Editing Billy Bob Thornton

{{short description|American actor, filmmaker, singer and songwriter (born 1955)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Billy Bob Thornton
| image              = Billy Bob Thornton 2017 (cropped).jpg
| caption            = Thornton in 2017
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|1955|08|04}}
| birth_place        = [[Hot Springs, Arkansas]], U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist | Actor | filmmaker | singer | songwriter}}
| years_active       = 1974–present
| spouse             = {{plain list|
* {{marriage|Melissa Lee Gatlin|1978|1980|reason=div}}
* {{marriage|Toni Lawrence|1986|1988|reason=div}}
* {{marriage|[[Cynda Williams]]|1990|1992|reason=div}}
* {{marriage|Pietra Dawn Cherniak|1993|1997|reason=div}}
* {{marriage|[[Angelina Jolie]]|2000|2003|reason=div}}
* {{marriage|Connie Angland|2014}}
}}
| children           = 4
| module             = {{Infobox musical artist
| embed           = yes
| instruments      = {{flatlist|
*Vocals
*drums
}}
| genre           = [[Alternative country]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/thorntonbillybob-private-2496097063.html |title=BILLY BOB THORNTON: PRIVATE RADIO |author=Staff |date=September 24, 2001 |work=[[PopMatters]] |access-date=2023-07-19 |quote=The most appropriate description of Thornton's music is probably "alternative country"}}</ref>
| label           = [[Vanguard Records|Vanguard]]
| associated_acts = [[The Boxmasters]]
| website         = {{official URL}}
}}
}}

'''Billy Bob Thornton'''<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=USA Today|first=Arlene|last=Vigoda|date=February 7, 1997|page= 1D LIFE|title=Thornton makes a mark with 'Sling Blade'}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=[[Orange Coast Magazine]]|first=Betsy|last=Model|date=January 2004|title=Rock-a-Billy Bob|page=54|volume=30|number=1}}</ref><!-- Not "William Robert Thornton", see https://books.google.com/books?id=nwQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA54 --> (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, filmmaker, singer and songwriter. He received international attention after writing, directing and starring in the [[independent film|independent]] [[Drama (film and television)|drama film]] ''[[Sling Blade]]'' (1996), for which he won an [[Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay]] and was nominated for an [[Academy Award for Best Actor]]. For his role in ''[[A Simple Plan (film)|A Simple Plan]]'' (1998) he was nominated for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]].

Thornton is also known for his film roles in ''[[One False Move]]'' (1992), ''[[Tombstone (film)|Tombstone]]'' (1993), ''[[Dead Man]]'' (1995), ''[[U Turn (1997 film)|U Turn]]'' (1997), ''[[Primary Colors (film)|Primary Colors]]'' (1998), ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]'' (1998),  ''[[Monster's Ball]]'' (2001), ''[[The Man Who Wasn't There (2001 film)|The Man Who Wasn't There]]'' (2001), ''[[Intolerable Cruelty]]'' (2003), ''[[Bad Santa]]'' (2003) and ''[[Friday Night Lights (film)|Friday Night Lights]]'' (2004). He has written a variety of films, including ''[[A Family Thing]]'' (1996) and ''[[The Gift (2000 film)|The Gift]]'' (2000) and has directed films such as ''[[Daddy and Them]]'' (2001), ''[[All the Pretty Horses (film)|All the Pretty Horses]]'' (2000) and ''[[Jayne Mansfield's Car]]'' (2012).

Thornton is also known for his roles on television acting in the [[CBS]] [[sitcom]] ''[[Hearts Afire]]'' from 1992 to 1995. In 2014, he starred as [[Lorne Malvo]] in the first season of the [[FX Productions|FX]] anthology series ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]'', earning a nomination for the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie|Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or Movie]] and winning a [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe Award]] for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film|Best Actor in a Miniseries or Television Film]]. From 2016 to 2021 he played Billy McBride in the [[Amazon Prime Video|Amazon]] legal drama series, ''[[Goliath (TV series)|Goliath]]'', which earned him a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama]]. In 2024, he began playing the lead role of Tommy Norris in the [[Paramount+]] series ''[[Landman (TV series)|Landman]]''.

In addition to film work, Thornton began his career as a [[singer-songwriter]]. He has released four solo albums and is the vocalist of the [[rock music|rock]] band [[the Boxmasters]]. Thornton has been vocal about his distaste for [[celebrity culture]], choosing to keep out of the public eye. He has been married six times, including to [[Angelina Jolie]] from 2000 to 2003 which received significant media attention.<ref>{{cite web|title=Combustible Celluloid interview – Mark Polish, Michael Polish, Billy Bob Thornton, The Astronaut Farmer (2007)|url=http://www.combustiblecelluloid.com/interviews/polishtaf.shtml|website=combustiblecelluloid.com}}</ref>

