Thornton’s most noteworthy part in his acting career occurred in 2014, when he played the sociopathic hitman Lorne Malvo in the FX miniseries “Fargo,” based on the 1996 film of the same name. His outstanding performance got him a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor in a Mini-Series.
Thornton has demonstrated his musical ability in addition to his acting abilities over the years. In the 1970s, he was a member of the blues rock band Tres Hombres, which was regarded as one of Texas’ best cover bands.
Later, in the mid-1980s, he joined the South African rock band Jack Hammer while the band’s frontman, Piet Botha, was working in Los Angeles.
Thornton’s partnership with Jack Hammer culminated in the studio album “Death of a Gypsy” being released in September 1986.
Thornton has pursued a solo music career, releasing albums such as “Private Radio” in 2001, “The Edge of the World” in 2003, “Hobo” in 2005, and “Beautiful Door” in 2007. His musical endeavors included performing Warren Zevon’s song “The Wind” on the tribute CD “Enjoy Every Sandwich: Songs of Warren Zevon.”
Thornton also worked with Earl Scruggs on a cover of Johnny Cash’s classic “Ring of Fire,” which appeared on the Oxford American magazine’s Southern Music CD in 2001, as well as Scruggs’ album “Earl Scruggs and Friends.”
How did Billy Bob Thornton lose weight?
Billy Bob Thornton has acknowledged that he has been concealing his anorexic eating issue. Friends are surprised by the Sling Blade star’s transformation after he lost 59 pounds.
The 6ft 3in actor and director formerly weighed a healthy 14 stones and a pound. Bob’s weight has dropped to a meager nine stone and 12 pounds. Billy, who was photographed in a wheelchair earlier this year, attributes his anorexia to trying to drop weight for the film A Simple Plan.
I guess I had a minor mental issue, he replied. I began to binge. Naturally, I denied it to Laura Dern, my girlfriend, and to everyone else who said I had an eating issue.
Can Billy Bob Thornton read?
Thornton discussed how he overcame the stress of being called a “moron” in school and how his dyslexia became a driving force for his profession. He also discussed how he overcame his trouble reading scripts. I was severely dyslexic, so I was just kind of known as a dumbass around school, he admitted.