Billy Bob Thornton news, related photos and videos, and reviews of Billy Bob Thornton performances. According to Wikipedia: William Robert Thornton is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, actor, as well as occasional director...
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Billy Bob Thornton news, related photos and videos, and reviews of Billy Bob Thornton performances. According to Wikipedia: William Robert Thornton is an Academy Award-winning American screenwriter, actor, as well as occasional director, playwright and singer. He came to fame in the mid 1990s, after writing and starring in the film Sling Blade, and has since established a career as a Hollywood leading actor, having appeared in several successful films, including 2003's Bad Santa. Thornton, who has been described in media reports as "Hollywood's go-to alpha male", is also known for his former marriage to actress Angelina Jolie.
Straits Times Thornton’s Band Calls in Sick New York Times Billy Bob Thornton, below, and his band, the Boxmasters, canceled the last two performances on the Canadian leg of their tour with Willie Nelson, The Toronto Star reported. Billy Bob Thornton skips Canada Boston Herald Billy Bob Thornton's band cancels Canadian shows CNN Independent - TMZ.com - Entertainment Weekly - msnbc.com all 1,060 news articles Read Full Story
I have met Billy Bob Thornton on two occasions and have interviewed him over the phone a couple of times on top of that. He can be one of the better interviews around. My first experience with him was supposed to be a 10 - 15 minute chat that ballooned to nearly 45. And he would answer any question I asked.
As you might know, Thornton has released a bunch of albums over the past several years, and he has a new band called The Boxmasters , which is now three albums into its career less than... Read Full Story
Straits Times Blame Canada! Billy Bob's Band Cancels Due to Illness E! Online Billy Bob Thornton and his band the Boxmasters have nixed the last two dates of their Canadian tour after their guitarist and several crew members caught the flu. Boos and Barbs for Billy Bob Thornton New York Times Canada to Billy Bob: No Thank You TMZ.com Entertainment Weekly - msnbc.com - Toronto Star - MTV.com all 955 news articles Read Full Story
What a crizzazy week, so much so, in fact, that I just threw out "crizzazy." Between that Wolverine piracy/Fox internal strife story and Harold & Kumar 's Kal Penn jumping from Hollywoodland to the Beltway, it's been...well, all sorts of crizzazy.
Here's the rundown of some of the major stories this week. Oh yeah - and what the hell was up with Billy Bob Thornton? Weird.
Fox Swings the Axe at Friedman over Wolverine
Butch Travolta and the Sundance Cruise ?
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BBC News Canada to Billy Bob: No Thank You TMZ.com The actor "musician" and his band, The Boxmasters, have canceled their last two Canadian tour dates with Willie Nelson following Billy Bob's now-infamous radio rant of d-bag awesomeness, according to an announcement on Willie's website. Boos and Barbs for Billy Bob Thornton New York Times Billy Bob Thornton: What's his problem? Entertainment Weekly msnbc.com - Toronto Star - MTV.com - San Jose Mercury News all 918 news articles... Read Full Story
Joaquin, you have competition. In a radio appearance reminiscent of David's Letterman's interview of Joaquin Phoenix, Billy Bob Thornton gave a puzzling and difficult interview Wednesday. Appearing on CBC radio, the Canadian public broadcaster, Thornton evaded simple questions and criticized the host for mentioning that he was a movie actor and screenwriter. Thornton appeared on the show with his band, the Boxmasters, who are currently on tour with Willie Nelson. When the host, Jian Ghomeshi... Read Full Story
It hasn't been a good week for Billy Bob Thornton . First, he's in Canada on tour with his band The Boxmasters, and he doesn't like Canadian crowds, calling them "mashed potatoes without the gravy." That rather insulting description was part of radio chat in which Billy Bob felt the interviewer disrespected him by calling him an Oscar winner. And now, he's cancelling the Canadian tour altogether .
During The Boxmasters' set opening for Willie Nelson Thursday night at Massey Hall in Toronto... Read Full Story
Upon review of the incident, what irked Billy Bob Thornton in his interview was the discussion of his acting career when the primary reason for his interview was to promote the third album of his band the Boxmasters where he plays the drums. It became so bizarre that Billy Bob Thornton ignored or evaded Jian Ghomeshi’s question, like when asked what he had learned from Willie Nelson as the band was touring with the country great, his response was “I don’t know, I’ve never met him”.
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Billy Bob Thorton, the very much aging actor , is a huge diva. And by huge diva I mean huge douchebag who couldn’t even be bothered to respond nicely to a radio host. What was the fuss all about? The poor interviewer had the audacity to mention the fact that Billy Bob is…. a screenwriter and an actor. I know, right? That guy must have been completely nuts to think he could get away with that.
Some of you might be confused upon hearing such news, as was I. Apparently, Billy Bob is now... Read Full Story
So, Billy Bob Thornton is an actor. He also has a band... I think they came through Canada a couple years ago on the PNE circuit. For real. Anyhoo, this poor bastard Jian Ghomeshi from Q on CBC radio tried his damnedest to promote these guys on his show and was shut down by Billy Bob for mentioning his acting... the only reason anyone fucking knows about these guys... Jian handles Billy Bobs tantrum well and sort of wins him back at the end but Billy Bob still comes off like a red neck douche... Read Full Story
