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Billy Bob Thornton
1 FOLLOWER • 61 CREDITS • AUG 4, 1955 • 69
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
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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American Dad!
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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King of the Hill
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Classic Albums
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Real Time with Bill Maher
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Knots Landing
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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Today
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
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Saturday Night Live
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Celebrities Uncensored
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Late Night with Seth Meyers
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The Outsiders
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The Early Show
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The Daily Show
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The Big Bang Theory
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CatDog
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Harley Quinn
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Fargo
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The Oscars
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Love Actually
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Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
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Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
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Tombstone
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Untouchable
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Bound by Honor
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Out There
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Going Overboard
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Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
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1883
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Intolerable Cruelty
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Eagle Eye
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The Judge
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Indecent Proposal
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Puss in Boots
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The Gray Man
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Parkland
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Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
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Don't Look Back
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London Fields
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Matlock
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Hearts Afire
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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
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Faster
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Pushing Tin
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The Ice Harvest
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Armageddon
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A Simple Plan
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Devil's Peak
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Bad News Bears
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Bad Santa
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Landman
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Friday Night Lights
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Bad Santa 2
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Goliath
Production Credits
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