(2935, 'Early life Thornton was born in Hot Springs Arkansas the son of Virginia Roberta ne Faulkner an alleged psychic citation needed and William Raymond Billy Ray Thornton November 1929 August 1974 a high school history teacher and basketball coach He is the oldest of three brothers the others are Jimmy Don Thornton April 1958 October 1988 and John David Thornton born 1969 Thornton lived in both Alpine Arkansas and Malvern Arkansas during his childhood and also spent time with his grandfather Otis Thornton a forest ranger in a small shack in the woods citation needed He was raised a Methodist in an extended family in a shack that had neither electricity nor plumbing Thornton graduated high school in 1973 A good high school baseball player he tried out for the Kansas City Royals but was let go after an injury It was at the Royals tryouts that Thornton earned his nickname Bad Santa after leaving a less than hygenic present in a competitor s locker After a short period lay ing asphalt for the Arkansas State Transportation Department he attended Henderson State University in Arkadelphia Arkansas to pursue studies in psychology but dropped out after two semesters In the late 1980s Thornton settled in Los Angeles to pursue his career as an actor with future writing partner Tom Epperson Thornton initially had a difficult time succeeding as an actor and worked in telemarketing offshore wind farming and fast food management between auditioning for acting jobs He also played drums and sang with South African rock band Jack Hammer While Thornton worked as a waiter for an industry event he served film director and screenwriter Billy Wilder who is famous for films such as Double Indemnity and Sunset Boulevard Thornton struck up a conversation with Wilder who advised Thornton to consider a career as a screenwriter for which he eventually won an Oscar in the category of best screenplay Career One of Thornton s early screen roles was as a cast member on th e CBS sitcom Hearts Afire with John Ritter and Markie Post His role as the villain in 1992 s One False Move which he also co wrote brought him to the attention of critics He also had small roles in the early 1990s films Indecent Proposal On Deadly Ground Bound by Honor Grey Knight and Tombstone Thornton put Wilder s advice to good use and went on to write direct and star in the independent film Sling Blade which was released in 1996 The film an expansion of a short film titled Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade introduced the story of Karl Childers a mentally handicapped man imprisoned for a gruesome and seemingly inexplicable murder Sling Blade garnered international acclaim Thornton s screenplay earned him an 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 In 1998 he portrayed the James Carville like Richard Jemmons in Primary Colors Thornton adapted the book All the Pretty Horses into a 2000 film with the same name starring Matt Damon and Penlope Cruz The negative experience he was forced to cut more than an hour led to his decision to never direct another film a subsequent release Daddy and Them had been filmed earlier Also in 2000 an early script which he and Tom Epperson wrote together was made into The Gift which starred Cate Blanchett Hilary Swank Keanu Reeves Katie Holmes and Giovanni Ribisi During the late 1990s Thornton who has had a life long love for music began a career as a singer songwriter He released a roots rock album titled Private Radio in 2001 and two more albums The Edge of the World 2003 and Hobo 2005 Thornton was the singer of a blues rock band named Tres Hombres Guitarist Billy Gibbons referred to the band as The best little cover band in Texas and Thornton bears a tattoo with the band s name on it 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 for the Oxford American magazine s Southern Music CD in 2001 Thornton s screen persona has been described by the press as that of a tattooed hirsute man s man He appeared in several major film roles following Sling Blade s success including 1998 s Armageddon and A Simple Plan In 2001 he had starring roles in three hollywood pictures Monster s Ball Bandits and The Man Who Wasn t There for which he received many awards He played a malicious mall Santa Claus in 2003 s Bad Santa a black comedy that performed well at the box office and established Thornton as a leading comic actor and in the same year portrayed a womanizing President of the United States in the British romantic comedy Love Actually Thornton has stated that following Bad Santa s success audiences like to watch him play that kind of guy and they casting directors call him up when they need an asshole It s kinda that simple you know ho w narrow the imagination in this business can be In 2004 he played Davy Crockett in The Alamo He appeared in the comic film School for Scoundrels which was released on September 29 2006 In the film he plays a self help doctor the role was written specifically for Thornton More recent films include The Astronaut Farmer a drama released on February 23 2007 and the comedy Mr Woodcock in which Thornton plays a sadistic gym teacher In September 2008 Thornton starred in the big brother action movie Eagle Eye along side Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan He will next star in the drama Peace Like a River Thornton has also expressed an interest in directing another film possibly a period piece about cave explorer Floyd Collins based on the book Trapped The Story of Floyd Collins by Robert K Murray and Roger Brucker Thornton received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on October 7 2004 On April 8 2009 Thornton and his musical group The Boxmasters were interviewed on a CBC Radio One program Q hosted by Jian Ghomeshi in which Thornton s responses were either incomprehensible or discourteous Eventually Thornton explained he had instructed the show s producers to not ask questions about his career as screenwriter and actor Ghomeshi had mentioned Thornton acting credentials in the introduction Thornton also complained that Canadian audiences were like ashed potatoes without the gravy The widely criticized interview received international attention in the media and on YouTube The following night opening for Willie Nelson at Toronto s Massey Hall Thornton stated mid set he liked Canadians but not the CBC radio host resulting in boos and catcalls On April 10 Thornton announced The Boxmasters would not be playing with Nelson during concerts scheduled in Canada due to members of the crew and band having the flu Personal life