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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.
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The Kelly Clarkson Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Golden Globe Awards
The Oscars
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
American Dad!
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
The Outsiders
The Early Show
The Daily Show
The Big Bang Theory
CatDog
Harley Quinn
Evening Shade
Love Actually
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Tombstone
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Untouchable
Entourage
Bound by Honor
The Electric State
Going Overboard
Out There
Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
1883
Intolerable Cruelty
Eagle Eye
The Judge
Indecent Proposal
CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
Puss in Boots
The Gray Man
Don't Look Back
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
Parkland
London Fields
Matlock
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Primary Colors
Hearts Afire
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Pushing Tin
Armageddon
The Ice Harvest
Faster
Landman
Bad Santa
Fargo
A Simple Plan
Friday Night Lights
Bad Santa 2
Devil's Peak
Goliath
Bad News Bears
Production Credits
Don't Look Back
Landman
The Gift
Goliath
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