Billy Bob Thornton

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actor film director human musician producer screenwriter singer-songwriter

Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, filmmaker, and musician known for his roles in films like "Sling Blade," "Armageddon," and "Bad Santa," as well as for his distinctive Southern persona and darkly comedic performances.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	actor → film director → human → musician → producer → screenwriter → singer-songwriter →
academyAwards	Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay →
artisticStyle	darkly comedic performances →
awardReceived	Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay → Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Miniseries or Television Film →
bandMemberOf	The Boxmasters →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1955-08-04 →
directed	Sling Blade →
ethnicOrigin	English American →
fullName	William Robert Thornton →
genre	Americana → country rock → rock →
givenName	William →
hasChild	Amanda Brumfield → Bella Thornton → Harry James Thornton → William Thornton →
nickname	Billy Bob Thornton →
nominatedFor	Academy Award for Best Actor →
notableFeature	distinctive Southern accent →
notableWork	A Simple Plan → Armageddon → Bad Santa → Bandits → Fargo (TV series) → Friday Night Lights → Goliath (TV series) → Monster's Ball → Sling Blade → The Man Who Wasn't There →
occupation	actor → film director → film producer → musician → screenwriter → singer → songwriter →
placeOfBirth	Hot Springs, Arkansas, United States →
residence	California, United States →
spouse	Angelina Jolie → Cynda Williams → Melissa Lee Gatlin → Pietra Dawn Cherniak → Toni Lawrence →
starredIn	A Simple Plan → Armageddon → Bad Santa → Bandits → Fargo (TV series) → Friday Night Lights → Goliath (TV series) → Monster's Ball → Sling Blade → The Man Who Wasn't There →
wroteScreenplayFor	Sling Blade →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Friday Night Lights (film) → Goliath →	starring
Love Actually →	hasCastMember
Billy Bob Thornton →	nickname
Billy McBride →	portrayedBy
Angelina Jolie →	spouse