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Billy Bob Thornton

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William Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, filmmaker, singer and songwriter. He 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. For his role in A Simple Plan (1998) he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Thornton is also known for his film roles in One False Move (1992), Tombstone (1993), Dead Man (1995), U Turn (1997), Primary Colors (1998), Armageddon (1998), Monster's Ball (2001), The Man Who Wasn't There (2001), Intolerable Cruelty (2003), Bad Santa (2003) and Friday Night Lights (2004). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Billy Bob Thornton is the 778th most popular actor (down from 514th in 2019), the 1,589th most popular biography from United States (down from 945th in 2019) and the 395th most popular American Actor.

Billy Bob Thornton is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer, musician, songwriter, and author. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and two Screen Actors Guild Awards.

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Among actors, Billy Bob Thornton ranks 778 out of 13,578. Before him are Mark Ruffalo, Eugene Levy, Jack Black, Dominique Sanda, Max Linder, and Mukesh. After him are Sissy Spacek, Alyson Hannigan, Barbara Bouchet, Ugo Tognazzi, André Antoine, and Woody Harrelson.

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Among people born in 1955, Billy Bob Thornton ranks 61. Before him are John Grisham, Roland Emmerich, Binali Yıldırım, Gary Sinise, Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este, and Asif Ali Zardari. After him are François Cluzet, Zucchero Fornaciari, Safet Sušić, Al-Waleed bin Talal, Emine Erdoğan, and Eddie Van Halen.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Billy Bob Thornton ranks 1,589 out of 20,380. Before him are Alfred G. Gilman (1941), Donna Haraway (1944), Carl Woese (1928), Jeff Lindsay (1952), Louis Zamperini (1917), and Clyde Drexler (1962). After him are Sissy Spacek (1949), John Cheever (1912), Alyson Hannigan (1974), Stephanie Kwolek (1923), Dale T. Mortensen (1939), and Thomas Curtis (1873).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Billy Bob Thornton ranks 395. Before him are Norman Lloyd (1914), Linda Harrison (1945), David Duchovny (1960), Alan Ladd (1913), Mark Ruffalo (1967), and Jack Black (1969). After him are Sissy Spacek (1949), Alyson Hannigan (1974), Woody Harrelson (1961), Grace Zabriskie (1941), Steve Reeves (1926), and Buck Henry (1930).

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