The Writers Guild of America, West ( WGAW) held the 2017 Writers Guild Awards in Los Angeles at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Entertainment and Sports Today Guest Reporter, Kalpana Pandit had the privilege of interviewing Actor/ Producer James Woods on the red carpet. The Writers Guild Awards honor outstanding writing in film, television, new media, video games, news, radio, promotional, and graphic animation categories.
James Woods (born April 18, 1947) is an actor, voice actor, and producer. He is known primarily for playing villainous roles in film. Woods has appeared in a variety of films, including The Way We Were (1973), The Onion Field (1979), Videodrome (1983), Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Best Seller (1987), Chaplin (1992), Casino (1995), Nixon (1995), Vampires (1998), Straw Dogs (2011), and White House Down (2013). On television, he is known for portraying the lead character in Shark (2006–08) and for playing himself on eight episodes of Family Guy, as well as on one episode of The Simpsons. Below is a photo of James at The Writers Guild of America, West ( WGAW) in Beverly Hills at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Woods has been nominated for two Academy Awards. The first was in the Best Actor category for Salvador (1986) and the second in the Best Supporting Actor category for Ghosts of Mississippi (1996). He is the recipient of three Emmy Awards for the television movies Promise (1986) and My Name Is Bill W. (1989) and the animated series Hercules (1998–99). Promise additionally brought him a Golden Globe Award.
Woods has been nominated for two Academy Awards. The first was in the Best Actor category for Salvador (1986) and the second in the Best Supporting Actor category for Ghosts of Mississippi (1996). He is the recipient of three Emmy Awards for the television movies Promise (1986) and My Name Is Bill W. (1989) and the animated series Hercules (1998–99). Promise additionally brought him a Golden Globe Award.
Using his distinctive voice, he has played Mike Toreno in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Hades in Disney’s Hercules (1997), and Falcon in Stuart Little 2 (2002). Recently James Woods revealed he is retiring from acting while listing his Rhode Island property for sale !
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