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Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton, April 2007
Born William Paxton
May 17, 1955 (1955-05-17) (age 53)
Fort Worth, Texas
Years active 1974–present
Spouse(s) Kelly Rowan (1979-1980)
Louise Newbury (1987-)

William "Bill" Paxton (born May 17, 1955) is a Golden Globe-nominated, Saturn Award-winning American actor and film director. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. The year 1974 in film involved some significant events Events February 7 - Blazing Saddles is released Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Year 1955 ( MCMLV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar) The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Saturn Award is an award presented annually by the Academy of Science Fiction Fantasy & Horror Films to honor the top works in Science fiction, Fantasy The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film.

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Biography

Early life

Paxton was born in Fort Worth, Texas, the son of Mary Lou (née Gray) and John Lane Paxton, who was a businessman, lumber wholesaler, museum executive, and occasional actor. Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas and the seventeenth-largest city in the United States. A museum is a "permanent institution in the service of society and of its development open to the public which acquires conserves researches communicates and exhibits the [1] Paxton was raised in his mother's Catholic religion. Catholic is an Adjective derived from the Greek adjective '' / 'katholikos' meaning "whole" or "complete". [2][3][4] Paxton attended Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth, Texas and then Texas State University (called Southwest Texas State at that time) in San Marcos, TX and then moved to Los Angeles and began working for director Roger Corman as a set designer on his films. Arlington Heights High School is a secondary school located in Fort Worth. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Roger William Corman (born April 5 1926) sometimes nicknamed "King of the Bs" for his output of B-movies (though he himself rejects this as inaccurate Exposure to films and actors at that age influenced his decision to pursue acting and led Paxton to relocate to New York City, where he studied with Stella Adler. The City of New York Stella Adler ( February 10, 1901 * – December 21, 1992) was an American actress.

Career

Paxton has played many distinctive and memorable characters including the sneering older brother Chet in John Hughes' Weird Science; Hudson, the loud-mouthed Colonial Marine Private William Hudson in James Cameron's Aliens; astronaut Fred Haise in Ron Howard's Apollo 13; the sadistic vampire Severen in Kathryn Bigelow's film Near Dark; a tornado researcher opposite Helen Hunt in the blockbuster Twister; the treasure hunter who Rose's story is told to in Titanic and the sleazy car salesman in True Lies. Weird Science ( 1985) is a 1980s Teen film written and directed by John Hughes and starring Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian - American director This article is about the film for the video games see Aliens (Square computer game and Aliens (arcade game. Fred Wallace Haise Jr (pronounced 'Hayes' (born November 14 1933 is a former NASA Astronaut. Ronald William Howard (born March 1 1954 is a director and producer as well as an Actor. Kathryn Bigelow (born 27 November 1951) is an American Film director. Near Dark ( 1987) is a Vampire Western film, written by Eric Red and Kathryn Bigelow, and directed by Bigelow Helen Elizabeth Hunt (born June 15, 1963) is an American Emmy - Golden Globe - and Academy Award -winning actress Titanic is a 1997 Disaster film directed written co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron about the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' For the video game see True Lies (video game. True Lies is a 1994 action - Comedy film. Notable is the performance Paxton delivered in Carl Franklin's critically acclaimed One False Move. One False Move is a 1992 / Thriller / Crime film / Neo noir movie co-written by Billy Bob Thornton. Paxton has the unique distinction of being the only actor who has played characters killed by an Alien (as Private Hudson in Aliens), a Predator (as Jerry Lambert in Predator 2), and a Terminator (as the punk leader in The Terminator, he also had a cameo role in Terminator 2 as a resistance soldier but was not killed). (Lance Henriksen would be worthy of this distinction but for the word 'kill': his android character was dismembered but still functional and he requested deactivation in the sequel. Lance James Henriksen (born May 5 1940) is an American Actor, painter, and potter. )

James Cameron gave Paxton the nick name "Knuckles. James Francis Cameron (born August 16, 1954) is an Academy Award -winning Canadian - American director " In a local bar during the filming of True Lies, Paxton warned off a disgruntled local by donning an iron knuckleduster given to him by Lance Henriksen. For the video game see True Lies (video game. True Lies is a 1994 action - Comedy film. Brass knuckles, also sometimes called knuckles, knucks, brass knucks, B-Nux or knuckle dusters, are Weapons used in

Paxton appeared as a treasure hunter searching for a diamond at the wreckage of the Titanic in the 1997 film. Construction The Titanic was a White Star Line ocean liner built at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, Ireland Titanic is a 1997 Disaster film directed written co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron about the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' Four years later, he joined James Cameron on an expedition to the actual Titanic; a film about this trip, Ghosts of the Abyss, was released in 2003. Ghosts of the Abyss is a 2003 documentary film released by Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media.

