Woody Harrelson

He went into the wedlock with the daughter of playwright Neil Simon, Nancy Simon in 1985. Interestingly, the very following day the couple intended for divorce but ended up living together for ten months before separation.

In 2008, he tied the nuptials with his long-time girlfriend, Laura Louie. The couple has been blessed with three daughters, Deni Montana, Zoe Giordano, Makani Ravello.

Woody Harrelson was born on July 23, 1961 to Diane Lou and Charles Voyde Harrelson in Midland, Texas. He has two siblings, brothers Jordan and Brett.

When young Harrelson was just seven years old, his father was convicted with life sentence for the murder of Federal Judge John H. Wood, Jr. As such, he was mostly raised by his mother for much of his life at Lebanon, Ohio, his mother’s native city.

He completed his formal education from Lebanon High School. In addition to studying, he apprenticed as a woodcarver at Kings Island Amusement Park.

After completing his high school graduation, he moved to Hanover to enrol himself at the Hanover College. It was there that he became a part of the Sigma Chi fraternity. In 1983, he completed his B.A. in theatre and English.

Immediately after finishing his studies, he briefly worked in the New York theatre. In 1985, he made his professional debut with the role of a bartender, Woody Boyd, in the already popular NBC sitcom, ‘Cheers’, which was on its fourth season.

What started off as a mere replacement of the character of Coach played by Nicholas Colasanto in ‘Cheers’, lasted for four seasons until 1989! What’s more, he even earned himself five Emmy Awards nominations, eventually winning one. His performance in the series brought him much popularity and fame.

While his television career was on-going, he did not forego stage career completely and was seen in a couple of plays including, ‘Brooklyn Laundry’, ‘Furthest From the Sun’ and so on.

He made a foray into the big screen while working on ‘Cheers’ with the 1986 released film, ‘Wildcats’, a football comedy in which he made a cameo appearance. Following this, he was seen in the movies, ‘White Men Can’t Jump’, ‘Money Train’, ‘LA Story’ and so on.

His film career took off to a great start with the film, ‘Indecent Proposal’ where he was cast opposite Robert Redford and Demi Moore. The film was a grand success and grossed a total of over $265,000,000 at the box office.

His performance in the NBC sitcom, ‘Cheers’, helped him bag American Comedy Award for Funniest Newcomer in 1987. Moreover, he won Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 1989.

He was bestowed with the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for the film, ‘No Country for Old Men’.

Year 2009 helped him attain several awards such as Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Male, National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor and San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Body of Work for the film ‘The Messenger’.

In 2011, he won African-American Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor for the film, ‘Rampart’.