Arkansas: Billy Bob Thornton
Thornton spent a lot of his childhood moving around, but he was born and (basically) raised in Hot Springs, Arkansas. He was raised by his grandmother, in her tiny two-bedroom cabin that had no electricity or indoor plumbing whatsoever.
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Thornton didn't have very much money when he was growing up, but that didn't stop him from mounting a career at the age of 37 when he co-wrote and starred in the 1992 thriller "One False Move." From there, he won countless more awards got some incredible opportunities thrown at him. One of those opportunities was marrying Angelina Jolie.
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