Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, director, musician, playwright and screenwriter. 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 Writing (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.
It's not a good sign for "Bad Santa" fans hoping for a sequel when Billy Bob Thornton says he doesn't "know much" about the TWO scripts that are reportedly in the works. Then again, after "The… READ MORE >
Billy Bob Thornton's long-estranged daughter was found guilty of manslaughter in a Florida courtroom Friday in the death of a one-year-old girl who died in her care.32-year-old Amanda Brumfield… READ MORE >
Tim Allen played Father Christmas in the 1994 movie "The Santa Clause," while Billy Bob Thornton did the holiday duty in the 2003 hit "Bad Santa."Question is ... READ MORE >
Billy Bob Thornton has been deprived of the joy of eating delicious pizza his whole life due to food allergies -- but considering he used to knock boots with Angelina Jolie ... no one feels… READ MORE >
The longer Billy Bob Thornton is famous, the longer his hair gets.Here's the 55-year-old star at an event in L.A. on Wednesday (left) -- and the less hirsute version back in 1997… READ MORE >
Here's Britney Spears' boyfriend Jason Trawick in Hawaii on Monday (left) -- and Billy Bob Thornton back in 2007 (right).We're just sayin'. READ MORE >