In 1988, he and vocalist/guitarist Andrew Todd formed the short-lived rock duo Martini Ranch. Martini Ranch was a New Wave band conceived in 1982 by Andrew Todd Rosenthal They recorded and released an album entitled Holy Cow (the band's only release), which included input from Devo members Mark Mothersbaugh, Bob Casale and Alan Myers (all of whom contributed to the album's modest hit "How Can the Labouring Man Find Time For Self-Culture?"), along with Cindy Wilson of the B-52's as a back-up vocalist and actor Judge Reinhold is credited as a whistler on "Reach". Devo (pronounced DEE-vo (IPA /'diːvoʊ/) or dee-VO (IPA /diː'voʊ/) often spelled "DEVO" or "DEV-O" is an American Mark Allen Mothersbaugh (born May 18, 1950) is an American Musician, Composer, Singer and painter. Bob Casale (born July 14 1952) or "Bob 2" is a keyboardist and rhythm/lead guitar player for the band Devo. Alan Myers is an American drummer He was the third and most prominent drummer of the band Devo. Cynthia Leigh Wilson (born February 28, 1957 in Athens, Georgia) is a member of The B-52's. The B-52's originated as a New Wave Rock band formed in Athens Georgia, United States, in 1976 Judge Reinhold (born May 21 1957) is an American Actor, perhaps best known for co-starring in movies such as Beverly Hills Cop Paxton has also directed a number of short films, including Fish Heads, which aired during Saturday Night Live's low-rated 1980-1981 season on the episode hosted by Ellen Burstyn (with musical guests Aretha Franklin and Keith Sykes). Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City Ellen Burstyn (born December 7, 1932) is an American Academy Award -winning actress Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25 1942 Franklin has had a total of twenty number-one singles on the Billboard R&B Singles Chart, two of which became #1 hits on the He has also directed feature films: Frailty and The Greatest Game Ever Played. Frailty is a 2001 Psychological thriller Film, directed by and starring Bill Paxton, and co-starring Matthew McConaughey The Greatest Game Ever Played is a 2005 biographical Sports film, directed by Bill Paxton.

Paxton is often confused with Bill Pullman, an actor of similar ilk who takes on similar roles as Paxton. William James Pullman (born December 17, 1953) is an American film television and stage actor This is parodied in the Simpsons when the audience at the cinema confuse them and Homer corrects them on the matter.

Paxton is performing in the HBO drama Big Love as Bill Henrickson, the head of a polygamous family in Utah. Big Love is an HBO television drama about a fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices Polygamy. Bill Henrickson is the fictional Protagonist husband in a polygamous family in the HBO series Big Love, portrayed by Bill The term polygamy (a Greek word meaning "the practice of multiple marriage" is used in related ways in Social anthropology, Sociobiology, and He was nominated for the Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Drama in 2007 for the role. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner 1968: Martin Landau, Mission Impossible 1971: Peter Graves, Mission Impossible 65th Golden [5]

Personal life

Paxton married Louise Newbury in 1987, and they have two children, James (born 1994) and Lydia (born 1997). Paxton was in the crowd waving when President Kennedy emerged from the Hotel Texas in Ft. Worth the morning of Nov. 22, 1963. There are pictures at the Sixth Floor Museum in Dallas proving this, as an 8 year old Paxton can clearly be seen hoisted on the shoulders of an unidentified man. [6]

Nominations

Also he is the only Actor to ever star in two rivalries movies Aliens and Predator 2

