Billy Bob Thornton

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Billy Bob Thornton （born August 4, 1955） is an American actor, filmmaker, and musician.
He had his first break when he co-wrote and starred in the 1992 thriller One False Move, and received international attention after writing, directing, and starring in the independent drama film Sling Blade （1996）,
for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor.
He appeared in several major film roles in the 1990s following Sling Blade, including Oliver Stone's neo-noir U Turn （1997）, political drama Primary Colors （1998）, science fiction disaster film Armageddon （1998）,
the highest-grossing film of that year, and the crime drama A Simple Plan （1998）, which earned him his third Oscar nomination.
In the 2000s, Thornton achieved further success in starring dramas Monster's Ball （2001）, The Man Who Wasn't There （2001）, and Friday Night Lights （2004）; comedies Bandits （2001）,
Intolerable Cruelty （2003）, and Bad Santa （2003）; and action films Eagle Eye （2008） and Faster （2010）.
In 2014, Thornton starred as Lorne Malvo in the first season of the anthology series Fargo, earning a nomination for the Outstanding Lead
Actor in a Miniseries or TV Movie at the Emmy Awards and won Best Actor in a Miniseries or TV Film at the 72nd Golden Globe Awards.
In 2016, he starred in an Amazon original series, Goliath, which earned him a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama.
Thornton has written a variety of films, usually set in the Southern United States and mainly co-written with Tom Epperson, including A Family Thing （1996...