Woody Harrelson

Was once lead singer for the band Manly Moondog and the Three Kool Hats. In 1996, at the Golden Gate Bridge, demonstrated against the logging of redwoods; was arrested and sentenced to 25 hours of community service. Until 2009, ran VoiceYourself, a group that promotes organic living. That same year, while promoting his Iraq War film The Messenger, on The Colbert Report, he allowed host Stephen Colbert to shave his head on camera while they sang "The Star-Spangled Banner." Harrelson received an Oscar nomination for his performance in the film. Scored the winning goal, on a penalty kick, for the 2010 UNICEF Soccer Aid event. Cowrote and directed the play Bullet for Adolf, which was presented in Toronto in 2011. The story---which revolves around eight people in Houston in 1983---was inspired by Harrelson's experience with cowriter Frankie Hyman, with whom he worked construction in that city during his scuffling days. ~ Rovi