Woody Boyd

WOODY BOYD

Lovable, extremely naive and unsophisticated, Huckleberry Tiberius "Woody" Boyd hails from Hanover, Indiana, where he was voted the smartest student in school. He and his childhood sweetheart, Beth Curtis, were also voted "Couple Most Likely to Explode," as they were both obese at the time. It was later revealed that they always ate, to excess, around one another due to their palpable sexual tension. Woody followed in Coach's footsteps in many ways, failing to understand the most obvious jokes, concepts, and situations. Woody was essentially a straight man for all of Cheers, though his humor stemmed from his misunderstandings. Woody once told Dr. Crane he was the smartest man he knew, apart from Cliff Clavin. Woody seemed to have an off-center mentality, misunderstanding others' comments much as Coach had done. 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?" Woody arrived at Cheers expecting to meet his "penpal" Coach (with whom he exchanged pens, instead of letters). Upon learning of his death, he filled the open bartender position, and was quickly accepted by the staff and regulars. He also developed a "big brother/little brother" relationship with Sam Malone, the owner of Cheers. In the coming years, he filled the void left by Coach and eventually married the wealthy Kelly Gaines, overcoming her father's objections to Woody's lowly station in life. Woody arrived at Cheers expecting to meet his "penpal" Coach (with whom he exchanged pens, instead of letters). Upon learning of his death, he filled the open bartender position, and was quickly accepted by the staff and regulars. He also developed a "big brother/little brother" relationship with Sam Malone, the owner of Cheers. In the coming years, he filled the void left by Coach and eventually married the wealthy Kelly Gaines (Jackie Swanson), overcoming her father's objections to Woody's lowly station in life. In the final season, Frasier Crane orchestrated an experiment that went awry and resulted in Woody's election to the Boston City Council. He and Kelly were expecting their first child when Cheers ended. Frasier extrapolates on Woody's interest in a political career to the point that Woody becomes President of the United States and shows his displeasure with another country by using "The Bomb." In the series finale, Woody mentions his disdain for "Huckleberry", the name his family calls him by. Norm asks if Huckleberry is his family's nickname for him, to which Woody replies, "No, it's Woody." Implying that Woody's actual name is, indeed, Huckleberry.

WOODY HARRELSON

Woodrow Tracy "Woody" Harrelson was born in Midland, Texas. After his parents divorced, Harrelson's father, who was a contract killer, was arrested for the killing of a Federal Judge. His father was convicted and eventually died during his life sentence in maximum security prison. Harrelson grew up in Lebanon, Ohio with his mother and eventually attended Hanover College in Hanover, Indiana, where he became a member of the Sigma Chi fraternity. He received a bachelor of arts in theater arts and English. Throughout his run on "Cheers," Harrelson was nominated for five Emmy Awards, winning once. His character of Woody Boyd was from Hanover, Indiana, the town where Woody Harrelson attended college. Coincidentally, Woody Harrelson landed the role of "Woody Boyd," in the classic sitcon "Cheers." Nominated for five Emmy Awards in the "Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series" category, Harrelson won the Award during the show's seventh season. In addition, Harrelson also guest-starred in the successful "Cheers" spin-off, "Frasier," in which he reprised the role of Woody Boyd. Harrelson was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series" for his performance, but lost to Mel Brooks for his guest role in another NBC sitcom, "Mad About You." While still working on "Cheers," Harrelson pursued a film career. His first movie was "Wildcats," a football comedy in with Goldie Hawn. Harrelson starred with Wesley Snipes in the box-office hits White Men Can't Jump and Money Train. After a starring role opposite Robert Redford and Demi Moore in the drama "Indecent Proposal," Harrelson had roles in Oliver Stone's "Natural Born Killers" and the Michael Cimino film The "Sunchaser." Harrelson received significant praise for his performance as Captain Tony Stone in "The Messenger." In what many critics considered to be his best role, Harrelson was nominated for a Satellite Award, an Independent Spirit Award, a Golden Globe Award a Screen Actors Guild Award, and an Academy Award for "Best Supporting Actor." He now lives on Maui, Hawaii. His Birthday is July 23rd.