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Billy Bob
Billy Bob is the given name or nickname of: People * Billy Bob Buttons, the pen name of Edward Hugh Trayer (born 1970), British-born novelist * Billy Bob Faulkingham (William Faulkingham), American politician from 2018 * Billy Bob Thornton (born 1955), American film actor, writer and director Fictional characters * Billy Bob Brockali, member of the animatronic robot band ''the Rock-afire Explosion The Rock-afire Explosion (RAE) is an animatronic character band designed and manufactured by Creative Engineering, Inc. (CEI) for use in ShowBiz Pizza Place restaurants in the 1980s and early 1990s. The band's characters are various Anthropomorp ...'', voiced by Aaron Fechter See also * "Hello, Billy Bob", a song by Jon Batiste on the 2023 album '' World Music Radio'' {{given name Compound given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Bob Faulkingham
William "Billy Bob" Faulkingham is an American politician and fisherman who has served in the Maine House of Representatives from the 12th district since 2022. A Republican, Faulkingham is the Minority Leader of the lower house, and previously served in the 136th district from 2018 to 2022. Education and career Faulkingham began lobster fishing with his father at age three. He obtained a certificate in plumbing from the Southern Maine Technical College and served in the United States Marine Corps from 1999 to 2002. Faulkingham is currently a self-employed fisherman. In 2018, Faulkingham was elected to the Maine House of Representatives from the 136th district, and has served there since. In 2022, he ran for the 12th district, winning 2,725 (60.4%) against Independent candidate Roy Gott's 1,787 (39.6%). He was also elected House minority leader by fellow Republicans. He was sworn in as both on December 7, 2022. Bruce Poliquin advertisement Faulkingham appeared in a televis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Bob Buttons
Billy Bob Buttons, the pen name of Edward Hugh Trayer (born 25 September 1970), is a British-born children, young adult and adult novelist. He is the author of sixteen books to date including: ''Felicity Brady and the Wizard's Bookshop'' (''Galibrath's Will'', ''Articulus Quest'', ''Incantus Gothmog'', ''Glumweedy's Devil'' and ''Crowl's Creepers''), ''The Gullfoss Legends'Tor Assassin Hunter'', ''Tor Wolf Rising'', ''Tiffany Sparrow'' and ''I Think I Murdered Miss''. He is published by The Wishing Shelf Press. In 2011, ''Felicity Brady and the Wizard's Bookshop'' was longlisted for the International Rubery Book Award, and ''Tor Assassin Hunter'' was a runner up in the 2012 UK People's Book Prize. In 2014, I Think I Murdered Miss won the UK People's Book Prize. The award was presented to Billy Bob Buttons at a ceremony in London. His picture book ''The Boy Who Piddled in His Grandad's Slippers'' was produced as an animated short film in 2018. A film of ''I Think I Murdered Miss' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Bob Thornton
Billy Bob Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, filmmaker, singer and songwriter. He received international attention after writing, directing and starring in the independent film, independent Drama (film and television), drama film ''Sling Blade'' (1996), for which he won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay and was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor. For his role in ''A Simple Plan (film), A Simple Plan'' (1998) he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Thornton is also known for his film roles in ''One False Move'' (1992), ''Tombstone (film), Tombstone'' (1993), ''Dead Man'' (1995), ''U Turn (1997 film), U Turn'' (1997), ''Primary Colors (film), Primary Colors'' (1998), ''Armageddon (1998 film), Armageddon'' (1998), ''Monster's Ball'' (2001), ''The Man Who Wasn't There (2001 film), The Man Who Wasn't There'' (2001), ''Intolerable Cruelty'' (2003), ''Bad Santa'' (2003) and ''Friday Night Lights (film), Friday Night Lig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rock-afire Explosion
The Rock-afire Explosion (RAE) is an animatronic character band designed and manufactured by Creative Engineering, Inc. (CEI) for use in ShowBiz Pizza Place restaurants in the 1980s and early 1990s. The band's characters are various Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphized animals, including a brown bear, a Gray wolf, grey wolf and a Gorilla, silverback gorilla. They perform medleys of classic rock, Pop music, pop, and country music, as well as original compositions and comedic skits. CEI was founded by inventor Aaron Fechter, who oversaw production of the animatronics and provided several of the characters' voices. The band was replaced by Chuck E. Cheese characters and renamed Munch's Make Believe Band following ShowBiz Pizza's decision to rebrand in the early 1990s. As relations with ShowBiz deteriorated, CEI began selling The Rock-afire Explosion to other restaurants and entertainment centers around the world, including Circus Pizza, Pistol Pete's Pizza, and Billy Bob's Wonderland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Music Radio
''World Music Radio'' is the seventh studio album by American singer Jon Batiste. It was released on August 18, 2023, through Verve Records and Interscope Records. The album features guest appearances by JID, NewJeans, Camilo, Jon Bellion, Fireboy DML, Kenny G, Lil Wayne, Leigh-Anne and Lana Del Rey. The record project received four nominations at the 66th Annual Grammy Awards. The album was nominated for Album of the Year, while the tracks "Worship" and "Butterfly" were nominated for Record of the Year and Song of the Year respectively. Background On March 19, 2021, Batiste released his sixth studio album, ''We Are'', a breakthrough record that earned him the Grammy Award for Album of the Year 2022 and entered the charts in multiple countries. On March 4, 2023, Verve Records president Jamie Krents revealed that Batiste was focused on his upcoming album and that it would be out later in 2023. ''World Music Radio'' is a concept album that revolves around an interstellar enti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
