Still of Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton in A Simple Plan (1998)
				
				
						 Caption: Still of Bill Paxton and Billy Bob Thornton in A Simple Plan (1998)
																																				
						Actor, Director, Producer
						Born: May 17, 1955
						Star sign: Taurus
						Height: 5' 11" (1.8 m)
						Known for: Titanic (1997), Apollo 13 (1995), Aliens (1986), Edge of Tomorrow (2014)
						Source: IMDB
						Bill Paxton was born William Paxton on May 17, 1955 in Fort Worth, Texas. He is the son of Mary Lou (Gray) and John Lane Paxton, a businessman and actor (as John Paxton). Bill moved to Los Angeles, California at age 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 ...