== Early life ==
Thornton was born on August 4, 1955,<ref>{{cite news|title=Monitor|newspaper=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=August 10, 2012|issue=1219|page=27}}</ref> in [[Hot Springs, Arkansas]],<ref name="actors">{{cite episode |title=Billy Bob Thornton |series=Inside the Actors Studio |series-link=Inside the Actors Studio |airdate=August 18, 2002 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0611331/ |season=8 |number=18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/billy-bob-thornton-9542137#awesm=~oIE83Y3cYu4zJL|title=Billy Bob Thornton Biography|work=[[The Biography Channel]]|access-date=June 30, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180624204734/https://www.biography.com/people/billy-bob-thornton-9542137#awesm=~oIE83Y3cYu4zJL|archive-date=June 24, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/1405849/Billy-Bob-Thornton|title=Billy Bob Thornton (American actor, director, and writer)|encyclopedia=[[Encyclopædia Britannica Online]]|access-date=August 30, 2014}}</ref> the son of Virginia Roberta (''née'' Faulkner), a self-proclaimed [[psychic]], and William Raymond "Billy Ray" Thornton, a high school history teacher and basketball coach.<ref name="actors" /> His brother Jimmy Don (April 1958 – October 1988) wrote a number of songs; Thornton recorded two of them ("Island Avenue" and "Emily") on his solo albums.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com |title=Social Security Death Index |website=Ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com |access-date=May 9, 2010}}</ref> He is of [[English diaspora|English]] and part [[Irish people|Irish descent]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rte.ie/entertainment/2012/0213/435511-thorntonb/|title=Billy Bob's Irish father inspires movie|date=February 13, 2012|website=rte.ie|access-date=November 2, 2018}}</ref> He has two other siblings.<ref>{{cite news|title=Billy Bob Thornton Brother: Jimmy Don, James Bean And John David Thornton|url=https://superfestfilm.com/billy-bob-thornton-brother/|work=Superfest Film|author=Samikshya Humagain|date=December 27, 2023}}</ref>

Thornton lived in numerous places in Arkansas during his childhood, including [[Hot Springs, Arkansas|Alpine]], [[Malvern, Arkansas|Malvern]], and [[Mount Holly, Arkansas|Mount Holly]]. He was raised [[Methodist]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.beliefnet.com/story/212/story_21242.html |title=Billy Bob Thornton, Astronaut Farmer |website=BeliefNet.com}}</ref> .<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/billy-bob-thornton.html|website=[[FYI (American TV channel)|The Biography Channel]]|title=Billy Bob Thornton|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011125714/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/billy-bob-thornton.html|archive-date=October 11, 2010}}</ref> He attended [[Malvern High School (Arkansas)|Malvern High School]]. Thornton struggled academically in school due to [[dyslexia]], for which he was not conclusively diagnosed until later in life.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/billy-bob-thornton-2174/|title=Billy Bob Thornton|date=May 31, 2017|website=[[Encyclopedia of Arkansas]]|access-date=February 6, 2020}}</ref> A good high school [[baseball]] player, he tried out for the [[Kansas City Royals]] but was released after an injury.<ref name="driving">{{cite news |url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/ingear/cars/article71999.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141111032243/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/ingear/cars/article71999.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 11, 2014 |title=On the Move: Billy Bob Thornton |work=The Times |date=September 23, 2007 | location=London |url-access=subscription | access-date=November 10, 2014 | first=Gill | last=Pringle }}</ref> He graduated from Malvern in 1973 and spent a short period laying asphalt for the [[Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department|Arkansas State Transportation Department]], before attending [[Henderson State University]] to pursue a degree in [[psychology]] but dropped out after two semesters.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Billy Bob Tapes A Cave Full of Ghosts |last1=Thornton |first1=Billy Bob |last2=Friedman |first2=Kinky |publisher=[[Virgin Books]] |year=2012 |isbn=9780753541128 |pages=66 }}</ref>

In the mid-1980s Thornton settled in Los Angeles to pursue his career as an actor with future writing partner [[Tom Epperson]].<ref name="actors" /> He had a difficult time succeeding as an actor and worked in [[telemarketing]], offshore [[wind farm]]ing,<ref name="driving" /> and [[fast food]] management between auditioning for acting jobs. He also played the drums and sang with South African rock band [[Jack Hammer (South African band)|Jack Hammer]]. While working as a waiter for an industry event, he served film director and screenwriter [[Billy Wilder]]. He struck up a conversation with Wilder, who advised Thornton to consider a career as a screenwriter.<ref name="actors" />

== Career ==
===1986–1995: Early roles and breakthrough ===
In September 1987, Thornton appeared on stage in a [[one-act play]], "Beethoven Symphonies," as part of the West Coast Theatre Ensemble in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1987-09-16-ca-5273-story.html |title=Fringe Festival: Stage Reviews: "Art Violated" |work=Los Angeles Times |last=Lond |first=Ray |date=September 16, 1987 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> His first on-screen role was playing a character named Billy Bob in the thriller ''[[Hunter's Blood]]''. He was a [[stand-in]] on that film for the whole production, and then appeared in two scenes.<ref>{{cite interview|last=Thornton|first=Billy Bob|interviewer=Will Harris|title=Billy Bob Thornton on Goliath, Fargo, and working with Warren Zevon|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=October 19, 2016|url=https://www.avclub.com/billy-bob-thornton-on-goliath-fargo-and-working-with-1798253728|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220516194305/https://www.avclub.com/billy-bob-thornton-on-goliath-fargo-and-working-with-1798253728|archive-date=May 16, 2022|access-date=December 8, 2023}}</ref>

