Bill Paxton

Bill Paxton is an American famous for his work in film and television. Paxton has made his mark as a musician, an actor a director and a producer. Winning awards for some of his short films as well as for his acting and directing.

Bill Paxton's early works include Crazy Mama in 1975, Stripes in 1981, Mortuary in 1983 and The Terminator in 1984. From there he went on to play in the films Aliens, Navy Seals, Predator 2, Tombstone, Apollo 13, Twister , and Titanic. His more recent works include Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over, Club Dread, Thunderbirds and The Good Life. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000200/

William Archibald Paxton was born on May 17, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas to John Lane Paxton and Mary Lou Paxton. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/bill_paxton/biography.php During his teenage years Bill got to caddy for golf legend Ben Hogan in Fort Worth. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/bill_paxton/biography.php

He then moved to Los Angeles where at age 18 he worked in the film industry as a set dresser for New World Pictures. Then going across country he studied acting at New York University under the tutelage of Stella Adler. After college he managed to land a roll in the movie Stripes which was followed by steady work in low budget TV and films. He also worked writing, directing and producing short films including the award winning Fish Heads which aired on Saturday Night Live. http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000200/bio

In the 1980’s he was a member of the rock duo Martini Ranch and performed in the music video Reach that was directed by James Cameron. He has continued to broaden his career in film even though he has turned down some major film roles he has still moved forward in the industry. On March 9, 2007 he was inducted into the Texas Film Hall of fame at the Austin Film Studios annual induction Gala.. http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/billpaxton.html