Billy Bob Thornton

Billy Bob Thornton

American actor, filmmaker, and musician
Film star who worked as a solo singer/songwriter and with the group The Boxmasters.
BornAugust 4, 1955
HometownHot Springs, Arkansas, United States
Net worth$45 million
Height6'0" (1.83m)
SpouseConnie Angland (m 2014 - present) , Pietra Dawn Cherniak (m 1993 - 1997) , Cynda Williams (m 1990 - 1992) , Toni Lawrence (m 1986 - 1988) , Melissa Lee Gatlin (m 1978 - 1980) , Angelina Jolie (m 2000 - 2003)
PartnerLaura Dern (1997 - 1999)
ChildrenHarry James Thornton , William Thornton , Bella Thornton , Amanda Thornton
ParentsVirginia Roberta Faulkner , William Raymond Thornton
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Billy Bob Thornton didn't know about one of his grandkids until she was 18 months old

On Wednesday's episode of Relatively Famous: Ranch Rules, the new E! reality show about celebrities' kids attempting to survive and work on a ranch, actor Billy Bob Thornton's son, Harry James Thornton, revealed he hid the fact that he had a second child from his dad for a year and a half. "Okay, so I had Mia, and I think I was 19 and a half. I didn't know how to tell my dad about the second one. I didn't tell him for like a year and a half," laughed Harry. He added, "Yeah, I mean, I saw my dad, like, once or twice a week, and I never mentioned it." Harry, who has two daughters named Mia and Nikita with his fiancée Magi, opened up to Redmond Parker Wednesday, as he told Ray Parker Jr.'s son that he didn't know how to tell his dad about his second daughter, because he was scared. "I was scared to tell, like, I don't know how he's gonna take it. When I had my first child, Mia, I had to ask him for money, and I didn't want him to think that I was as immature as I was," explained Harry. It's clear the 27-year-old really cares about what his dad thinks about him, as he shared, "My dad traveled a lot when we were kids, but it didn't matter how much he worked. He would always make time for me and my brother. Now that I'm a dad, I try to do the same thing my dad did for us. I'll do anything to make them happy. I love being a dad." However, Harry ultimately learned that hiding his second daughter from his dad was pointless because, in the end, Billy Bob wasn't mad at all. "He's like, 'You should have told me. Why would I be mad?' Obviously I'm much older now, but when I had Nikita, my second one, I didn't tell him because I didn't want him to think that I was how I was when I was younger," shared Harry.
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS

A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
A Gun, a Car, a Blonde
1h 47min
1975
Devil's Peak
Devil's Peak
1h 38min
2023
40%
A Million Little Pieces
A Million Little Pieces
R
1h 53min
2019
27%
London Fields
London Fields
R
2h
2018
0%
Bad Santa 2
Bad Santa 2
R
1h 32min
2016
23%
Goliath
Goliath
TV-MA
1h
2016
86%
Our Brand Is Crisis
Our Brand Is Crisis
R
1h 48min
2015
37%
Grizzly
Grizzly
R
1h 29min
2015
36%
Cut Bank
Cut Bank
R
1h 29min
2014
37%
The Judge
The Judge
R
2h 21min
2014
49%
Parkland
Parkland
PG-13
1h 34min
2013
50%
Jayne Mansfield's Car
Jayne Mansfield's Car
R
2h 2min
2012
35%
The Baytown Outlaws
The Baytown Outlaws
R
1h 38min
2013
22%
Puss in Boots
Puss in Boots
PG
1h 30min
2011
86%
My Run
My Run
1h 50min
2009
Faster
Faster
R
1h 38min
2010
42%
The Informers
The Informers
R
1h 38min
2009
12%
The Smell of Success
The Smell of Success
PG-13
1h 36min
2009
Mr. Woodcock
Mr. Woodcock
PG-13
1h 27min
2007
14%
The Astronaut farmer
The Astronaut farmer
PG
1h 45min
2007
58%
School for Scoundrels
School for Scoundrels
PG-13
1h 40min
2006
27%
The Ice Harvest
The Ice Harvest
R
1h 28min
2005
47%
Bad News Bears
Bad News Bears
PG-13
1h 48min
2005
48%
Friday Night Lights
Friday Night Lights
PG-13
1h 57min
2004
82%
The Alamo
The Alamo
PG-13
2h 17min
2004
29%
Chrystal
Chrystal
R
2h
2004
80%

Albums

Private Radio [Sampler/Interview CD]
Private Radio [Sampler/Interview CD]
2001
Beautiful Door
Beautiful Door
2007
Hearts Like Mine
Hearts Like Mine
2007
Hobo
Hobo
2005
Edge of the World
Edge of the World
2003
Private Radio
Private Radio
2001

AWARDS

YearAssociationsCategoryWorkResult
2017Golden GlobeBest Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - DramaGoliathWinner
2015Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or MiniseriesFargoNominated
2015Golden GlobeBest Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture MadeFargoWinner
2014Emmy (Primetime)Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a MovieFargoNominated
2004Golden GlobeBest Performance By an Actor in a Motion Picture - Musical or ComedyBad SantaNominated

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