May 11 2026

James Paxton – Actor (Last Train to Fortune) / Musician (Love, Pax)

James Paxton

Take a walk with me down Fascination Street as I get to know James Paxton. James is an actor, a musician, and an artist. In this episode, we chat about all of those things and more. We discuss his dad, Bill Paxton, and how James got sick with E. coli while attending NYU for journalism. James tells an amazing story about how the Entourage character Vincent Chase got his name and even regales me with the story of making the tile for Phil Collins’ house! We touch on his experience on the set of Texas Rising, and then we have a surprise special guest drop in to say hi. After that, it’s back to the action where we discuss James’ feature film debut ‘Boogeyman Pop’ and why it still sits on the shelf at Blumhouse. James tells me about the hush hush secret that he had to keep when he was the voice of the son on the HULU hit show ‘How I Met Your Father’ and why he had to keep it a secret. Of course, we discuss his new film ‘Last Train to Fortune’ and working alongside Malcolm McDowell. Nest, we dive into James’ musical career. He is part of two bands, ‘Flamingo Dogs’ and ‘Soundaze’, plus he lets me play a song from his solo project ‘Love, Pax’. You’re gonna dig it!