Woody Harrelson an american actor with a daredevil personality. He has been nominated for an Academy Award and Best Actor for The People. Woody harrelson's early life with dark family past, has set an image for him but he has overcome that barrier and shaped his own career path. “...Harrelson is old school. He rarely takes offence at questions, answers honestly, is slow to big himself up, quick to put himself down, describing himself, for example, as “a pretty lazy guy, at heart”(Palmer,2018). Not only as he brought up the family name but he created a path for his brothers could follow.
EARLY LIFE
Woody was born on July 23, 1961 in a small city in west Texas called Midland. He was born to Charles Harrelson, who is now deceased and Diane Lou
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District Judge John Howland Wood, Jr, and as if the crimes that he is convicted of are not enough he is also tied up with another assassination. “Conspiracy theorists believe that Charles Harrelson was actually one of the “Three Tramps,” along with Charles Rogers and Chauncey Holt, who on November 22, 1963” were involved in the assassination of JFK(Chalakoski,2018). Now onto another shocking fact about Harrelson's family is Diana's relation with Lee Harvey Oswald. Diana's actual last name is Oswald. Lee Harvey Oswald was a former U.S. Marine who killed President John F. Kennedy “Oswald allegedly assassinated President John. F. Kennedy on November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas. While being taken to county jail, on November 24, 1963, Oswald was killed by Jack Ruby”(A&E networks television,2017). Woody had a hard life growing up with the curse of a dark family past and a bad …show more content…
After moving to ohio with his mom and brothers, he was in side of a very spiritual environment. This along with the dedication he put in to his school, he landed a college scholarship. Harrelson then degreed in english and theatrical arts, after college Woody left off to new york city to begin his career in acting. His career started in small plays, films, and TV shows. Though his big break came in some part of the year in 1985 in the sitcom Cheers. He got the part of a bartender in the show that was in its fourth season. The big break was that the performance earned him five Emmy nominations, which led up to a 1989 Emmy win for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. “...the actor has carved a unique place for himself in the entertainment pantheon, one that defies characterization. He has gone from being the affable barman of NBC's Cheers to the Hollywood heavyweight”( Galloway, 2017). Some of these movies are White Men Can't Jump, Natural Born Killers, The Hunger Games and his current untitled Star Wars project. He is now popular around the world to as in london. Harrelson an carved a path and made it even with everything he has been through in his early
At 17, he took his first steps toward becoming a stand up comedian. When he took the stage at a Boston comedy club, he found he was a natural comic. He nurtured his talent while at New York
On Friday, November 22, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, John Kennedy hoped to gain support for the upcoming election. Kennedy, who was accompanied by his wife Jaqueline, Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson and Mrs. Johnson, Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas, Governor John B. Connally, and Mrs. Connally was riding in an open car in a motorcade driving from Love Field airport to the Dallas Trade Mart (“Kennedy”). At 12:30 p.m. CST, President John Fitzgerald Kennedy was shot (“Kennedy”). The fearless John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy seemed to know that death would eventually arrive at his doorstep, as it did. Although one shooter, Lee Harvey Oswald, was able to slay the president, questions still remain if he was the one and only shooter. Many unanswered questions and mysterious claims suggest that Oswald was not the lone shooter, but that a second shooter was able to assist in the assassination of Kennedy.
Later, police arrested Lee Harvey Oswald, a former U.S. Marine, at a nearby theater. By the next morning, Oswald was booked for the murder of President John F. Kennedy. Two days later, Oswald was killed by Jack Ruby, a Dallas nightclub owner, while he was being moved from the city to the county jail. At a glance, the above story sounds as if this should be an open-and-shut case. After all, according to the facts above, Oswald must have killed Kennedy.
He started his acting career with the film “Going Overboard” in 1989 where he acted as the main character and was also the writer.
John F. Kennedy was assassinated while riding in a convertible limousine in a motorcade going through Dallas, Texas on Friday November 22, 1963. Two hours after the incident Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested for the murder of a policeman J.D. Tippet and the next morning he was arraigned for murdering the president. Jack Ruby a night club owner shot and killed Oswald as he was being transferred to county jail. Immediately there were suspicions of a larger plot in regards to the shooting. Several books have been written about the JFK assassination however Thomas Buchanan’s book “Who Killed JFK?” has been called the first book published that alleged the conspiracy theory.
Reagan got his first job as a lifeguard and worked as one for six years. He attended Eureka College where he studied economics, but did not get very good grades (Bosch). Reagan moved to Iowa after college and became a radio announcer. A few years later, he ended up doing a screen test for Warner Brothers and received a contract. Reagan married a fellow actress Jane Wyman in 1940.
influences. In his early acting years, he was a member of the Screen Actors Guild,
... which he received universal praise. Other films included The Long Kiss Goodnight, Deep Blue Sea, The Negotiator, Unbreakable, and Shaft. Despite his fame as a great Hollywood actor, Jackson has made time for stage work and independent films in order to stay close to his acting roots.
The assassination of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, marked a tragic historical moment in American history. The president was fatally shot by a sniper while traveling with his wife, Texas Governor John Connally, and Connally’s wife in a presidential motorcade at 12.30 pm on Friday, November 22, 1963. JFK was pronounced dead shortly after rushing to Parkland Hospital, where a tracheostomy and other efforts failed to keep him alive. Although Lee Harvey Oswald, a former United States Marine, was convicted of the crime, the purpose behind the assassination remained inclusive as Oswald’s case never came to trial as he was shot to death two days later by Jack Ruby, a local nightclub operator in Texas. The assassination raised many questions and theories concerning the murder.
President Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963 in Dallas, Texas ("Death of a PRESIDENT." New York Times Upfront).
Thesis Statement: Because of extensive evidence, I believe that Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone on the day of November 22, 1963 in the assassination of President John Fitzgerald Kennedy. The additional gunman was strategically placed in the grassy knoll area, in order to shoot at Kennedy from a frontal view (Rubinstein 4).
The year of 1963 would be the year that would forever be remembered as the time when President John Kennedy was assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald. On a warm Friday afternoon in downtown Dallas, perched on the top floor of the Texas School Book Depositary, Lee Harvey Oswald set aim on one of the more popular presidents of all time. This event impacted the history of the United States, and is one of the most talked about killings of all time.
Once Ronald had finished his years at junior high, he went on to attend Dixon High where he made made passing grades all year round. After Dixon he went to Eureka College in Illinois where he again made passing grades, and even played football. In 1932 he graduated, then sought after a job. That same year he found a career being a radio announcer, that job landed him the title of being the voice of Major League Baseball. (Kelly, Martin. Ronald Reagan Biography)
Williams quit for many reasons mainly because his marriage to Valerie was going down the drain, and she was pregnant. Also one of his friends, Jon Belushi died of an overdose. Although Williams was not present when Belushi passed, he had just snorted with Belushi just mere hours before. Williams commented, " The Belushi tragedy was frightening. His death scared a whole group of show business people.
Woody Guthrie Woody Guthrie, born Woodrow Wilson Guthrie, was born in Okemah, Oklahoma in 1912. When he was 16 he began to travel around the United States (Feather 428). He had a great love for music and soon began writing his own songs about the Great Depression and the treatment of the migrant workers, who were forced to move west because of the Dust Bowl. His music greatly influenced many people across the country.