Michael Beach
Actor · 1992
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Biography
Billy Bob Thornton
Born in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
His father, Willie Ray Thornton, taught history at the university and worked part-time as a basketball coach. Billy's mother, Virginia Faulkner, was a clairvoyant. Besides Billy Bob, there were three other sons in the family: Jimmy Don, Jim Bean, and John David. As a child, Billy Bob spent a lot of time with his grandfather, Otis Thornton, who worked as a forest ranger and lived in a small shack in the middle of the woods.
At school he wanted to become a musician and played drums in the band Stone Cold Fever. He then began a singing career in the group Tres Hombres.
Filmography
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Interesting facts
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The actor has four biological children.
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In school he wanted to become a musician and played drums in the band Stone Cold Fever. He later even began a singing career in the group Tres Hombres.
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Thornton is a big fan of European football. He supports the British club Liverpool.
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Thornton has at least 6 tattoos on his body, mostly on his arms.
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The mayor of the actor's hometown decreed to immortalize the name of their famous compatriot by declaring one day of the year Billy Bob Thornton Day.
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Of all the cities in the world, he loves Paris the most, where he even has his own penthouse.
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Thornton's most well-known phobia is a panic fear of flying. The most exotic is a fear of antique furniture.
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The actor has the blood of his father's Irish ancestors flowing in his veins, as well as Native American and Italian forebears on his mother's side.
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Billy Bob Thornton was born into the family of sports coach Billy Ray Thornton in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
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In 2001, the actor overcame one of his many bad habits—he quit smoking.
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His half-starved youth undermined his health: he had to have his heart treated a couple of times. Because of this, he became a hypochondriac and now suffers from a whole bouquet of phobias.
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The actor's mother, Virginia, is a professional psychic.
Family & relationships
Angelina Jolie
wife · divorced
Cinda Williams
wife · divorced
Tony Lawrence
wife · divorced
Connie England
wife · Children: 1
Melissa Lee Gatlin
wife · Children: 1 · divorced
Pietra Thornton
wife · Children: 2 · divorced
Frequent collaborators
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Photos
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