Woody Harrelson Woody Harrelson Woodrow Tracy Harrelson (born July 23, 1961) is an American actor and playwright. His breakout role came in 1985 as bartender Woody Boyd in the television sitcom "Cheers". He later became known for his portrayals of Billy Hoyle in "White Men Can't Jump" (1992), Mickey Knox in "Natural Born Killers" (1994), Larry Flynt in "The People vs. Larry Flynt" (1996), Tallahassee in "Zombieland" (2009), Capt. Tony Stone in "The Messenger" (2009), Dave Brown in "Rampart" (2011), Haymitch Abernathy in "The Hunger Games" film series (2012–2015), Merritt McKinney in the "Now You See Me" film series (2013–2016), the Colonel
Cheers fifth-season finale, "I Do, Adieu", when Sam and Diane part ways, due to Shelley Long's departure from the series. In addition, Sam leaves on a trip to sail around the world. Before he leaves, Sam sells Cheers to the Lillian Corporation. He returns in the sixth-season premiere, "Home is the Sailor", having sunk his boat, to find the bar under the new management of Rebecca Howe. He begs for his job back and is hired by Rebecca as a bartender. In the seventh-season premiere, "How to Recede in Business", Rebecca is fired and Sam is promoted to manager. Rebecca is