Woody Harrelson

Woody Harrelson is an American actor whose roles range from the sitcom Cheers to films including Natural Born Killers, The People vs. Larry Flynt, and The Hunger Games.

Cheers: An American sitcom about the staff and patrons of a Boston bar, broadcast from 1982 to 1993. Harrelson became widely known as Woody Boyd, the bar's good-natured bartender.
Oliver Stone: An American film director and screenwriter known for politically charged films such as Platoon and JFK. Stone directed Harrelson in Natural Born Killers.
Primetime Emmy Award: An American award honoring excellence in television programming and performance. Harrelson won an Emmy for his performance in Cheers.
American sitcom: A television comedy series built around recurring characters and usually a continuing setting. Cheers is the sitcom form through which Harrelson first reached a broad audience.
Natural Born Killers: A 1994 crime film directed by Oliver Stone about a couple whose murders become a media spectacle. Harrelson played Mickey Knox, a violent antihero at the center of the film.
Miloš Forman: A Czech-born film director whose works include One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and Amadeus. Forman cast Harrelson as Larry Flynt in the 1996 biographical drama.
Academy Award for Best Actor: An annual Academy Award recognizing a leading performance by an actor in a film. Harrelson was nominated for his portrayal of Larry Flynt.
Character actor: A performer known for distinctive supporting roles and transformations across varied characters. Harrelson often moves between eccentric supporting parts and leading roles.
The People vs. Larry Flynt: A 1996 biographical drama directed by Miloš Forman about publisher Larry Flynt and a First Amendment case. Harrelson portrayed Flynt in the performance that earned him an Academy Award nomination.
Matthew McConaughey: An American actor known for films including Dazed and Confused, Dallas Buyers Club, and Interstellar. McConaughey and Harrelson starred together in True Detective and several films.

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