billy bob thornton

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. Thornton was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas, the son of Virginia Roberta (née Faulkner), a psychic, and William Raymond "Billy Ray" Thornton (November 1929–August 1974), a high school history teacher and basketball coach who died when Thornton was 18. He has two younger brothers, Jimmy Don (April 1958–October 1988), who died...

Award Nominations: 1998 - Academy Award for Actor in a Supporting Role - A Simple Plan; 1996 - Academy Award for Actor in a Leading Role - Sling Blade; 1996 - Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay - Sling Blade; 2002 - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Drama Film - The Man Who Wasn't There - role: Ed Crane; 2002 - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Film - Bandits - role: Terry Lee Collins; 2004 - Golden Globe Award for Best Actor - Musical or Comedy Film - Bad Santa - role: Willie; 1999 - Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Film - A Simple Plan - role: Jacob Mitchell; 2002 - Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama - Monster's Ball - Role: Hank Grotowski; 1997 - Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama - Sling Blade - Role: Karl Childers; 2004 - Satellite Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy - Bad Santa - Role: Willie;
Awards Won: 1996 - Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay - Sling Blade; 1997 - Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature - Sling Blade; 2001 - National Board of Review Award for Best Actor - Bandits/Monster's Ball/The Man Who Wasn't There; 2001 - London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor - The Man Who Wasn't There; 1998 - BFCA Critics' Choice Award for Best Supporting Actor - A Simple Plan/Primary Colors;
Works written: Sling blade
Film performances: The Informers - William Sloan; A Simple Plan - Jacob; Armageddon - Dan Truman; Bad News Bears - Morris Buttermaker; Bad Santa - Willie; Bandits - Terry Lee Collins; Fade Out; Friday Night Lights - Coach Gary Gaines; Monster's Ball - Hank Grotowski; One False Move - Ray Malcolm ;
Films directed: All the Pretty Horses  Sling Blade  Daddy and Them  The King of Luck  Jayne Mansfield's Car
Films appeared in: NFL: Brett Favre Forever; Ain't in It for My Health: A Film about Levon Helm; My Run;
Film writing credits: One False Move  Sling Blade  A Family Thing  The Gift  Don't Look Back  Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade  Jayne Mansfield's Car
Albums: Private Radio  The Edge Of the World  Hobo  Beautiful Door  Beautiful Door
Tracks Recorded: Island Avenue  The Wind  Dark and Mad  Forever  Angelina  Starlight Lounge  Walk of Shame  Smoking in Bed  Your Blue Shadow  That Mountain
Member of: The Boxmasters - 2007;
Children: Amanda Thornton   William Thornton  Harry James Thornton   Bella Thornton
Date of birth: Aug 4, 1955;
Education: Henderson State University;
Gender: Male
Height: 1.83 m;
Country of nationality: United States of America
Parents: William Raymond "Billy Ray" Thornton  Virginia Roberta Faulkner
Place of birth: Hot Springs
Places lived: Hot Springs; Malvern; Paris; California; Los Angeles;
Profession: Screenwriter  Film Director  Actor  Film Producer  Musician
Siblings: Jimmy Don Thornton; John David;
Spouse (or domestic partner): Melissa Lee Gatlin - 1978 - 1980 - Marriage; Toni Lawrence - Apr 5, 1986 - 1988 - Marriage; Cynda Williams - 1990 - 1992 - Marriage; Pietra Dawn Cherniak - Feb 18, 1993 - Apr 1997 - Marriage; Angelina Jolie - May 5, 2000 - May 27, 2003 - Marriage; Connie Angland - 2003 - Domestic partnership;
TV episode performances: July 16, 2005 - Billy Bob Thornton; Billy Bob Thornton/Isla Fisher/Jermaine Dupri; The 71st Annual Academy Awards; Billy Bob Thornton; Billy Bob Thornton, Eliza Dushku, Patrick Monahan; The 69th Annual Academy Awards; Billy Bob Thornton, Diane Farr, Five For Fighting; Show 19; Billy Bob Thornton, Duane Martin, Starsailor; The Photographer;
Starring TV roles: Hearts Afire - Billy Bob Davis ; HypaSpace - Him/Herself; The Outsiders - Buck Merrill;
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