The Man Who Wasn't There (2001 film) The Man Who Wasn't There (2001 film) The Man Who Wasn't There is a 2001 British-American neo-noir crime film written, produced and directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Billy Bob Thornton stars in the title role. Also featured are Tony Shalhoub, Scarlett Johansson, James Gandolfini, and Coen regulars Frances McDormand, Michael Badalucco, Richard Jenkins and Jon Polito. Joel Coen won the Best Director Award at the 2001 Cannes Film Festival. Ethan Coen, Joel Coen's brother and co-director of the film, did not receive the Best Director Award as he was not credited as a director. This was the last film
Joel Madden 16, 2014. The album title "Greetings from California" comes from a conversation that the brothers had over breakfast one morning where they were reminiscing over how far they had come since the days of making music in their bedrooms. In 2015, he appears as guest in the American TV series "Empire". From the beginning of the show in 2012 to the end of the fifth season in 2016, Joel was a coach on "The Voice Australia". He was also a coach with his brother Benji for "The Voice Kids". In 2013, Joel won the Logie Award for Most Popular New