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	Woods has stated that he was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]] until the [[impeachment of Bill Clinton]] in 1999, commenting that "every single Democrat without exception stood behind a convicted perjurer. That was the end."<ref>{{cite tweet \|author= James Woods \|user= RealJamesWoods \|number= 899803876689412096 \|date= August 21, 2017 \|title= I was for years, until #Clinton was impeached. Every single #Democrat without exception stood behind a convicted perjurer. That was the end. \|access-date= August 21, 2017}}</ref> Woods was a registered [[Independent voter\|Independent]] during the presidencies of [[George W. Bush]] and [[Barack Obama]];<ref>{{cite tweet \|author= James Woods \|user= RealJamesWoods \|number= 709238037855645696 \|date= March 14, 2016 \|title= I endorse no candidate. I am a registered Independent. I'm suggesting that people can behave as they wish, if prepared for the consequences \|access-date= February 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet \|author= James Woods \|user= RealJamesWoods \|number= 1011334378218139648 \|date= June 25, 2018 \|title= I was a registered Democrat for the greater portion of my voting life. The #Clintons cinched it for me. I was an #Independent through the Bush years. Obama was an eight year blank. The hatred and violence the @Democrats now promote convince me I was right to #WalkAway... \|access-date= February 13, 2019}}</ref> he has since aligned himself with the [[Republican Party (United States)\|Republican Party]].<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite web \|last1=White \|first1=Adam \|title=The angriest Republican in Hollywood: how James Woods became a MAGA martyr \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/angriest-republican-hollywood-has-james-woods-picked-one-twitter/ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/angriest-republican-hollywood-has-james-woods-picked-one-twitter/ \|archive-date=January 11, 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] \|date= July 6, 2018 \|access-date=February 2, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> When [[Carly Fiorina]] pulled out of the [[2016 United States presidential election\|2016 presidential race]],<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Hod\|first1=Itay\|title=Carly Fiorina Scores James Woods Endorsement\|url=https://www.thewrap.com/carly-fiorina-scores-james-woods-endorsement/\|website=TheWrap.com\|publisher=[[The Wrap]]\|access-date=September 22, 2015\|date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> he shifted his endorsement to [[Ted Cruz]] in November 2015.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Giaritelli\|first1=Anna\|title=Fiorina loses Hollywood endorsement to Cruz\|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fiorina-loses-hollywood-endorsement-to-cruz/article/2577028\|access-date=March 3, 2017\|work=[[The Washington Examiner]]\|date=November 23, 2015}}</ref> Woods has defended former U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] in the media, and has been described as a "staunch Trump supporter".<ref>{{cite web\|first=Aris\|last=Folley\|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/james-woods-defends-trump-he-loves-america-more-than-any-president-in-my-lifetime/ar-BB14dOHE\|title=James Woods defends Trump: He 'loves America more than any president in my lifetime'\|website=[[MSN]]\|date=May 18, 2020\|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref><ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/>		Woods has stated that he was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]] until the [[impeachment of Bill Clinton]] in 1999, commenting that "every single Democrat without exception stood behind a convicted perjurer. That was the end."<ref>{{cite tweet \|author= James Woods \|user= RealJamesWoods \|number= 899803876689412096 \|date= August 21, 2017 \|title= I was for years, until #Clinton was impeached. Every single #Democrat without exception stood behind a convicted perjurer. That was the end. \|access-date= August 21, 2017}}</ref> Woods was a registered [[Independent voter\|Independent]] during the presidencies of [[George W. Bush]] and [[Barack Obama]];<ref>{{cite tweet \|author= James Woods \|user= RealJamesWoods \|number= 709238037855645696 \|date= March 14, 2016 \|title= I endorse no candidate. I am a registered Independent. I'm suggesting that people can behave as they wish, if prepared for the consequences \|access-date= February 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet \|author= James Woods \|user= RealJamesWoods \|number= 1011334378218139648 \|date= June 25, 2018 \|title= I was a registered Democrat for the greater portion of my voting life. The #Clintons cinched it for me. I was an #Independent through the Bush years. Obama was an eight year blank. The hatred and violence the @Democrats now promote convince me I was right to #WalkAway... \|access-date= February 13, 2019}}</ref> he has since aligned himself with the [[Republican Party (United States)\|Republican Party]].