He subsequently appeared in minor roles in the film ''[[South of Reno]]'' and the 1987 ''[[Matlock (1986 TV series)|Matlock]]'' episode "The Photographer". Another one of his early screen roles was as a cast member on the CBS sitcom ''[[Hearts Afire]]'' and in 1989 he appeared as an angry heckler in [[Adam Sandler]]'s debut film ''[[Going Overboard]]''.<ref>Smoron, Paige (January 30, 2000). "Biofeedback The Jeers Of A Clown". ''Chicago Sun–Times'', p.14E col.4</ref>  He played the role as the villain in 1992's ''[[One False Move]]'', which he also co-wrote. He also had roles in the 1990s films ''[[Indecent Proposal]]'', ''[[On Deadly Ground]]'', ''[[Bound by Honor]]'', and ''[[Tombstone (film)|Tombstone]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cote |first=Anna |date=2024-03-17 |title=All Billy Bob Thornton Movies In Order |url=https://medium.com/@annacote/all-billy-bob-thornton-movies-in-order-46f0ea7178df |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Medium |language=en}}</ref>

=== 1996–2004: ''Sling Blade'' and acclaim ===
He went on to write, direct, and star in the 1996 [[independent film]] ''[[Sling Blade]]''.<ref name="actors" /> The film, an expansion of the [[short film]] ''[[Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade]]'', introduced the story of a [[intellectual disability|mentally disabled]] man imprisoned for a gruesome and seemingly inexplicable murder.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/sling-blade-movie-2181/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref> ''Sling Blade'' garnered international acclaim.  Thornton's screenplay earned him an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]] for Best Adapted Screenplay, a [[Writers Guild of America Award]], and an [[Edgar Award]], while his performance received Oscar and [[Screen Actors Guild]] nominations for Best Actor.<ref name="actors" />

Thornton appeared in several major film roles following the success of ''Sling Blade''. In 1998, he portrayed the [[James Carville]]-like Richard Jemmons in ''[[Primary Colors (film)|Primary Colors]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Tunzelmann |first=Alex von |date=2013-05-29 |title=Primary Colors: fiction takes second place to fact |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2013/may/29/primary-colors-bill-clinton-film-accuracy |access-date=2024-06-09 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> That same year, he appeared in the [[disaster film]] ''[[Armageddon (1998 film)|Armageddon]]'', and the [[neo-noir]] [[thriller film]] ''[[A Simple Plan (film)|A Simple Plan]]'', the latter of which earned him a nomination for the [[Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor]]. His screen persona has been described by the press as that of a "tattooed, hirsute man's man".<ref name="jamshowbiz">{{cite web |publisher=JAM! Showbiz |title=Billy Bob Hollywood's go-to guy |url=http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2006/09/24/1888691.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101055419/http://jam.canoe.ca/Movies/2006/09/24/1888691.html |url-status=usurped |archive-date=January 1, 2013 |access-date=September 24, 2006 }}</ref>

Thornton adapted the book ''[[All the Pretty Horses (novel)|All the Pretty Horses]]'' into a 2000 ''[[All the Pretty Horses (film)|film of the same name]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2000-01-01 |title=All The Pretty Horses |url=https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/pretty-horses-review/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Empire |language=en}}</ref> The negative experience (he was forced to cut more than an hour of footage) led to his decision to never direct another film; a subsequent release, ''[[Daddy and Them]]'', had been filmed earlier.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Daddy and Them |url=http://jpshrine.org/news/dadnthem1.html |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=jpshrine.org}}</ref>  Also in 2000, an early script which he and [[Tom Epperson]] wrote together was made into ''[[The Gift (2000 film)|The Gift]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chagollan |first=Steve |date=2000-12-12 |title=The Gift |url=https://variety.com/2000/film/awards/the-gift-2-1117790410/ |access-date=2023-11-22 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2001, he directed ''Daddy and Them'' while securing starring roles in three Hollywood films: the [[romantic drama]] ''[[Monster's Ball]]'', the [[Crime film|crime]] [[Comedy drama|comedy-drama]] ''[[Bandits (2001 film)|Bandits]]'', and the neo-noir film ''[[The Man Who Wasn't There (2001 film)|The Man Who Wasn't There]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |url=https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/billy-bob-thornton-2174/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Encyclopedia of Arkansas |language=en-US}}</ref> In 2002, Thornton appeared in [[Travis Tritt]]'s [[music video]] for the song "[[Modern Day Bonnie and Clyde]]".

