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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!
King of the Hill
Classic Albums
Real Time with Bill Maher
Knots Landing
Matlock
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Today
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Saturday Night Live
Celebrities Uncensored
Late Night with Seth Meyers
1883
The Outsiders
The Early Show
The Daily Show
The Big Bang Theory
CatDog
Harley Quinn
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
Going Overboard
Out There
Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
Intolerable Cruelty
The Judge
Eagle Eye
Indecent Proposal
Hearts Afire
Puss in Boots
Don't Look Back
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
Parkland
The Gray Man
London Fields
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
The Ice Harvest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Armageddon
Pushing Tin
Faster
A Simple Plan
Devil's Peak
Friday Night Lights
Bad News Bears
Bad Santa
Goliath
Bad Santa 2
Fargo
Landman
Production Credits
Landman
The Gift
Don't Look Back
Goliath
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