<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite web \|last1=White \|first1=Adam \|title=The angriest Republican in Hollywood: how James Woods became a MAGA martyr \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/angriest-republican-hollywood-has-james-woods-picked-one-twitter/ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/angriest-republican-hollywood-has-james-woods-picked-one-twitter/ \|archive-date=January 11, 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] \|date= July 6, 2018 \|access-date=February 2, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> When [[Carly Fiorina]] pulled out of the [[2016 United States presidential election\|2016 presidential race]],<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Hod\|first1=Itay\|title=Carly Fiorina Scores James Woods Endorsement\|url=https://www.thewrap.com/carly-fiorina-scores-james-woods-endorsement/\|website=TheWrap.com\|publisher=[[The Wrap]]\|access-date=September 22, 2015\|date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> he shifted his endorsement to [[Ted Cruz]] in November 2015.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Giaritelli\|first1=Anna\|title=Fiorina loses Hollywood endorsement to Cruz\|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fiorina-loses-hollywood-endorsement-to-cruz/article/2577028\|access-date=March 3, 2017\|work=[[The Washington Examiner]]\|date=November 23, 2015}}</ref> Woods has defended former U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] in the media, and has been described as a "staunch Trump supporter".<ref>{{cite web\|first=Aris\|last=Folley\|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/james-woods-defends-trump-he-loves-america-more-than-any-president-in-my-lifetime/ar-BB14dOHE\|title=James Woods defends Trump: He 'loves America more than any president in my lifetime'\|website=[[MSN]]\|date=May 18, 2020\|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref><ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/>

	Woods' name was in an advertisement in the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' (August 17, 2006) that condemned [[Hamas]] and [[Hezbollah]] and supported Israel in the [[2006 Lebanon War]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20130228111826/http://www.hollywoodgrind.com/nicole-kidman-and-84-others-stand-united-against-terrorism/ Nicole Kidman and 84 Others Stand United Against Terrorism]" ''Hollywood Grind''. August 18, 2006.</ref> On July 4, 2018, [[The Gersh Agency]], Woods' long-time talent agency, notified him by email that they would no longer represent him. Woods stated that the agency dropped him due to his political views.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rubin \|first1=Rebecca \|title=James Woods Says He Was Dropped By 'Liberal' Talent Agent \|url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/james-wood-dropped-by-agent-ken-kaplan-1202865614/ \|access-date=July 5, 2018 \|work=Variety \|date=July 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Gaynor \|first1=Gerren Keith \|title=James Woods is dropped by 'liberal' talent agent: 'It's the 4th of July and I'm feeling patriotic' \|url=~~http~~://www.foxnews.com/entertainment~~/2018/07/05~~/james-woods-is-dropped-by-liberal-talent-agent-its-4th-july-and-im-feeling-patriotic~~.html~~ \|access-date=July 5, 2018 \|work=Fox News \|date=July 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Lynch \|first1=John \|title=Conservative actor James Woods says he was dumped by his agent because of his political views \|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/james-woods-said-dropped-by-political-liberal-agent-on-july-4-2018-7 \|date=July 4, 2018\|access-date=July 5, 2018 \|work=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> He has said that there were many [[Conservatism in the United States\|conservative]] actors who did not share their thoughts because "the blacklist against conservatives in [[Cinema of the United States\|Hollywood]] is very real."<ref>{{cite web \|title=James Woods retires from acting after saying he's blacklisted because he's conservative \|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/james-woods-retires-from-acting-after-saying-hes-blacklisted-because-hes-conservative \|website=Fox News \|access-date=May 6, 2020 \|date=October 7, 2017}}</ref>		Woods' name was in an advertisement in the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' (August 17, 2006) that condemned [[Hamas]] and [[Hezbollah]] and supported Israel in the [[2006 Lebanon War]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20130228111826/http://www.hollywoodgrind.com/nicole-kidman-and-84-others-stand-united-against-terrorism/ Nicole Kidman and 84 Others Stand United Against Terrorism]" ''Hollywood Grind''. August 18, 2006.</ref> On July 4, 2018, [[The Gersh Agency]], Woods' long-time talent agency, notified him by email that they would no longer represent him. Woods stated that the agency dropped him due to his political views.