Billy Bob Thornton

1 FOLLOWER • 63 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.

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Known For

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Real Time with Bill Maher

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Celebrities Uncensored

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Roy Orbison and Friends: A Black and White Night

Tombstone

Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson

Sport in America: Our Defining Stories

Classic Albums: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe (') Over-Nite Sensation

Don't Look Back

Whiskey Tango Foxtrot

Armageddon

The Ice Harvest

Faster

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Production Credits

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