Woody Boyd Woody Boyd Woodrow Huckleberry Tiberius "Woody" Boyd is a character on the American television show "Cheers", portrayed by Woody Harrelson. Woody came to Cheers at the beginning of the fourth season of "Cheers" in 1985 in the episode "Birth, Death, Love and Rice". Woody appeared in 200 episodes of "Cheers" between 1985 and 1993. He also made a guest appearance on "Frasier" in the episode "The Show Where Woody Shows Up". He is portrayed as simple-minded but good-hearted. Woody was born on July 23 (like the actor who played him) and hails from Hanover, Indiana, where he was voted the
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