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rubin \|first1=Rebecca \|title=James Woods Says He Was Dropped By 'Liberal' Talent Agent \|url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/james-wood-dropped-by-agent-ken-kaplan-1202865614/ \|access-date=July 5, 2018 \|work=Variety \|date=July 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Gaynor \|first1=Gerren Keith \|title=James Woods is dropped by 'liberal' talent agent: 'It's the 4th of July and I'm feeling patriotic' \|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/james-woods-is-dropped-by-liberal-talent-agent-its-the-4th-of-july-and-im-feeling-patriotic/ \|access-date=July 5, 2018 \|work=Fox News \|date=July 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Lynch \|first1=John \|title=Conservative actor James Woods says he was dumped by his agent because of his political views \|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/james-woods-said-dropped-by-political-liberal-agent-on-july-4-2018-7 \|date=July 4, 2018\|access-date=July 5, 2018 \|work=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> He has said that there were many [[Conservatism in the United States\|conservative]] actors who did not share their thoughts because "the blacklist against conservatives in [[Cinema of the United States\|Hollywood]] is very real."<ref>{{cite web \|title=James Woods retires from acting after saying he's blacklisted because he's conservative \|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/james-woods-retires-from-acting-after-saying-hes-blacklisted-because-hes-conservative \|website=Fox News \|access-date=May 6, 2020 \|date=October 7, 2017}}</ref>

	Woods has frequently expressed his conservative political views on Twitter and has been locked out of his account multiple times for violations of the platform's terms of service.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/09/24/conservative-actor-james-woods-tweeted-a-hoax-meme-in-july-twitter-just-locked-him-out-of-his-account/ \|title=Conservative actor James Woods tweeted a hoax meme in July. Twitter just locked him out of his account. \|date=24 September 2018 \|work=The Mercury News\|access-date=26 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Forliti \|first=Amy \|date=2018-09-23 \|title=Actor locked out of Twitter over tweet that violated rules\|agency=Associated Press \|url=https://www.whsv.com/content/news/Actor-locked-out-of-Twitter-over-tweet-that-violated-rules-494078661.html \|access-date=2024-04-08 \|website=WHSV \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|first=Martha \|last=Ross \|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/10/24/ivanka-trump-james-woods-and-varied-pro-trump-reactions-to-obama-clinton-bomb-threats/ \|title=Ivanka Trump, James Woods and varied pro-Trump reactions to Obama, Clinton bomb threats \|newspaper=[[Mercury News]] \|publisher=[[Bay Area News Group]] \|location=San Francisco, California \|date=24 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last=Forgey \|first=Quint \|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/04/trump-twitter-facebook-1301638 \|title=Trump ramps up attacks on Facebook, Twitter \|work=[[Politico]] \|date=4 May 2019 \|access-date=May 5, 2019}}</ref> In 2017, a Twitter debate between Woods and [[Amber Tamblyn]] escalated after Tamblyn accused Woods of inviting her to Las Vegas when she was underage, which Woods dismissed as a lie.<ref>{{cite news \|first=Melissa \|last=Chan \|url=https://www.time.com/4941261/amber-tamblyn-james-woods/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914154734/http://time.com/4941261/amber-tamblyn-james-woods/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=14 September 2017 \|title=Amber Tamblyn Is Calling Out James Woods as a 'Predator.' Here's What to Know'. \|newspaper=[[Time Magazine]] \|date=September 14, 2017 \|access-date=March 24, 2021}}</ref>		Woods has frequently expressed his conservative political views on Twitter and has been locked out of his account multiple times for violations of the platform's terms of service.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/09/24/conservative-actor-james-woods-tweeted-a-hoax-meme-in-july-twitter-just-locked-him-out-of-his-account/ \|title=Conservative actor James Woods tweeted a hoax meme in July. Twitter just locked him out of his account. \|date=24 September 2018 \|work=The Mercury News\|access-date=26 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Forliti \|first=Amy \|date=2018-09-23 \|title=Actor locked out of Twitter over tweet that violated rules\|agency=Associated Press \|url=https://www.whsv.com/content/news/Actor-locked-out-of-Twitter-over-tweet-that-violated-rules-494078661.html \|access-date=2024-04-08 \|website=WHSV \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|first=Martha \|last=Ross \|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/10/24/ivanka-trump-james-woods-and-varied-pro-trump-reactions-to-obama-clinton-bomb-threats/ \|title=Ivanka Trump, James Woods and varied pro-Trump reactions to Obama, Clinton bomb threats \|newspaper=[[Mercury News]] \|publisher=[[Bay Area News Group]] \|location=San Francisco, California \|date=24 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last=Forgey \|first=Quint \|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/04/trump-twitter-facebook-1301638 \|title=Trump ramps up attacks on Facebook, Twitter \|work=[[Politico]] \|date=4 May 2019 \|access-date=May 5, 2019}}</ref> In 2017, a Twitter debate between Woods and [[Amber Tamblyn]] escalated after Tamblyn accused Woods of inviting her to Las Vegas when she was underage, which Woods dismissed as a lie.