In the 2014 FX miniseries “Fargo,” which was based on the 1996 film of the same name, Billy Bob Thornton had one of his best performances of his acting career as the psychotic hitman Lorne Malvo. For his amazing performance, he received the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Miniseries.
Along with acting, Thornton has proven his musical talent throughout the years. In the 1970s, he played drums for the Tres Hombres blues-rock group, which was recognized as one of Texas’ top cover bands.
Piet Botha, the lead singer of the band, eventually joined the South African rock band Jack Hammer in the middle of the 1980s while he was working in Los Angeles.
As a result of Thornton and Jack Hammer’s cooperation, the studio album “Death of a Gypsy” was published in September 1986.
A solo musician, Thornton has put out albums including “Private Radio” in 2001, “The Edge of the World” in 2003, “Hobo” in 2005, and “Beautiful Door” in 2007. He also sang a cover of “The Wind” by Warren Zevon on the tribute album “Enjoy Every Sandwich: Songs of Warren Zevon.”
Additionally, Earl Scruggs and Thornton collaborated to produce a cover of the classic Johnny Cash song “Ring of Fire,” which was featured on Scruggs’ album “Earl Scruggs and Friends” as well as the Southern Music CD that Oxford American magazine produced in 2001.
Where did Angelina Jolie meet Billy Bob Thornton?
Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie first spoke while working on the film “Pushing Tin.” The comedy-drama movie, which was released in 1999, is set in the world of air traffic controllers.
Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie, who both played characters in the movie, grew close while it was being made. Sadly, their marriage ended in divorce in 2003 after they were married in May 2000.
What happened to Angelina Jolie and Billy Bob?
From 2000 to 2003, the two actors were temporarily married. Billy Bob Thornton’s son Henry James Thornton claims that he and Angelina Jolie remain close to this day and even still exchange gifts, despite the fact that his father and Angelina Jolie decided to dissolve their three-year marriage nearly 20 years ago.