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Trivia
Birth name: William Robert Thornton
Date of birth: 4 August 1955
Place of birth: Hot Springs, Arkansas, USA
Height: 6' (1.83 m)
Spouse:
Angelina Jolie (5 May 2000 - 27 May 2003) (divorced) 1
child.
Pietra Dawn Cherniak (18 February 1993 - April 1997) (divorced) 2 children.
Cynda Williams (1990 - 1992) (divorced).
Toni Lawrence (1986 - 1988) (divorced).
Melissa Lee Gatlin (1978 - 1980) (divorced) 1 child.
Has numerous tattoos,
among them at least 6 on his arms (3 right, 3 left) and on his lower
back/hip.
His mother, a psychic, predicted he would
work with Burt Reynolds. (It came true when he did three episodes of
CBS's "Evening Shade" (1990) starting in 1990).
Pietra granted a restraining order against
Thornton to keep him away from her and their children. [15 April 1997]
In high school, Thornton played drums in a
band called "Stone Cold Fever" and cranked out Creedence
Clearwater Revival songs.
He was honored by his hometown, where he's
remembered as a milkshake-loving, drum-playing rock 'n' roller. "I
had a Tastee-Freez stand before I got into politics," said Mayor
Bill Scrimshire, who declared "Billy Bob Thornton Day"
Tuesday. "When he was a kid in high school, he used to buy
hamburgers and milkshakes from me. He was one of my Tastee-Freez
kids."
Gained about 50 pounds for his role as the
auto mechanic in U Turn (1997).
He and Dwight Yoakam have their own
production company and are looking at producing movies and records
together.
22 September 2000 - Was treated for an
unspecified "viral infection" at a Los Angeles hospital.
Claimed in a "USA Today" interview
that he has an intense phobia of antique furniture. This fear has been
seen on screen in both Bandits (2001) and Sling Blade (1996).
Jolie and Thornton have adopted a Cambodian
baby boy. Angelina
Jolie took custody of the baby in Africa, where she is shooting
Beyond Borders (2003), her father, Jon Voight, told reporters at the
3/11 Academy Awards luncheon. Voight said he didn't know whether the
couple had picked a name for the child. [10 March 2002]
Agreed to _Man who Wasn't There, The (2001)_
without reading the script, out of respect for the Coens' talent.
Gave up smoking after completing The Man Who
Wasn't There (2001).
Released own CD in 2000 - 'Private Radio'
for Lost Highway Records.
Has stated that, of all the characters he
has played, the one he enjoyed playing the most was Davy Crockett (in
2004's The Alamo (2004)).
His fourth child, daughter Bella weighed in
at 6lbs 1.5oz. (first with girlfriend Connie Angland) was born in
September 2004.
Has five children: Amanda (born late 1970s),
William (born 1993), Harry James (born 1994), Maddox Chivan (born 5
August 2001) and Bella (born September 2004).
He was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk
of Fame in October 2004.
Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of
Fame [October 7, 2004].
His father is of Irish ancestry, while his
mother is half Choctaw Indian and half Italian.
Owns a penthouse in Paris.
Is the cousin of wrestlers: Terry Funk and
'Dory Funk Jr' .
His character Willie from Bad Santa (2003)
is reenacted by Eminem in the music video "Just lose it"
In an interview, Thornton talked about his
struggling actor years, at one point he was so poor that all he could
afford to eat were potatoes, which he would grill till they stuck to the
pan. This consumption lead to myocarditis which led to an intense pain
in his chest since he didn't have any potassium in his system. He was
treated at the hospital thankfully to a kind doctor who was from
Arkansas, his home state. At the time, Thornton didn't have medical
insurance and has remained grateful for the doctor's treatment.
Ex-son-in-law of Marc Lawrence.
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