Laura Louie: Things to Know About the Second Wife of Actor Woody Harrelson
Marriage is something that some couples desperately seek while some refrain from getting such validation for their romance. Not every couple is thrilled to get the official validation for their romance by getting married as soon as possible. Some wait for quite a long time before actually officiating their relationship. One such couple is American actor Woody Harrelson and his beautiful wife Laura Louie who waited 20 years before officially tying the knot. So, who is the woman with whom, Woody Harrelson had one of the longest courtship in Hollywood? Let us learn more about her.
Laura Louie was born in 1965 in the United States of America. Not much is known about her parents and whether she has any siblings or not. She is of American nationality and belongs to Asian ethnicity. Laura for being in the spotlight for so long due to her husband has yet to reveal any private information regarding her early life to the general public. However, it is reported that Laura is a college graduate and has a degree in Business Management and Environmental Science.
After finishing her studies, the first job Laura got was to work as an assistant on movie and television production set. While working as an assistant on the set of a sitcom ‘ Cheers ‘, she met her now-husband Woody Harrelson. Furthermore, Laura spent two years of her career as an assistant for Woody.
Laura Louie along with her husband is a strong advocate for an eco-friendly lifestyle and green initiatives. Laura helped in the establishment of Eco-Village in Mauli, Hawaii. Eco-Villiage is an environment-friendly community. According to their website, they encourage their visitors to increase their use of eco-friendly products and practices. They advise on reporting any actions which have an adverse effect on the environment.
Laura has co-founded ‘Yoganics’ with her husband Woody. The company is responsible for delivering organic food to its customers. Besides these, since 2001, the couple is invested in an online project called ‘Voice Yourself’. Voice Yourself and their twitter handle ‘thegreengod’ engages with the community to educate them regarding different eco-friendly and greenhouse tips. They encourage people to adopt a more sustainable and healthy lifestyle. The website also focuses on different eco-news and educate people to fight against all kinds of pollution. With her passion for a more sustainable environment, her credit for social work is going to increase even more.
Laura Louie first met her husband Woody Harrelson when she was working as an assistant on the sitcom ‘Cheers’. Woody starred on the sitcom as bartender Woody Boyd. They did not immediately start dating each other when they were working together. After about 3 years of knowing each other, they finally confessed to each other. According to Woody, he wrote a song for Laura in order to ask her out. The song had the line ‘I’m only 28, but I’m bored with everything I do / I’ve got nothing when I’m not next to you, are you thinking about me, baby? Cause I’m thinking about you’. After that, Laura responded that she had been in love with him for the past 2 and a half years. With this, they officially started dating.
For Laura and Woody, getting married was not something they needed to strengthen their bond at that moment. So, instead, they progressed slowly and started to build trust for each other. On 28th February 1993, the beautiful couple had their first child, a baby girl Deni Montana. Their family expanded with the addition of another baby girl Zoe Giordano on September 22, 1996. After a decade later, the siblings got another sister Makani Ravello Harrelson on June 3, 2006.
After dating for almost two decades, the couple finally got married on December 28, 2008, in Maui where they currently reside with their 3 kids. Their wedding ceremony was reported to be a small, quiet and private event that only cost around $500. Some of their celebrity friends like Owen Wilson, Sean Penn, and Willie Nelson were among the guest. Canadian multi-instrumentalist and musician Alanis Morisette also attended as the musical guest for the ceremony.
The couple even after so many years seem to be equally in love with each other. Both of them are very supportive of each other and prioritize their family a lot. They go on vacation and love spending time with each other. Recently, they went to Italy with their youngest daughter and even attended 2019 women’s final at the French Open.
Together Despite the Scandals
Being famous comes with a price. For Hollywood celebrities, despite their attempt to maintain a squeaky clean career are always warped in some form of scandals. Woody Harrelson is no stranger to such scandals too. During their courtship period, Woody got involved in numerous scandals. In 1996, months before his daughter’s birth, Woody got arrested after he symbolically planted four hemp seeds t o challenge the state law which did not distinguish between industrial hemp and marijuana. He was released the same day.
One of the biggest scandals in his life came in 2002 when news surfaced that he had cheated on his long term girlfriend Laura by participating in a foursome while he was in London. A mere drunk incident turned into major news in Hollywood. Woody after years opened up about the night. He said that he was drunk at a bar when 2 girls approached him with an offer to take a walk on the wild side. He accepted and when they got into the car, another girl joined them who was or worked for the paparazzi. He was photographed sleeping with 3 different women.
The news also reached Laura’s ears who according to Harrelson did not get angry with him in a traditional way. Laura just said ‘That must be really hard for you, to have this sh*t exposed’. Apparently, he apologized by his standard Texan grovel. After such an incident, Laura managed to forgive him and both of them worked on strengthening their relationship more. After this scandal, the couple even welcomed their third child and got married too.
Woody Harrelson also got involved in other scandals but despite all of it, Laura never left his side. Woody too feels blessed to have such a compassionate wife who supports him through thick and thin.
Personal Life and Net Worth
Laura Louie is very much a private person. She does not have any social media accounts and rarely makes any public appearances. She does, however, support her husband and often times accompany him on various red carpets. Along with her husband, she supports a healthy way of living and always opts for organic products rather than chemically produced materials. Their family lives in Maui, Hawaii accompanied by their pet dogs and cats.
With her ongoing delivery business and other ventures, Laura Louie is estimated to have a total net worth of 3 million US dollars. Her husband on the other hand with various critical and commercial success under his belt has a total of 65 million dollars net worth.
A Little About Woody Harrelson
Born on July 23, 1961, Woodrow Tracey Harrelson is an American actor and playwright. He first became recognized for his role in NBC sitcom “Cheers” as the bartender, Woody Boyd. For his portrayal in the sitcom, he got nominated 5 times for Emmys and even won one time. He has got critical acclaim for movies like The People vs Larry Flint, The Messenger, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri. He has also starred many commercially successful movies ‘Natural Born Killers’, ‘Zombieland’, ‘2012’, ‘The Hunger Games series’, ‘Now You See Me series’ and many more. He has also directed and starred in Theatre plays. He follows a raw vegan diet where along with not eating dairy or meat, he does not consume sugar or flour.
As for his personal life, in 1985, he married Nancy Simon daughter of playwright Neil Simon in Tijuana. Both of them were not very serious about each other and had wanted to get a divorce on the following day but the divorce parlor was closed the very next day. They ended up being married to each other for another 10 months. He then met Laura Louie and fell in love with her and to this date, he is still in a harmonious relationship with her.
Originally published at https://allthatjazzart.com on November 13, 2019.
