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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
Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night
Love Actually
Tombstone
Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
Untouchable
Bound by Honor
The Electric State
Out There
Going Overboard
Sport in America: Our Defining Stories
Intolerable Cruelty
The Judge
Eagle Eye
Indecent Proposal
Hearts Afire
Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation
The Gray Man
Parkland
London Fields
Puss in Boots
Don't Look Back
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Armageddon
Pushing Tin
Faster
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
A Simple Plan
The Ice Harvest
Bad Santa 2
Friday Night Lights
Goliath
Bad Santa
Landman
Bad News Bears
Fargo
Devil's Peak
Production Credits
The Gift
Landman
Goliath
Don't Look Back
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