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I feel this page could do with a better photograph, one where he is mort obviously shown. Currently, he is very difficult to recognise. --CalPaterson 3 July 2005 14:53 (UTC)

"phobia for" doesn't sound right

The article says BBT has a "phobia for antique furniture." A "phobia" is a fear. Maybe he has an "obsession with" antique furniture?

I think it is a phobia. I've heard him say that antique furniture freaks him out, and he doesn't like being around it.

I changed it to "phobia of," which is more correct. PacificBoy 22:01, 9 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I cant understand how anyone can have a phobia of furnitureBouse23 20:39, 30 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Italian Ancestry

He has no Italian ancestry. James R. Duce, his great-grandfather, was born in Arkansas, as were both his parents. Questors 15:57, 4 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

maybe James R. Duce had an italian grandfather..............

What does that have to do with his family ancestry? Sven Erixon 07:29, 9 July 2006 (UTC)[reply]
- Probably the fact that at the time James Duce was born - in the mid 1800s (I presume but don't have the info Questors does) - there were no Italian immigrants living in Arkansas. All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 10:27, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Maddox

Was the the kid's first father and gave up all rights? --Gbleem 04:13, 13 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I believe he would be the second father after the biological parent. Nonetheless, earlier articles indicate that Thornton and Jolie adopted the Cambodian child together. This is what was said in Rolling Stone. In her Petition for Divorce, Jolie claims the child belongs to both her and Thornton. However, on the Yahoo Answers -- consisting primarily of people who are tossing their "legal opinion" around -- the page says the following:

Did Billy Bob Thornton give up his parental rights so that Brad Pitt could adopt Angelina's son, Maddox?

Q. I always thought that Billy Bob Thornton was Maddox's adoptive father. He & Angelina were married when they adopted him together. Now Brad Pitt is in the process of adopting him as well?

A. Actually, Jolie adopted Maddox while she was still married to Thornton but she adopted him alone. Thornton has no rights to give up.

Look here to see the Yahoo page in its original form. There seems to be a general aversion on the part of the media from reporting any details, probably because of the child's age, but a huge amount of current speculation that Thornton never even adopted the child (although the Court records state otherwise). From the divorce paperwork, however, Jolie states under oath that both are parents. Obviously, Thornton must at some point have terminated his parental rights and the documents where he did so have yet to be disclosed. I think that the wave of "he never adopted" talk has more to say about the sensitivities of those parroting what they want to believe. Otherwise, it makes Brad Pitt's relationship with the children look all the more temporary and makes Jolie appear to not care about the relationship between a child and his father. 75.46.106.222 16:02, 22 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

His name?

Is his name William Robert Thornton, or is Billy Bob really on his birth certificate? :-O Captain Caveman

It was stated as his birthname on Inside the Actors Studio (James Lipton: "So you're really that Southern?") All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 10:26, 22 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Travis Tritt

Thornton appeared in one of his music videos. Is that noteworthy?

No. Sugarbat (talk) 01:54, 31 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

The Fattest Boy in Clark County

In his youth he was famous as, yes you guessed it, The Fattest Boy in Clark County. I read it on a Fantale (pronounced like fantal) wrapper. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 58.175.57.11 (talk) 06:19, 11 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Dead Man

he also palyed a role in Jim Jarmusch's "Dead Man"... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 78.51.84.64 (talk) 19:47, 19 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Elm Street

There are a lot of wild rumours flying around at the moment regarding BBT being in the Elm Street remake, but nothing has been confirmed. In fact it is probably just Chinese whispers as Englund was quoted as saying that Billy Bob would be a good choice, but did not actually say that he was definitly cast. I think that it is way too early to list Elm Street in the filmography at this point. magnius (talk) 14:42, 18 August 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Choctaw?

http://sitesled.com/members/racialreality/americans.html Scroll to end (#4 of 8) Is this true?

