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Billy Bob Thornton lost his father ... the 1992 sitcom "Hearts Afire," directorial debut "Sling Blade," and "Bad Santa," died from a previously undiagnosed heart condition. And just 24 hours ...

Billy Bob Thornton is more than happy to play a foul-mouthed Santa ("Bad Santa") or a high school football coach ("Friday Night Lights") or a NASA scientist ("Armageddon"), but one thing he won't ...

Thornton plays a mountain man in the film. Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, and others, Bad Santa is a black comedy Christmas movie directed by Terry Zwigoff. Thornton plays ...

Billy Bob Thornton tried to make it as an action star, but one bad experience on set turned him off the idea forever. Read more about it here.

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 ...

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 his advice — and it changed his life. In more than four ...

Billy Bob Thornton is an award-winning actor ... He’s also appeared in Armageddon, A Simple Plan, and Bad Santa. During the late 1990s, Thornton began a career as a singer-songwriter.