StatsBirth Name: William Archibald Paxton Age: 58, born 17 May 1955 Born and residing in: United States Height: 5' 11" Ethnicity: White / Caucasian Relationship Status: Married Partner: Louise Newbury
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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
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 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' 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's offering True Lies (1994).
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My Favorite Under-Appreciated Actors (20 person items)"Need a good character actor to die painfully in one of your movies? Look no further than the amazing Bill Paxton! He appeared in The Terminator, Aliens, Near Dark, Predator 2, Navy Seals, and Apollo 13. More recently, he starred in the television series Big Love.
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Ultimate Heroes (294 person items)"Michael Sedgewick, a meterologist who worked alongside the Grand Alliance"
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Long-Lasting Celebrity Relationships (52 person items)"Who said 13 was a unlucky number? Bill Paxton met his wife Louise Newbury on a London #13 bus. The couple has been married since 1987 and have two children together.
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United States Colonial Marines (Aliens) (13 person items)"PFC W. Hudson A08/TQ1.0.41776E3
"Its Gameover man! GAMEOVER!"
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Squad: First
Primary Weapon: M41A Pulse Rifle with Tactical Grenade Launcher
Secondary Weapon: M4A3 Pistol
Other: Tech-Pad, Motion-sensor Tracker
Roles & Skills: Technical Adviser, Pessimist, Quote Machine, Jokester
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Legendary Moment: After showing nothing but fear and sweating up a driptray, he manages to stand at the head of the marines during their last stand; shrieking and swearing to high heaven.
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Harbingers of Death (21 person items)"Number of Deaths: 12
Films:
The Terminator
Aliens
Predator 2
Tombstone
U-571
Vertical Limit
Club Dread
Navy SEALS
Near Dark
Frailty
The Last Supper
Next of Kin"
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