<ref>{{cite news \|first=Melissa \|last=Chan \|url=https://www.time.com/4941261/amber-tamblyn-james-woods/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914154734/http://time.com/4941261/amber-tamblyn-james-woods/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=14 September 2017 \|title=Amber Tamblyn Is Calling Out James Woods as a 'Predator.' Here's What to Know'. \|newspaper=[[Time Magazine]] \|date=September 14, 2017 \|access-date=March 24, 2021}}</ref>

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	== Early life and education ==		== Early life and education ==
	Woods was born on April 18, 1947, in [[Vernal, Utah]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.sltrib.com/healthscience/ci_4063347\|title=Utah Local News - Salt Lake City News, Sports, Archive - The Salt Lake Tribune\|work=sltrib.com\|access-date=January 18, 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025115651/http://www.sltrib.com/healthscience/ci_4063347\|archive-date=October 25, 2014}}</ref> and had a brother ten years younger.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-oct-04-et-woods4-story.html\|title=Very James Woods\|last=Fernandez\|first=Maria Elena\|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|date=October 4, 2006\|access-date=January 24, 2016}}</ref> His father, Gail Peyton Woods, was a United States Army intelligence officer who died in 1960<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.warwickonline.com/warwickonline/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28647&Itemid=30 \|title=Warwick Online: Michael Woods remembered for a smile, and a laugh \|access-date=June 5, 2007 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111210752/http://www.warwickonline.com/warwickonline/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28647&Itemid=30 \|archive-date=November 11, 2007 }}</ref> after routine surgery. His mother, Martha A. ({{nee\|Smith}}), ran a pre-school after her husband's death<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://fxgcnvhgfwww.filmreference.com/film/14/James-Woods.html\|title=James Woods Biography (1947-)\|work=filmreference.com\|access-date=January 18, 2015\|archive-date=September 9, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909184919/http://www.filmreference.com/film/14/James-Woods.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> and later married Thomas E. Dixon.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.warwickonline.com/stories/Martha-A-Woods-Dixon,67251?town_id=1&sub_type=stories\|title=Martha A. Woods Dixon - Warwick Beacon\|work=Warwick Beacon\|date=January 31, 2012 \|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref> Woods grew up in [[Warwick, Rhode Island]], where he attended [[Pilgrim High School]], from which he graduated in 1965. He is of part Irish descent and was raised Catholic, briefly serving as an altar boy.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/380720429855682560\|title=James Woods on Twitter\|work=Twitter\|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\| url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/332541733 \| work=The Herald \| first=Kevin \| last=McCardle \| title=Face of the Day \| date=September 17, 1999}}</ref>		Woods was born on April 18, 1947, in [[Vernal, Utah]],<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.sltrib.com/healthscience/ci_4063347\|title=Utah Local News - Salt Lake City News, Sports, Archive - The Salt Lake Tribune\|work=sltrib.com\|access-date=January 18, 2015\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141025115651/http://www.sltrib.com/healthscience/ci_4063347\|archive-date=October 25, 2014}}</ref> and had a brother ten years younger.<ref>{{cite news\|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-oct-04-et-woods4-story.html\|title=Very James Woods\|last=Fernandez\|first=Maria Elena\|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]\|date=October 4, 2006\|access-date=January 24, 2016}}</ref> His father, Gail Peyton Woods, was a United States Army intelligence officer who died in 1960<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.warwickonline.com/warwickonline/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28647&Itemid=30 \|title=Warwick Online: Michael Woods remembered for a smile, and a laugh \|access-date=June 5, 2007 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071111210752/http://www.warwickonline.com/warwickonline/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=28647&Itemid=30 \|archive-date=November 11, 2007 }}</ref> after routine surgery. His mother, Martha A. ({{nee\|Smith}}), ran a pre-school after her husband's death<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://fxgcnvhgfwww.filmreference.com/film/14/James-Woods.html\|title=James Woods Biography (1947-)\|work=filmreference.com\|access-date=January 18, 2015\|archive-date=September 9, 2018\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909184919/http://www.filmreference.com/film/14/James-Woods.html\|url-status=dead}}</ref> and later married Thomas E. Dixon.