Paul Walker From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Ambox current red.svg This article is about a person who has recently died. Some information, such as the circumstances of the persons death and surrounding events, may change as more facts become known. For other people named Paul Walker, see Paul Walker (disambiguation). Paul Walker PaulWalkerEdit-1.jpg Walker in 2009 at the Fast & Furious premiere in Londons Leicester Square. Born Paul William Walker IV September 12, 1973 Glendale, California, U.S. Died November 30, 2013 (aged 40) Occupation Actor Years active 1985–present Children 1 Website paulwalker Paul William Walker IV (September 12, 1973 - November 30, 2013[1][2]) was an American actor. He became well known in 1999 after his role in the hit film Varsity Blues. However, he is perhaps best known for starring as Brian OConner in The Fast and the Furious film series. His other films include Eight Below, Into the Blue, Shes All That and Takers. He also appears in the National Geographic Channel series Expedition Great White. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Music videos 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early life Walker was born in Glendale, California and raised in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County, the son of Cheryl, a fashion model, and Paul Walker III, a sewer contractor.[3][4] His ancestry includes Irish, English, and German.[5] His paternal grandfather was a professional boxer, “Irish Billy Walker”.[6] He is the oldest of five, having two brothers and two sisters.[citation needed] Walker was raised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[3] He graduated from Village Christian School.[7][8] After high school, he attended several community colleges, majoring in marine biology.[7] Career Walkers small screen career began as a toddler, when he starred in a television commercial for Pampers. He began modeling at the age of 2[9] and began working on television shows in 1985, with roles in shows such as Highway to Heaven, Whos the Boss?, The Young and the Restless and Touched by an Angel. Also in 1985 he starred in a commercial for Showbiz Pizza.[10] Walkers film career began in 1986, with the horror/comedy film Monster in the Closet. He and his sister Ashlie were contestants on a 1988 episode of the game show Im Telling!, finishing in second place. He continued with roles in several other movies without much success: it was not until 1998 that Walker made his feature film debut in the comedy Meet the Deedles, which finally gained him fame. This subsequently led to supporting roles in the movies Pleasantville, Varsity Blues, Shes All That, and The Skulls. In 2001, Walkers breakthrough role arrived when he starred opposite actor Vin Diesel in the successful action film The Fast and the Furious. The film established Walker as a notable film star and leading man and led to his reprisal of the role in the 2003 sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious. He continued his career with leading roles in films such as Joy Ride, Into the Blue, and Timeline, and also had a supporting role in Clint Eastwoods 2006 adaptation of Flags of Our Fathers. Walker then starred in the crime thriller Running Scared and Walt Disney Pictures Eight Below, both released in 2006. Eight Below garnered critical-acclaim and opened in first place at the box office, grossing over US$20 million during its first weekend.[11] During the filming of Running Scared, director Wayne Kramer stated that [Walker] is that guy on some level[12] when comparing Walker with his character in the movie, Joey Gazelle. Kramer continued on to say that he loved working with [Walker] because as a director hes completely supportive of my vision of what the film is. And even better, hes completely game for it.[12] Walker in 2006 Walker starred in the independent film The Lazarus Project, which was released on DVD on October 21, 2008. He subsequently returned to The Fast and the Furious franchise, reprising his role in Fast & Furious, which was released on April 3, 2009.[13] Walker then appeared with T.I., Idris Elba, Chris Brown, Matt Dillon, and Hayden Christensen in the crime drama Takers, which began filming in early September 2008 and was released in August 2010.