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Place of birth Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Year of debut 1986
Awards
- Academy Awards won1
- Academy Awards nominated3
- Golden Globe Awards nominated4
Billy Bob Thornton spent his early years living in a small house without running water or electricity. At high school, he met his writing partner Tom Epperson. In the eighties, he moved to LA to pursue a career in acting and writing. He also sang in a band called Tres Hombres. After years of waiting for his big break, he made his own luck by writing and starring in the movie Sling Blade. He has starred in a variety of movies from Armageddon to Bad Santa.
Read more factsBilly Bob Thornton's films
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£2.9912 Certificate 1998 144 MinsBruce Willis and his crew of deep core miners are called in to save humanity from a giant asteroid. Contains mild violence, mild references to sex and infrequent strong language.
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£2.4915 Certificate 1993 124 MinsWyatt Earp (Kurt Russell) and Doc Holliday (Val Kilmer) take on tough outlaws. Contains frequent strong language, violence and one drug reference.
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£2.9915 Certificate 2005 84 MinsTwo friends (John Cusack and Billy Bob Thornton) try to steal money from the mob. With Randy Quaid. Strong language, violence and sex references.
Did you know?
- Billy Bob Thornton has married five times and has five children.
- His mother was supposedly a psychic. She used to speak at medical conventions on parapsychology.
- He has admitted to suffering from obsessive compulsive disorder. He has a number of unusual phobias including French antique furniture, castles and silverware.
- He agreed to star in The Man Who Wasn't There without reading the script because he is such a fan of the Coen brothers.
- He and fellow musician and actor Dwight Yoakam own their own music and movie production company. Yoakam starred opposite him in Sling Blade.
Awards
Academy Awards won1
- 1996 Writing - Sling Blade
Academy Awards nominated3
- 1998 Actor in a Supporting Role - A Simple Plan
- 1996 Actor in a Leading Role - Sling Blade
- 1996 Writing - Sling Blade
Golden Globe Awards nominated4
- 2004 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - Bad Santa
- 2002 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical - Bandits
- 2002 Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Drama - The Man Who Wasn't There
- 1999 Best Performance by an Actor In A Supporting Role in a Motion Picture - A Simple Plan