 
    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.
            
        
        
        
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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
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Out There
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Going Overboard
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
                    
                
                    
                         
                        1883
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Intolerable Cruelty
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Eagle Eye
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Judge
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Indecent Proposal
                    
                
                    
                         
                        CatDog and the Great Parent Mystery
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Don't Look Back
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Parkland
                    
                
                    
                         
                        London Fields
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Puss in Boots
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Gray Man
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Primary Colors
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Hearts Afire
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Matlock
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Armageddon
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Faster
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Pushing Tin
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Late Night with Conan O'Brien
                    
                
                    
                         
                        The Ice Harvest
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Bad Santa 2
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Fargo
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Bad News Bears
                    
                
                    
                         
                        A Simple Plan
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Landman
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Devil's Peak
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Friday Night Lights
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Goliath
                    
                
                    
                         
                        Bad Santa
                    
                
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