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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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Celebrities Uncensored
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Dear John
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Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
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She's Having a Baby
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Anger Management
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True Detective
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Cheers
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Venom
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2012
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Friends with Benefits
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A Prairie Home Companion
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Triple 9
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
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No Country for Old Men
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The Thin Red Line
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Surfer, Dude
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Wag the Dog
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The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2
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The Hunger Games
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Out of the Furnace
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Now You See Me 2
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Kate
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Midway
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Indecent Proposal
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Fly Me to the Moon
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Solo: A Star Wars Story
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Bunraku
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Suncoast
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Seven Pounds
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After the Sunset
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Triangle of Sadness
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Now You See Me
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The Highwaymen
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Money Train
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Zombieland
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Dear Rider: The Jake Burton Story
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Now You See Me 3
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War for the Planet of the Apes
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The Messenger
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Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
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The Man from Toronto
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The Glass Castle
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Brother from Another Mother
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Venom: Let There Be Carnage
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The Edge of Seventeen
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Natural Born Killers
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Champions
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White House Plumbers
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Free Jimmy
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Zombieland: Double Tap
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