[[file:BillyBobThorntonHWOFFeb2012crop.JPG|thumb|upright|left|Thornton in 2012]] 
Thornton played a malicious mall [[Santa Claus|Santa]] in 2003's ''[[Bad Santa]]'', a [[black comedy]] on the set of which he admits to getting drunk,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-10-21 |title=Billy Bob Thornton reveals he was drunk while filming iconic Bad Santa scene |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/news/bad-santa-billy-bob-thornton-drunk-mall-scene-a9165516.html |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> and in the same year, portrayed an oil millionaire in the comedy film ''[[Intolerable Cruelty]]'',<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |title=Intolerable Cruelty movie review (2003) {{!}} Roger Ebert |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/intolerable-cruelty-2003 |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=rogerebert.com |language=en}}</ref> and a womanizing President of the United States in the British [[romantic comedy]] film ''[[Love Actually]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Atkinson |first=Thomas |date=2021-12-23 |title=Billy-Bob Thornton {{!}} Love, Actually |url=https://cinemayearzero.com/2021/12/23/billy-bob-thornton-love-actually/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=CINEMA YEAR ZERO |language=en}}</ref> He stated that, following the success of ''Bad Santa'', audiences "like to watch him play that kind of guy" and that "[[Casting (performing arts)|casting directors]] call him up when they need an asshole".<ref name="jamshowbiz" /> He referred to this when he said that "it's kinda that simple... you know how narrow the imagination in this business can be".<ref>{{cite web|work=Los Angeles Daily News |title=School is in session |url=http://www.dailynews.com/entertainment/ci_4386629 |access-date=September 24, 2006 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928003839/http://www.dailynews.com/entertainment/ci_4386629 |archive-date=September 28, 2007 }}</ref> In 2004, Thornton starred as [[David Crockett]] in ''[[The Alamo (2004 film)|The Alamo]]'', and played Coach [[Gary Gaines]] in the [[Football films|football drama]] film ''[[Friday Night Lights (film)|Friday Night Lights]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Friday Night Lights |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/friday-night-lights/2000121826/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref>  Also that year, he received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] on October 7.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015-03-25 |title=Thornton Gets Star on Hollywood Walk |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/thornton-gets-star-on-hollywood-walk |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Associated Press |language=en-US}}</ref>

=== 2005–2013: Career fluctuations ===
He played a baseball coach in the 2005 sports comedy ''[[Bad News Bears]]'', a remake of the 1976 ''[[The Bad News Bears|film of the same name]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Balfour |first=Brad |date=8 Aug 2021 |title=Billy Bob Thornton Gets on Base with Bad News Bears |url=https://www.popentertainmentarchives.com/post/billy-bob-thornton-gets-on-base-with-bad-news-bears |website=popentertainmentarchives.com}}</ref>  He appeared in the 2006 comic film ''[[School for Scoundrels (2006 film)|School for Scoundrels]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC - Movies - review - School For Scoundrels |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/02/19/school_for_scoundrels_2006_review.shtml |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> In the film, he plays a self-help doctor, which was written specifically for him.<ref name="jamshowbiz" /> Other films include 2007 drama ''[[The Astronaut Farmer]]'' and the comedy ''[[Mr. Woodcock]]'', in which he played a [[sadomasochism|sadistic]] gym teacher.<ref>{{Cite web |title=BBC - Movies - review - Mr. Woodcock |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2007/09/24/mr_woodcock_2007_review.shtml |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> In September 2008, he starred in the [[action film]] ''[[Eagle Eye]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title="Eagle Eye" Movie Review |url=https://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/movies/EagleEye.asp |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=www.jesusfreakhideout.com}}</ref>  He has also expressed an interest in directing another film, possibly a [[period piece]] about cave explorer [[Floyd Collins]],<ref>{{cite web |publisher=About.com |title=Interview with "School for Scoundrels" Star Billy Bob Thornton |url=http://movies.about.com/od/schoolforscoundrels/a/schoolbt091506_2.htm |access-date=September 25, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080128192048/http://movies.about.com/od/schoolforscoundrels/a/schoolbt091506_2.htm |archive-date=January 28, 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> based on the book ''Trapped!: The Story of Floyd Collins''.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/floyd-collins-ghostly-presence-haunts-mammoth-cave|title=Floyd Collins' Ghostly Presence Haunts Mammoth Cave|last=Jones|first=Malcolm|date=July 15, 2018|work=The Daily Beast|access-date=August 30, 2018|language=en}}</ref> In 2011, Thornton voiced Jack in the animated comedy film ''[[Puss in Boots (2011 film)|Puss in Boots]]''.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Holden |first=Stephen |date=2011-10-27 |title=A Fairy Tale Mix With 9 Lives and Dozens of Egg Jokes |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/28/movies/puss-in-boots-with-antonio-banderas-review.html |access-date=2024-06-09 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

