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