Billy Bob Thornton Biography

Birthday: 1955-08-04
Place of Birth: Hot Springs, Arkansas USA
Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Wiki Biography: William Robert (Billy Bob) Thornton was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas on August 4, 1955 to William Raymond (Billy Ray) Thornton (educator, high school history teacher, basketball coach; deceased) and Virginia R. Faulkner (psychic). He has three younger brothers, James Donald (Jimmy Don), born in 1958 and now deceased, James (Jim) Bean and John David, born in 1969. He has been married 5 times and has 4 children: daughter Amanda Brumfield, with Melissa Lee Gatlin (now Parish); sons William and Harry, both with Pietra Dawn Cherniak; and daughter Bella with Connie Angland.
Billy Bob began his artistic career as a musician, playing drums and singing in a band called Tres Hombres, which once opened for 'Hank Williams Jr' . In 1981, he moved to Los Angeles with childhood friend Tom Epperson to pursue an acting and writing career. On the side, Billy Bob also sought work as a singer and drummer. He and Epperson tried for years to sell their scripts but no one was buying.
During those rough times, Billy Bob neglected his health and subsequently landed in the hospital with heart problems due to malnutrition. In 1992, Billy Bob starred in One False Move (1992), a movie he co-wrote with Epperson. The team finally received attention because of this work, which was very well received in Hollywood. His popularity increased steadily, especially after Sling Blade (1996) which he wrote, directed and in which he starred.
Billy received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 7, 2004.
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Filmography
TV Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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One False Move | 1992 | Thriller | |
Hearts Afire | Billy Bob Davis | 1992 - 1993 | Comedy |
Movies Title | Appeared As | Year | Genre |
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The Man Who Wasn't There | Ed Crane | 1983 | |
South of Reno | Counterman | 1988 | Drama |
Chopper Chicks in Zombietown | Donny | 1989 | Comedy, Horror |
One False Move | 1992 | Thriller, Crime, Drama | |
Indecent Proposal | 1993 | Biography | |
Trouble Bound | Coldface | 1993 | 0, Game Show, 0 |
Grey Knight | Langston | 1993 | Horror |
Blood In, Blood Out | Lightning | 1993 | Action, Crime, Drama |
On Deadly Ground | Homer Carlton | 1994 | Action, Adventure, Thriller |
The Stars Fell on Henrietta | 1995 | Drama | |
Sling Blade | Karl Childers | 1996 | |
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde | Syd / Monk | 1997 | Drama, Thriller |
U Turn | Darrell | 1997 | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
A Simple Plan | Jacob | 1998 | Game Show, Comedy |
The Apostle | 1998 | Drama | |
Primary Colors | Richard Jemmons | 1998 | Comedy, Drama |
Homegrown | 1998 | Comedy, Crime, Drama | |
Armageddon | Dan Truman | 1998 | Action, Adventure, Sci Fi |
Pushing Tin | Russell Bell | 1999 | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
Some Folks Call it a Sling Blade | Karl Childers | 1999 | Drama, Thriller |
Princess Mononoke | Jigo | 1999 | Animation, Action, Adventure |
South of Heaven, West of Hell | Brig. Smalls | 2000 | Drama |
CatDog: The Great Parent Mystery | 2001 | ||
Bandits | Terry Lee Collins | 2001 | 0, 0, Comedy, Biography |
Daddy and Them | Claude Montgomery | 2002 | Comedy, Drama |
Waking Up in Reno | 2002 | 0 | |
The Badge | 2002 | Crime, Drama, Mystery | |
Bad Santa | Willie | 2003 | Comedy, 0 |
Levity | Manual Jordan | 2003 | |
Intolerable Cruelty | Howard D. Doyle | 2003 | Comedy, Romance, Crime |
Chrystal | Joe | 2004 | |
The Alamo | Davy Crockett | 2004 | Drama, History |
Friday Night Lights | Coach Gary Gaines | 2004 | Action, Drama, Sport |
Fade Out | 2005 | ||
Bad News Bears | Morris Buttermaker | 2005 | 0 |
The Ice Harvest | Vic Cavanaugh | 2005 | Comedy, Crime, Drama |
School for Scoundrels | Dr. P | 2006 | Comedy, Romance |
Mr Woodcock | Mr. Woodcock | 2007 | |
Mr. Woodcock | Mr. Woodcock | 2007 | 0 |
The Astronaut Farmer | Charles Farmer | 2007 | Adventure, Drama |
Eagle Eye | Agent Thomas Morgan | 2008 | Action, Mystery, Thriller |
The Informers | William Sloan | 2009 | Crime, Drama, Thriller |
Faster | Cop | 2010 | Action, Crime, Drama |
Puss in Boots | Jack | 2011 | Animation, Adventure, Comedy |
The Baytown Outlaws | Carlos | 2012 | 0, 0 |
Jayne Mansfield's Car | Skip Caldwell | 2013 | |
Parkland | Forrest Sorrels | 2013 | Drama |
London Fields | Samson Young | 2014 | Crime, Mystery, Thriller |
Entourage | Financier | 2015 | |
Our Brand Is Crisis | Pat Candy | 2015 | Comedy, Drama |
Bad Santa 2 | Willie | 2016 | Comedy |