Woody Harrelson
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| '''Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson''' (born [[July 23]], [[1961]]) is an [[American actor]]. | '''Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson''' (born [[July 23]], [[1961]]) is an [[American actor]]. | ||
| - | Although he is best known for his role in the popular 1980s [[sitcom]] ''[[Cheers]]'', he has also earned acclaim for his roles in films such as as ''[[Natural Born Killers]]'' ([[Woody Harrelson|Harrelson]] and [[Juliette Lewis]] as the giddy [[white trash|white-trash]] [[spree killer]]s) and ''[[The People vs. Larry Flynt]]''. | + | Harrelson's breakthrough role came in the television [[sitcom]] ''[[Cheers]]'' as bartender [[Woody Boyd]]. Some notable film characters include basketball hustler Billy Hoyle in ''[[White Men Can't Jump]]'', bowler Roy Munson in ''[[Kingpin (film)|Kingpin]]'', serial killer Mickey Knox in ''[[Natural Born Killers]]'', magazine publisher [[Larry Flynt]] in ''[[The People vs. Larry Flynt]]'', country singer Dusty in ''[[A Prairie Home Companion (film)|A Prairie Home Companion]]'', bounty hunter Carson Wells in ''[[No Country for Old Men (film)|No Country for Old Men]]'', zombie killer Tallahassee in ''[[Zombieland]]'', blind piano player/meat salesman Ezra Turner in ''[[Seven Pounds]]'', conspiracy nut Charlie Frost in ''[[2012 (film)|2012]]'', a delusional man who believes that he is a superhero named Defendor in ''[[Defendor (film)|Defendor]]'' and Cpt. Tony Stone in ''[[The Messenger (2009 film)|The Messenger]]''. For ''The People vs. Larry Flynt'' and ''The Messenger'', Harrelson earned [[Academy Award]] nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively. |
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Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor.
Harrelson's breakthrough role came in the television sitcom Cheers as bartender Woody Boyd. Some notable film characters include basketball hustler Billy Hoyle in White Men Can't Jump, bowler Roy Munson in Kingpin, serial killer Mickey Knox in Natural Born Killers, magazine publisher Larry Flynt in The People vs. Larry Flynt, country singer Dusty in A Prairie Home Companion, bounty hunter Carson Wells in No Country for Old Men, zombie killer Tallahassee in Zombieland, blind piano player/meat salesman Ezra Turner in Seven Pounds, conspiracy nut Charlie Frost in 2012, a delusional man who believes that he is a superhero named Defendor in Defendor and Cpt. Tony Stone in The Messenger. For The People vs. Larry Flynt and The Messenger, Harrelson earned Academy Award nominations for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actor, respectively.
