
Profile
Famous as :
ActorBirth Name :
Woodrow Tracy HarrelsonBirth Date :
July 23, 1961Birth Place :
Midland, Texas, USASpouse :
Nancy Simon (29-Jun-85 - 1986), Laura Louie (his former assistant, since 11-Jan-98)Claim to fame :
As Woody Boyd in TV series "Cheers" (1985-1993)
Biography
by AceShowbiz.com
each. The glory amazingly still continued at the end of the era as the blond actor satisfyingly earned another Emmys nomination, this time in Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series category, through his performance in an episode of "Cheers" spin-off series, "Frasier", entitled "The Show Where Woody Shows Up" (1999).
Surely had no difficulty to move on his path in Hollywood afterwards, Woody instead chose to make a return to theater by the beginning of the third millennium, appearing onstage to act together with Nick Nolte also Sean Penn in Sam Shepard's "The Late Henry Moss." It was not until 2003 that he made his comeback on movie feature to then be seen finely portraying various human characters for the next few years, such as a transvestite prostitute in "Anger Management" (2003), a buffoonish FBI Agent in "After the Sunset" (2004), an alcoholic husband in "The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio" (2005), and an idealistic lawyer in "North Country" (2005).
Next billed in high-profile flicks of "A Prairie Home Companion" plus "A Scanner Darkly" for 2006 releases, there were even more roles for this striking hunk to explore as he signed on to film at least twelve titles for
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the next two years. Certainly of various genres, they included "No Country for Old Men" (2007), "The Walker" (2007), "Battle in Seattle" (2008), "Semi-Pro" (2008), and "Pinkville" (2008), among others.
Aside from his glowing profession as an actor, Woody is also known to be either a very outspoken supporter concerning the legalization of marijuana and hemp in the States or an eager social activist, notably on environmental and anti-war matters besides his involvement with Amnesty International and the Pediatric AIDS Foundation. As for his private life, the star had once married to Neil Simon's daughter, Nancy Simon, whom he tied the knot with by 1985 in Tijuana. Much to everyone's shock, the couple instantly revealed their intention to divorce in the following day, but it was not until 10 months later that they officially split, letting Woody to freely date several actresses like Glenn Close, Moon Unit Zappa, and Ally Sheedy among others. However, he finally gave his heart to his former assistant Laura Louie and happily married her on January 11, 1998 after living together since 1990. Already had two daughters named Deni Montana in 1993 and Zoe Giordano in 1996, the couple later happily welcomed their third one,
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