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 (first with girlfriend Connie Angland) was born in September 2004. The baby weighed in at 6 pounds, 1 1/2 ounces. Daughter Bella weighed in at 6lb 1.5oz.
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