WOODY HARRELSON
Woody Harrelson was born in 1961 in Midland, Texas. He grew up in Lebanon, Ohio. 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 "Cheers" (1982), which ended up being one of the most-popular TV shows ever and earned Harrelson an Emmy for his performance in 1989. In 1991, "Doc Hollywood" was his first role in a film, followed by "White Men Can't Jump" (1992), "Indecent Proposal" (1993) and "Natural Born Killers" (1994). More recently, Harrelson starred in "No Country for Old Men" (2007), "Zombieland" (2009), "2012" (2009) and "Friends with Benefits" (2011), along with the acclaimed HBO movie "Game Change" (2012). In 2011, Harrelson snagged the coveted role of fan-favorite drunk Haymitch Abernathy in the big-screen adaptation of "Hunger Games" (2012), which was a box office success. Harrelson has received two Academy Award nominations: first, for his role as the controversial Hustler founder Larry Flynt in "The People vs Larry Flynt" (1996) and then for a role in "The Messenger" (2009). He also received Golden Globe nominations for both roles. In 2014, he was back on TV with the first season of "True Detective" (HBO) and in 2016, he had a stand-out role as a wise teacher in the teen drama "The Edge of Seventeen". "Lost in London" (2017) is the first film he has directed.