Costar Woody Harrelson
One of Jen’s costars in her upcoming film Management is Woody Harrelson, who plays Jango, a yogurt mogul (and yes, there is such a profession). He can be seen in Semi-Pro, coming out Friday, but many viewers came to know him during his days on Cheers; fittingly, his character was named Woody, and from then on everybody knew his name. Many years later, he made a brief return to the small screen with a turn on Will & Grace as Grace’s “bran flake” boyfriend Nathan, but he has firmly established himself as a cinematic presence, with memorable roles in Natural Born Killers and White Men Can’t Jump. Recently, he appeared in critical favorite No Country for Old Men, a film that triumphed at last weekend’s Academy Awards.
It’s a small world, and Hollywood’s even smaller; Woody is good friends with Jen’s soon-to-be costar Owen Wilson, who was recently spotted vacationing with Woody and his wife Laura! The group hit locales that included Maui and Peru; the trip to Peru was of particular significance, as Owen and Woody paid a visit to an orphanage there that they support. Woody also spends time in Jen’s social circle; in a recent interview with ReelzChannel to promote Semi-Pro, Woody shared a very sweet (if somewhat odd) story from the time he has spent with Jen:
“I was at this party in Malibu at Courteney Cox’s house, and it was so funny because I was freezing,” recounts Harrelson. “I was barefoot. Now I won’t say how I came to be barefoot, but Jennifer Aniston was so nice. She was like, ‘You’re freezing! You must be so cold.’ She’s very maternal that way. And I’m like, ‘Yeah, I’m a bit cold.’ So she takes her boots off and then takes her socks and gives them to me.”
“So these are my ‘Jen’ socks,” he declares. “And they’ve become kind of my lucky socks.”
Like the “lucky” socks, it does seem that everything that Jen touches turns to gold, and I am sure that Management will be no exception. It is set for release on September 19.
February 29th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
she needs to put her energy into her real family
February 29th, 2008 at 3:16 pm
Thanks Erin for this cute story.Love Woody-he’s always a nut.Never wore cashmere socks but I bet they feel good. Thanks again for catching me up on Woody’s projects!Looking forward to seeing Jen and him in Management.
February 29th, 2008 at 5:40 pm
wow, every time a new story is printed about Jen, I grow to love her more and more. She is such a nice person.
February 29th, 2008 at 9:36 pm
Hey, Anon… that made no sense. How about you put your energy into YOUR own family instead of flaming this site with nonsensical comments under an anonymous name, hm?
March 1st, 2008 at 12:15 pm
wow, this story just is so amazing, LOVE this woman and her beautiful soul.
Caity isnt it amazing how people will try to put a good woman down? unbelievable.
March 2nd, 2008 at 1:31 pm
I’ve loved Woody since Cheers. Can’t wait to see Jen with Steve and Woody in Management. Gotta be a hoot.