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James Woods

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Recent Role:
Himself on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Gender:
Male
Born:
4-18-1947
Birthplace:
Vernal, Utah
Birth Name:
James Howard Woods
AKA:
James Wood
James Woods was born in Vernal, Utah and raised in Warwick, Rhode Island. He's 6' tall with brown hair and brown eyes. James Pilgrim High School and went to college at MIT, where he majored in Political Science. He dropped out of college to pursue his acting career when he was just one credit shy of earning his degree. He is known as one of Hollywood's most intense supporting and leading actors and he has built a distinguished career on stage, screen, and television.


Early in his career, Woods, with his lean body, close-set eyes, and narrow, acne-scarred face, specialized


More in playing sociopaths, psychopaths, and other crazed villains in films such as 1979's The Onion Field, for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe in 1980. In the 1990s, he added a sizable number of good guys to his resume. He was nominated for an Academy Award twice. The first nomination was in 1987 for Best Actor in Salvador and the second was in 1996 for Best Supporting Actor in Ghosts of Mississippi.


James has been nominated for seven Emmy Awards, which include two nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for his acclaimed performances in the 1993 special entitled Citizen Cohn and in the 1995 special, Indictment: The McMartin Trial. In 2003, he was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Rudy: The Rudy Giuliani Story, and he was nominated in 2006 for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Nate Lennox in the Season 12 ER episode "Body and Soul." He has also won several Emmys: in 1987, he won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for his role in Promise, and in 1989 he won Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Special for his poignant portrayal of an alcoholic in My Name is Bill W. In 2000, he also won a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for his voice role as Hades in Disney's Hercules.


In 2006, James was cast in the leading role of the CBS legal drama Shark.

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    James Woods brings to shark what Perry Mason, (old TV) and CSI (new TV) Lack. A personality that stands on its own! hide show

    I think the main focus should still be on him. You need a strong influence for him in the form of maybe a girl that got away.. not the wife, keep his options open. But a female that is perhaps in the news biz I have more ideas and the woman to do it - she should be strong but challenging for him on every level! Lots of sexual tension but someone in her life too, no commitments on either side thats what I think the show needs, right now I can tell your searching to see what fits. I would love to help. SAG/AFTRA member You can look me up @ SAG Marie Fox I love the show and Jimmy is perfect, doing what he does best This is a great show and should be taken to the next level

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    James Woods is a darn cool actor. You really believe that he got into acting because he loves it for what it is. You'll never see him in any tabloids and you won't hear any gossip about him. In his roles, you sense more realism than many other actor's who are considered more talented than he. Of all of his roles in all of his movies, my favorite has to be "Casino."

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    James Woods is one fine actor. You shuold him as Stark on "Shark" he is awesome and very funny and clever, and has also appear in some good movies like in "Once Upon a Time in America" which was an excellent film and "The Virgin Sucides" just as good, I really like James Woods, he is just awesome.

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