Bill Paxton passes away at 51

Image from NY Daily News

By Darian Scalamoni

            It hurts us all here at Cinema Wave when reporting that Bill Paxton has died today at the age of 61 due to complications from surgery. The largely known star was seen in many different works including Twister, Apollo 13 and HBO’s Big Love.

            This comes as a huge shock to the whole entertainment world as Paxton was fairly young and died in one of the most unexpected ways during surgery. Paxton started acting in the 1970s but started getting bigger in the 80s with roles on television and in film like Stripes, The Lords of Discipline, The Terminator, Weird Silence and Aliens. The larger roles started to build in the 90s with True Lies, Apollo 13 and Twister before appearing in Mighty Joe Young and one of the highest grossing films of all time, Titanic.

            After many of his larger film roles, Paxton turned to television as the lead in the HBO drama, Big Love. The show lasted 5 seasons with him starring as Bill Henrickson who broguth charm and sex appeal to a role that could’ve been opposed and criticized by many. He also brought vibrato and credibility to ABC’s Marvel series, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He’s been seen in Texas Rising and Training Day most recently and will also appear in The Circle alongside Tom Hanks and Emma Watson that hits theaters on April 28^th.

            Rest in Peace to Bill Paxton, our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends during this sad time.