Bill Paxton, the actor who was seemingly in every movie throughout much of the ’80s and ’90s, has died. He was 61.
The Fort Worth, Texas native passed away on Saturday (February 25) after complications from heart surgery, reports TMZ.
Over his nearly four-decade acting career, he appeared in all sorts of blockbusters, including Twister, Apollo 13, Titanic, Weird Science and True Lies. He also starred in HBO’s Big Love from 2006-2011, a role that earned him three Golden Globe nominations.
He had the distinct honor of being the first actor to get killed by The Terminator (in the first installment of that series), The Predator (Predator 2) and a Xenomorph (Aliens). Lance Henriksen is the only other actor to have achieved that particular death trilogy.
Paxton was also a supporter of underground Hip Hop, a genre he gained appreciation for through his son James. In a 2009 appearance on The Today Show, he namedropped some of the groups they’d seen perform live together.
“I came to it kind of late,” he explains. “A lot of the big rappers I’d listened to, but really my son James … and I, and a couple of his buddies went to see Three 6 Mafia at UCSB in the fall and since then he’s taken me to see People Under The Stairs … They can’t drive yet and we live way the hell out in the country so these venues are really far away … We’ve seen Jedi Mind Tricks out of Philadelphia, we saw another guy named Murs … Entertaining. A lot of these guys have something to say.”
Paxton explained that it was his son who turned him onto the music, and that he does genuinely enjoy it.
“I’m not trying to stay hip. I actually really like it,” he explained.
Bill Paxton and his son, James “JPax” Paxton in 2017.
He’s survived by his wife of 30 years Louise Newbury and their two children, James and Lydia.
Seems like he was a cool guy. RIP.
Moon Man enjoyed many of the films and work that actor Bill Paxton has contributed to the entertainment industry. Moon Man also knows that Bill Paxton has been to the moon. He will be missed.
So Kid Cudi was a big fan? Why do you keep bringing this up?
Moon Man up in this bitch, stick a niggar down in a ditch
yes its real, he is related to hip hop because he went to some concerts with his son
damn shame…enjoyed his acting, and appreciate his open mind w regards to our music. RIP Bill.
31 Years as a Hip Hop head, Now a middle aged white man myself, I find it odd but cool a 61 year old white guy dug the music..Im 40 and from Jamaica Queens and I was treated as a weirdo in the Early 90s because of music, looked at like I had two heads…
MUCH LOVE BILL
Let’s be honest ain’t nan nigga give a fizzle about the man when he was alive. Now it’s like a virtual circle jerk over his corpse on Twitter with everybody competin who gets to blow the biggest load over his dead body. Same with Muhammad Ali, Prince, etc just to name a few
If you have nothing good to say, especially on an article talking on somebody that just passed away, then say nothing. Don’t click on the article. Move on. God Bless…
Yea Shut the Fuck Up.
Let’s be honest, ain’t nan nigga give a fizzle about you, even when you die.
fuck this white racist h0nky cr4cka I’m glad he dead
moon man does not support violence and hate against whites, boo this troll
Kid Cudi?
Spike Lee is this you?
Hell yea he down wit tha 6 so he my nigga gunna po a 40 fo dis mane
Game over man game over!!!
Much respect for the films and being a REAL hip hop head…TALK TO ME HUDSON…R.I.P
Damn. Shocking news Bill Paxton great actor most things he ever did were memorable
R.i.p
RIP LEGEND >BILL PAXTON^