Woody Harrelson
23 July, 1961
| 1.77 m
Actor
Producer
Director
Biography
Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning actor Woodrow Tracy Harrelson was born on July 23, 1961 in Midland, Texas, to Diane Lou (Oswald) and Charles Harrelson. He grew up in Lebanon, Ohio, where his mother was from. After receiving degrees in theater arts and English from Hanover College, he had a brief stint in New York theater. He was soon cast as Woody on TV series Zdrówko! (1982), which wound up being one of the most-popular TV shows ever and also earned Harrelson an Emmy for his performance in 1989.While he dabbled in film during his time on Zdrówko! (1982), that area of his career didn't fully take off until towards the end of the show's run. In 1991, Doktor Hollywood (1991) gave him his first widely-seen movie role, and he followed that up with Biali nie potrafią skakać (1992), Niemoralna propozycja (1993) and Urodzeni mordercy (1994). More recently, Harrelson was seen in To nie jest kraj dla starych ludzi (2007), Zombieland (2009), 2012 (2009), and To tylko seks (2011), along with the acclaimed HBO movie Zmiana w grze (2012).In 2011, Harrelson snagged the coveted role of fan-favorite drunk Haymitch Abernathy in the big-screen adaptation of Igrzyska śmierci (2012), which ended up being one of the highest-grossing movies ever at the domestic box office. Harrelson is set to reprise that role for the sequels, which are scheduled for release in November 2013, 2014 and 2015. Harrelson has received two Academy Award nominations, first for his role as controversial Hustler founder Larry Flynt in Skandalista Larry Flynt (1996) and then for a role in W imieniu armii (2009). He also received Golden Globe nominations for both of these parts. In 2016, he had a stand-out role as a wise teacher in the teen drama Gorzka siedemnastka (2016).Harrelson was briefly married to... show more
Movies
American and British journalists Flynn and Michael Henderson, along with their respective news teams, meet at the beginning of the Bosnian war in Sarajevo. During their reports, the group find an orphanage run by the devoted Mrs. Savic near the frontline. Feeling sympathy, Hender... Read all
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A revolutionary group of activists, scientists, farmers, and politicians band together in a global movement of "Regenerative Agriculture" that could balance our climate, replenish our vast water supplies, and feed the world.
By chance, 3 employees rob their bank the same weekend.
Four stoners, five vegans, three mobsters, four hunters, and a million reasons to free one junkie elephant.
While caring for her brother along with her audacious mother, a teenager strikes up a friendship with an eccentric activist who is protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all time.
An improvisational comedy using a handful of actors playing characters competing in an actual poker tournament.
An escort who caters to Washington, D.C.'s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.
A prestigious oncologist learns a valuable lesson in humility and is forced to reexamine his relationship with medicine and his life in general when Brandon, a young patient and convicted for murder, kidnaps him at gunpoint.