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Bill Paxton

Age: 54
Height: 5' 11"

Birth Place: Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Born: May. 17th, 1955

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Bill Paxton's Main TV Roles

Show	Character(s)
Big Love	Bill Henrickson

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:

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).
Inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame during their annual induction gala at Austin Studios in Austin, Texas on March 9, 2007 for his career achievement in the motion picture film industry. The Texas Film Hall of Fame inductees are native-born Texans who have achieved excellence in their film career.
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.
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).
He has earned the nickname "Wild Bill" among friends and co-stars for his apparently crazed sense of humor and his love for elaborate pranks.
Co-authored and produced the short, Scoop (1983), which won a Honorable Mention at the 1983 USA Film Festival.
Met his current wife, Louise, on a number 13 bus in London. She is his second wife.
Learned to speak German to prepare for his part in the 'Pat Benatar' (qv) video, "Shadows of the Night."