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Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American film actor, filmmaker, singer, and songwriter. He gained international fame after writing, directing, and starring in the independent drama film Sling Blade (1996), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for the same film. Known for his roles in One False Move (1992), Tombstone (1993), Dead Man (1995), U Turn (1997), Primary Colors (1998), Armageddon (1998), Monster's Ball (2001), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), Intolerable Cruelty (2003), Bad Santa (2003), and Friday Night Lights (2004), Thornton is considered one of the finest actors of his generation. He also had a successful career on TV, starring in the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire from 1992 to 1995 and playing a leading role in the Amazon legal drama series, Goliath, from 2016 to 2021.
Apart from acting and filmmaking, Thornton has also been a singer-songwriter. He has released four solo albums and is the vocalist of the rock band the Boxmasters. He has been vocal about his distaste for celebrity culture, choosing to maintain a private life. He has been married six times, his marriage to Angelina Jolie from 2000 to 2003 received extensive media attention. Born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, Thornton has had a varied career in entertainment and continues to contribute to film, television and music.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: Billy Bob Thornton
Born: Hot Springs, Arkansas, U.S.
Citizenship: U.S.
Birthday: August 4, 1955
Occupations: Actor, Filmmaker, Singer, Songwriter
Years Active: 1974-present
Children: 4
Spouses: Melissa Lee Gatlin, Toni Lawrence, Cynda Williams, Pietra Dawn Cherniak, Angelina Jolie, Connie Angland
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Awards and Nominations Received by Billy Bob Thornton
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Best Supporting Performance in a Motion Picture – Drama, Musical or Comedy (Supporting Actor)
A Simple PlanMovies Featuring Billy Bob Thornton
Friday Night Lights
One False Move
A Simple Plan
The Gray Man
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Intolerable Cruelty
Bad News Bears
The Man Who Wasn't There
Monster's Ball
Bad Santa
Levity
Sling Blade
Our Brand Is Crisis
A Million Little Pieces
The Ice Harvest
Waking Up in Reno
Bandits
Bad Santa 2
School for Scoundrels
The Judge
On Deadly Ground
Pushing Tin
The Alamo
The Baytown Outlaws
Faster
The Astronaut Farmer
Parkland
Armageddon
London Fields
South of Heaven, West of Hell
Mr. Woodcock
Jayne Mansfield's Car
The Informers
Devil's Peak
Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties: The Bubbles and the Rockers Story
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed: Live In Austin
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
The Last Real Cowboys
Daddy and Them
Temple of Art
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
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NFL: Favre 4 Ever
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Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (’) Over-Nite Sensation
Sam Peckinpah’s West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
For the Boys
Hunter’s Blood
South of Reno
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown
Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
Out There
Grey Knight
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
The Smell of Success
An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn
Don’t Look Back
Trouble Bound
Career Timeline
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2020
The Ventures: Stars on Guitars
Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
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Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine
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2016
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Bad Santa 2
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
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2015
Our Brand Is Crisis
Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead
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Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed: Live In Austin
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2006
School for Scoundrels
NFL: Favre 4 Ever
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Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (’) Over-Nite Sensation
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