Billy Bob Thornton
American actor, director, screenwriter, and musician whose Academy Award-winning work on Sling Blade cemented his place in Hollywood history.
Billy Bob Thornton - Personal Information
- Name: Billy Bob Thornton
- Date of Birth: August 4, 1955
- Place of Birth: Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
- Gender: Male
- Job Title: Actor
- Crew Jobs: Director, Writer, Screenplay, Story, Thanks
Biography
Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, screenwriter, director and musician. Thornton gained early recognition as a cast member on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire and in several early 1990s films including On Deadly Ground and Tombstone.
In the mid-1990s, after writing, directing, and starring in the independent film Sling Blade, he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. He appeared in several major film roles following Sling Blade's success, including 1998's Armageddon and A Simple Plan.
During the late 1990s, Thornton began a career as a singer-songwriter. He has released three albums and was the singer of a blues rock band.
Selected Filmography
A selection of Billy Bob Thornton's most notable recent screen appearances across film and television.
- Standing on the Shoulders of Kitties (2024) as Self
- Landman (TV - 2024) as Tommy Norris
- Devil's Peak (2023) as Charlie McNeely
- Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures (2022)
- Immediate Family (2022) as Self
- The Gray Man (2022) as Fitzroy
- 1883 (TV - 2021) as Marshal Jim Courtright
- Hollywood.Con (2021) as Boxmaster
- Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man (2020) as Self
- Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine (2020) as Self
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