Billy Bob Thornton at the South By Southwest 2008 music festival Thornton has frequently disclosed that he has obsessiveompulsive disorder He and rock singer Warren Zevon became close friends after sharing their common experiences with the disorder Various idiosyncratic behaviors have been well documented in interviews with the actor among these is a phobia of antique furniture a disorder shared by the Dwight Yoakam character in the Thornton penned Sling Blade and by Thornton s own character in the 2001 film Bandits Additionally he has stated that he has a fear of certain types of silverware a trait assumed by his character Hank Grotowski in 2001 s Monster s Ball in which Grotowski insists on a plastic spoon for his daily bowl of chocolate ice cream In a 2004 interview with The Independent Thornton explained 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 I don t have a phobia about American antiques it s mostly French you know l ike the big old gold carved chairs with the velvet cushions The 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 In addition to his aversion to silver cutlery velvet and creepy castle y stuff Thornton confesses that pieces from 1700 and 1800 France and England really freak me out especially harpsichords Billy Bob Thornton in San Francisco September 2007 Thornton has been married five times most notably to actress Angelina Jolie Each of Thornton s marriages ended in divorce Thorton and Jolie were known for their eccentric behavior which reportedly included wearing vials of each others blood around their necks Thornton later clarified that the vials were instead two small lockets each containing only a single drop of blood Thornton and Jolie adopted a child from Cambodia whom they named Maddox Jolie s divorce petition defined the child as both her and Thornton s and requested the Court grant her c ustody and Thornton reasonable visitation Thornton lives in Los Angeles and he is the father of four children His first marriage to Melissa Gatlin produced Amanda Spence Brumfield on June 30 1979 his fourth wife Pietra Cherniak bore William Langston on June 27 1993 and Harry James on June 19 1994 and Thornton and his current girlfriend Connie Angland bore Bella on September 22 2004 Thornton has stated that he will likely not marry again specifying that he believes marriage doesn t work for him He has two younger brothers Jimmy Don who died abruptly of a heart attack in 1988 and John David who resides in Arkansas Jimmy Don Thornton wrote a number of songs two of which Island Avenue and Emily Thornton has recorded on his solo albums A baseball fan his favorite team is the St Louis Cardinals He has said his childhood dream was to play for the Cardinals Thornton narrated The 2006 World Series Film the year end retrospective DVD chronicling the Cardinals championship season Filmo graphy Other screen credits Year Film Role Notes 1986 Hunter s Blood Billy Bob 1988 South of Reno Counterman 1989 Going Overboard Dave Chopper Chicks in Zombietown Tommy 1991 The Dark Backward Patron at Sloppy s uncredited For the Boys Marine Sergeant Korea 1992 One False Move Ray Malcolm 1993 Tombstone Johnny Tyler Blood In Blood Out Lightning Indecent Proposal Day Tripper The Killing Box Langston Trouble Bound Coldface 1994 On Deadly Ground Homer Carlton Floundering Gun Clerk Some Folks Call It a Sling Blade Karl Childers Short film 1995 Dead Man Big George Drakoulious The Stars Fell on Henrietta Roy 1996 Sling Blade Karl Childers Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Chlotrudis Award for Best Actor Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor Nominated Academy Award for Best Actor Nominated Satellite Award for Best Actor Motion Picture Drama Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture Don t Look Back Marshall The Winner Jack 1997 The Apostle Troublemaker U Turn Darrell Princess Mononoke Jigo Voice Only English Language Version 1998 A Simple Plan Jacob Mitchell Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Chlotrudis Award for Best Supporting Actor Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture Nominated Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor Motion Picture Nominated Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performa nce by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Armageddon Dan Truman NASA Administrator Homegrown Jack Marsden The Thin Red Line Narrator Edited Primary Colors Richard Jemmons 1999 Pushing Tin Russell Bell 2000 The Last Real Cowboys Tar South of Heaven West of Hell Brig Smalls 2001 Daddy and Them Claude Montgomery Monster s Ball Hank Grotowski Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor also for Bandits and The Man Who Wasn t There National Board of Review Award for Best Actor also for Bandits and The Man Who Wasn t There Nominated Satellite Award for Best Actor Motion Picture Drama Bandits Terry Lee Collins Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor also for Monster s Ball and The Man Who Wasn t There National Board of Review Award for Best Actor also for Monster s Ball and The Man Who Wasn t There Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor The Man Who Wasn t There Ed Crane Ch lotrudis Audience Award for Best Actor Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor also for Bandits and Monster s Ball London Film Critics Circle Award for Best Actor National Board of Review Award for Best Actor also for Bandits and Monster s Ball Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Actor Russian Guild of Film Critics Award for Best Foreign Actor Southeastern Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor Nominated American Film Institute Award AFI Actor of the Year Nominated Saturn Award for Best Actor Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Motion Picture Drama Nominated Phoenix Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor 2002 Waking Up in Reno Lonnie Earl Dodd The Badge Sheriff Darl Hardwick 2003 Bad Santa Willie Nominated Golden Globe Award for Best Actor Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated Satellite Award for Best Actor Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Love Actually The US President Intolerable Cruelty Howard D Doyle Levity Manuel Jordan 2004 Friday Night Lights Coach Gary Gaines The Alamo David Crockett Chrystal Joe 2005 The Ice Harvest Vic Cavanaugh Bad News Bears Morris Buttermaker 2006 School for Scoundrels Dr P Dennis Sherman 2007 The Astronaut Farmer Charles Farmer Mr Woodcock Jasper Woodcock 2008')
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