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.warwickonline.com/stories/Martha-A-Woods-Dixon,67251?town_id=1&sub_type=stories\|title=Martha A. Woods Dixon - Warwick Beacon\|work=Warwick Beacon\|date=January 31, 2012 \|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref> Woods grew up in [[Warwick, Rhode Island]], where he attended [[Pilgrim High School]], from which he graduated in 1965. He is of part Irish descent and was raised Catholic, briefly serving as an altar boy.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://twitter.com/RealJamesWoods/status/380720429855682560\|title=James Woods on Twitter\|work=Twitter\|access-date=January 18, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\| url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/332541733 \| work=The Herald \| first=Kevin \| last=McCardle \| title=Face of the Day \| date=September 17, 1999\| id={{ProQuest\|332541733}} }}</ref>

	Woods was an undergraduate at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]].<ref name=tca>{{cite news \|last= Zad\|first= Martie\|date= April 30, 2000\|title= James Woods Fled MIT for Acting\|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/2000/04/30/james-woods-fled-mit-for-acting/e25fcdd7-d409-4b8f-9050-99c9fe38c8e1/\|newspaper= The Washington Post\|location= Washington, D.C.\|access-date= July 4, 2018}}</ref> He stated on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]'' that he originally intended to become an eye surgeon. He pledged the [[Theta Delta Chi]] fraternity and was a member of the student theatre group Dramashop, acting in and directing a number of plays. He dropped out of MIT in 1969, one semester before graduating, to pursue an acting career.<ref name="nograd">New York Times Service, published by New York Times and Arno press, 1989, page 788</ref>		Woods was an undergraduate at [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology]].<ref name=tca>{{cite news \|last= Zad\|first= Martie\|date= April 30, 2000\|title= James Woods Fled MIT for Acting\|url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/tv/2000/04/30/james-woods-fled-mit-for-acting/e25fcdd7-d409-4b8f-9050-99c9fe38c8e1/\|newspaper= The Washington Post\|location= Washington, D.C.\|access-date= July 4, 2018}}</ref> He stated on ''[[Inside the Actors Studio]]'' that he originally intended to become an eye surgeon. He pledged the [[Theta Delta Chi]] fraternity and was a member of the student theatre group Dramashop, acting in and directing a number of plays. He dropped out of MIT in 1969, one semester before graduating, to pursue an acting career.<ref name="nograd">New York Times Service, published by New York Times and Arno press, 1989, page 788</ref>

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	* ''[[True Crime (1999 film)\|True Crime]]'' (1999)		* ''[[True Crime (1999 film)\|True Crime]]'' (1999)
	* ''[[Any Given Sunday]]'' (1999)		* ''[[Any Given Sunday]]'' (1999)
	(1999) The Generals Daughter
	* ''[[The Virgin Suicides (film)\|The Virgin Suicides]]'' (1999)		* ''[[The Virgin Suicides (film)\|The Virgin Suicides]]'' (1999)
	* ''[[Recess: School's Out]]'' (2001) (Voice)		* ''[[Recess: School's Out]]'' (2001) (Voice)

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	* ''[[True Crime (1999 film)\|True Crime]]'' (1999)		* ''[[True Crime (1999 film)\|True Crime]]'' (1999)
	* ''[[Any Given Sunday]]'' (1999)		* ''[[Any Given Sunday]]'' (1999)
			(1999) The Generals Daughter
	* ''[[The Virgin Suicides (film)\|The Virgin Suicides]]'' (1999)		* ''[[The Virgin Suicides (film)\|The Virgin Suicides]]'' (1999)
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	Woods has stated that he was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]] until the [[impeachment of Bill Clinton]] in 1999, commenting that "every single Democrat without exception stood behind a convicted perjurer. That was the end."<ref>{{cite tweet \|author= James Woods \|user= RealJamesWoods \|number= 899803876689412096 \|date= August 21, 2017 \|title= I was for years, until #Clinton was impeached. Every single #Democrat without exception stood behind a convicted perjurer. That was the end. \|access-date= August 21, 2017}}</ref> Woods was a registered [[Independent voter\|Independent]] during the presidencies of [[George W. Bush]] and [[Barack Obama]];<ref>{{cite tweet \|author= James Woods \|user= RealJamesWoods \|number= 709238037855645696 \|date= March 14, 2016 \|title= I endorse no candidate. I am a registered Independent. I'm suggesting that people can behave as they wish, if prepared for the consequences \|access-date= February 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet \|author= James Woods \|user= RealJamesWoods \|number= 1011334378218139648 \|date= June 25, 2018 \|title= I was a registered Democrat for the greater portion of my voting life. The #Clintons cinched it for me. I was an #Independent through the Bush years. Obama was an eight year blank. The hatred and violence the @Democrats now promote convince me I was right to #WalkAway... \|access-date= February 13, 2019}}</ref> he has since aligned himself with the [[Republican Party (United States)\|Republican Party]].