Question: Billy Bob Thornton and Gene Saks, are Americans that have which occupation in common?

full_context: Document 1: Marian Seldes: Marian Hall Seldes (August 23, 1928 – October 6, 2014) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress whose career spanned over 60 years. A five-time Tony Award nominee, she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for "A Delicate Balance" in 1967, and received subsequent nominations for "Father's Day" (1971), "Deathtrap" (1978–82), "Ring Round the Moon" (1999), and "Dinner at Eight" (2002). She also won a Drama Desk Award for "Father's Day". Her other Broadway credits included "Equus" (1974–77), "Ivanov" (1997), and "Deuce" (2007). She was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1995 and received the Special Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2010.
Document 2: Gena Rowlands: Virginia Cathryn Rowlands (born June 19, 1930), professionally known as Gena Rowlands, is an American film, stage, and television actress, whose career in the entertainment industry has spanned over six decades. A four-time Emmy and two-time Golden Globe winner, she is known for her collaborations with her late actor-director husband John Cassavetes in ten films, including "A Woman Under the Influence" (1974) and "Gloria" (1980), which earned her nominations for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She also won the Silver Bear for Best Actress for "Opening Night" (1977). In November 2015, Rowlands received an Honorary Academy Award in recognition of her unique screen performances.
Document 3: Gene Allen (art director): Eugene "Gene" Allen (June 17, 1918 – October 7, 2015) was an American art director. He followed his father and became a Los Angeles Police officer after he was laid off from his first job as a sketch artist. After serving in the United States Navy during World War II, Allen went to art school to pursue his career. He won an Academy Award in 1965 for Best Art Direction for "My Fair Lady", and was nominated for "A Star Is Born" in 1955 and for "Les Girls" in 1958. He served as President of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences from 1983 to 1985 and received a Special Achievement Award from the Art Directors Guild in 1997. Allen died on October 7, 2015 at the age of 97.
Document 4: Sling Blade (film): Sling Blade is a 1996 American drama film set in rural Arkansas, written and directed by Billy Bob Thornton, who also stars in the lead role. It tells the story of a man named Karl Childers who has a developmental disability and is released from a psychiatric hospital, where he has lived since killing his mother and her lover when he was 12 years old, and the friendship he develops with a young boy and his mother. In addition to Thornton, it stars Dwight Yoakam, J. T. Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black, Natalie Canerday, James Hampton, and Robert Duvall.
Document 5: Gwen Verdon: Gwyneth Evelyn “Gwen” Verdon (January 13, 1925 – October 18, 2000) was an American actress and dancer. She won four Tony awards for her musical comedy performances and served as uncredited choreographers assistant and specialty dance coach for both theater and film. With flaming red hair and a quaver in her voice, Verdon was a critically acclaimed performer on Broadway in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970's. Having originated many roles in musicals she is also strongly identified with her second husband, director–choreographer Bob Fosse, remembered as the dancer–collaborator–muse for whom he choreographed much of his work and as the guardian of his legacy after his death.
Document 6: Bobbie Gentry: Roberta Lee Streeter (born July 27, 1944), professionally known as Bobbie Gentry, is an American singer-songwriter notable as one of the first female country artists to compose and produce her own material. Her songs typically drew on her Mississippi roots to compose vignettes of the Southern United States.
Document 7: Billy Bob Thornton: William Robert "Billy Bob" Thornton (born August 4, 1955) is an American actor, filmmaker, singer, songwriter, and musician.
Document 8: Bandits (2001 film): Bandits is a 2001 American criminal comedy-drama film directed by Barry Levinson. It stars Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton, and Cate Blanchett. Filming began in October 2000 and ended in February 2001. It helped Thornton earn a National Board of Review Best Actor Award for 2001. Thornton and Blanchett's performances earned praise, as each was nominated for Best Actor and Best Actress Golden Globe Awards for their performances in this film, while Blanchett was nominated for Best Supporting Actress at the Screen Actors Guild Awards. It first opened in theaters on October 12, 2001.
Document 9: Brighton Beach Memoirs (film): Brighton Beach Memoirs is a 1986 American comedy film directed by Gene Saks, written by Neil Simon, and starring Jonathan Silverman and Blythe Danner. Simon adapted his semi-autobiographical 1983 play of the same title, the first chapter in what is known as the "Eugene trilogy", followed by "Biloxi Blues" and "Broadway Bound". The film frequently breaks the fourth wall by having Eugene speak directly to the camera.
Document 10: Jerry Zaks: Jerry Zaks (born September 7, 1946) is a German-born American stage and television director, and actor. He won the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play and Drama Desk Award for directing "The House of Blue Leaves", "Lend Me a Tenor", and "Six Degrees of Separation" and the Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical and Drama Desk Award for "Guys and Dolls".
Document 11: Billy Gibbons: William Frederick Gibbons (born December 16, 1949) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, producer, and actor, best known as the guitarist and lead vocalist of the American rock band ZZ Top. He began his career in the Moving Sidewalks, who recorded "Flash" (1968) and opened four dates for the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Gibbons formed ZZ Top in late 1969 and released "ZZ Top's First Album" in 1971. The albums that followed, "Rio Grande Mud" (1972) and "Tres Hombres" (1973), along with extensive touring, solidified the group's reputation as a hard-rocking power trio.
Document 12: Daddy and Them: Daddy and Them is a 2001 American film written, directed by, and starring Billy Bob Thornton. In addition to Thornton, it stars Laura Dern, Andy Griffith, Ben Affleck, Kelly Preston, Diane Ladd, Brenda Blethyn, Tuesday Knight, Jamie Lee Curtis and Jim Varney. This was Jim Varney's last live-action film; he died a year before the movie's release. It was also his penultimate movie.
Document 13: Live at Billy Bob's Texas (Stoney LaRue album): Live at Billy Bob's Texas is Stoney LaRue's first live album. They are one of many bands to record a "Live at Billy Bob's Texas" album at the Fort Worth honky-tonk. It was originally released in September 2005 as a limited edition CD/DVD combo. It was re-released in 2006 with the full track listing. The album included one new song, "Love You For Loving Me," as well as six cover songs. The song, "Feet Don't Touch The Ground," was originally recorded by Brandon Jenkins on his 2003 album, "Unmended". The song "Oklahoma Breakdown" was originally recorded by the Norman-based group, Hosty Duo. "Goin' Down the Road (Feelin' Bad) is a folk song originally sung by Woody Guthrie. The song The Weight was written by Robbie Robertson and recorded by The Band on their 1968 album, "Music from Big Pink". "Long Black Veil" is a 1959 song, written by Danny Dill and Marijohn Wilkin and originally recorded by Lefty Frizzell as well as many other artists. The album's cover photograph was by Texas photographer Todd Purifoy.
Document 14: Bea Arthur: Beatrice "Bea" Arthur (born Bernice Frankel; May 13, 1922 – April 25, 2009) was an American actress, comedian, singer, and animal rights activist. Her career spanned seven decades.
Document 15: Gene Saks: Gene Saks (November 8, 1921 – March 28, 2015) was an American stage, film director, and actor. An inductee of the American Theater Hall of Fame, his acting career beginning with a debut on Broadway in 1949. As a director, he was nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning three for his direction of "I Love My Wife", "Brighton Beach Memoirs" and "Biloxi Blues". He also directed a number of films during his career. He was married to Bea Arthur, who died in 2009, from 1950 until 1980, and subsequently to Keren Saks, from 1980 to his death in 2015.
ground_truth: actor