Where did Woody Harrelson grow up? Hometown and more explored amid actor’s Joe Rogan podcast appearance

Academy award-nominated actor Woody Harrelson, best known for movies like No Country for Old Men, True Detective, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing: Missouri, recently appeared on a podcast titled The Joe Rogan Experience, where he praised the host Joe Rogan on using his show as a platform that leaves an impact on people.

The former UFC commentator and Cheers star were seen complimenting each other in an episode of Rogan's podcast, which aired on February 22. Rogan expressed that he has been a fan of Woody for long.

"I was excited to talk to you, man," Rogan said. "I'm a big fan. God****, I've been watching you since Cheers, you know? It's a long time."

Harrelson took the compliment and replied that he was also a big fan of Joe Rogan and appreciates all the people he interviews for spreading positivity and motivation. He went on to call Joe "a fearless warrior" and appreciates him for giving people a voice.

"I'm a fan of yours, too. I really am, I'm so—I love the things you've done that just flipped everything on its head, you know? The people you've interviewed."

He continued his words of praise and said

"You've got people genuinely up in arms, you know? Like you're not afraid. You're a fearless warrior, and I just—I appreciate what you do, allowing voice to people. Other people would be like, 'You're wrong just to interview that person."

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Early life of Woody Harrelson

Woodrow Tracy Harrelson was born on July 23, 1961, in Midland, Texas, in America. He shifted to Lebanon at the tender age of 12 with his mother, Diane Lou Oswald, after his parents separated. His brothers moved with them as well. Woody's mother was born in Lebanon and graduated from Lebanon High School. Woody's mother was a legal assistant for the firm Rupert, Bronson, and Chicarelli in Franklin.

Woody was a regular in the drama club and his music group, Lebanon Singers.

During his senior year, Harrelson was cast in a play as a supporting actor in the musical Li'l Abner, which was directed by his retired English professor, Wayne Dunn. According to Daily Ton News, Dunn made all cast members sign a poster, which he kept very dearly. Dunn called Harrelson a smart student who had quite a strong stage presence.

"He was a very good student and very intelligent. People always think he’s a hayseed because of ‘Cheers,’ but he’s very smart."

Harrelson went to Hanover College in Indiana, where he graduated in 1983 with a degree in theater arts. He also acted in a number of plays during his graduation days.

Harrelson gained recognition when he appeared in the fan-favorite Cheers from 1985 to 1993, where he played the role of Woody Boyd. After that, he appeared in Will & Grace as Nathan and Detective Marty Hart in HBO's True Detective. He also won hearts in the HBO television film Game Change as Steve Schmidt, a movie on the 2008 presidential campaign of John McCain.

He has starred in several movies like The Thin Red Line, Seven Pounds, White Men Can't Jump, Natural Born Killers, Seven Psychopaths, Now You See Me, Venom: Let There Be Carnage, and the popular series Hunger Games.