CBC Interview

Having heard the original interview live and later watching it at YouTube, I cannot see how anyone could say Billy Bob got "very angry". He appeared and sounded nervous, and to some eyes he may have appeared either not awake or possibly even stoned. (I have no idea what his habits are and am not suggesting anything). So, I'm changing the "very angry" remark, as it is inflammatory and inaccurate. Csalmon (talk) 07:41, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The take on the interview is flattering to BBT. Jian's comments were inoffensive and he tried to focus on the band's music. In the outpouring of comments on the interview very few people took offense to his comments about Canadian audiences. People took offense at BBT's rude behaviour. This entry misrepresents that

Contrary Opinion: During the CBC interview, BBT was belligerent insofar as he did not answer the questions as asked, offered non-sequitors, and replied to questions with questions. The Canadian national media (Globe and Mail, Apr. 9, 2009) revealed that his "handlers" had instructed the CBC not to bring up his movie career; the CBC interviewer, Jian Ghomeshi, introduced BBT and included a mention of his Oscar award, causing BBT to become uncooperative after that point. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 64.26.146.137 (talk) 16:25, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Asking Ghomeshi to to take him seriously had to have been a joke. You can stand in a garage, it doesn't make you a car. Ghomeshi on the other hand is a genuine rock star. He played in the band "moxy fruvous". Unlike BB, it's an actual band. Not a weekend hobby. Billy Bob just came across like another egocentric Hollywood hasbeen.

Can we get a better source on this than a blog? Blogs (and user comment sections) are lousy sources and encyclopaedic -- particularly when discussing something contentious and involving the biography of a living person. There's lot of articles about this incident, see if you can find a more reliable/neutral article. It will make the entry better. Thanks WindyCityRider (talk) 22:02, 9 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

One hopes that Canadian indignation over someone having the gall to be rude in an interview will die down soon, and this section can be trimmed a bit. It's currently about half as ,long as his entire Career section and almost as long as his Personal Life secion. Csalmon (talk) 20:15, 12 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

There never was much, if any, "Canadian indignation" over this. It is not similar to the Red Eye group on Fox making fun of Canadian soldiers while they're coming home in body bags. I live in the city of the interview and he was just considered another rude, spoiled Hollywood celebrity. So this item should already but shortened. Just a brief description of the incident and that he cancelled his tour is all that's needed.BashBrannigan (talk) 22:57, 12 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Though I agree that the text regarding this incident should be brief, I believe that the following should be inserted: (after "...Thornton, but never directed his questions about this other career.") The host admitted during the interview that the producers had told him that Thornton did not want to “focus on” his acting career, and told him that “one of the only reasons that [the band] get(s) attention is because of the career you’ve had.” I think this illustrates the kind of borderline rudeness that causes those with either fragile or over-inflated egos to react in such a fashion. Especially when the host ignored the request not to talk about such subjects. Psydung (talk) 20:28, 14 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Split?

How about if the Boxmasters had their own Wiki entry? It wouldn't really be a fork, they have released albums. Thoughts? RomaC (talk) 10:29, 10 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I like that they don't, as it makes it look like they are a nothing band, that wouldn't even warrant an interview on canadian radio. but that being said, it should be entered. Suivoh (talk) 21:07, 10 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

They dont need an entry, besides this CBC interview and that one of their members is BBT, they aren't noteworthy. --Clausewitz01 (talk) 14:38, 12 April 2009 (UTC) Correction, someone just gave them an entry. Though I dont think its noteworthy. --Clausewitz01 (talk) 14:39, 12 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Billy Bob Thornton's quite a loose mouth sometimes. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 189.35.17.251 (talk) 15:15, 12 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

"Controversial"

I've removed the word "controversial" from a section heading. Wikipedia's voice should not be used for characterizations like that. The prose of the section, together with the citations, are more than sufficient. -- Scjessey (talk) 01:29, 13 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]

spam Suivoh (talk) 07:06, 25 April 2009 (UTC)[reply]