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Woody Harrelson Biography
Woody Harrelson grew up in Lebanon, Ohio. He received degrees in theatre arts and English from Hanover College, Indiana. His career began in New York theatre as an understudy in Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues". Within months, he was cast as Woody on the hit TV series, Cheers. Due to conflicts with his TV schedule, Harrelson found it difficult to cross-over to films. His first appearance was in Wildcats with Goldie Hawn. His next movie, Cool Blue, was releases directly to video. He followed with two cameos, which went uncredited. Meanwhile, he continued to be active in theatre in L.A.: "Zoo Story", "2 on 2" (his own basketball drama), "Brooklyn Laundry" (with Glenn Close and Laura Dern). In 1991, Doc Hollywood gave him his first widely-seen movie role. The following year, White Men Can't Jump, with Wesley Snipes established him as a box-office draw. He followed immediatly with two hits, Indecent Proposal and Natural Born Killers. Harrelson lives with his former assistant, Laura Louie, and their 2 daughters.
Salary
Grass (1999): $0.00
Money Train (1995): $5,000,000

Trivia
Is a Vegan
Moonlights as the lead singer in the band Manly Moondog and the Three Kool Hats.
Graduated from Hanover College in 1983 with a degree in theater arts & English. Member Sigma Chi fraternity.
Was married to Neil Simon's daughter, Nancy Simon. Has had relationships with: Carol Kane, Ally Sheedy and Moon Unit Zappa.
Was arrested in Columbus (Ohio) in June 1983, charged of disorderly conduct - he was dancing in the street, halting traffic; he later jumped out of a moving police van laughing maniacally and finally punched one of the two arresting officers to the ground.
Brother of Brett Harrelson
Father Charles Harrelson is serving two life sentences for the murder of Federal Judge John Howland Wood on the orders of drug dealer Jimmy Chagra, who reportedly paid him $250,000. Harrelson has claimed to be one of the "hobos" taken away from "the grassy knoll" right after the shooting of John F. Kennedy.
Admits to having been a sex addict.
Claimed to have 17 jobs in one year.
Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world [1990]
Activist for the legalization of marijuana.
A jury in Beattyville, Kentucky dismissed a marijuana possession charge against him. He was arrested in 1996 for planting 4 marijuana hemp seeds in rural Kentucky and in his defence he said he was challenging a state law that makes no distinction between marijuana and hemp, even though hemp contains little of the drug found in marijuana and can be used to make a variety of industrial products. [25 August 2000]
Woody and approximately a dozen other hemp activists and environmentalists took a bicycle tour across America, Starting in Seattle, Washington and 1000 miles later ending at the University of Santa Barbara in California. The tour was escorted by the "Mothership", a Chicago city transit bus fueled by hemp oil & powered by solar panels. [April 2001]
The ex-son-in-law of playwright Neil Simon, one of Woody's first plays was Simon's "Biloxi Blues" in 1984.
He is on the board of the directors for the Ex'pression Center For New Media, an art school in Emeryville, California.
His friends Darius Rucker, Mark Bryan, Dean Felber and Jim 'Soni' Sonefeld of the rock band Hootie & The Blowfish wrote the song "Woody" about him. The number can be found on the group's eponymous 2003-album.
Is the owner of an oxygen bar in West Hollywood, California. [2001]
Lives with Laura Louie and their children in Costa Rica [2004]
Was set to star in the Danny Boyle's firefighter drama "Worcester Cold Storage" with Ed Harris, but the project never came to fruition.
He is the first and (as of 2005) the only regular cast member from Cheers to receive a nomination for an Academy Award
"Woody" from Cheers is from Hanover, Indiana.
Wanted to play Jake Brigance in A Time to Kill, but author John Grisham objected to his casting.
Good friends with The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Expecting third child in July 2006
Daughter, Makani Ravello Harrelson, born 3 June 2006.
Lovingly refers to his three daughters as the "Goddess trilogy".
Woody and his wife, Laura, became the parents of their third daughter, Makani Ravello, on Maui on June 3, 2006.
Although he is a vegan, he is a raw faddist (which means he only eats raw and dried foods)
He climbed the golden gate bridge and put up a sign that read: "Hurwitz"
He and Nancy Simon were married in Tiajuana, Mexico.
Children: Deni Montana (b. 1994), Zoe Giordano (b. 1997), Makani Ravello (b. 2006)
Close friend of Michael J. Fox.
Lives in Haiwai [2006]
Source provided by imdb (Copyright) - The Internet Movie Database.

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