[14] In February 2013, it was announced that he will play Agent 47 in the Hitman reboot.[15] The Coty Prestige fragrance brand Davidoff Cool Water for Men announced in January 2011 that Walker was going to be the new face of the brand as of July 2011.[16] He reprised his role in the fifth installment of The Fast and the Furious series, Fast Five (2011), and again in Fast & Furious 6 (2013). Personal life Walker currently resides in Santa Barbara, California, with his dogs, one of which is a Chesapeake Bay Retriever.[3][17] Paul and his then-girlfriend Rebecca have a daughter, Meadow[18] (born on November 4, 1998), who has moved from Hawaii to California to be closer to Walker.[19] He is an avid surfer and enjoys the beach. Walker holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Franjinha Miller at Paragon Jiu-Jitsu.[20] Paul Walker drove Nissan Skyline in 2 Fast 2 Furious Walkers first passion was marine biology, with his idol being Jacques Cousteau,[21] and he joined the Board of Directors of The Billfish Foundation in 2006.[22] He recently fulfilled a lifelong dream by starring in a National Geographic Channel series Expedition Great White, which premiered in June 2010.[23][24] He spent 11 days as part of the crew, catching and tagging 7 great white sharks off the coast of Mexico.[21] The expedition, led by Chris Fischer, founder and CEO of Fischer Productions, along with Captain Brett McBride and Dr. Michael Domeier of the Marine Conservation Science Institute take measurements, gather DNA samples, and fasten real-time satellite tags to the great white sharks. This will allow Dr. Michael Domeier to study migratory patterns especially those associated with mating and birthing over a 5-year period of time.[25] In March 2010, Walker went to Chile, specifically to Constitución, to offer his help and support to the people injured in the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on February 27. He also flew with his humanitarian aid team, REACH OUT Worldwide, to Haiti to lend a helping hand to the 2010 Haiti earthquake victims.[26] He is also an avid car enthusiast who currently competes in the Redline Time Attack racing series in which he races a M3 E92 and is on the AE Performance Team. His car is currently sponsored by Etnies, Brembo Brakes, Ohlins, Volk, OS Giken, Hankook, Gintani, and Reach Out Worldwide.[27] Walker has also owned a Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec II, that was featured in 2 Fast 2 Furious, driven by his character Brian OConner. He had customized the car himself for the movie, and also did many stunts in the movie himself. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1986 Monster in the Closet Professor Bennett 1987 Programmed to Kill Jason 1994 Tammy and the T-Rex Michael 1998 Meet the Deedles Phil Deedle 1998 Pleasantville Skip Martin 1999 Varsity Blues Lance Harbor 1999 Shes All That Dean Sampson 1999 Brokedown Palace Jason Uncredited 2000 The Skulls Caleb Mandrake 2001 The Fast and the Furious Brian OConner 2001 Joy Ride Lewis Thomas 2002 Life Makes Sense If Youre Famous Mikey 2003 Turbo-Charged Prelude Brian OConner 6 minute short film introductory film for 2 Fast 2 Furious 2003 2 Fast 2 Furious Brian OConner 2003 Timeline Chris Johnston 2004 Noel Mike Riley 2005 Into the Blue Jared Cole 2006 Running Scared Joey Gazelle 2006 Eight Below Jerry Shepard 2006 Flags of Our Fathers Hank Hansen 2007 Stories USA Mikey 2007 The Death and Life of Bobby Z Tim Kearney 2008 The Lazarus Project Ben Garvey 2009 Fast & Furious Brian OConner 2010 Takers John Rahway 2011 Fast Five Brian OConner 2013 Vehicle 19 Michael Woods 2013 Fast & Furious 6 Brian OConner 2013 Hours Nolan 2013 Pawn Shop Chronicles Raw Dog 2014 Brick Mansions Damien Filming 2014 Fast & Furious 7 Brian OConner Filming Television Year Title Role Notes 1985 Highway to Heaven Eric Travers 1 episode 1986 Highway to Heaven Todd Bryant 2 episodes 1986– 1987 Throb Jeremy Beatty 23 episodes 1988 Im Telling! Contestant 1 episode. 