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Bill Paxton, Actor Who Featured In Twister, Aliens Cum Titanic Is Dead on HWN ENTERTAINMENT
Actor Bill Paxton, whose extensive career included films such as Twister, Aliens and Titanic, has died, a representative for his family said in a statement. He was 61.
It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has passed away due to complications from surgery," the statement said.
Bill began his career in Hollywood working on films in the art department and went on to have an illustrious career spanning four decades as a beloved and prolific actor and filmmaker. ... We ask to please respect the family's wish for privacy as they mourn the loss of their adored husband and father.
Moments after news of Paxton's death broke, social media lit up with tributes to the versatile actor.
Actor Rob Lowe called Paxton a dear friend and Renaissance man.
Devastated by the sudden loss of my close friend and one of the finest actors in the business, Bill Paxton, Lowe tweeted.
In addition to more than 90 acting credits, Paxton was also a director on films such as "The Greatest Game Ever Played," and Frailty.
Screenwriter Brian Lynch said Paxton was a talented director.
Bill Paxton: Filmmaking always my dream (2005).
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RIP Bill Paxton. great in everything, was the highlight of every movie he was in, Lynch tweeted. Underrated director too.
Paxton's death came in the middle of his first season as Detective Frank Rourke in his last TV series, Training Day.
But the entire season's episodes were already completed in December, CBS said Sunday.
It was not immediately clear what will happen to the series.
We are shocked and deeply saddened this morning by the news of Bill Paxton's passing," CBS and Warner Bros. Television said in a joint statement. All of us here offer our deepest sympathy to his wife, Louise, and his two children.
Paxton was born in Fort Worth, Texas, in 1955. He accidentally entered the national spotlight at age 8, when he went to see President John F. Kennedy visit Dallas on November 22, 1963.
A photo of Paxton hoisted above the crowd became a famous photo from the day of Kennedy's assassination.
Texas Supreme Court Judge Don Willett shared the photo and called Paxton a good guy, great actor and proud Texan.
Growing up, Paxton became "a huge fan of Clint Eastwood's, he told CNN in 2005.
I've never really gotten to know Clint. I've met him a couple of times, but he has no idea what a mentor he's been to me."
Paxton's career took off in the 1980s, with roles in The Terminator" "Aliens and Near Dark.
Arnold Schwarzenegger, who famously starred in The Terminator, said his costar's best role wasn't actually on camera.
Bill Paxton could play any role, but he was best at being Bill a great human being with a huge heart, Schwarzenegger tweeted.
In the '90s, Paxton played a police chief in One False Move, an astronaut in Apollo 13 and a storm chaser in Twister.
Helen Hunt, who co-starred with Paxton in Twister, said Paxton acted his heart out.
But Paxton said he always wanted to make films, not just act in them.
I've kind of modeled myself as a filmmaker/actor," he told CNN after directing "The Greatest Game Ever Played in 2005.
That was always my dream, to make films.
Source: CNN, HWN AFRICA.
: 2017-02-28 06:31:33 | : 1701
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