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Billy Bob Thornton

Age: 54
Height: 6'

Birth Place: Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Born: Aug. 4th, 1955

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Billy Bob Thornton's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Hearts Afire	Billy Bob Davis
The Outsiders	Buck Merrill

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB

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 5 children: daughter Amanda (with Gatlin); sons William and Harry (both with Cherniak); son Maddox, adopted with Angelina Jolie; 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 (I) 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.

TRIVIA:

Nephew of professional wrestler 'Dory Funk Sr.' (qv).
Cousin of wrestlers 'Terry Funk' (qv) and 'Dory Funk Jr.' (qv).
His mother, a psychic, predicted he would work with 'Burt Reynolds (I)' (qv). That prediction came true when, beginning in 1990, he did three episodes of Reynolds' CBS series _"Evening Shade" (1990)_ (qv).
Has stated that, of all the characters he has played, the one he enjoyed playing the most was Davy Crockett in _The Alamo (2004)_ (qv).
2006: Narrated the St. Louis Cardinals World Series DVD.
Is a supporter of Liverpool Football Club (soccer team).
December 2007 - According to Forbes, for each dollar he got paid, Thornton's movies averaged $10 of gross income.
9/22/00: Was treated for an unspecified "viral infection" at a Los Angeles hospital.