<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite web \|last1=White \|first1=Adam \|title=The angriest Republican in Hollywood: how James Woods became a MAGA martyr \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/angriest-republican-hollywood-has-james-woods-picked-one-twitter/ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/angriest-republican-hollywood-has-james-woods-picked-one-twitter/ \|archive-date=January 11, 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] \|date= July 6, 2018 \|access-date=February 2, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> When [[Carly Fiorina]] pulled out of the [[2016 United States presidential election\|2016 presidential race]],<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Hod\|first1=Itay\|title=Carly Fiorina Scores James Woods Endorsement\|url=https://www.thewrap.com/carly-fiorina-scores-james-woods-endorsement/\|website=TheWrap.com\|publisher=[[The Wrap]]\|access-date=September 22, 2015\|date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> he shifted his endorsement to [[Ted Cruz]] in November 2015.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Giaritelli\|first1=Anna\|title=Fiorina loses Hollywood endorsement to Cruz\|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fiorina-loses-hollywood-endorsement-to-cruz/article/2577028\|access-date=March 3, 2017\|work=[[The Washington Examiner]]\|date=November 23, 2015}}</ref> Woods has defended former U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] in the media, and has been described as a "staunch Trump supporter".<ref>{{cite web\|first=Aris\|last=Folley\|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/james-woods-defends-trump-he-loves-america-more-than-any-president-in-my-lifetime/ar-BB14dOHE\|title=James Woods defends Trump: He 'loves America more than any president in my lifetime'\|website=[[MSN]]\|date=May 18, 2020\|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref><ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/>		Woods has stated that he was a member of the [[Democratic Party (United States)\|Democratic Party]] until the [[impeachment of Bill Clinton]] in 1999, commenting that "every single Democrat without exception stood behind a convicted perjurer. That was the end."<ref>{{cite tweet \|author= James Woods \|user= RealJamesWoods \|number= 899803876689412096 \|date= August 21, 2017 \|title= I was for years, until #Clinton was impeached. Every single #Democrat without exception stood behind a convicted perjurer. That was the end. \|access-date= August 21, 2017}}</ref> Woods was a registered [[Independent voter\|Independent]] during the presidencies of [[George W. Bush]] and [[Barack Obama]];<ref>{{cite tweet \|author= James Woods \|user= RealJamesWoods \|number= 709238037855645696 \|date= March 14, 2016 \|title= I endorse no candidate. I am a registered Independent. I'm suggesting that people can behave as they wish, if prepared for the consequences \|access-date= February 13, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet \|author= James Woods \|user= RealJamesWoods \|number= 1011334378218139648 \|date= June 25, 2018 \|title= I was a registered Democrat for the greater portion of my voting life. The #Clintons cinched it for me. I was an #Independent through the Bush years. Obama was an eight year blank. The hatred and violence the @Democrats now promote convince me I was right to #WalkAway... \|access-date= February 13, 2019}}</ref> he has since aligned himself with the [[Republican Party (United States)\|Republican Party]].<ref name="telegraph.co.uk">{{cite web \|last1=White \|first1=Adam \|title=The angriest Republican in Hollywood: how James Woods became a MAGA martyr \|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/angriest-republican-hollywood-has-james-woods-picked-one-twitter/ \|archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220111/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/angriest-republican-hollywood-has-james-woods-picked-one-twitter/ \|archive-date=January 11, 2022 \|url-access=subscription \|url-status=live \|website=[[The Daily Telegraph]] \|date= July 6, 2018 \|access-date=February 2, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> When [[Carly Fiorina]] pulled out of the [[2016 United States presidential election\|2016 presidential race]],<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Hod\|first1=Itay\|title=Carly Fiorina Scores James Woods Endorsement\|url=https://www.thewrap.com/carly-fiorina-scores-james-woods-endorsement/\|website=TheWrap.com\|publisher=[[The Wrap]]\|access-date=September 22, 2015\|date=September 17, 2015}}</ref> he shifted his endorsement to [[Ted Cruz]] in November 2015.