Paul William Walker IV (12 September 1973 - 30 November 2013) is an American actor best known for his role as Brian O'Conner in The Fast and the Furious franchise. Walker was first known in 1999 with roles in teen films She Shey All That and Varsity Blues. In 2001, he gained international fame for his performance on the Fast and the Furious (2001) rally action movie, the role he changed in five of the next six installments, but died in 2013 in the middle of filming Furious 7 (2015).
Walker began his career as a guest star on TV shows like The Young and the Restless and Touched by Angel . He then starred in films such as Joy Ride (2001), Timeline (2003), Into Blue Eight Below (2006), and Running Scared (2006). He also appeared in the National Geographic series of Great White (2010) and in an ad for Davidoff Cool Water cologne. He founded a disaster relief charity, Reach Out Worldwide (ROWW) in response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
Walker died on November 30, 2013, at the age of 40 as a passenger in a car accident with friends and driver Roger Rodas. Walker is working on three movies at his death posthumously: Clock (2013), Brick Mansions (2014), and Furious 7 (2015 ). The Wiz Khalifa song "See You Again", featuring Charlie Puth, was commissioned for the
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Walker was born in Glendale, California, and is the son of Cheryl (nÃÆ' Â © e Crabtree), fashion model, and Paul William Walker III, a sewer contractor and boxer who is the champion of Gold Glove twice. Paul's paternal grandfather had a boxing career as Irish '' Billy Walker '. Paul's ancestors are mostly English, with several German, Swiss, and Irish languages. One of his grandfathers drove a factory car to Ford in the 1960s. The eldest of five brothers, Walker grew up primarily in the Sunland community of Los Angeles and attended secondary school in San Fernando Valley, graduating from Sun Valley Village Christian School in 1991. He was raised as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After high school, Walker attended several community colleges in Southern California, majoring in marine biology.
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Careers
Walker started his little screen career as a toddler, when he starred in television commercials for Pampers. He started modeling at the age of two and began working on a television show in 1985, with roles in shows like Highway to Heaven , Who's The Boss? , Young and the Restless , and Touched by Angel . That year she starred in a commercial for Showbiz Pizza. Walker's film career began in 1986, with the horror/comedy movie Monster in the Closet . In 1987 he appeared in The Retaliator (aka Programmed to Kill), a low-budget cyborg action movie, with Robert Ginty. She and her sister, Ashlie, are contestants on the 1988 episode of the game show I'm Telling! ; they finished in second place. In 1993 he played Brandon Collins on CBS's The Young and the Restless. He and his co-star Heather Tom, who plays Victoria Newman, was nominated for Principal Actor and Outstanding Actress in a soap opera at the Youth in Film Awards. In 1998, Walker made his film debut in the Meet the Deedles comedy, which finally made him famous. This then led to supporting roles in the film Pleasantville (1998), Varsity Blues (1999), All That (1999), and The Skulls (2000).
In 2001, Walker's breakthrough role arrived when he starred in opposite actor Vin Diesel in the successful action movie The Fast and the Furious, the first film in the franchise. The film established Walker as a leading movie star and prominent figure and brought back its role in the 2003 sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious . He continued his career with major roles in films such as Joy Ride (2001), Timeline (2003) , and Into the Blue (2005). He has a supporting role in Clint Eastwood's adaptation of Flags of Our Fathers (2006).
Walker later starred in the crime thriller Running Scared and Walt Disney Pictures Eight Below , both released in 2006. Eight Below got critical acclaim and opened at first place at the box office, grossing over US $ 20 million over the first weekend. During the filming of Running Scared, director Wayne Kramer stated that "[Walker] is that person on a certain level" when comparing Walker with his character in the movie, Joey Gazelle. Kramer goes on to say that he "enjoys working with [Walker] because as a director he fully supports my vision of what the movie is, and even better, he's really suited for it."
Walker starred in the independent film The Lazarus Project, which was released on DVD on October 21, 2008. He then returned to the franchise's Fast and the Furious, repeating his role at Fast & amp; Furious , released on April 3, 2009. Walker later appeared in the criminal drama Takers , which began filming in September 2008 and was released in August 2010.
Coty Prestige's fragrance brand, Davidoff Cool Water for Men, announced in January 2011 that Walker will become the brand's new brand in July 2011. He changed his role in the fifth installment of The Fast and the Furious. i> series, Fast Five (2011), and again in Quick & amp; Furious 6 (2013). For this film, she won the 2014 MTV Movie Award as the best duo on display, with Vin Diesel. She is part of the ensemble player at Wayne Kramer's Gada Toko Chronicles (2013), which is Walker's last movie released before his death.
