Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

August 3, 1955 (69 years old)

Place of Birth

Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA

Billy Bob Thornton

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.

Known For

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation

Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun

Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm

Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton

Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade

What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt

Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon

Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration

An Alan Smithee Film: Burn, Hollywood, Burn

Trailer Park Boys: Drunk, High and Unemployed: Live In Austin

ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures

Picture Show: A Tribute Celebrating John Prine

2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film

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