James Woods
James Howard Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an American actor and producer who is known for his work in theater, television, and film. He started his career in small roles on and off-Broadway. In 1972 he appeared in The Trial of the Catonsville Nine alongside Sam Waterston and Michael Moriarty on Broadway. In 1972 he won the Theatre World Award for his performance in Moonchildren. In 1978, Woods made his television breakthrough alongside Meryl Streep playing her husband in the critically acclaimed four part miniseries Holocaust. The series went on to receive the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series. In 1972, Woods made his film debut in Elia Kazan's The Visitors and continued to act on film in supporting roles in Sydney Pollack's The Way We Were (1973), and Arthur Penn's Night Moves (1975).
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| Full name at birth | James Howard Woods
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| Claim to fame | Against All Odds (1984) Immediate Family (1989),(Casino (1995), Any Given Sunday (1999)
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| Date of birth | 18 April 1947
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| Place of birth | Vernal, Utah, United States
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| Occupation | Actor, Producer, Director
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| Height | 5' 11" (180 cm)
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| Net worth | $10,000,000 USD
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| High school | Pilgrim High School, Warwick, Rhode Island, United States
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| University | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States (Dropped Out)
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- The high school in the animated show "Family Guy" (1999) was named after him (James Woods High School). James grew up in Rhode Island, where the show takes place, and has guest starred on the show as himself (an episode where he supports renaming the school Martin Luther King Jr. High School). ("Peter's Got Woods," episode 5.1, 11 September 2005)
- Provided the voice of Carl, the straight-laced rabbit in the pet store across the street from a rental station, in a series of Blockbuster commercials.
- Is good friends with Sharon Stone and told Cigar Aficionado in an interview that he considers her one of the smartest women in the movie business.
- Hades from the Disney franchise is his favorite role and he states that he'll continue playing the character, whenever needed, until the day he dies because he loves the character so very much.
- Got his third TV role, as a thug on "Kojak" (1973), after Richard Dreyfuss and Martin Sheen had turned it down.
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