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The following article contains references to domestic violence.Billy ... who Thornton had co-starred with in the 1992 sitcom "Hearts Afire," directorial debut "Sling Blade," and "Bad Santa ...

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 ...

it makes sense that Broadgreen and Miramax would see money to be mined yet from the Bad Santa brand, and Billy Bob Thornton could use a hit. Willie Soke may be his second-most-famous onscreen ...

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

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 ...

Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Lauren Graham and Bernie Mac. Unfortunately Bad Santa isn't available to watch right now. Add it to your list and we'll let you know when it becomes available.

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 ...