Lifestyle
Woody's lifestyle is as laid back, if not lazy, as his South Texas accent. He admits that sometimes he can hardly force himself to get out of bed before noon, slowly trudges to the kitchen and just as slowly eats fruit for breakfast - Harrelson is an old, experienced vegan. His close friend Matthew McConaughey describes the everyday life of Woody's kingdom this way: “I once asked him: “Woody, you always look so calm. What do you do when problems or conflicts happen? “He thought for a minute, lowering his head, then looked up at me, as if trying to look into the very depths of my soul, and replied: “I just forget about it.”
Woody and marijuana
Harrelson is an avid cannabis smoker and has been advocating for legalization legislation for years. Sometimes he is ready to defend his views radically and moves on to direct action. In 1996, Woody, accompanied by a lawyer and CNN reporters, came to Lee County, Kentucky, and planted four hemp seeds in an attempt to challenge local marijuana laws. Before this, he called the county sheriff and warned of his intentions. After the “seeding,” the actor was arrested, but a few hours later he was released on bail and all charges were dropped. Harrelson emerged from the county jail as a winner, signing autographs and taking pictures with fans.
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Personal life of Woody Harrelson
In 1985, the actor hastily married the daughter of playwright Neil Simon, Nancy Simon. The couple decided to separate almost immediately after the wedding, but due to paperwork, their marriage lasted ten months. Afterwards, Woody Harrelson had many random women, including a couple of meetings with Juliette Lewis and a short affair with Glen Close.
Laura Louis worked as Woody's assistant, sent off annoying reporters, brought him home after partying at the bar, prepared herbal infusions for him and tried to make his life as comfortable as possible. One day, while filming in Africa, he noticed that he was constantly thinking about Laura, and suddenly he realized that he was in love with her. Woody recalled how he took a guitar and composed a song, and when he sang it for a girl, an embarrassed Laura admitted to him that she had been in love with him for two years. However, this did not stop the girl from “thinking” about Woody’s proposal for almost twenty years. They legalized their relationship only in 2008. The couple have three daughters: Denis Montana, Zoe Giordano and Makani Ravello, and the proud father always called them “my three goddesses.”
Woody Harrelson and his wife Laura Louis
The family bought a villa in Hawaii and began growing their own vegetables, because Woody is a convinced raw vegetarian, moreover, in 2012 he received the title of sexiest vegetarian from PETA. He prefers multi-fresh drinks, but once admitted that he likes to drink well at parties.
Woody Harrelson is a vegetarian
Harrelson has always been a supporter of the legalization of marijuana and promoted legislation on its free use in medicine. The actor has repeatedly had problems with the police: he was arrested for disorderly conduct when he held a dance right on the highway in Ohio in 1982. In 1996, in Kentucky, he was arrested for trying to plant hemp, and in 2008, for a fight with a photographer.
Woody Harrelson advocates legalizing marijuana
Woody supports the Burberry brand, and in his free time he wears jeans and prefers khaki.
He thinks Salma Hayek is divinely beautiful and is confident that he has a great job because he is surrounded by the most charming women in the world.
The actor hates getting up early and respects people who have their own opinions, so the slogan appeals to him.
Woody is an anarchist
At least the media, at the suggestion of Harrelson himself, calls him that. He doesn't like power of any kind: “We live in a corrupt world where every government is just a group of businessmen working for a group of other more powerful businessmen. They don't care about people. It's sad, but no one knows how to change this, how to fight corporations. I think we're stuck in this system until the oil runs out." Woody is always ready to criticize American presidents - Democrat Barack Obama for not withdrawing troops from Afghanistan, and Republican Donald Trump. The latter is the subject of Harrelson's constant dissatisfaction. He met Trump back in the 2000s at a dinner at Trump Tower and immediately realized that he was a real narcissist.
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Woody and the women
From the age of 7, Woody Harrelson was raised by his mother, grandmother and aunt. This rather matriarchal system in the family lasts his entire life - now Harrelson is surrounded by his wife, three daughters, a dog and a cat. “Women, women everywhere,” says Woody. “I like that there is a lot of yin energy around. I am very grateful to women. In general, not in a romantic sense. Although this too.”
Woody and his wife Laura Louis / © Getty Images
Woody, for example, thanks Robin Rogers (a girl from his past) for participating in his acting career. They studied at the same school - one day Robin saw Harrelson imitate Elvis Presley and suggested that he go to drama school. “If Robin wants me to go to drama school, I’ll do it,” Harrelson replied then and connected his life with acting for many years.
Biography of Woody Harrelson
Woody Harrelson is a famous American film actor and producer. During his professional career he starred in more than eighty films. His favorite genres are drama, comedy and crime. Winner of an honorary Emmy award. He was nominated twice for an Oscar and four times for a Golden Globe.
Charismatic Woody Harrelson
Woody and his father
When Woody was 7 years old, his father Charles Harrelson was sent to prison for contract murder and drug sales. Upon parole, Charles was ordered to kill Judge John Wood, completed his “job” and went to serve two life sentences. At Wood's trial, Harrelson Sr. suddenly announced that he had also shot President John F. Kennedy. They didn’t believe him due to lack of evidence, but conspiracy theorists (whether without them) are sure that Charles was involved in one of the most notorious murders in US history. In 1996, he tried to escape from prison in Atlanta, but was caught, and almost ten years later he was found dead in solitary confinement - an autopsy determined that Charles Harrelson's death was due to natural causes.
