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Billy Bob Thornton
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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.
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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
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Oscars
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
American Dad!
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
King of the Hill
Classic Albums
Real Time with Bill Maher
Knots Landing
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Today
Saturday Night Live
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Celebrities Uncensored
Late Night with Seth Meyers
1883
The Outsiders
The Early Show
The Daily Show
The Big Bang Theory
CatDog
Harley Quinn
Fargo
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Love Actually
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Tombstone
Untouchable
Bound by Honor
The Electric State
Going Overboard
Out There
Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
Intolerable Cruelty
Eagle Eye
The Judge
Indecent Proposal
Hearts Afire
The Gray Man
Puss in Boots
London Fields
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
Parkland
Don't Look Back
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Matlock
Armageddon
A Simple Plan
Faster
Pushing Tin
The Ice Harvest
Bad Santa 2
Bad News Bears
Landman
Devil's Peak
Bad Santa
Friday Night Lights
Goliath
Production Credits
The Gift
Landman
Don't Look Back
Goliath
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