Billy Bob Thornton's filmography spans a wide range of genres, but his most acclaimed work remains his 1996 directorial and ...

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 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 ...

Directed, written by, and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Sling Blade opened in theaters in December 1996 and became a sleeper hit. Thornton's portrayal of Karl Childers earned him an Academy Award ...

And it didn’t stop there. Before that day was over, Johnny Cash apparently wrote up a story and ended up giving it to Billy Bob Thornton. The “Folsom Prison Blues” singer then signed the document at ...

Thornton took his advice — and it changed his life. In more than four decades on screen, Billy Bob Thornton has played ... and starring in "Sling Blade," which won you the Oscar for best adapted ...