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Biography

Willie Nelson is a legendary country music artist and song writer. One of his well known hit songs "On the Road Again" has been…more

Born

4/30/1933, Abbott, Texas, USA

Birth Name

Willie Hugh Nelson

Gender

Male

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Recurring Role (7)

Role
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 17: Ep 131 Show #3303
    5/5/10
  - S 13: Ep 118 Show #2531
    3/28/06
  - S 10: Ep 35 Show #1898
    11/4/02
  - S 9: Ep 88 Show #1743
    1/18/02
  - S 9: Ep 87 Show #1742
    1/17/02
  - + 10 More Credits
- CMT Insider
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 10 March 11, 2006
    3/11/06
- Austin City Limits
  Himself
  - S 21: Ep 8 Classic: Roger Miller followed by Marty Robbins
    2/25/96
  - S 21: Ep 5 Pam Tillis followed by A Guitar Pull with Willie Nelson and others
    2/4/96
  - S 21: Ep 3 Asleep At The Wheel's 25th Anniversary Celebration
    1/21/96
  - S 19: Ep 9 Songwriters Special featuring Willie Nelson
    3/12/94
  - S 9: Ep 13 Freddie Powers with Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard
  - + 4 More Credits
- The Midnight Special
  Himself
  - S 8: Ep 16 Hosts: The Captain & Tennille
    2/1/80
  - S 5: Ep 20 Host: Loretta Lynn
    2/25/77
  - S 4: Ep 35 Host: Rita Coolidge
    7/9/76
- The Midnight Special
  Himself, tribute
  - S 8: Ep 4 Hosts: The Captain and Tennille
    10/19/79
- The Midnight Special
  Himself, on film
  - S 5: Ep 36 Hosts: KC & the Sunshine Band
    7/29/77
- The Midnight Special
  Guest
  - S 2: Ep 45 Host: Leon Russell
    8/2/74
Guest Star (59)

