Billy Bob Thornton will turn 67 in August 2022. He has been married six times over the years. Most of his wives, however, are not celebrities themselves — appropriate considering Thornton’s disdain for celebrity lifestyle — and none are as high-profile as his brief marriage to Angelina Jolie. The majority of his wives, however, were brief and ended even quicker than his union to Angelina Jolie. “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” star.
Thornton’s first marriage was to an Arkansan woman named Melissa Lee Gatlin, a relatively low-profile private citizen, which lasted from 1978 to 1980, per People. Thornton wed a relative unknown actor in 1983, three-years after his divorce from Gatlin. Toni LawrenceHe starred in movies such as 1973 thriller.“Pigs”(written and directed her father) Marc Lawrence), and the television series “Quincy M.E.,”starring Jack Klugman. Three years later, Thornton and Lawrence would divorce.
In 1990, he married arguably the highest profile of his wives (apart from Jolie), Cynda WilliamsHe co-starred in the film with actor, “One False Move,”This was the catalyst for both their acting careers. Even more, she was Nominated to the Independent Spirit AwardShe was the film’s lead actress in 1993. In 1992, they would divorce. The following year, Thornton married Playboy model Pietra Dawn Cherniak. They divorced four years later. Cherniak accused Thornton of emotional and physical abuse, sometimes in front their two sons. People.