The ‘Landman’ star said he and Angelina Jolie are “still very, very close friends” after their “really civilized breakup”

Billy Bob Thornton is shedding light on why he and Angelina Jolie ultimately ended their marriage.

The Landman star, 70, recently spoke about being married six times during an interview with Rolling Stone.

Thornton has been with his sixth wife Connie Angland for over 20 years — they eventually married in 2014 — and they share daughter Bella, now 21. He is also dad to three other kids.

“So,” he told the outlet, “I found the right spot to be. The other times I got married were just like, you had a little too much to drink one night and somebody said, ‘We should get married.’ You go, ‘Yeah, okay.’ I always tell people, at least I was trying.”

Thornton was married to Jolie, his fifth wife, from 2000 to 2003. He told the outlet they “had a great time together.”

“That was one of the greatest times of my life,” said Thornton. “She and I are still very, very close friends. And that was the one that ended up being a really civilized breakup. We simply split up because our lifestyles were so different.”

Thornton added that public fascination about their relationship was “pretty weird” at the time.

“When we met, I was the more famous one,” he said. “And then when we got together, for some reason, the people and the media are very interested in celebrity couples, that seems to be a very popular thing. So it was weird. We couldn’t go anywhere. I mean, we did, and then of course we had times when we would say things that became sound bites or whatever.”

Prior to Thornton, Jolie was married to Jonny Lee Miller, then most recently to ex-husband Brad Pitt, with whom she shares six kids.

In February 2025, while reflecting on her career at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, the Oscar-winning actress shared that she remains friends with ex-husband Miller, 53, when the topic of their 1995 movie Hackers came up.

Who Is Billy Bob Thornton’s Wife? All About Connie Angland and Her Relationship with the Actor

Billy Bob Thornton and Connie Angland got married in 2014 and share one daughter

NEED TO KNOW

• Billy Bob Thornton and Connie Angland got married on Oct. 22, 2014
• The couple share one daughter, Bella
• Angland used to work in the movie industry

Billy Bob Thornton has been married to Connie Angland for over a decade.

After meeting in May 2003, the two welcomed their daughter, Bella, in September 2004. The couple wed 10 years later on Oct. 22, 2014.

However, the Landman star keeps his personal life relatively private, in part because of the scrutiny surrounding his highest-profile marriage to his fifth wife, Angelina Jolie. Looking back, Thornton called his marriage to Jolie “one of the greatest times of my life” while talking to Rolling Stonein November 2025.

Aside from Angland and Jolie, Thornton was previously married to Melissa Lee Gatlin from 1978 to 1980, Toni Lawrence from 1986 to 1988, Cynda Williams from 1990 to 1992 and Pietra Dawn Cherniak from 1993 to 1997. He was also previously engaged to Oscar winner Laura Dern, with whom he was in a relationship from 1997 to 1999.

So who is Billy Bob Thornton’s wife? Here’s everything to know about Connie Angland and her relationship with the actor.

She used to work in movies

Plenty of audiences have seen the fruits of Angland’s labors as a puppeteer and makeup and special effects artist.

Her first major credit was as an animatronic engineer in the 1990 cult classic Arachnophobia, which starred John Goodman and Jeff Daniels.

Other career highlights include seaming and patching (a silicone prosthetic makeup technique) for blockbusters like Men in Black, Planet of the Apes and Men in Black II, which was her last credited project.

They got married in 2014

Thornton and Angland met shortly after his divorce from his fifth wife, Jolie, in May 2003. In a July 2008 interview with Maxim, Thornton said he’d likely never marry again to save Angland the public scrutiny.

“I told Connie I didn’t want to put her through that. We do fine. We’ve been together for four years now. We have a child together,” he said at the time. “If we get married, then the press will start calling her ‘Number Six.’ “

A few years later, the couple appeared to change their minds. Thornton and Angland married quietly on Oct. 22, 2014, although the world didn’t find out until February of the next year. A rep for the actor told PEOPLE that the couple wed “at their home in Los Angeles during a private ceremony before family.”

Thornton later revealed on The Late Late Show with James Corden that to avoid paparazzi and press, they wed in their front yard using a minister who came to their home. They also signed paperwork that wouldn’t become public record, so they could keep the happy news private until they were ready to share it with the world.

Aside from their secret wedding, Thornton has another big sign of commitment to Angland: He has her name tattooed on his spine, per GQ.

Thornton and Angland share a daughter

The couple announced Angland’s pregnancy in April 2004 and welcomed their daughter Bella on Sept. 22, 2004.

Bella is Angland’s only child and Thornton’s fourth.

“I haven’t been the father of an infant for a long time so it takes some getting used to again,” he shared in late 2004. “But you don’t forget about the diaper!”

When Bella was 9, Thornton said that she enjoyed reading to him and dressing up like a ladybug. He also described her personality as “fiery” and “sweet.”

In his November 2016 interview with GQ, Thornton shared that he liked driving Bella around and listening to her favorite pop music, which included artists like Christina Perri and Taylor Swift. Thornton has Bella’s name tattooed on his left arm.

The actor also said that he and Angland got married for Bella.

“We did for her, really,” he said on The Late Late Show with James Corden in October 2015. “Because after a while, it was like, ‘Why aren’t my mommy and daddy married after 12 years?’ “

He added, “The reason I didn’t want to [get married initially] is, my marriages were always very short, and I don’t like to try to fix things that aren’t broken. I said, ‘Look, I got a pretty bad record, and things are going fine.’ “

They live in California together

During an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live in September 2021, Thornton said he, Angland and Bella had moved into a new house in Pacoima, Calif., because it had a home recording studio.

“Connie, my wife, she really wanted us to have that,” he said, before jokingly adding, “Because it keeps me at home. And also I don’t have to drive all the way to the Sunset Marquis [hotel in West Hollywood] when she kicks me out. I can just go down the hill to the recording studio.”

Kimmel and Thornton then joked that the hotel is like his “couch” for when he’s gotten into arguments in previous relationships.

Her personality meshes well with his

In his November 2016 GQ interview, Thornton explained that Angland’s low-key nature is part of what makes them such a great pairing. Speaking of his prior relationship with Jolie, Thornton said he was “real uncomfortable around rich and important people.”

In December 2021, the actor and musician told PEOPLE that he works to find a balance between his artistic passions and his family life at home.

“I think I’ll probably try to strike a balance between music, movies and TV,” he said. “I mean, you know, if you can do one each, each year, if I can make a record and go on tour, if I can make one movie and one TV thing, that that seems pretty good, you know?” he said. “And I’ve got kids to take care of, so you know, why not?”

They have red carpet date nights

Though Thornton and Angland are both homebodies, they do occasionally enjoy hitting red carpets together, including the 2022 premiere of Netflix’s The Gray Man.

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