.
• He won a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Cast for his role in the crime thriller No Country for Old Men.
• He then went on to star in the films Semi-Pro, Seven Pounds, and The Messenger.
• He was nominated for a Satellite Award, an Independent Spirit Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the film The Messenger.
• He later appeared in the film “2012” after co-starring in the horror comedy Zombieland.
• In the futuristic western martial arts film Bunraku in 2010 and Friends with Benefits in 2011, he starred as a bartender and tutor.
• He also directed the 2011 film ETHOS and starred in the 2012 picture “The Hunger Game.”
• In the year 2012, he played the character of Republican strategist Steve Schmidt in the film Game Change.
• In 2015, he and his daughter Zoe participated in a 7-minute short video for U2’s “Song for Someone.”
• In the 2017 science fiction film War for the Planet of the Apes, he plays the antagonist The Colonel.
• In the same year, he starred in The Glass Castle.
• He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role for his role as police chief Bill Willoughby in the black comedy crime film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
• In 2018, he starred in the film Solo: A Star Wars Story.
• In the same year, he appears in a cameo as Cletus Kasady in the film Venom, in which he portrays Cletus Kasady.

Marital Status, Wife, Children:

Woody is a divorced man who has been married twice in his life. He married his girlfriend, Nancy Simon, on June 29, 1985, and the couple divorced a year later on January 20, 1986.

After that, on December 28, 2008, he married Laura Louie. The couple has three children together. Currently, the couple is living a joyful life free of conflict. They seem to be having a great time. The pair is currently based in Maui, Hawaii, in the United States.

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