The high school in the animated show "Family Guy" (1999) was named after him (James Woods High School). James grew up in Rhode Island, where the show takes place, and has guest starred on the show as himself (an episode where he supports renaming the school Martin Luther King Jr. High School). ["Peter's Got Woods," episode 5.1, 11 September 2005]

Provided the voice of Carl, the straight-laced rabbit in the pet store across the street from a rental station, in a series of Blockbuster commercials.

Is good friends with Sharon Stone and told Cigar Aficionado in an interview that he considers her one of the smartest women in the movie business.

Hades from the Disney franchise is his favorite role and he states that he'll continue playing the character, whenever needed, until the day he dies because he loves the character so very much.

Got his third TV role, as a thug on "Kojak" (1973), after Richard Dreyfuss and Martin Sheen had turned it down.

Member of Theta Delta Chi Fraternity.

Childhood friend of Wall Street Journal personal technology columnist Walt Mossberg.

He was accepted into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on a full scholarship, majoring not in the physical sciences but in political science. He also pursued acting, appearing in 36 plays at MIT, Harvard, and the Theater Company of Boston and also performed in summer stock at the Provincetown Playhouse. He dropped out of MIT during his last year to move to New York and pursue acting full-time.

1997: Was engaged to actress Missy Crider; they met when she played his daughter in the TV movie Jane's House (1994) (TV).

Quit smoking cigarettes in 1993.

2001: While on a commercial flight from Boston to Los Angeles in August, he noticed a group of men acting suspiciously on the plane and informed a flight attendant that he felt they were planning to hijack the plane. He has thus been in several interviews with FBI agents since the September 11 attacks.

Is a member of MENSA (as are Geena Davis, Cy Frost, Chino XL, Ben Rollins and Alan Rachins).

He appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song "Voices That Care."

Referred to composer Howard Shore as the Bernard Herrmann of the synthesizer.

Brother of actor Michael Jeffrey Woods.

Is ambidextrous (as seen in The Virgin Suicides (1999), writes on chalkboard with both hands).

Is against capital punishment.

A onetime Democrat, he switched political parties and became a Republican following 9/11. He has since become one of the most vocal supporters of President George W. Bush.

He was considered a brilliant student, enrolling in a UCLA linear algebra course while still attending high school. He scored a perfect 800 on the verbal SAT and a 779 on the math portion.

Loves photography.

Visits his family in Rhode Island frequently.

Enjoys playing golf.

Loves cooking and is an excellent chef.

Is the son of a U.S. Army intelligence officer.

Was allegedly harassed and stalked by Sean Young after their dating relationship ended.

Majored in Political Science at M.I.T.

Dated actress Heather Graham

Fired his agent for not telling him of Quentin Tarantino`s offer to star as Mr. Orange/Freddie in Reservoir Dogs (1992).

A reserve officer in the Los Angeles Police Dept.

He plays a character who works for Richard Nixon in _Nixon (1995)_ and played one of a band of men who wore Nixon masks when they robbed a police depository in Best Seller (1987).

10/15/98: Received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.