Over the years, Billy Bob Thornton has certainly become well known for his acting range and distinctive roles in films like ...

Though the tough love might have been just what Billy Bob Thornton needed to hear in the early stages of his acting career.

Billy Bob Thornton burst onto the scene in 1996 by writing, directing, and starring in the independent drama Sling Blade. For his performance as a mentally disabled man who inexplicably murders ...

Thornton leads the cast as Tommy Norris, the landman for an oil company. With the dramatic 10th and final episode of season one airing on Sunday, Newsweek has taken a look at Thornton's personal ...

Billy Bob Thornton proves just what a renaissance man he is. As well as playing the lead, he wrote and directed this tale soaked in Deep South Gothic. He plays Karl Childers, a seeming idiot ...

Billy Bob Thornton is a man of many talents. He first gained fame for writing, directing, and starring in the film Sling Blade. He went on to take on roles in movies such as Armageddon and A ...

“I don’t have much interest in those kinds of roles,” Thornton said ... to be the guy trying to kill Tom Cruise.” The Sling Blade star also elaborated on why the prospect of playing ...

Renowned director Billy Wilder once told him he was "too ugly" to be a star and suggested he write his own projects instead. Thornton took ... and starring in "Sling Blade," which won you the ...

Billy Bob Thornton is an award-winning actor, screenwriter, director and musician. He gained early recognition as a cast member on the CBS sitcom Hearts Afire and in several early 1990s films ...