<ref>{{cite news\|last1=Giaritelli\|first1=Anna\|title=Fiorina loses Hollywood endorsement to Cruz\|url=http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/fiorina-loses-hollywood-endorsement-to-cruz/article/2577028\|access-date=March 3, 2017\|work=[[The Washington Examiner]]\|date=November 23, 2015}}</ref> Woods has defended former U.S. President [[Donald Trump]] in the media, and has been described as a "staunch Trump supporter".<ref>{{cite web\|first=Aris\|last=Folley\|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/james-woods-defends-trump-he-loves-america-more-than-any-president-in-my-lifetime/ar-BB14dOHE\|title=James Woods defends Trump: He 'loves America more than any president in my lifetime'\|website=[[MSN]]\|date=May 18, 2020\|access-date=August 11, 2020}}</ref><ref name="telegraph.co.uk"/>

	Woods' name was in an advertisement in the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' (August 17, 2006) that condemned [[Hamas]] and [[Hezbollah]] and supported Israel in the [[2006 Lebanon War]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20130228111826/http://www.hollywoodgrind.com/nicole-kidman-and-84-others-stand-united-against-terrorism/ Nicole Kidman and 84 Others Stand United Against Terrorism]" ''Hollywood Grind''. August 18, 2006.</ref> On July 4, 2018, [[The Gersh Agency]], Woods' long-time talent agency, notified him by email that they would no longer represent him. Woods stated that the agency dropped him due to his political views.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rubin \|first1=Rebecca \|title=James Woods Says He Was Dropped By 'Liberal' Talent Agent \|url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/james-wood-dropped-by-agent-ken-kaplan-1202865614/ \|access-date=July 5, 2018 \|work=Variety \|date=July 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Gaynor \|first1=Gerren Keith \|title=James Woods is dropped by 'liberal' talent agent: 'It's the 4th of July and I'm feeling patriotic' \|url=~~http~~://www.foxnews.com/entertainment~~/2018/07/05~~/james-woods-is-dropped-by-liberal-talent-agent-its-4th-july-and-im-feeling-patriotic~~.html~~ \|access-date=July 5, 2018 \|work=Fox News \|date=July 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Lynch \|first1=John \|title=Conservative actor James Woods says he was dumped by his agent because of his political views \|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/james-woods-said-dropped-by-political-liberal-agent-on-july-4-2018-7 \|date=July 4, 2018\|access-date=July 5, 2018 \|work=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> He has said that there were many [[Conservatism in the United States\|conservative]] actors who did not share their thoughts because "the blacklist against conservatives in [[Cinema of the United States\|Hollywood]] is very real."<ref>{{cite web \|title=James Woods retires from acting after saying he's blacklisted because he's conservative \|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/james-woods-retires-from-acting-after-saying-hes-blacklisted-because-hes-conservative \|website=Fox News \|access-date=May 6, 2020 \|date=October 7, 2017}}</ref>		Woods' name was in an advertisement in the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' (August 17, 2006) that condemned [[Hamas]] and [[Hezbollah]] and supported Israel in the [[2006 Lebanon War]].<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20130228111826/http://www.hollywoodgrind.com/nicole-kidman-and-84-others-stand-united-against-terrorism/ Nicole Kidman and 84 Others Stand United Against Terrorism]" ''Hollywood Grind''. August 18, 2006.</ref> On July 4, 2018, [[The Gersh Agency]], Woods' long-time talent agency, notified him by email that they would no longer represent him. Woods stated that the agency dropped him due to his political views.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Rubin \|first1=Rebecca \|title=James Woods Says He Was Dropped By 'Liberal' Talent Agent \|url=https://variety.com/2018/biz/news/james-wood-dropped-by-agent-ken-kaplan-1202865614/ \|access-date=July 5, 2018 \|work=Variety \|date=July 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Gaynor \|first1=Gerren Keith \|title=James Woods is dropped by 'liberal' talent agent: 'It's the 4th of July and I'm feeling patriotic' \|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/james-woods-is-dropped-by-liberal-talent-agent-its-the-4th-of-july-and-im-feeling-patriotic/ \|access-date=July 5, 2018 \|work=Fox News \|date=July 5, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last1=Lynch \|first1=John \|title=Conservative actor James Woods says he was dumped by his agent because of his political views \|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/james-woods-said-dropped-by-political-liberal-agent-on-july-4-2018-7 \|date=July 4, 2018\|access-date=July 5, 2018 \|work=[[Business Insider]]}}</ref> He has said that there were many [[Conservatism in the United States\|conservative]] actors who did not share their thoughts because "the blacklist against conservatives in [[Cinema of the United States\|Hollywood]] is very real."<ref>{{cite web \|title=James Woods retires from acting after saying he's blacklisted because he's conservative \|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/james-woods-retires-from-acting-after-saying-hes-blacklisted-because-hes-conservative \|website=Fox News \|access-date=May 6, 2020 \|date=October 7, 2017}}</ref>

