What is Woody Harrelson’s net worth?
The actor has amassed a net worth of $70 million.
| Net Worth: | $70 million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | July 23, 1961 (63 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Height: | 178 |
| Profession: | Actor, Businessperson, Television Producer |
| Nationality: | American |
Biography – A Short Wiki
Woody Harrelson is an American actor, playwright, and activist who has a net worth of $70 million as of 2021. He is best known for his Emmy-award winning role as Woody Boyd on NBC’s “Cheers,” but he has also appeared in dozens of movies. His roles in “The People vs. Larry Flynt”, “The Messenger,” and “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” earned him Academy Award nominations.
Career
Harrelson made his television debut when he joined the cast of “Cheers” in the show’s fourth season. He appeared in 200 episodes from 1985 to 1993 and was nominated for 5 Primetime Emmys, winning in 1989. His character, Woody Boyd, also appeared on “The Simpsons” in 1994 and “Frasier” in 1999. Harrelson played Grace’s boyfriend on 7 episodes of “Will & Grace” in 2001 and starred in HBO’s “True Detective” in 2014. Woody has also appeared on “Dear John” and “Spin City,” and he played Republican strategist Steve Schmidt in HBO film “Game Change” in 2012. Harrelson hosted “Saturday Night Live” in 1989, 1992, 2014, and 2019 and made special appearances as Joe Biden in 2019 episodes hosted by Will Ferrell and David Harbour.
Personal Life
Woody married Nancy Simon (playwright Neil Simon’s daughter) in 1985 while visiting Tijuana. The couple was not serious about getting married and had planned on annulling the union the next day; however, the marriage/divorce parlor was closed, and they stayed married for 10 months. Harrelson married Laura Louie in 2008 at their home in Maui, and they have 3 daughters: Deni (born in February 1993), Zoe (born in September 1996), and Makani (born in June 2006). Woody met Laura in 1987 when she was his personal assistant on the set of “Cheers,” and in 2001, the couple started a website called “Voice Yourself,” which encourages people to protest pollution.
Quotes
“Well for six years during Cheers I couldn’t get another job.”
— Woody Harrelson
“I love England, the people, the parks, the theatre.”
— Woody Harrelson
“I remember my first run-in with cops. It took me really getting to hang, well after that, with cops who were cool, and realizing, ‘Okay, there are some bad ones.’ I ran into some bad ones in Columbus, Ohio, but they’re not all bad.”
— Woody Harrelson
“In the courtroom, it’s where a lawyer really becomes an actor. There’s a very fine line between delivering a monologue in a play and delivering a monologue to a jury. I’ve always felt that way – I’ve been in a lot of courtrooms. The best lawyers are really theatrical.”
— Woody Harrelson
“Everything I do, I try to think, ‘Okay, what are the ramifications?’ Like, with the clothes I wear, I prefer if it’s grown organically, because cotton – which is what’s used in most clothing – takes up 50 percent of all pesticide use.”
— Woody Harrelson