Role
- Late Show with David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 18: Ep 111 Late Show With David Letterman 03/30/2011
    3/30/11
  - S 16: Ep 92 Show #3067
    2/16/09
  - S 14: Ep 198 Show #2806
    8/30/07
- The Marty Stuart Show
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 1 Willie Nelson
    1/8/11
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 20 Jason Schwartzman/Willie Nelson
    9/24/10
  - S 6: Ep 137 Ellie Kemper/Willie Nelson
    4/16/10
- The Colbert Report
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 0 A Colbert Christmas: The Greatest Gift of All!
    11/23/08
  - S 3: Ep 38 Willie Nelson
    3/20/07
- CMT Insider
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 4 January 26, 2008
    1/26/08
  - S 5: Ep 3 January 19, 2008
    1/19/08
  - S 4: Ep 13 March 31, 2007
    3/31/07
  - S 4: Ep 12 March 24, 2007
    3/24/07
  - S 3: Ep 11 March 18, 2006
    3/18/06
  - + 12 More Credits
- Great Performances
  Performer
  - S 36: Ep 2 Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Festival Chicago
    11/28/07
  - S 35: Ep 17 Jerry Lee Lewis: Last Man Standing, Live
    3/6/07
  - S 23: Ep 10 Some Enchanted Evening: Celebrating Oscar Hammerstein II
    3/7/95
- Modern Marvels
  Himself
  - S 14: Ep 21 Truck Stops
    6/13/07
- The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
  Guest
  - S 11: Ep 67 Willie Nelson
    5/18/06
- CMA Awards
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 43 The 39th Annual CMA Awards
    11/15/05
- Real Time with Bill Maher
  Guest
  - S 3: Ep 18 September 23, 2005
    9/23/05
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
  Guest
  - S 14: Ep 34 Show #2978
    7/29/05
  - S 10: Ep 145 Show #2211
    2/5/02
  - S 2: Ep 1 Willie Nelson; Victoria Jackson
    6/25/93
- Making the Video
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 12 These Boots Are Made For Walkin'
    6/1/05
- The South Bank Show
  Himself
  - S 28: Ep 3 Willie Nelson
    9/19/04
- Academy of Country Music Awards
  Performer
  - S 1: Ep 39 The 39th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards
    5/26/04
  - S 1: Ep 38 The 38th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards
    5/21/03
  - S 1: Ep 37 The 37th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards
    5/22/02
- Nashville Star
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 5 Willie Songs
    4/3/04
- CMT Crossroads
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 2 Toby Keith's Shock'N Y'All Super Bowl Party
    1/31/04
  - S 1: Ep 5 Willie Nelson and Sheryl Crow
    6/16/02
- Lost Highway
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 3 Beyond Nashville
    3/8/03
  - S 1: Ep 2 The Road to Nashville
    3/1/03
  - S 1: Ep 1 Down From the Mountain
    2/22/03
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast
  himself
  - S 8: Ep 1 Baffler Meal
    1/1/03
- Behind the Music
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 4 Matchbox Twenty
    11/17/02
  - S 1: Ep 18 Willie Nelson
    3/1/98
- Most Wanted Live
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 226 November 9, 2002
    11/9/02
  - S 1: Ep 77 April 13, 2002
    4/13/02
- Monk
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 12 Mr. Monk and the Red-Headed Stranger
    10/11/02
- The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 142 Ashton Kutcher and Willie Nelson
    2/11/02
  - S 3: Ep 64 Willie Nelson and Gary Hall, Jr.
    10/2/00
- The View
  Himself
  - S 5: Ep 11 January 22, 2002
    1/22/02
- Inside Fame
  Himself
  - — Willie Nelson
    9/3/01
- Space Ghost Coast to Coast
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 1 Kentucky Nightmare
    5/7/01
- Aqua Unit Patrol Squad 1
  Himself
- The Simpsons
  Himself
  - S 11: Ep 22 Behind the Laughter
    5/21/00
- Austin City Limits
  Himself
  - S 25: Ep 4 Willie Nelson & Family with Leon Russell
    2/26/00
  - S 23: Ep 9 Celebration of Townes Van Zandt
    3/28/98
  - S 22: Ep 2 Songwriters Special featuring Kris Kristofferson
    2/1/97
  - S 16: Ep 3 Shelby Lynne followed by Willie Nelson
    2/2/91
  - S 7: Ep 7 Willie Nelson followed by Guy Clark
  - + 2 More Credits
- Biography
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 74 Patsy Cline
    11/10/99
- E! True Hollywood Story
  Himself
  - S 3: Ep 34 Bill Bixby
    8/15/99
  - S 2: Ep 16 Johnny Cash
    6/28/98
- The Awful Truth
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 10 Episode 10
    6/6/99
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
  marshall Elias Burch
  - S 6: Ep 19 Vengeance
    4/25/98
- Nash Bridges
  Earl Dobbs
  - S 3: Ep 2 Payback
    9/26/97
- King of The Hill
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 4 Hank's Got the Willies
    2/9/97
- Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
  Elias Burch
  - S 5: Ep 9 Legend
    11/16/96
- The Rosie O'Donnell Show
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 70 Show #70
    10/2/96
- Live! with Kelly
  Himself
  - S 7: Ep 77 December 14, 1994
    12/14/94
  - S 3: Ep 247 August 27, 1991
    8/27/91
  - S 3: Ep 151 April 9, 1991
    4/9/91
  - S 1: Ep 36 October 24, 1988
    10/24/88
- Saturday Night Live
  Himself
  - S 18: Ep 21 Kevin Kline/Willie Nelson & Paul Simon
    5/15/93
  - S 12: Ep 12 Willie Nelson
    2/21/87
  - S 3: Ep 7 Mary Kay Place/Willie Nelson
    12/10/77
- Delta
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 8 First Time Again
    10/29/92
- The Arsenio Hall Show
  Himself
  - S 4: Ep 10 September 20, 1991
    9/20/91
  - S 3: Ep 174 June 18, 1991
    6/18/91
- The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
  Guest
  - S 29: Ep 141 Show #4371
    7/9/91
- American Music Awards
  Himself
  - S 16: Ep 16 The 16th American Music Awards
    1/30/89
- Dolly
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 9 Episode 9 (Unknown Title)
    11/22/87
- Late Night With David Letterman
  Guest
  - S 6: Ep 9 Show #0827
    2/17/87
- Miami Vice
  El Viejo
  - S 3: Ep 7 El Viejo
    11/7/86
- Hee-Haw
  Himself
  - S 17: Ep 20 Willie Nelson / Kris Kristofferson / Roy Acuff / Anita Bryant
    2/2/85
- Top of the Pops (UK)
  Promo Video
  - S 21: Ep 16 26th April 1984
    4/26/84
- The Bob Hope Show
  Himself
  - S 33: Ep 2 Bob Hope's Pink Panther Thanksgiving Gala
    11/21/82
- The Academy Awards
  Himself - Performer
  - S 53: Ep 1 The 53rd Annual Academy Awards
    3/31/81
- The Dukes of Hazzard
  Uncle Jesse
- Disneyland
  himself
  - S 25: Ep 8 Mickey's 50
    11/19/78
- Pop! Goes the Country
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 2 Willie Nelson and Tracy Nelson
    9/13/75
- The Mike Douglas Show
  Himself
  - S 12: Ep 8 September 5, 1973
    9/5/73
- CMT Life & Times
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 20 Musical Outlaws
  - S 1: Ep 7 Willie Nelson
- Pryor's Place
  Guest Star
  - S 1: Ep 10 The Show Off
- CMT Got Me In The Band
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 7 Willie Nelson
- Making the Video (2002)
  Himself
  - S 1: Ep 2 Beer For My Horses
- Emeril Live
  Musical Guest
  - S 6: Ep 70 Hammin' it Up
- The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour
  Himself
  - S 2: Ep 8 November 12, 1969
    11/12/69
  - S 2: Ep 26 March 29, 1970
    3/29/70
Cameo (1)

Role
- The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
  Himself
  - S 6: Ep 166 Jennifer Tilly/Ed Alonzo
    6/4/10
  - S 6: Ep 154 Amanda Seyfried/Isabel Allende
    5/14/10
  - S 6: Ep 152 Bryan Cranston/Angela Kinsey
    5/12/10
  - S 6: Ep 144 Peter Sagal
    4/30/10
  - S 6: Ep 141 Jeffrey Dean Morgan/Busy Philipps
    4/22/10
  - + 2 More Credits
Main Title Theme (1)

Role
- Edge of Darkness
  Main Title Theme

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- In September 2006 Willie was charged with drug possession after marijuana and 'magic' mushrooms were found on his tour bus. Police seized 0.7kg of marijuana and some hallucinogenic mushrooms. Update: After facing court in April 2007, Willie was placed on six months probation.
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- The Monk episode "Mr. Monk and the Blackout" is dedicated "To Our Friend Willie".
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- Willie was approached by Toby Keith to sing a duet with him. As soon as Willie heard the title he agreed. The song was "Whiskey For My Man, Beer For My Horses".
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