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Woody Harrelson
7 FOLLOWERS • 76 CREDITS • JUL 23, 1961 • 62
Biography
Woodrow Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor and playwright. He is the recipient of several 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.
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).
Known For
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Saturday Night Live
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The Oscars
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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E! True Hollywood Story
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Real Time with Bill Maher
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Will & Grace
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Frasier
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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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Honest Trailers
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The Simpsons
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MTV Movie & TV Awards
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The Graham Norton Show
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
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HBO First Look
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The Daily Show
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Dear John
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Celebrities Uncensored
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
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She's Having a Baby
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True Detective
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Anger Management
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Venom
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Cheers
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2012
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Friends with Benefits
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Triple 9
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A Prairie Home Companion
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Surfer, Dude
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No Country for Old Men
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Wag the Dog
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
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The Thin Red Line
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The Hunger Games
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
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Triangle of Sadness
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Fly Me to the Moon
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Indecent Proposal
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Kate
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Seven Pounds
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Bunraku
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After the Sunset
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Now You See Me
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Out of the Furnace
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Suncoast
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Solo: A Star Wars Story
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Now You See Me 2
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Midway
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The Man from Toronto
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Zombieland
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The Messenger
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War for the Planet of the Apes
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Now You See Me 3
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
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Brother from Another Mother
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The Glass Castle
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The Edge of Seventeen
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Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage
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Money Train
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The Highwaymen
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Free Jimmy
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Natural Born Killers
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Kingpin
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White House Plumbers
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Zombieland: Double Tap
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Champions
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