Woody Harrelson Boyd, was from Hanover, Indiana, where Harrelson attended college. In 1999, Harrelson guest-starred in the "Cheers" spin-off success "Frasier", in which he reprised the role of "Woody Boyd." He was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for this performance. He appeared in several 2001 episodes of "Will & Grace" as Grace's new boyfriend Nathan. On the November 12, 2009 episode of the Comedy Central show "The Colbert Report", Harrelson was interviewed by "Stephen Colbert", to promote his movie "The Messenger". In response to Colbert's questioning of his support for the troops, Harrelson agreed
Woody Boyd an off-center mentality, misunderstanding others' comments much as Coach had done. For example, when Bill Medley of The Righteous Brothers appears and starts singing "You've Lost That Loving Feeling", Woody asks him, "How come you changed your name from Righteous?" With the exception of Carla, Eddie, and Sam, Woody always addresses other characters by their honorific. Sometimes this leads to awkward phrasing such as referring to Lilith as Mrs. Dr. Sternin-Crane. Woody arrived at Cheers expecting to meet his "pen pal" Coach, with whom he exchanged pens instead of letters. Upon learning of Coach's death, he filled the open bartender