Woody Harrelson has long had a reputation as a Hollywood hell-raiser — and box-office hero! The 55-year-old is poised for another blockbuster with "War for the Planet of the Apes" starring as The Colonel, a villainous soldier obsessed with wiping out the chimp army. Here are 10 things you didn’t know about Woody:
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1: He was born Woodrow Tracy Harrelson in Midland, Texas, in 1961, but his family moved to Lebanon, Ohio, 12 years later.
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2: His father Charles was a mob hit man who murdered a federal judge!
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3: In 1985, he scored his breakout role on "Cheers" as friendly bartender Woody Boyd, earning five Emmy Award nominations for the role.
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4: During his high school years, he worked at Kings Island Amusement Park in Ohio.
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5: He wed Nancy Simon, daughter of playwright Neil Simon, in Tijuana as a lark in 1985, intending to divorce the next day. But the pair remained hitched for 10 months.
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6: In 2008, he married assistant Laura Louie. The couple lives in Hawaii and have three daughters with exotic names: Deni Montana, Zoe Giordano and Makani Ravello!
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7: In 2001, he appeared in several episodes of "Will & Grace" as Grace Adler's new boyfriend Nathan.
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8: After starring in multiple film and theater productions, he returned to television in 2014 on the HBO crime series "True Detective."
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9: Woody is a vegan and raw foodist, and also avoids eating sugar and flour.
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10: He’s a vocal advocate of legalizing marijuana — but swore off weed last year because it was wrecking his relationships.
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