=== Since 2014: ''Fargo'' and ''Goliath'' ===
In 2014, he starred as [[sociopathic]] [[hitman]] [[Lorne Malvo]] in the FX miniseries ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]'', inspired by the 1996 ''[[Fargo (1996 film)|film of the same name]]'', for which he won a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Mini-Series.<ref>{{cite web|title=The 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2015)|url=http://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2015/all#category-1896|publisher=GoldenGlobes.com. [[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]] (HFPA)|access-date=August 9, 2017|archive-date=October 12, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012222937/http://www.goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/2015/all#category-1896|url-status=dead}}</ref> Thornton made a guest appearance on ''[[The Big Bang Theory]]'' in 2014, where he played a middle-aged [[Urology|urologist]] who gets excited about every woman who touches him.<ref>{{Cite web |title=How 'The Big Bang Theory' scored Billy Bob Thornton for a surprise guest spot |url=https://ew.com/article/2014/10/31/big-bang-theory-billy-bob-thornton/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=EW.com |language=en}}</ref>  That same year, he played a prosecutor in the [[legal drama]] ''[[The Judge (2014 film)|The Judge]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Judge |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/the-judge/cast/2030308581/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2015, Thornton appeared in ''[[Entourage (film)|Entourage]]'', the film adaptation of the ''[[Entourage (U.S. TV series)|television series]]''.<ref name="thornton">{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/billy-bob-thornton-joining-entourage-675155 |title=Billy Bob Thornton Joining 'Entourage' Movie (Exclusive) |work=The Hollywood Reporter |first=Borys |last=Kit |date=January 29, 2014 |access-date=February 19, 2014}}</ref>

''[[Goliath (TV series)|Goliath]]'', a television series by Amazon Studios, featured Thornton as a formerly brilliant and personable lawyer, who is now washed up and alcoholic. It premiered on October 13, 2016, on Amazon Prime Video. ''Goliath'' was renewed for two additional seasons, with the final season released on September 24, 2021, by Amazon Prime Video. Also in 2016, he reprised his role as the bad mall Santa in ''[[Bad Santa 2]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/bad-santa-2-billy-bob-thornton-to-return-as-willie-with-tony-cox-and-brett-kelly-for-festive-comedy-a3143481.html|title=Bad Santa 2: Billy Bob Thornton to return as Willie for festive sequel|date=2015-12-23|website=Evening Standard|language=en-GB|access-date=2016-05-25}}</ref>

In 2017, Thornton starred in the music video ''Stand Down''<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.facebook.com/kosoniccity/videos/10155463133736663/|title=Stand Down|website=[[Facebook]]}}</ref> by [[Kario Salem]] (musically known as K.O.). It received the Best Music Video award from the Toronto Shorts International Film Festival<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tisff.net/toronto/content.asp?PageID=1 |title=Toronto Shorts International Film Festival |access-date=April 25, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180426080149/http://www.tisff.net/toronto/content.asp?PageID=1 |archive-date=April 26, 2018 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and has had 13 million views on Facebook and counting.

Since 2024, Thornton has starred in ''[[Landman (TV series)|Landman]]'', as Tommy Norris, a [[Landman (oil worker)|landman]] at an [[oil company]].

==Music==
[[File:BillyBobThornton.jpg|thumb|right|180px|Thornton with [[The Boxmasters]], 2007]] 
In the 1970s, Thornton was the drummer of a [[blues music|blues]] rock band named Tres Hombres. Guitarist [[Billy Gibbons]], whose band [[ZZ Top]] released an album titled ''[[Tres Hombres]]'' in 1973, referred to the band as "the best little [[cover band]] in Texas", and Thornton bears a tattoo with the band's name on it.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billybobthornton.net/music%20recordings%20gunslinger.htm|title=Billy Bob's Music|publisher=BillyBobThornton.net|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041120013826/http://www.billybobthornton.net/music%20recordings%20gunslinger.htm|archive-date=November 20, 2004|url-status=dead|access-date=September 24, 2006}}</ref> In 1983, the band released their only [[studio album]], ''Gunslinger'' on Trigger Records.

In 1985, Thornton joined [[Piet Botha]] in the South African rock band Jack Hammer, while Botha worked in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-04-24 |title=Did You Know? |url=https://pietbotha.com/2024/04/24/did-you-know/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=Piet Botha |language=en}}</ref>  Thornton recorded one studio album with Jack Hammer, ''Death of a Gypsy'', which was released in September 1986.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kuffour |first=Desmond |date=19 July 2023 |title=Where did Angelina Jolie meet Billy Bob Thornton? What happened to Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob? |url=https://abtc.ng/where-did-angelina-jolie-meet-billy-bob-thornton-what-happened-to-angelina-jolie-and-billy-bob/ |website=abtc.ng}}</ref>

