Bill Paxton Add to My Celebs Age 57 Birthday May. 17th, 1955 Born in Fort Worth, Texas, USA Height 5' 11"

Bill Paxton's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Big Love Bill Henric…

Main Movie Roles 2007 - The Good Life 2004 - Thunderbirds 2004 - Club Dread 2004 - Haven 2003 - Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over 2003 - Ghost's Of The Abyss 2001 - Frailty 2000 - Vertical Limit 2000 - U-571 1998 - A Simple Plan 1998 - Mighty Joe Young 1997 - Titanic 1996 - The Evening Star 1996 - Twister 1995 - The Last Supper 1995 - Apollo 13 1994 - True Lies 1993 - Tombstone 1993 - Boxing Helena 1993 - Indian Summer 1992 - One False Move 1992 - Trespass 1990 - Brain Dead 1990 - Predator 2 1990 - Navy Seals 1989 - Slipstream 1989 - Next of Kin 1987 - Near Dark 1986 - Aliens 1985 - Commando 1985 - Weird Science 1984 - Impulse 1984 - The Terminator 1984 - Streets of Fire 1981 - Stripes

NOTE: Complete List of Works can be found at IMDB


BIOGRAPHY:

Bill moved to Los Angeles at 18 where he found work in the film industry as a set dresser for Roger Corman's New World Pictures. He made his film debut in the Corman film Crazy Mama (1975) directed by Jonathan Demme. Moving to New York, he studied acting under Stella Adler at New York University. After landing a small role in Stripes (1981), Bill found steady work in low-budget films and TV. He also directed, wrote and produced award-winning short films including _Fish Heads (1982)_ which aired on "Saturday Night Live" (1975). His first appearance in a James Cameron (I) film was a small role in The Terminator (1984) followed hard by his very memorable performance as Private Hudson in Aliens (1986) and as the nomadic vampire Severen in Kathryn Bigelow's Near Dark (1987). Bill also appeared in John Hughes (I)' Weird Science (1985), as Wyatt's sadistic older brother Chet. Although he continued to work steadily in film and TV, his big break did not come until his lead role in the critically acclaimed film-noir One False Move (1992). This quickly led to strong supporting roles as Wyatt Earp's naive younger brother Morgan in Tombstone (1993) and as Fred Haise, one of the three astronauts in Apollo 13 (1995), as well as in James Cameron (I)'s offering True Lies (1994).


TRIVIA:

• Has appeared in five films with 'Michael Biehn' (qv): _The Lords of Discipline (1983)_ (qv), _The Terminator (1984)_ (qv), _Aliens (1986)_ (qv), _Navy Seals (1990)_ (qv), _Tombstone (1993)_ (qv).
• Co-authored and produced the short, Scoop (1983), which won a Honorable Mention at the 1983 USA Film Festival.
• Learned to speak German to prepare for his part in the 'Pat Benatar' (qv) video, "Shadows of the Night."
• Met his current wife, Louise, on a number 13 bus in London. She is his second wife.
• For his role on _Tombstone (1993)_ (qv), he was trained by renowned Hollywood Gun Coach 'Thell Reed' (qv), who has also trained such actors as: 'Kurt Russell (I)' (qv), 'Val Kilmer' (qv), 'Sam Elliot' (qv), 'Leonardo DiCaprio' (qv), 'Girard Swan' (qv), 'Michael Biehn' (qv) and 'Ben Foster (I)' (qv).
• Member of the 1980s rock band Martini Ranch. 'James Cameron (I)' (qv) directed a video for their song "Reach" featuring many Cameron alumni ('Kathryn Bigelow' (qv), 'Lance Henriksen' (qv), 'Jenette Goldstein' (qv)).
• Was the first choice as Robert Langdon in _The Da Vinci Code (2006)_ (qv). He turned the part down because he was already signed for _"Big Love" (2006)_ (qv). 'Tom Hanks' (qv) was cast for the film instead.
• Directed the theatrical short 'Fish Heads (1982)' which won a Special Award at the 1982 Melbourne Film Festival.

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