Billy Bob Thornton Biography (1955?-)

Some sources cite full name as William Robert Thornton; born August 4, 1955 (some sources cite 1956), in Hot Springs (some sources cite Alpine), AR; son of Billy Ray (a high school history teacher and coach) and Virginia (a psychic) Thornton; married Melissa Lee Gatlin (an actress), 1978 (divorced, 1980); married Toni Lawrence (an actress), 1986 (divorced, 1988); married Cynda Williams (an actress), 1990 (divorced, 1992); married Pietra Dawn Cherniak, February 18, 1993 (divorced, April, 1997); married Angelina Jolie (an actress), May5, 2000 (divorced, May 27, 2003); children: (first marriage) Amanda; (fourthmarriage) William Langston ("Willie"), Harry; (fifth marriage) Maddox. Addresses: Agent: Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Industry Entertainment, 955 South Carrillo Dr., Suite300, Los Angeles, CA 90048.; Publicist: Rogers & Cowan Public Relations,1888 Century Park East, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90067.; Contact: http://www.billybobthornton.net.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, director, producer, writer
Birth Details: August 4, 1955?; Arkansas, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Billy Bob, Hunter's Blood, Concorde, 1987
Counterman, South of Reno, Castle Hill, 1988
Dave, Going Overboard (also known as Babes Ahoy), 1989
Donny, Chopper Chicks in Zombietown (also known as Cycle Sluts), New Line Cinema, 1989
Marine sergeant in Korea, For the Boys, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
Ray Malcolm, One False Move, IRS Releasing, 1991
Coldface, Trouble Bound, ITC Entertainment Group, 1992
Day tripper, Indecent Proposal, Paramount, 1993
Langston, The Killing Box (also known as Ghost Brigade, Ghost Brigade: The Killing Box, Grey Knight, and Grey Night), 1993
Lightning, Bound by Honor (also known as Blood In, Blood Out and Blood In, Blood Out ... Bound by Honor), Buena Vista, 1993
Johnny Tyler, Tombstone, Buena Vista, 1993
Gun clerk, Floundering, Strand Releasing, 1994
Homer Carlton, On Deadly Ground (also known as Rainbow Warrior and Spirit Warrior), Warner Bros., 1994
Karl Childers, Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (short film), Headliner Entertainment Group, 1994
Big George Drakoulious, Dead Man (also known as Jim Jarmusch'sDead Man), Miramax, 1995
Roy, The Stars Fell on Henrietta, Warner Bros., 1995
Karl Childers, Sling Blade (also known as Reckoning), Miramax, 1996
Himself, Burn Hollywood Burn (also known as An Alan Smithee Film: Burn Hollywood Burn), Buena Vista, 1997
Darrell, U Turn (also known as U Turn--Ici commence l'enfer), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1997
Troublemaker, The Apostle, October Films, 1997
Voice of Jigo in English version, Mononoke-hime (animated; also known as Princess Mononoke), 1997
Dan Truman, Armageddon, Buena Vista, 1998
Jack Mardsen, Homegrown, TriStar, 1998
Jacob Mitchell, A Simple Plan (also known as A Thousand Miles, Ein einfacher Plan, and Un plan simple), Paramount, 1998
Richard Jemmons, Primary Colors (also known as Perfect Couple and Mit aller Macht), Universal, 1998
Sid and Monk, A Gun, a Car, a Blonde, Showcase Entertainment, 1998
Franky Goes to Hollywood (short film), Warner Home Video, 1998
Brigadier Smalls, South of Heaven, West of Hell, Phaedra Cinema, 1999
Russell Bell, Pushing Tin (also known as Turbulenzen--und andere Katastrophen), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
Audience member, Down from the Mountain (documentary), Momentum Pictures, 2000
Tar, The Last Real Cowboys (short film), 2000
Johnny Cash: Half Mile a Day (documentary), Image Entertainment, 2004
Starkers, Texas, 2000
Himself, Inside "Bandits" (documentary), 2001
Claude Montgomery, Daddy and Them, Miramax, 2001
Edward "Ed" Crane, The Man Who Wasn't There, USA Films, 2001
Hank Grotowski, Monster's Ball (also known as Le bal du monstre), Lions Gate Films, 2001
Terry Lee Collins, Bandits, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2001
Lonnie Earl Dodd, Waking Up in Reno, Miramax, 2002
Howard D. Doyle, Intolerable Cruelty, Universal, 2003
Manuel Jordan, Levity, Columbia, 2003
President of the United States, Love Actually, Universal, 2003
Willie T. Stokes, Bad Santa, Dimension Films, 2003
Coach Gary Gaines, Friday Night Lights, Universal, 2004
David "Davy" Crockett, The Alamo, Buena Vista, 2004
Joe, Chrystal, 2004
The Swedish Job, Seven Arts Entertainment, 2004
Film Director
Sling Blade (also known as Reckoning), Miramax, 1996
All the Pretty Horses, Columbia/Miramax, 1999
Daddy and Them, Miramax, 2001
Film Producer
All the Pretty Horses, Columbia/Miramax, 1999
Waking Up in Reno, Miramax, 2002
Television Appearances

