Billy Bob Thornton

William Robert " Billy Bob" Thornton (* August 4, 1955 in Hot Springs, Arkansas ) is an American actor, theater and script - writer, director and singer.

Life

Thornton had his first television role on the NBC sitcom Kiss ' me, John. Alongside John Ritter and Markie Post Critics took notice of him when he slipped in One False Move into the role of a villain for the first time. Smaller roles he had in the films Indecent Proposal, On Deadly Ground and Tombstone.

In 1996 he wrote the movie Sling Blade - The Razor's Edge, in which he directed and also starred. This is an extension of the short film Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade. It is about a mentally handicapped named Karl Childers. This film made ​​him a star: For the script Thornton won an Academy Award, and he also was nominated in the category for Best Actor. 1997 and 2002 he won each one Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor.

Thornton began while a career as a singer in the rock-' n'- roll style Americana. He has released four CDs: Private Radio ( 2001), The Edge of the World (2003), Hobo (2005) and Beautiful Door ( 2007). In 2008 he founded with two friends the band The Boxmasters, which has now released three CDs.

Billy Bob Thornton has been married for the fifth time. Among the wives was also his colleague, Cynda Williams, from whom he was divorced after two years. His last ex-wife is actress Angelina Jolie, with whom he was married for three years and to whom he dedicated the song Angelina.

His German dubbing voices are mostly Joachim Tennstedt or Gudo Hoegel.

Filmography (selection)

  • 2001: Monster's Ball
  • 2002: Behind the Badge - murder in the small town idyll ( The Badge )
  • 2002: Waking Up in Reno
  • 2003: Levity
  • 2003: An (un) Cruelty ( Intolerable Cruelty )
  • 2003: Bad Santa
  • 2003: In fact ... Love ( Love Actually )
  • 2004: Alamo - The Dream, fate, the Legend ( The Alamo )
  • 2004: Friday Night Lights - Touchdown on Friday ( Friday Night Lights )
  • 2005: The Ice Harvest
  • 2005: The Bad News Bears ( Bad News Bears)
  • 2006: The Scoundrels ( School for Scoundrels )
  • 2007: The Astronaut Farmer ( The Astronaut Farmer )
  • 2007: Mr. Woodcock
  • 2008: Eagle Eye - Out of Control (Eagle Eye)
  • 2009: The smell of success ( The Smell of Success)
  • 2009: The Informers
  • 2010: Faster
  • 2011: Hereafter - Life after
  • 2011: Puss in Boots ( Puss in Boots )
  • 2012: Jayne Mansfield 's Car
  • 2012: The Baytown Outlaws
  • 2013: Parkland

Discography

  • Private Radio (CD ) - Universal Records, 2001
  • The Edge of the World (CD) - Sanctuary Records, 2003
  • Hobo (CD) - Big Deal Records, 2005
  • Beautiful Door ( CD ) - New Door Records, 2007
  • The Boxmasters (CD) - Megaphone, 2008
  • The Boxmasters - Christmas Cheer (CD) - Megaphone, 2008
  • The Boxmasters - Modbilly (CD) - Megaphone, 2009
Hot Springs (Arkansas) Screenplay Author Singing Tombstone (film) Dead Man The Stars Fell on Henrietta Homegrown (film) South of Heaven, West of Hell Bandits (2001 film) Levity (film) School for Scoundrels (2006 film) Faster (2010 film) Puss in Boots (2011 film) Integrated Authority File
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