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Bill Paxton’s Milestones
| Directed and starred in the cult short "Fish Heads" for "Saturday Night Live" | |
| Left L.A. to study acting in New York | |
| 1974 | Worked as a set decorator for Roger Corman's New World Pictures beginning with "Big Bad Mama" |
| 1975 | Feature debut as an extra in Jonathan Demme's "Crazy Mama" |
| 1981 | Film debut, "Mortuary" (released in 1983) |
| 1981 | First released film in Ivan Reitman's "Stripes" |
| 1983 | Made his TV debut in the unsold CBS pilot, "Great Day" |
| 1983 | TV-movie debut, "Deadly Lessons" |
| 1984 | First worked for director James Cameron in a small role in "The Terminator" |
| 1986 | Had supporting role in Cameron's "Aliens" |
| 1992 | First lead role in a feature, "One False Move", co-written by Billy Bob Thornton |
| 1994 | Reteamed with Cameron for a role in "True Lies" |
| 1997 | Appeared in the modern-day wraparound sequences of Cameron's Oscar-winning blockbuster "Titanic" |
| 1997 | Feature producing debut, "Traveler"; also starred |
| 1998 | Co-starred with Billy Bob Thornton in "A Simple Plan" |
| 1998 | Portrayed John Paul Vann in the HBO movie "A Bright Shining Lie" |
| 1998 | Starred in the ill-fated remake of "Mighty Joe Young" |
| 2000 | Portrayed the captain of an American submarine in the WWII thriller "U-571", co-starring Matthew McConaughey |
| 2001 | Made feature directorial debut with "Frailty"; also co-starred with McConaughey |
| 2002 | Cast in "Spy Kids 2: The Island Of Lost Dreams" |
| 2004 | Cast in the comedy "Broken Lizard's Club Dread" |
| 2004 | Starred in "Thunderbirds" based on the cult British television show from the 1960s; directed by Jonathan Frakes |
| 2005 | Directed "The Greatest Game Ever Played," a golf drama based on the true story of the 1913 US Open |
| 2006 | Played a corrupt Miami businessman in "Haven" |
| 2006 - 0 | Starred in the HBO drama "Big Love" as a Utah man who practices polygamy; earned Golden Globe (2007, 2008) nominations for Best Actor in a Drama Series |
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