1990 Charles in Charge Russell Davis 1 episode 1991 Whos the Boss? Michael Haynes 1 episode 1992– 1993 The Young and the Restless Brandon Collins 1994 CBS Schoolbreak Special Dill 1 episode 1994 The Boys Are Back Jesse Hansen Pilot episode 1996 Touched by an Angel Jonathan 1 episode 2013 Shark Week Himself 1 episode Music videos Year Artist Song 1997 The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Wrong Thing Right Then 2003 Ludacris Act a Fool Awards and nominations Year Award Category Film/TV Show Result 2000 Young Hollywood Award Exciting New Face – Male Won 2001 Hollywood Breakthrough Award Breakthrough Male Performance Received at the Hollywood Film Festival Won Young Hollywood Award New Stylemaker – Male Won 2002 MTV Movie Award Best On-Screen Team Shared with Vin Diesel The Fast and the Furious Won Breakthrough Male Performance Nominated 2003 Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Chemistry For Paul Walker and his car 2 Fast 2 Furious Won 2009 Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure Fast & Furious Nominated 2011 Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure Fast Five Nominated References Jump up ^ ‘Fast and Furious’ Star Paul Walker Dead at 40. Variety. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013. Jump up ^ Paul Walker, Star Of Fast and Furious Franchise, Reportedly Dead At 40. MTV. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2013. ^ Jump up to: a b c Keck, William (September 27, 2005). Fame lets Paul Walker dive in. USA Today. Retrieved September 28, 2008. Jump up ^ Atkin, Hillary (June 6, 2003). Walkers in the Fast lane to film stardom. USA Today. Jump up ^ Betsey Alma OEFINGER b. 28 Oct 1922 Meriden New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A. d. 7 Mar 1991 Meriden New Haven County, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Our Family History. Germans2franklincountyma.info. Retrieved 2013-06-13. Jump up ^ news.google.ca/newspapers?id=ASknAAAAIBAJ&sjid=59AEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4376,3289087&dq=meet-paul-walker&hl=en ^ Jump up to: a b Paul William Walker I-IV bio: The Faster & Furiouser 5/4DEEMAS&JESUS ADAM Actor. Tribute.ca. Retrieved September 28, 2008. Jump up ^ Kim, Beatrice (November 21, 2003). Pretty boy is pretty coy: Walker talks the talk. The Stanford Daily. Retrieved November 15, 2009. Jump up ^ Chean, Steven (June 15, 2003). Walker on the wild side. USA Weekend. Retrieved September 28, 2008.[dead link] Jump up ^ Youtube. Showbiz Pizza Commercial. Retrieved 3 July 2012. Jump up ^ Eight Below (2006). Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 28, 2008. ^ Jump up to: a b Murray, Rebecca. Intassiew with Running Scared Writer/Director Wayne Kramer. About. Retrieved September 28, 2008. Jump up ^ Apple – Movie Trailers – Fast and Furious. Apple. Retrieved September 28, 2008. Jump up ^ Fleming, Michael (September 9, 2008). Screen Gems digs up Bone cast. Variety. Retrieved September 28, 2008. Jump up ^ Paul Walker Leads HITMAN Reboot in AGENT 47 Jump up ^ Coty Prestige Announces Agreement With Paul Walker Jump up ^ Koltnow, Barry (February 18, 2006). Just chillin. Orange County Register. Retrieved September 29, 2008. Jump up ^ Paul Walker. Complex. Retrieved September 28, 2008. Jump up ^ Paul Walker Sad to Realize Meadow Has ‘Bloomed’. People. Retrieved October 22, 2011. Jump up ^ Duane, Daniel. Paul Walkers Adventure Sports Workout Routine. Mens Health. Retrieved September 28, 2008. ^ Jump up to: a b Itier, Emmanuel. Paul Walker Interview. Retrieved 2009-11-15.[dead link] Jump up ^ Paul Walker Joins The Billfish Foundation to Kick-Off 20th Anniversary Celebration. marlinmag. September 25, 2006. Retrieved November 15, 2009. Jump up ^ Paul Walker Leads Shark Expedition. Starpulse. November 12, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2009. Jump up ^ Actor Paul Walker Joins National Geographic Shark Expedition. DiverWire. November 13, 2009. Retrieved November 15, 2009. Jump up ^ Expedition Great White. National Geographic. Retrieved November 15, 2009. Jump up ^ REACH OUT Worldwide. REACH OUT Worldwide. Jump up ^ AE Performance. Redline Time Attack. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Paul Walker. 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