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Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4 1955, in Hot Springs, Arkansas) is an actor. He has married five times and his most recent ex-wife is actress Angelina Jolie.He first came to semi-prominence as a cast member on the NBC sitcom Hearts Afire with John Ritter and Markie Post. His role as the villain in One False Move brought him to the attention of critics. He also had small roles in films like Indecent Proposal, On Deadly Ground, and Tombstone.
In 1996, he wrote, directed, and starred in an independent film titled Sling Blade, an expansion of a short film titled Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade. It is the story of Karl Childers, a mentally disadvantaged man. Sling Blade garnered international acclaim, won Thornton an Academy Award for his screenplay (as well as a nomination for his performance), and made him a star.
Thornton is a rare celebrity in that he has A-listThe A-list is the list of the most bankable movie stars in Hollywood. The list was created by veteran entertainment journalist James Ulmer, who developed a 100-point method to quantify a star's value to a film production, in terms of getting a film financ status, but plays both leading-man roles and character roles. His southern, small-town persona has led him to be cast in a number of down-to-earth, "regular guy" parts. Even his role as the legendary Davy CrockettDavid Crockett ( August 17, 1786 March 6, 1836) was an American folk-hero usually referred to now as Davy Crockett . He represented Tennessee in the U. Congress, went to Texas, and died at the Alamo. Crockett was born in Greene County, Tennessee, and was in 2004See also 2003 in film, other events of 2004, 2005 in film and the list of 'years in film' Events January 25 Golden Globe Awards: Major winners include The Return of the King and Lost in Translation''. January 27 Academy Awards nominations announced, leadi's The AlamoThe Alamo sometimes refers to the Battle of the Alamo. Two major Hollywood motion pictures titled The Alamo have been made concerning the 1836 battle between 189 Texian and Tejano defenders and nearly 4,000 soldiers led by Mexican general Antonio Lopez de made an effort to demythologize the character and bring out his human foibles.
Thornton has also begun an ancillary career as a recording artist, in a rock & roll style known as "Americana." He has released two CDCD re-directs here; see Cd for other meanings of CD . A compact disc (or CD is an optical disc used for storing digital data. It was originally invented for digital audio and is also used as a data storage device, a CD-ROM. CD-ROM reading devices are a st's: Private Rodeo and The Edge of the World.
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