Woody Harrelson is a very diverse actor who can play both a frivolous and comedic role, and a complex dramatic one, making the viewer believe in the reality of what is happening and truly empathize with his hero.
Difficult childhood and adolescence
Woodrow Tracy Harrelson was born July 23, 1961. A native of the small town of Texas Midland. Woody was not the only child in the family. He has two brothers - Jordan and Brett. Woodrow was born into a very difficult family. Besides the fact that she was far from rich, so on top of everything else, the father of the family went along the criminal road. When Woody was 3 years old, his father divorced his mother. After 4 years, the son finds out that his dad was behind bars, as he committed the murder. After 5 years, the man leaves prison, but again gets there. This time he was sentenced to life imprisonment for having killed a district judge. Woodrow found out that his father had again committed a crime. The mother hid the terrible news from her children until the last, because she did not want to hurt them.
By nature, Harrelson's mother and father were two opposites. Unlike a violent and heavy father, his mother was a very meek, peace-loving person. She did everything possible to ensure that the children received everything they needed and even more.
Either because of bad news about his father, or because of genes, but the fact remains: Woody was a very difficult child. His behavior has led to a frequent change of schools. Wandering from one educational institution to another, for some time he even ended up in a school for difficult teenagers. However, sooner or later everything will end. Having taken up his mind, the guy became interested in woodcarving, and in his spare time from school, he worked part-time in an amusement park in the city of Libenon in order to earn at least some money for himself and his mother.
Later, the young man became a student at the Indiana College of Hanover. There he was educated in the field of his native language and theatrical art.
During his student days, the young man led an active life in which political demonstrations, alcohol and women were present. However, this in no way affected his worldview and aspirations to create a successful career.
Theater and movie career
In 1983, he leaves the college with a bachelor's degree. But his acting career began three years before graduation. It was then that the guy began to play in the local theater at college. His debut on television took place in 1985, when he got a role in the TV series "Cheers". The first role brought an aspiring actor instant success: he was nominated several times for the prestigious Emmy Award, but was able to get it much later.
After several years of working on television, Woody realized that it was time to look for roles in the movies. In 1991, he got a role in the movie "Doctor Hollywood." In the future, he often appeared on large screens, but did not gain much fame. The real popularity comes to him after the main role in the film "People vs. Larry Flynt". For participating in this film, the actor was nominated for the main film industry award "Oscar". But it was not possible to get it. But since then, fans around the world have become interested in his biography.
The next chance to get an Oscar fell only 19 years later. In the movie "Messenger", he got a supporting role, which struck many film critics. After the Oscars, many agreed that Harrelson should have taken the statuette.
The filmography of the famous actor has over 80 television and film works.
Among the famous projects in which you can watch the game of the famous actor, there are such as "2012", "True Detective", "The Hunger Games", "Han Solo. Star Wars: Stories", "Venom" and many, many others.
