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Bill Paxton

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Recent Role:
Himself on Access Hollywood
Gender:
Male
Born:
5-17-1955
Birthplace:
Fort Worth, Texas, USA
Birth Name:
William Paxton
AKA:
William Paxton, Pete Lautrec, Peter LeTrek
Bill Paxton, who was born and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, is an American film and TV actor whose acting career began in the 80s. He discovered his desire to become an actor during high school when he and his friends made movies using hand-held cameras and Super 8 film. His parents, who were supportive of his goal, approved of his relocating to Los Angeles when he was eighteen.

In order to pay the bills while looking for work in the industry, Bill used to park cars at the Beverly Hills Hotel. He also began working as a set designer for
… More href="http://www.tv.com/roger-corman/person/48497/summary.html">Roger Corman at New World Pictures. Determined that acting gigs will come his way once he took a few acting lessons, Paxton moved to New York to study under renowned acting coach Stella Adler in New York University.

Work did come in as Bill made 11 big screen appearances between 1981 and 1986, the most notable of which was playing the memorable character Chet in Weird Science. Although he began his acting career with minor roles and bit parts in blockbuster films such as The Terminator (1984) and Aliens (1986), Paxton eventually made his own hits in major roles in Apollo 13 (1995), Twister (1996), and Titanic.

Aside from his work as an actor, Paxton has also directed short films and episodes of Saturday Night Live. He was also a member of the musical band Martini Ranch. On television, he was cast as Bill Henrickson, the protagonist husband in a polygamous family, in the HBO drama Big Love in 2006.

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    Bill Paxton is a great actor and has been in many movies that I have seen. He is amazing.

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    silent_medium Added Jul 26, 2007 All my reviews
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    He is an underrated actor that gives his all in every role he's in.

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    Stubob1983 Added May 10, 2007 All my reviews
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    Bill Paxton is a true actor. You really believe that he got into acting because he loves it for what it is. You'll never see him in any tabloids and you won't hear any gossip about him. In his roles, you sense more realism than many other actor's who are considered more talented than he. Of all of his roles in all of his movies, my favorite has to be "Apollo 13."

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    amauriel Added Feb 24, 2007 All my reviews
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    As a fan of all that is weird in the realm of movies and of those who act in them, I have several recommendations for strange films which feature the great actor Bill Paxton in top form.

    The Dark Backward- Bill Paxton is the disgusting friend of a man who plays the accordian and has a third arm growing out of his back! See Bill Paxton eat nasty stuff and hang out with nasty chicks! Good stuff!

    Future Shock- Bill Paxton plays the ultimate bad roommate! This movie is really like 3 short movies. The other shorts are just so so, but the one with Paxton is priceless, funny stuff.

    Frailty- A newer film which stars and is directed by Bill Paxton. God shows Paxton holy items which he must use to murder people that are possessed by demons. He tries to convince his children to help him in his bloody endeavors but has a very hard time. Excellent!

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    FistFighter Added Feb 4, 2007 All my reviews
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    Bill Paxton is certainly well know for his role on "Titanic," "Apollo 13" and "Twister" but he also did many other movie/TV show and he is always giving his best. Fantastic actor and wonderful guy.

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    minimax34 Added Feb 3, 2007 All my reviews
 

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