American actor known for Cheers, Natural Born Killers, No Country for Old Men, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.
Background
Born Woodrow Tracy Harrelson in Midland, Texas, he was raised in Houston by his mother, studied theatre and English at Hanover College, and made his Broadway debut in “Biloxi Blues.”
Career
He played bartender Woody Boyd on NBC’s “Cheers” from 1985 to 1993, then earned an Oscar nomination for Milos Forman’s “The People vs. Larry Flynt.” He starred in Oliver Stone’s “Natural Born Killers,” led HBO’s “True Detective” with Matthew McConaughey, and earned further Oscar nominations for “The Messenger” and Martin McDonagh’s “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”
Style
Harrelson combines easy comedic charm with darker, often morally compromised dramatic leads and has produced documentaries through his interest in environmental and political causes.
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