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Billy Bob Thornton

Acting
Known For

70 Years Old

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.

Born

Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA on 4th August 1955

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Fargo
Lorne Malvo
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The Daily Show
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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Landman
Tommy Norris
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American Dad!
Billy Bob Thornton (voice)
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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Billy McBride
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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The Big Bang Theory
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Boyce Hubert (voice)
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Golden Globe Awards
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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Matlock
Pawnshop Clerk
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Harley Quinn
Billy Bob Thornton (voice)
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Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
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1883
Marshal Jim Courtright
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Knots Landing
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Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
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The Oscars
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CatDog
Father (voice)
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Bound by Honor
Lightning
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Armageddon
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Love Actually
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The Gray Man
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Tombstone
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Pushing Tin
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Classic Albums
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Immediate Family
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Indecent Proposal
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The Badge
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Jasper Woodcock
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Hearts Afire
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Homegrown
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Friday Night Lights
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Sling Blade
Karl Childers
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Untouchable
Self (archive footage)
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Bad Santa
Willie
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Entourage
Larsen McCredle
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Bandits
Terry Lee Collins
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A Simple Plan
Jacob Mitchell
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Charlie McNeely
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The Early Show
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On Deadly Ground
Homer Carlton
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Daddy and Them
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The Informers
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The Last Real Cowboys
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(Inside Out): Warren Zevon
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The Astronaut Farmer
Charles Farmer
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Bad News Bears
Morris Buttermaker
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The Alamo
Davy Crockett
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Grey Knight
Langston
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Our Brand Is Crisis
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One False Move
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The Dark Backward
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VH1 Rock Honors
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A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
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Trouble Bound
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School for Scoundrels
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Primary Colors
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This Morning
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A Million Little Pieces
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Jayne Mansfield's Car
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21 Years: Richard Linklater
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Waking Up in Reno
Lonnie Earl Dodd
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The Apostle
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The Ice Harvest
Vic
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Mr. Thornton Goes to Hollywood
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Inside the Actors Studio
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This Week in Baseball
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Out There
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Nashville Rises
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Going Overboard
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Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
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Chuck Leavell: The Tree Man
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Making "The Man Who Wasn't There"
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Basically Frightened: The Musical Madness of Colonel Bruce Hampton
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Sam Peckinpah's West: Legacy of a Hollywood Renegade
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CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
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Somedays
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ZZ Top - That Little Ol' Band from Texas
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The Stars Fell on Henrietta
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VH1 Rock Honors: The Who
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Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
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Walk, Don't Run: The Story of The Ventures
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2006 St. Louis Cardinals Baseball Heaven: A World Championship Season
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What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt Image
What Doesn’t Kill Me: The Life and Music of Vic Chesnutt
Self
IRON WILL: Veterans Battle with PTSD Image
IRON WILL: Veterans Battle with PTSD
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Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman
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Dislecksia: The Movie
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2006 St. Louis Cardinals: The Official World Series Film
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The First Boys of Spring
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm Image
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
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