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Bill Paxton Biography

Bill Paxton

Facts of Bill Paxton

Date of Birth: 1955 , May-17
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 5 Feet 11 Inch

Quick Timeline of Bill Paxton

1955 Born in Fort Worth, Texas
1987 Married to Louise Newbury
1979 Married to Kelly Rowan
1980 Divorced with Kelly Rowan
1987 Won Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
2001 Won Deep Ellum Film Festival
1996 Won Screen Actors Guild Awards
2013 Won Western Heritage Awards
1994 First child, James Paxton
1997 Second child, Lydia Paxton
1975 Began his acting career
1985 Rose to prominence

Detail Timeline of Bill Paxton

May 17 , 1955

Born in Fort Worth, Texas

Bill Paxton was from the upper class family born in Fort Worth, Texas, United States of America to Mary Lou and John Lane Paxton. His father was also an actor but his main profession was business. Bill is an American and is white.

May 12 , 1987

Married to Louise Newbury

After dissolving his first married life, he was not seen with any one till the end of 1986. But with the start of 1987, he became linked with Louise Newbury and they finally got married in the May of that year.  She is also the renowned name in the film industry. 

1979

Married to Kelly Rowan

Bill Paxton was first married to Kelly Rowan. Kelly is one of the famous actresses from Canada. She has also established herself as the model and she is also sexy in her looks. She is mainly known for her role in the television series, The O.C. 

July 22 , 1980

Divorced with Kelly Rowan

Bill Paxton has been married twice in his life but his first married life dissolved after being married for a year. They got married in 1979. From this married life they didn't have any children together. And the actual reason for their divorce is also unknown. 

1987

Won Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror

Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA is one of the prestigious awards in the acting world and everyone really feels honored if they win this award. He has also won this award twice and that was for Best Supporting Actor in 1987. 

2001

Won Deep Ellum Film Festival

He has been nominated in lots of prestigious awards and he has also won some of them. In 2001, he won some major award from his acting and that was Deep Ellum Film Festival. He was awarded by Texas Filmmaker Award. 

1996

Won Screen Actors Guild Awards

He has also been honored with Screen Actors Guild Awards once in his life and that was in 1996. He was nominated in this award for portraying his role in the movie Apollo 13 and that was for Outstanding Performance by a Cast.

2013

Won Western Heritage Awards

In 2012, he was seen playing his role in Hatfields & McCoys. It was kind of short documentary movie and for his role in this documentary he was nominated in Western Heritage Awards. He won this award from Western Documentary category. 

1994

First child, James Paxton

After being married with Louise Newbury, he became father for the first time with her in 1994. That year she gave birth to a son and they named him James Paxton. James Paxton has also established himself as an actor. 

December 19 , 1997

Second child, Lydia Paxton

He also became father for the second time in his life and that was in 1997. His wife, Louise Newbury gave birth to their second child together on 19th December and it was a sweet little baby girl and they named her Lydia Paxton.

1975

Began his acting career

Bill Paxton was interested in acting since his childhood days. While he was in his school days, he also used to appear in several school programs and show his acting skill there. He began his acting career in 1975 and those days he only appeared in several minor roles. 

1985

Rose to prominence

It took a long time for him to finally make his major role in the movie. In 1985, he appeared in the sci-fi movie Weird Science. It was also the successful movie as its box office earning was net worth of $38.9 million. A decade later he appeared in Apollo 13. 

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Bill Paxton has been married twice in his life. He was first married to a Canadian actress Kelly Rowan. She has also established herself as one of the renowned models. She is mainly known for her role in the television series, The O.C.

They got married in 1979 but this married life was dissolved after being married for just a year. Then he remained single for more than seven years and finally got married in 1987 to Louise Newbury. She is also a renowned name in the film industry. The couple together has two children.

He began his acting career in his late teens. One of the best movies he has ever played in his life is The Terminator. His net worth is estimated to be around $30 million and he earns a handsome amount of money.

Though the actor is one of the most loved Hollywood actors we are sad to let our fans know that he died due to a cardiac surgery complication recently in February 2017.