Shortly after his death, Hurricane Katrina's Hours-based movie Hurricane Katrina , which he completed earlier in 2013, was released on December 13, 2013. He has also completed the Brick Mansions action film, remake of the French film District 13 , released in April 2014. At the time of his death, Walker has filming the
Personal life
Walker lives in Santa Barbara with his dogs. She and Rebecca McBrain, one-time girlfriend, have a daughter named Meadow Rain Walker, who lived with her mother in Hawaii for 13 years and then moved to California to live with Walker in 2011. Her godfather is Vin Diesel. At the time of his death, Walker dated Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell.
He holds a brown belt in the jujutsu of Brazil under Ricardo "Franjinha" Miller at Paragon Jiu-Jitsu and was awarded his black belt by Miller posthumously.
Walker has an interest in marine biology; he joined the board of directors of The Billfish Foundation in 2006. He fulfilled a lifetime dream by starring in the National Geographic Channel Great White Expedition series (later titled Shark Men ), which aired in June 2010. He spent 11 days as part of the crew, capturing and marking seven large white sharks off the coast of Mexico. The expedition, led by Chris Fischer, founder and CEO of Fischer Productions, along with Capt. Brett McBride and Dr. Michael Domeier of the Marine Conservation Science Institute, performing measurements, collecting DNA samples, and installing real-time satellite tags to large white. shark. This allows Dr. Domeier to study migration patterns, especially those related to mating and childbirth, over a five-year period.
In March 2010, Walker went to ConstituciÃÆ'³n, Chile, to offer his help and support to people wounded in the 8.8 magnitude quake that struck on 27 February. He flew with the humanitarian relief team, Reach Out Worldwide, to Haiti to lend a hand assistance to victims of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
A car enthusiast, he competed in the Redline Time Attack racing series where he ran on the AE Performance Team driving the BMW E92 M3. His car is sponsored by Etnies, Brembo Brakes, ÃÆ' â € "bins, Volk, OS Giken, Hankook, Gintani, and Reach Out Worldwide. Walker had prepared a car show before his death.
Roger Rodas became Walker's financial advisor in 2007 and helped set up Reach Out Worldwide. Rodas, a pro-am racer is CEO of Always Evolving, a high-end Valencia vehicle store owned by Walker.
Walker is a close friend of his friend, Tyrese Gibson, who 2 Fast 2 Furious . Vin Diesel considered Walker to be like a brother, both on screen and off, and dearly called him "Pablo". Mrs. Walker referred to her son as the other "half" of Diesel.
Walker, who grew up in a Mormon household, later became a non-denominational Christian.
Death and legal reactions
On November 30, 2013, at about 3:30 pm PST, Walker and Roger Rodas, 38, left the event for a Walker Reach Out Worldwide charity for victims of Typhoon Haiyan (Yolanda), with Rodas driving a Porsche Carrera GT. At a speed of 45 mph (72 km/h) on Hercules Street near Kelly Johnson Parkway in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, the car crashed into a concrete light pole and two trees and caught fire. Rodas died of double trauma while Walker died of the combined effects of trauma and burns. Both of their bodies were burned beyond recognition.
The curves in which Walker and Rodas get killed are a popular spot for drifting cars. No alcohol or other drugs are found in the human system, and no mechanical failures or road conditions appear to play a role. Police found no evidence of drag racing. The investigation concluded that the speed of the car - between 80 mph (130 km/h) and 93 mph (150 km/h) - and tire age were the main reason for the accident.
With the Furious 7 in the middle of filming at Walker's death, Universal announced an indeterminate hiatus on production, citing the desire to talk to his family before deciding what to do with the film.
Many friends and movie stars send tribute to Walker on social media. His body was cremated and his ashes buried in a non-denominational ceremony at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
In December 2014, Walker's father, Paul III, filed a false claim of death against a Rodas real who sought his comeback, or a "proportionate share" of income generated by a group of cars owned jointly by Walker and Rodas.
In September 2015, Walker's daughter Meadow filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Porsche over the death of her father, claiming that the Porsche Carrera GT has many design flaws including a history of instability, and the placement of its seat belt can cause damage during a collision. Porsche's response denied any wrongdoing and blamed Walker himself, stating: "Hazards, risks, and dangers are open and clear and known to him, and he chooses to do himself in a way to expose himself to such hazards, dangers, and risks, assuming all the risks involved in using the vehicle. "In April 2016, US District Court Judge Philip S. Gutierrez decided to support Porsche in a separate lawsuit filed by Roger Rodas widow Kristine. The verdict has nothing to do with the other two cases against Porsche that had been filed by Walker's father, who is also the actor's actor, and his daughter. Father and son Walker both reached an agreement with Porsche.
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External links
- Paul Walker on IMDb
- Paul Walker at AllMovie
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