James Woods

Whether playing a hero or a villain, Woods is a master at making sleaziness seem sexy, and vice versa. Armed with a skinny frame, craggy features and explosive energy, this charismatic player dropped...
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BirthPlace
04/17/1947
Vernal, UT
  • Telethon strikes a chord
    By: Leigh Johnson September 23, 2001 11:55am EST
    America: A Tribute to Heroes struck a chord with America as celebs like got together for a solemn night of fundraising.
  • Douglas, Zeta-Jones Wed
    By: Don Chareunsy August 28, 2001 11:01am EST
    HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 19, 2000 -- After months of media build-up and a baby boy, Hollywood supercouple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones tied the knot Saturday at the Plaza Hotel in New York. Fellow actors Goldie Hawn, Danny DeVito and James Woods and director Oliver Stone were among the 250 friends and family on hand for the nuptials, which reportedly cost $2 million. Douglas and Zeta-Jones met at a film festival in France in August 1998, began dating in spring 1999 and became engaged last New
  • Big stars may appear in Hollywood exposé
    By: Lew Irwin July 24, 2001 9:40am EST
    A star-studded reading of the screenplay for David McClintock's Indecent Exposure took place at an annex of New York's Public Theatre Sunday, New York Post columnist Neal Travis reported Tuesday.
  • Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within Review
    By: Stacie Hougland July 12, 2001 11:10am EST
    If you're seeing Final Fantasy for its unquestionably stunning and groundbreaking visuals, you won't be disappointed--just don't expect that creativity to hold up in any other aspect of the film.
  • Sundance Y2K
    By: Joal Ryan July 06, 2001 10:39am EST
    PARK CITY, Utah, Jan. 23, 2000 -- So, what's it like when you sell your movie at Sundance? Like this: You drive through the streets whooping, yelling, cranking up the stereo and tossing black Adidas ski hats to the unwashed (and un-picked-up) masses. The groovesters of "Groove" are, yes, grooving. A day after Sony Pictures Classic snapped up the low-budget slice-of-rave-life flick, the film's players were partying in the streets here this afternoon. And to hear one of its stars tell it -- this w
  • Scary Movie 2 Review
    By: Robert Sims July 03, 2001 3:57pm EST
    The first film promised no sequel. Too bad the Wayans brothers failed to keep their word.
  • Brosnan remains "Bond"-ed
    By: Noah Davis July 01, 2001 9:23am EST
    The next James Bond installment is to begin filming in January--with Pierce Brosnan as Agent 007, contrary to rumors that have been circulating that unknown Scottish actor Gerard Butler would be taking over the role.
  • Woods replaces Brando in "Scary Movie 2"
    By: Erika Gimenes May 08, 2001 4:20am EST
    James Woods will replace Marlon Brando in Dimension's Films'Scary Movie 2 after Brando exited a cameo role last month because of health and availability issues, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Woods will appear in the opening scene as a priest who performs an exorcism. The film is directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans and screen-written by brothers Shawn and Marlon Wayans. The film is scheduled for a July 4 release.
  • Screen Actors Guild Nominations Announced
    By: Kit Bowen May 08, 2001 4:19am EST
    HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 30, 2001 -- Nominations for the 7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced today in Los Angeles at L.A.'s Pacific Design Center. The unique show, honoring performers from 13 movie and TV categories, will air on TNT, Sunday, March 11 from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center. The nominations in the movie categories aren’t surprising, with frontrunners Russell Crowe’s from “Gladiator” and Golden Globe winner Julia Roberts from “Erin Brockovich” easily making the list.
  • Heather Graham, Edward Burns: Over!
    By: Joal Ryan March 19, 2001 11:50am EST
    HOLLYWOOD, June 2, 2000 -- Heather Graham's long list of ex-boyfriends just got longer. The actress' publicist confirms today that the 30-year-old "Austin Powers" star has split with her boyfriend of two years, Hollywood multi-hyphenate Edward Burns ("Saving Private Ryan"). No reason for the split was given. The breakup was termed "amicable" by Graham's camp. Graham and Burns were particularly notorious on the celebrity circuit for public displays of affection, in general, and appearing joined