Series
Buck Merrill, The Outsiders, Fox, 1990
Alvin, Evening Shade, CBS, 1991-1992
Billy Bob Davis, Hearts Afire, CBS, 1992-1995
Movies
The Man Who Broke 1,000 Chains, HBO, 1987
Jailbird, Out There, Showtime, 1995
Jack, The Winner, The Movie Channel, 1996
Marshall, Don't Look Back, HBO, 1996
Voice of Hound Dog McDog and CatDog's stepfather, CatDog: The Great Parent Mystery (animated), Nickelodeon, 2001
Sheriff Darl Hardwick, The Badge, Starz!, 2002
Specials
Rowdy Udall, Living and Working in Space: The Countdown Has Begun,PBS, 1993
Inside the Academy Awards, TNT, 1997
Himself, AFI's 100 Years ... 100 Stars, CBS, 1999
Host, The Concert of the Century for VH1 Save the Music, VH1, 1999
Host, Film Preservation Classics with Billy Bob Thornton (also known as AMC's Film Preservation Classics with Billy Bob Thornton), American Movie Classics, 1999
Himself, Bravo Profiles: Billy Bob Thornton (also known as Billy Bob Thornton), Bravo, 2000
Himself, Inside TV Land: The Andy Griffith Show (documentary), TVLand, 2000
Presenter, 25 Years of No. 1 Hits: Arista Records' Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 2000
Himself, Holiday with the Stars, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
Reel Comedy: Bandits, Comedy Central, 2001
Himself, Anatomy of a Scene: Monster's Ball, Sundance Channel, 2002
Himself, Dirty Life and Times with Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam,and Warren Zevon (documentary), 2002
Himself, John Wayne Made Me Cry: Our Western Heroes (documentary;also known as John Wayne Made Me Cry: Our Western Heros), TCM, 2002
Himself, A Life of Laughter: Remembering John Ritter, ABC, 2003
Host and narrator, VH1 Inside Out Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart (also known as Warren Zevon: Keep Me in Your Heart), VH1, 2003
Awards Presentations
Himself, The 69th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1997
Himself, A Salute to Martin Scorsese (also known as The American Film Institute Salute to Martin Scorsese and The 25th American FilmInstitute Life Achievement Award: A Salute to Martin Scorsese), 1997
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, 1997
Presenter, The 33d Annual Country Music Association Awards, CBS, 1999
Presenter, The 35th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards, CBS, 2000
Presenter, 2002 ABC World Stunt Awards, ABC, 2002
AFI Awards 2001, CBS, 2002
Episodic
"The Photographer," Matlock, NBC, 1987
Florist, "There Once Was a Boy Named Wood," Evening Shade, CBS, 1990
Timberman, "Letting Go," Knots Landing, CBS, 1992
Himself, The Late Show with David Letterman (multiple episodes), CBS, 1997
(Uncredited) The grocer, "The Puppy Episode: Parts 1 & 2," Ellen, ABC, 1997
Voice of Boyce, "Nine Pretty Darn Angry Men," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 1998
Himself, Intimate Portrait: Kelly Preston, Lifetime, 1999
Intimate Portrait: Laura Dern, Lifetime, 1999
Narrator, "Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock 'n' Roll," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2000, 2001 (multiple episodes), 2002, 2003 (multiple episodes), and 2004
Himself, Rove Live, 2001
Host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, and SNL), NBC, 2001
Himself, "Everybody Loves Raymond: The First Six Years," Everybody Loves Raymond, CBS, 2002
Himself, "John Ritter: In Good Company," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 2002
The View, ABC, 2002
(Uncredited) Himself, Banzai, Fox, 2003
Himself, Late Show with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2003
Himself, The Sharon Osbourne Show, syndicated, 2003
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2003
Also appeared in episodes of other series, including Inside the ActorsStudio, Bravo.
Pilots
Billy Bob, Circus, ABC, 1987
Stage Appearances
Performed soliloquies that would form the basis of the character Karl Childers, a character who appeared in the films Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade and Sling Blade (also known as Reckoning).
RECORDINGS
Albums
Private Radio, Lost Highway Records, 2000
Edge of the World, Sanctuary Records, 2003
Album Appearances
Warren Zevon, The Wind, Artemis Records, 2003
Music Videos
"Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde," by Travis Tritt, 2002
Also appeared in "It's a Long Way to Richmond," by Travis Tritt; and "Keep Me in Your Heart," by Warren Zevon.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
(With Tom Epperson) One False Move, IRS Releasing, 1991
Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade (short film; based on soliloquieshe created for the stage), Headliner Entertainment Group, 1994
A Family Thing, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1996
Sling Blade (based on soliloquies he created for the stage and hisshort film Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade; also known as Reckoning), Miramax, 1996
(With Tom Epperson) The Gift, Paramount, 2000
Camouflage, PM Entertainment/Sunland Entertainment, 2001
Daddy and Them, Miramax, 2001
Teleplays
Movies
(And story) Don't Look Back, HBO, 1996
Stage Plays
Created soliloquies that would form the basis of the character Karl Childers, a character who appeared in the films Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade and Sling Blade (also known as Reckoning).

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

Billboard, December 7, 2002, p. 82
Interview, December, 2003, pp. 48-50
People Weekly, May 22, 2000, pp. 71-72; March 25, 2002, p. 122; June 10, 2002, pp. 130-31; August 5, 2002, pp. 63-64
Time, November 12, 2001, p. 88

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