James Woods Bio, Age, Height, Early Life, Career, Net Worth, Personal Life And More

Introduction:

James Howard Woods was born on 18th of April, 1947. He is known as an American actor, voice actor, as well as a producer. James Woods is best-recognized for portraying the roles as a villain in films. Woods has performed his appearance in several different films, which include Videodrome, Casino, Salvador, Ghosts of Mississippi, as well as Contact.

Woods selected in the nominations for two Academy Awards. He is known as the recipient of three Emmy Awards for the television films titled as Promise, and My Name Is Bill W. and the animated series titled as Hercules.

He has also presented his voice for the role of Mike Toreno in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Hades in the Hercules movie & TV series and also the Kingdom Hearts series, Falcon in Stuart Little 2, and Reggie Belafonte in Surf’s Up as well.

James Woods Early life

Woods was born to his parents in Vernal, Utah. He has got a younger brother. His father, known as Gail Peyton Woods, used to work as an army intelligence officer who left this world in the year 1960 after getting his routine surgery. His mother, known as Martha A. used to run a pre-school after her husband’s death and afterward got married to Thomas E. Dixon. Woods was brought up in Warwick, Rhode Island. He went to Pilgrim High School, from where he completed his graduation in the year 1965. James belongs to an Irish family.

He continued his study doing his undergraduate studies at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he mastered in political science.

James Woods  Career

Theater

Woods performed his appearance in thirty-six plays, but before that, he produced his Broadway debut in the year 1970 at the Lyceum Theatre, which was the first American creation of Frank McMahon’s Borstal Boy. He participated as a British. In the year 1971, Woods was seen performing as Bob Rettie in the American premiere of Michael Weller’s Moonchildren located at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C. The creations shifted to Broadway the same year, and Woods honored with a Theatre World Award for his amazing performance.

Film and television:

Woods has performed her appearance by portraying the roles in over 130 movies and television series as of 2013. He first performed his appearance in All the Way Home in the year 1971 and his movie debut entitled The Visitors in the year 1972. He best recognized for his dark, intense roles and villains. Woods also had the role in an episode of The Rockford Files, acting as a son whose parents killed. In the year 1984, Wood featured to perform as Max. Who was a domineering gangster, in Sergio Leone’s epic titled as Once Upon a Time in America.

He also achieved another Oscar nomination for the Academy Award for being the Best Supporting Actor for his character of the infamous white supremacist Byron De La Beckwith in Ghosts of Mississippi in 1996. In the year 1995, Woods performed his appearance playing the character of Lester Diamond in Martin Scorsese’s Casino. The following year, he was seen acting as H. R. Haldeman in Nixon.

Woods offered a chance to play a supporting character a leading role in the low-budget movie titled as Reservoir Dogs. In the year 2006, he was directed to perform in End Game. He also appeared performing as a cameo in the first episode of the third season of Entourage. In the year 2011, he had a role to perform as Richard S. Fuld, Jr., Chairman, and CEO of Lehman Brothers, in HBO’s Too Big to Fail.

Voice work

Woods has also presented his voice to many animated television shows and feature movies. He was much appreciated for his voice work as Hades in the year 1997 Disney movie titled as Hercules. And he honored with a Daytime Emmy Award in the year 2000 for the character in the follow-up television series. James Woods also had a voice role in Phillium Benedict. Which was the twisted former headmaster. He also performed his appearance as a fictional version of himself in the episode of The Simpsons labeled as “Homer and Apu” and in eight episodes of Family Guy. In the year 2004, he presented his voice for Mike Toreno in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, in the 2005 animated movie titled as Ark.

James Woods Personal life:

In the year 1980, he got married to a costume designer known as Kathryn Morrison-Pahoa. The couple separated and divorced in the year 1983. In the year 1989, he got married to a 26-year-old actress known as Sarah Owens, but they also separated and got divorced after the four months of their marriage.

Politics:

Woods declared that he used to be a member of the Democratic Party up till the impeachment of Bill Clinton, who commented that each single Democrat without exception was behind a convicted perjurer which had been the end.

James Woods Net Worth:

James Woods known as an American actor who earns an estimated amount of net worth of $10 million approximately. He best recognized for his roles in films and series. In the late 1980s, the projects on which Woods had worked include Videodrome released in 1983, Once Upon a Time in America released in 1984, Salvador released in 1986, and True Believer released in 1989.

He also performed his appearance in Citizen Cohn released in 1992; Casino released in 1995, Ghosts of Mississippi released in 1996, and Another Day in Paradise released in 1998. In addition to the above. Moreover, Woods has also presented his voice for the animated series titled as The Simpsons, Family Guy, Hercules and also in the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. All of these resources have raised his net worth which expected to increased more in future.

Body Measurements:

James Woods is a handsome American TV celebrity with a straight body, having the height of 5 feet 11 inches (1.8 m). His weight is unavailable. He has got gray eyes and light brown hairs. He is 71 years old according to his date of birth on April 18, 1947.

Conclusion:

James Woods who born in Vernal, Utah, known as an American actor, producer, and voice actor. He has appeared in many television series and films. James also presented his voice for the many projects by which he is earning a respectable amount of net worth. He married twice in his life and divorced both of the times.