	Woods has frequently expressed his conservative political views on Twitter and has been locked out of his account multiple times for violations of the platform's terms of service.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/09/24/conservative-actor-james-woods-tweeted-a-hoax-meme-in-july-twitter-just-locked-him-out-of-his-account/ \|title=Conservative actor James Woods tweeted a hoax meme in July. Twitter just locked him out of his account. \|date=24 September 2018 \|work=The Mercury News\|access-date=26 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Forliti \|first=Amy \|date=2018-09-23 \|title=Actor locked out of Twitter over tweet that violated rules\|agency=Associated Press \|url=https://www.whsv.com/content/news/Actor-locked-out-of-Twitter-over-tweet-that-violated-rules-494078661.html \|access-date=2024-04-08 \|website=WHSV \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|first=Martha \|last=Ross \|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/10/24/ivanka-trump-james-woods-and-varied-pro-trump-reactions-to-obama-clinton-bomb-threats/ \|title=Ivanka Trump, James Woods and varied pro-Trump reactions to Obama, Clinton bomb threats \|newspaper=[[Mercury News]] \|publisher=[[Bay Area News Group]] \|location=San Francisco, California \|date=24 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last=Forgey \|first=Quint \|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/04/trump-twitter-facebook-1301638 \|title=Trump ramps up attacks on Facebook, Twitter \|work=[[Politico]] \|date=4 May 2019 \|access-date=May 5, 2019}}</ref> In 2017, a Twitter debate between Woods and [[Amber Tamblyn]] escalated after Tamblyn accused Woods of inviting her to Las Vegas when she was underage, which Woods dismissed as a lie.<ref>{{cite news \|first=Melissa \|last=Chan \|url=https://www.time.com/4941261/amber-tamblyn-james-woods/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914154734/http://time.com/4941261/amber-tamblyn-james-woods/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=14 September 2017 \|title=Amber Tamblyn Is Calling Out James Woods as a 'Predator.' Here's What to Know'. \|newspaper=[[Time Magazine]] \|date=September 14, 2017 \|access-date=March 24, 2021}}</ref>		Woods has frequently expressed his conservative political views on Twitter and has been locked out of his account multiple times for violations of the platform's terms of service.<ref>{{Cite news \|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/09/24/conservative-actor-james-woods-tweeted-a-hoax-meme-in-july-twitter-just-locked-him-out-of-his-account/ \|title=Conservative actor James Woods tweeted a hoax meme in July. Twitter just locked him out of his account. \|date=24 September 2018 \|work=The Mercury News\|access-date=26 September 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|last=Forliti \|first=Amy \|date=2018-09-23 \|title=Actor locked out of Twitter over tweet that violated rules\|agency=Associated Press \|url=https://www.whsv.com/content/news/Actor-locked-out-of-Twitter-over-tweet-that-violated-rules-494078661.html \|access-date=2024-04-08 \|website=WHSV \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|first=Martha \|last=Ross \|url=https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/10/24/ivanka-trump-james-woods-and-varied-pro-trump-reactions-to-obama-clinton-bomb-threats/ \|title=Ivanka Trump, James Woods and varied pro-Trump reactions to Obama, Clinton bomb threats \|newspaper=[[Mercury News]] \|publisher=[[Bay Area News Group]] \|location=San Francisco, California \|date=24 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \|last=Forgey \|first=Quint \|url=https://www.politico.com/story/2019/05/04/trump-twitter-facebook-1301638 \|title=Trump ramps up attacks on Facebook, Twitter \|work=[[Politico]] \|date=4 May 2019 \|access-date=May 5, 2019}}</ref> In 2017, a Twitter debate between Woods and [[Amber Tamblyn]] escalated after Tamblyn accused Woods of inviting her to Las Vegas when she was underage, which Woods dismissed as a lie.<ref>{{cite news \|first=Melissa \|last=Chan \|url=https://www.time.com/4941261/amber-tamblyn-james-woods/ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170914154734/http://time.com/4941261/amber-tamblyn-james-woods/ \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=14 September 2017 \|title=Amber Tamblyn Is Calling Out James Woods as a 'Predator.' Here's What to Know'. \|newspaper=[[Time Magazine]] \|date=September 14, 2017 \|access-date=March 24, 2021}}</ref>

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