Filmography

References

  1. ^ Bill Paxton Biography (1955-)
  2. ^ FAITHmag.com | Web Exclusive
  3. ^ LifeTeen.com - for Catholic Teenagers
  4. ^ Actor Bill Paxton : NPR
  5. ^ Hollywood Foreign Press Association 2008 Golden Globe Awards For The Year Ended December 31, 2007. The Golden Globe Awards are American awards for motion pictures and Television programs given out each year during a formal dinner The Slammin' Salmon is an upcoming 2008 film by Broken Lizard. Big Love is an HBO television drama about a fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices Polygamy. The Greatest Game Ever Played is a 2005 biographical Sports film, directed by Bill Paxton. Haven is a 2004 Feature film set in the Cayman Islands, a British Tax haven. Thunderbirds is a 2004 Science fiction - Adventure film based upon the television series of the same name of the 1960s directed Club Dread (also known as Broken Lizard's Club Dread) is a 2004 comedy / Horror film, written by the comedy group Resistance is a war movie released in 2003. It was written by Todd Komarnicki and Anita Shreve, stars Bill Paxton, Julia Spy Kids 3-D Game Over ( Spy Kids 3 Game Over on VHS releases Pay-Per-View and pay channels Ghosts of the Abyss is a 2003 documentary film released by Walt Disney Pictures and Walden Media. Spy Kids 2 Island Of Lost Dreams is a 2002 family-oriented Spy film that includes Science fantasy elements Frailty is a 2001 Psychological thriller Film, directed by and starring Bill Paxton, and co-starring Matthew McConaughey Vertical Limit ( 2000) is an Action movie / thriller directed by New Zealander Martin Campbell ( GoldenEye, U-571 is a 2000 film directed by Jonathan Mostow, and starring Matthew McConaughey, Bill Paxton, Harvey Keitel, Mighty Joe Young is a 1998 Disney family film starring Bill Paxton and Charlize Theron and directed by Ron Underwood. A Simple Plan is a 1998 thriller Film starring Bill Paxton as Hank Mitchell Billy Bob Thornton as Jacob Brent This is about the book For the 1998 HBO film see A Bright Shining Lie (film A Bright Shining Lie John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam Traveller is an American film released in 1997, starring Bill Paxton, Mark Wahlberg, and Julianna Margulies. Titanic is a 1997 Disaster film directed written co-produced and co-edited by James Cameron about the sinking of the RMS ''Titanic'' The Evening Star is a 1996 sequel to the Oscar -winning Terms of Endearment, starring Shirley MacLaine, Twister is a 1996 Disaster film starring Helen Hunt and Bill Paxton as storm chasers researching Tornadoes The Last Supper is a 1995 drama directed by Stacy Title. It stars Cameron Diaz, Ron Eldard, Annabeth Gish For the video game see True Lies (video game. True Lies is a 1994 action - Comedy film. Frank & Jesse is a 1994 western starring Rob Lowe as Jesse James and Bill Paxton as Jesse's brother Frank James Tombstone is a 1993 Western movie written by Kevin Jarre and directed by its star Kurt Russell, with credited director George P Boxing Helena is the 1993 debut feature film by Jennifer Lynch, daughter of David Lynch. Trespass is a 1992 action Crime film directed by Walter Hill, and starring Bill Paxton, Ice Cube, One False Move is a 1992 / Thriller / Crime film / Neo noir movie co-written by Billy Bob Thornton. The Vagrant (1992 is a 1992 Black comedy film It stars Bill Paxton, Michael Ironside & Marshall Bell and revolves around a yuppie (Paxton The Dark Backward, is a 1991 comedy film directed and written by Adam Rifkin. Predator 2 is a 1990 Science fiction horror film starring Danny Glover and Gary Busey. Navy SEALs is a 1990 film directed by Lewis Teague. The writers were Chuck Pfarrer and Gary Goldman. Brain Dead is a 1990 horror / Psychological thriller starring Bill Pullman, Bill Paxton and George Kennedy Next of Kin is a 1989 Action film directed by John Irvin and starring Patrick Swayze, Adam Baldwin, Liam Neeson Slipstream is a 1989 adventure / Science fiction film starring Bob Peck, Mark Hamill, Bill Paxton, and Kitty Aldridge Pass the Ammo is a 1988 film starring Bill Paxton, Annie Potts, and Tim Curry. Near Dark ( 1987) is a Vampire Western film, written by Eric Red and Kathryn Bigelow, and directed by Bigelow This article is about the film for the video games see Aliens (Square computer game and Aliens (arcade game. Fresno is a 1986 television Miniseries parodying popular Prime time Soap operas of the day Weird Science ( 1985) is a 1980s Teen film written and directed by John Hughes and starring Anthony Michael Hall, Kelly Commando is a 1985 American Action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. An Early Frost was the first major Film to deal with the topic of HIV / AIDS. The Terminator is a 1984 science fiction / Action film directed and co-written by James Cameron. Streets of Fire is a 1984 film directed by Walter Hill and co-written by Hill and Larry Gross. The Lords of Discipline is a 1983 film based on the novel by Pat Conroy and directed by Franc Roddam. Mortuary (also known as Embalmed in the UK and Hall of Death in West Germany) was Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy ( Chinese: 智取威虎山 Pinyin: zhì qǔ wēihǔ shān is a Beijing opera, and one of the Eight model Night Warning, a 1983 film directed by William Asher, was one of the films labeled a Video nasty. Stripes is a 1981 American comedy Film starring Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, and Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. HFPA (2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life
  6. ^ Unfair Park - The Day Bill Paxton Saw John F. Kennedy

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