In 2001, Thornton released the album ''[[Private Radio]]'' on [[Lost Highway Records]]. Subsequent albums include ''[[The Edge of the World (Billy Bob Thornton album)|The Edge of the World]]'' (2003), ''[[Hobo (Billy Bob Thornton album)|Hobo]]'' (2005) and ''[[Beautiful Door (album)|Beautiful Door]]'' (2007). He performed the [[Warren Zevon]] song ''The Wind'' on the tribute album ''[[Enjoy Every Sandwich: Songs of Warren Zevon]]''. Thornton recorded a cover of the [[Johnny Cash]] classic "[[Ring of Fire (song)|Ring of Fire]]" with [[Earl Scruggs]], for the ''[[Oxford American]]'' magazine's Southern Music CD in 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Oxford-American-Southern-Music-2001/dp/B00005NOH9|title=Various Artists – The Oxford American Southern Music CD #5 2001|website=Amazon.com|access-date=January 31, 2016}}</ref> The song also appeared on Scruggs' 2001 album ''Earl Scruggs and Friends''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1448537/billy-bob-thornton-tour-scrubbed/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160214214845/http://www.mtv.com/news/1448537/billy-bob-thornton-tour-scrubbed/|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 14, 2016|title=Thornton Tour Scrubbed|website=mtv.com|date=August 30, 2001|access-date=January 31, 2015}}</ref> In 2007, Thornton formed [[The Boxmasters]] with J.D. Andrew.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Correspondent |first=Ann Pierceall |title=Thornton, Boxmasters driven to make music |url=https://www.sj-r.com/story/entertainment/local/2015/04/09/thornton-boxmasters-driven-to-make/34806308007/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=The State Journal-Register |language=en-US}}</ref>

On April 8, 2009, Thornton and his musical group [[The Boxmasters]] appeared on the [[CBC Radio One]] program ''[[Q (radio show)|Q]]''. The appearance was widely criticized and received international attention after Thornton was persistently unintelligible and discourteous to host [[Jian Ghomeshi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/04/08/billy-bob-thornton-gives-_n_184948.html|title=Billy Bob Thornton Gives Bizarre Interview On Canadian Radio|access-date=October 2, 2009|date=April 8, 2009|publisher=Huffington Post}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/people/billy-bob-thornton-has-a-joaquin-phoenix-moment-20090410-a2io.html|title=Billy Bob Thornton has a Joaquin Phoenix moment|publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=October 2, 2009|date=April 10, 2009}}</ref> Thornton eventually explained that he had instructed the show's producers to not ask questions about his movie career.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.upi.com/Entertainment_News/2009/04/09/Thornton-obnoxious-in-CBC-interview/UPI-76871239285658/ |title=Thornton obnoxious in CBC interview |publisher=UPI |date=April 9, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7991924.stm |title=Thornton clashes with radio host |publisher=BBC |date=April 9, 2009}}</ref> Ghomeshi had mentioned Thornton's acting in the introduction. Thornton had also complained Canadian audiences were like "mashed potatoes without the gravy."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thetimes.com/article/billy-bob-thornton-does-a-joaquin-phoenix-on-canadian-radio-l83dmt8qbkb |title=Billy Bob Thornton does a Joaquin Phoenix on Canadian radio |work=The Times |date=April 9, 2009 | location=London | access-date=January 15, 2025 | first=Veronica | last=Schmidt}}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |magazine=Rolling Stone |first=Daniel |last=Kreps |title=Billy Bob Thornton Attempts To Outdo Joaquin Phoenix In CBC Interview |date=April 8, 2009|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/04/08/billy-bob-thornton-attempts-to-outdo-joaquin-phoenix-in-cbc-interview/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410081751/http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/04/08/billy-bob-thornton-attempts-to-outdo-joaquin-phoenix-in-cbc-interview/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 10, 2009 }}</ref> The following night, opening for [[Willie Nelson]] at Toronto's [[Massey Hall]], Thornton said mid-set he liked Canadians but not Ghomeshi, which was greeted with boos and catcalls.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/616601 |first=Kenyon |last=Wallace |author2=Raju Mudhar |title=Billy Bob not done with the barbs |work=The Star |date=April 10, 2009 | location=Toronto}}</ref> The Boxmasters did not continue the tour in Canada as, according to Thornton, some of the crew and band had the flu.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/616913 |first=Iain |last=Marlow |author2=Andrew Chung |title=Billy Bob ends Canadian tour |work=The Star |date=April 10, 2009 | location=Toronto}}</ref>

==Acting credits and accolades ==
{{Main| Billy Bob Thornton filmography|List of awards and nominations received by Billy Bob Thornton}}

Thornton has received the President's Award from the [[Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films]], a Special Achievement Award from the [[National Board of Review]], and a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]. He has also been nominated for an [[Emmy Awards|Emmy Award]], four [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]]s, and three [[Screen Actors Guild Award]]s.

