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Billy Bob Thornton was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He is an American actor, director, writer, producer, and singer-songwriter. Thornton made his first break with co-writing and starring in the 1992 thriller One False Move and came to international attention after writing, directing, and starring in the independent drama Sling Blade, for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. He appeared in several major film roles in the 1990s following Sling Blade, including the romantic comedy crime thriller U Turn, the drama Primary Colors, the science fiction disaster thriller Armageddon, and the drama A Simple Plan, which earned him his third Oscar nomination.