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 (season 1) Design and Title Sequences for "Showdown, Part One". James Burrows won an Outstanding Directing for a Comedy Series award for "Showdown, Part Two". The program's theme song, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name", was nominated for an Outstanding Achievement in Music and Lyrics award, but did not win. The "Television Critics Association" voted "Cheers" the Best New Series of 1982–1983. The episodes "Give Me a Ring Sometime" and "The Boys in the Bar" won the Episodic Comedy category in the 36th Annual Writers Guild of America Awards in 1984. "The Spy Who Came In for a Cold One", and "Let Me