== Discography ==
{{Main|Billy Bob Thornton discography}}

;Studio albums
* ''[[Private Radio]]'' (2001)
* ''[[The Edge of the World (Billy Bob Thornton album)|The Edge of the World]]'' (2003)
* ''[[Hobo (Billy Bob Thornton album)|Hobo]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Beautiful Door]]'' (2007)

== Personal life ==
===Marriages and family===
[[File:Billy Bob Thornton.jpg|thumb|right|Thornton with [[the Boxmasters]], 2007]]
Thornton has been married six times. He has four children by three women.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Billy Bob Thornton Is Married &mdash; Again! |url=https://www.tvguide.com/news/billy-bob-thornton-married/ |access-date=2024-06-09 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref>

From 1978 to 1980, he was married to Melissa Lee Gatlin, who in her [[divorce]] petition cited "incompatibility and adultery on his part". They had a daughter Amanda (Brumfield),<ref name="Castro">{{cite journal |last=Castro |first=Peter |author-link=Peter Castro |date=April 28, 1997 |title=Sling This|journal=[[People (American magazine)|People]] |volume=47 |issue=16 |access-date=February 23, 2020 |url= https://people.com/archive/sling-this-vol-47-no-16/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110331030509/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20121962,00.html |archive-date=March 31, 2011 |url-status=live  }}</ref> who in 2008 was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the death of her friend's one-year-old daughter.<ref>{{cite news |title=Billy Bob Thornton's daughter sentenced to 20 years in prison |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/billy-bob-thorntons-daughter-sentenced-to-20-years-in-prison/ |work=CBS News |publisher=AP / CBS Interactive Inc. |access-date=May 20, 2019 |ref=October 7, 2011}}</ref> The Innocence Project of Florida began representing Amanda in 2015 and claim that the child's death was entirely accidental. Amanda was freed in 2020 after a deal was reached with prosecutors prior to an [[evidentiary hearing]] to provide medical and scientific evidence of her innocence.<ref>{{cite web|title=Amanda Brumfield|url=https://www.floridainnocence.org/amanda-brumfield|website=Florida Innocence Project |access-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref>

Thornton married actress Toni Lawrence in 1986; they separated the following year and divorced in 1988. From 1990 to 1992, he was married to actress [[Cynda Williams]], who was cast in his writing debut ''[[One False Move]]'' (1992). In 1993, Thornton married ''[[Playboy]]'' model Pietra Dawn Cherniak, with whom he had two sons. The marriage ended in 1997 with Cherniak accusing Thornton of [[spousal abuse]], sometimes in front of his children.<ref name="Castro" /><ref>{{cite web|last=Pesce|first=Nicole Lyn|title=Billy Bob Thornton accused of stalking former sister-in-law|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/billy-bob-thornton-accused-stalking-sister-in-law-article-1.330980|website=New York Daily News |access-date=February 23, 2020 |date=May 21, 2008}}</ref>

Thornton dated [[Laura Dern]] (despite reports, they were never engaged) from 1997 to 1999, but in 2000, he married actress [[Angelina Jolie]], with whom he starred in ''[[Pushing Tin]]'' (1999) and who was nearly 20 years his junior. The marriage became known for the couple's eccentric displays of affection, which reportedly included wearing vials of each other's blood around their necks; Thornton later clarified that the "vials" were actually two small [[lockets]], each containing only a single drop of blood.<ref name="jamshowbiz" /><ref>{{cite web |url= https://classic.esquire.com/article/2005/7/1/billy-bob-thornton|title= What I've Learned: Billy Bob Thornton|work=Esquire|date=July 1, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070329063916/http://men.msn.com/articlees.aspx?cp-documentid=760901&GT1=9212 |archive-date=March 29, 2007  }}</ref> Thornton and Jolie announced the adoption of a child from [[Cambodia]] in March 2002, but it was later revealed that Jolie had adopted the child as a [[single parent]].<ref>Smolowe, Jill. [https://people.com/archive/marriage-interrupted-vol-58-no-6/ Marriage, Interrupted]. ''People''. August 5, 2002. Retrieved February 23, 2020.</ref><ref>Stein, Ruthe. [https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Billy-Bob-Thornton-likes-staying-put-3163083.php Billy Bob Thornton Likes Staying Put]. "San Francisco Chronicle". April 26, 2009. Retrieved February 23, 2020.</ref> They separated in June 2002 and divorced the following year.<ref>{{cite news|title=Thornton Jolie Divorce is final|date=May 30, 2003|work=Stevens Point Journal|location=Stevens Point, Wisconsin|page=16|publisher = [[Ancestry.com#Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>

In 2003, Thornton began a relationship with [[Makeup effects artist|makeup effects]] crew member Connie Angland, with whom he has a daughter.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-12-19|title=Bella Thornton-Age,Movies, 2021,clark, instagram,Biography,Wikipedia|url=https://www.anchorswiki.com/bella-thornton/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123162142/https://www.anchorswiki.com/bella-thornton/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=January 23, 2021|access-date=2021-10-22|website=AnchorsWiki|language=en-GB}}</ref> Although he once said that he likely would not marry again<ref>{{cite news |title=Thornton swears off marriage |url=http://www.showbizspy.com/article/113789/thornton-swears-off-marriage.html |newspaper=ShowbizSpy |date=July 21, 2008 |access-date=July 6, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717041959/http://www.showbizspy.com/article/113789/thornton-swears-off-marriage.html |archive-date=July 17, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> since marriage "doesn't work" for him,<ref>''The Billy Bob Tapes: A Cave Full of Ghosts'' B.B. Thornton. 2012. Virgin Digital</ref> his representatives confirmed that he and Angland were married on October 22, 2014, in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://people.com/celebrity/billy-bob-thornton-marries-connie-angland/|title=Billy Bob Thornton Weds Long-Time Girlfriend Connie Angland – in October! |magazine=People |date=February 21, 2015 |access-date=February 23, 2020}}</ref>