Charles Harrelson
Woody said what he thought about his father, but did not make a drama out of it - even during his lifetime, he perceived him as an acquaintance, and not a parent. "This past. You don’t forget it, but carry it with you, and hopefully learn from these mistakes. But you live in the present.” Harrelson also believes that he himself is an excellent example for his daughters - an example of how not to live and act. In self-irony he has no equal.
Woody and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri
Woody Harrelson's filmography includes many notable roles: Hustler publisher Larry Flynt, maniac Mickey Knox (and on the way another killer Cletus Kasady from Marvel comics), detective Marty Hart and a professional survivalist in the world of the zombie apocalypse Tallahassee. Woody is multifaceted, but he works best in ambiguous roles of these bad guys - even Detective Hart cannot be called an exclusively positive character. However, he calls Martin McDonagh's Oscar-winning film "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" the best work of his career. Woody played Sheriff Bill Willoughby, who cannot solve the murder, is dying of cancer and remains faithful to his wife and children. At first, he liked Sam Rockwell’s unstable character more, but during the filming process, Harrelson discovered all the talent of McDonagh and the depth of “Three Billboards”: “You look and don’t understand - when did Martin McDonagh become one of the Coen brothers?”
Still from the film “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.” Courtesy photo
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri brought Woody Harrelson his third Oscar nomination, having previously been nominated once for his role as Larry Flynt in Milos Forman's biopic and a second time for his role as Captain Tony Stone in The Messenger. Woody did not receive the statuette again, but the story of Leonardo DiCaprio (his Oscar was snatched from under his nose as many as 5 times) shows that justice is not alien to the world of cinema. We believe that Harrelson will still win the main Academy Award, but the question is - does he really need it?
Woody Harrelson's acting career
Woody Harrelson's acting career began in 1980, when the 19-year-old boy began participating in theater productions. Woody made his debut on television in 1982, in the fourth season of the TV series Cheers; his character, Woodrow Huckleberry Tiberius Boyd, was involved in the project until the sixth season inclusive. The role made him famous, he was nominated for an Emmy Award five times, but he only managed to win the award in 1989.
The series Cheers - Woody Harrelson's first role
A few years later, Woody decided that it was time to leave television projects. He dreamed of a serious career in big cinema. In 1991, he appeared in the film "Dr. Hollywood" and over the next three years appeared in the films "White People Can't Jump", "Natural Born Killers" and "Indecent Proposal" with the incomparable Robert Redford and the charming Demi Moore.
Woody Harrelson in the movie "Ringleader"
Viewers remember the comedy “Ringleader,” where Woody Harrelson and Randy Quaid tried to get half a million dollars at a bowling championship. The actor then appeared in the leading role in the controversial biopic The People vs. Larry Flynt, playing the publisher of the Hustler porn magazine. For this role, he was nominated for an Oscar in the Best Actor category, but lost the prize to Geoffrey Rush and David Halfgott.
Woody Harrelson was nominated for an Oscar for his role as Larry Flynt.
The next Oscar nomination came to Woody Harrelson only in 2010 - he was nominated in the Best Supporting Actor category for the film The Messenger. Although, according to many viewers, in terms of the convincingness of his performance, his character was in no way inferior to the hero of Ben Foster. The actor played the captain of a US Army unit called upon to convey terrible news to the families and friends of dead soldiers. However, alas, this time Woody Harrelson did not receive the coveted statuette, which went to the star of Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” – Christoph Waltz.
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In 2012, the actor appeared in the first part of the acclaimed Hunger Games series as Haymitch Abernathy, mentor to the heroes Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson. He subsequently took part in other parts of the franchise.
"The Hunger Games": Woody Harrelson played Haymitch Abernathy
And in 2013, he formed an excellent acting quartet with Jesse Eisenberg, Isla Fisher and Mark Ruffalo in the thriller Now You See Me. In the story, four magnificent magicians commit perhaps the most daring robbery of the century on live television. Harrelson's character is Merritt McKinney, a hypnotist.
In 2014, Woody Harrelson's name appeared on the list of executive producers of the TV series True Detective. He also acted as one of the main characters in the serial drama along with Matthew McConaughey. According to the plot of the series, Louisiana detectives Martin Hart and Rust Cohle investigated an incredibly complicated murder. A twisted script, multi-faceted characters and excellent quality of acting brought “True Detective” worldwide recognition and a huge number of flattering reviews.
Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson played together in the series "True Detective"
In 2021, Woody Harrelson was busy filming the film Suburbicon, directed by George Clooney. The script for the film was written by brothers Ethan and Joel Coen, who met the actor on the set of the thriller No Country for Old Men. The film's premiere was set for 2021, as was the premiere of the blockbuster War for the Planet of the Apes, in which Harrelson played the villain named The Colonel.
At the end of 2021, Woody played one of the key roles in Martin McDonagh's new film Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. The Screen Actors Guild named the film the best of the past year, and Woody himself was nominated for best supporting actor.
Woody Harrelson will play mentor to young Han Solo
Harrelson appeared in the Star Wars spin-off about a young Han Solo. The actor played Tobias Beckett, a criminal and mentor to the future pilot of the Millennium Falcon.