=== Health problems ===
During his early years in Los Angeles, Thornton was admitted to a hospital and diagnosed with [[myocarditis]], a heart condition thought to be brought on by his diet.<ref>[http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/billy-bob-thornton.html Billy Bob Thornton Biography] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101011125714/http://www.thebiographychannel.co.uk/biographies/billy-bob-thornton.html |date=October 11, 2010 }} TheBiographyChannel.co.uk. Retrieved March 29, 2011.</ref> He has since said that he follows a [[Veganism|vegan]] diet and is "extremely healthy", eating no [[junk food]] as he is [[Allergy|allergic]] to wheat and dairy.<ref>"[https://web.archive.org/web/20140614230042/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20825558,00.html Who Got Billy Bob Thornton To Dress Up as A Ladybug]", ''People'', June 14, 2014.</ref>

Thornton has dyslexia<ref name="mensjournal_com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mensjournal.com/entertainment/billy-bob-thornton-on-aging-overcoming-dyslexia-and-the-value-of-religion|title=The MJ Q&A: 'Goliath' Star Billy Bob Thornton|first=Sean|last=Woods|date=June 15, 2018|website=Men's Journal}}</ref> and [[obsessive–compulsive disorder]].<ref>{{cite news|first=Ann|last=Curry|author-link=Ann Curry |title=Billy Bob Thornton opens up |work=NBC News |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna4654882 |date=April 2, 2004 |access-date=December 6, 2009}}</ref> Various idiosyncratic behaviors have been well documented in interviews with Thornton; among these is a [[phobia]] of [[antique furniture]], a disorder shared by [[Dwight Yoakam]]'s character Doyle Hargraves in the Thornton-penned ''Sling Blade'' and by Thornton's own character in the 2001 film ''Bandits''.<ref name="cinema.com" /> Additionally, he has stated that he has a fear of certain types of [[Silverware (household)|silverware]], a trait assumed by his character in 2001's ''Monster's Ball'', in which Grotowski insists on a plastic spoon for his daily bowl of ice cream.<ref name="cinema.com">{{cite web |publisher=Cinema.com |title=Billy Bob's Fear Of Spoons |url=http://www.cinema.com/news/item/5656/billy-bobs-fear-of-spoons.phtml |access-date=September 24, 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |publisher=Script-o-rama.com |title=Monster's Ball screenplay transcript |url=http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/m/monsters-ball-script-transcript-halle.html |access-date=May 30, 2008}}</ref>

In a 2004 interview with ''[[The Independent]]'', Thornton explained, {{blockquote|It's just that I won't use real silver. You know, like the big, old, heavy-ass forks and knives, I can't do that. It's the same thing as the antique furniture. I just don't like old stuff. I'm creeped out by it, and I have no explanation why&nbsp;... I don't have a phobia about American antiques, it's mostly French—you know, like the big, old, gold-carved chairs with the velvet cushions. The [[Louis XIV furniture|Louis XIV type]]. That's what creeps me out. I can spot the imitation antiques a mile off. They have a different vibe. Not as much dust.<ref>{{cite news |work=The Independent |title=Interview with Billy Bob Thornton: Acting very strange |date=September 3, 2004 |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/film-and-tv/features/billy-bob-thornton-acting-very-strange-550994.html |access-date=May 30, 2008 | location=London | first=Tiffany | last=Rose}}</ref>}}

===Interests===
Thornton is a baseball fan, particularly the [[St. Louis Cardinals]]. In his movie contracts, one of his conditions is a television in his trailer with a satellite dish so he can watch the Cardinals play.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.factinate.com/people/42-weird-facts-billy-bob-thornton/|title = Weird Facts About Billy Bob Thornton|date = 6 June 2018}}</ref> He narrated ''The 2006 World Series Film'', the year-end retrospective DVD chronicling the Cardinals' championship season. He is also a professed fan of the [[Indianapolis Colts]] football team.<ref>{{cite web|last=Walton|first=Brian|title=Exclusive Interview – Billy Bob Thornton – Part One|access-date=November 15, 2009|url=http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/396199.html|publisher=thestlcardinals.com|date=July 17, 2005|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110829210748/http://stlcardinals.scout.com/2/396199.html|archive-date=August 29, 2011}}</ref>

Asked about faith, Thornton said "I'm not what you'd call a traditional religious person. We went to the Methodist church—every Sunday you put on your little creepy suit with your clip-on tie and went to church. But it wasn't like I paid any attention. Hardcore Christians and atheists—they both say they know exactly what the deal is. Anybody who says, 'I know what happens,' I don't believe them. That's kind of my religion."<ref name="mensjournal_com" />

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