PAUL WALKER

Born in California in 1973, Paul Walker made his big-screen debut in the 1986 horror spoof Monster in Your Closet. After appearing in several television shows in the 1990s, including Charles in Charge, Who's the Boss? and The Young and the Restless, Walker gained attention with a role in the 1999 film Varsity Blues, and his TV days were officially behind him. After working in teen movies such as She's All That and The Skulls, Quotes "I live by 'Go big or go home.' That's with everything. It's like either commit and go for it or don't do it at all. I apply that to everything. I apply that to relationships, I apply that to like sports, I apply that to everything. That's what I live by. That's how I like it." Paul Walker Walker got his breakthrough role in 2001 with The Fast and the Furious, which would become his star vehicle and keep him busy through four sequels and a short prequel. The Fast and the Furious franchise established Walker as an action-film mainstay, and he went on to appear in several films in the genre, including Takers, Hours and Vehicle 19. Walker died in a car accident on November 30, 2013, at age 40. Early Years

Born on September 12, 1973, in Glendale, California, Paul Walker appeared in front of the camera at a young age, modeling and acting in television shows such as Charles in Charge, Highway to Heaven and Who's the Boss. In 1986, he made his film debut in the horror spoof Monster in the Closet while also landing a recurring role on TV's Throb. After high school, Walker attended various California community colleges, but he dove into acting full-time in 1993, taking a role in the soap opera The Young and the Restless. After a handful of TV guest roles and the lead in Tammy and the T-Rex, Walker starred in the family comedy Meet the Deedles and left his TV career behind for good. Walker's next role was a big one for his career: He appeared opposite Reese Witherspoon in the critically acclaimed, highconcept Pleasantville. From that point on, Walker found himself in starring roles in such late-1990s films as She's All That, Varsity Blues and The Skullsall pitched at a teen audience which helped turn Walker into a heartthrob. The Role of a Lifetime In 2001, Walker's career hit overdrive when he landed a leading role alongside up-and-comer Vin Diesel in The Fast and the Furious. A film that paid homage to road films of the 1970s, The Fast and the Furious brought Walker to new heights of fame on the way to box-office receipts of more than $200 million. Two years later, the franchise was back with its first sequel, 2

Fast 2 Furious, and Walker was again along for the ride. The film's gross was even larger than the first, and a bona fide hit series was under way. Walker then appeared in a few more action-oriented movies, including Timeline (2003), Into the Blue (2005) and Running Scared (2006), while also signing on to appear in the ensemble drama Noel (2004) and the children's adventure movie Eight Below (2006). Walker also showed his range as an actor in the 2006 war drama Flags of Our Fathers, directed by Clint Eastwood. He continued to take on more action movie roles in The Death and Life of Bobby Z (2007), Takers (2010) and Fast Five (2011)the third installment of the Fast and Furious franchise. In 2012, Walker signed on to film The Fast and the Furious 6 (2013), keeping the series' momentum going. While not filming, Walker was active in Reach Out Worldwide, a nonprofit organization he formed in 2010 to bring aid to regions devastated by natural disasters. Had a daughter with ex-girlfriend, Rebecca, named Meadow Rain, born November 4, 1999. Graduated from Village Christian High School (located in Sun Valley, California) class of 1991. Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful Persons in the world in 2001.

He didn't like to watch himself on screen and would only watch his own movies once. Described himself as a "total gear head" and he owned the Nissan Skyline R34 which he used in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003). Was a keen traveler and had visited countries such as India, Fiji and Costa Rica. Has four siblings: brothers Caleb and Cody and sisters Ashlie and Amie. His grandfather Paul Walker, Jr. (aka. "Irish" Billy Walker) was a professional boxer, raced cars for Ford, and is a Pearl Harbor survivor. Was a fan of marine biologist Jacques-Yves Cousteau. Scored his break into show business through modeling. Owned a Labrador named Zero, a Chesapeake Bay puppy, and a horse named Cowboy. Resided in Huntington Beach and Santa Barbara, California, where he surfed every day he was at home. He was set to star in S.W.A.T. (2003) as Jim Street but backed out. Colin Farrell was cast instead.

Frequently worked with Scott Caan. (Varsity Blues (1999), Life Makes Sense If You're Famous (2002), and Into the Blue (2005)). Was friends with Kylie Tyndall & Keaton Tyndall. His ancestry included English, Irish, and German. Was listed as a potential nominee on both the 2004 and 2006 Razzie award nominating ballots. He was suggested in the Worst Actor category on the 2004 ballot for his performances in the films 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) and Timeline (2003). And he was suggested again two years later in the Worst Actor category of the 2006 Razzie nominating ballot for his performance in the film Into the Blue (2005) . He failed to receive either nomination. His mother, Cheryl, was a model. He wanted to enroll in the US Army when the Gulf War first broke out. Was considered for the role of Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four (2005). Audtioned for the role of Anakin Skywalker but was too old for the part. He has said it was the only role he's ever really wanted.

Referenced in made-for-TV movie, Spring Break Shark Attack (2005), and in the TV show Happy Endings (2011) episode, Happy Endings: The Girl with the David Tattoo (2011). Received his brown belt in BJJ under Ricardo "Franjinha" Miller at the Paragon BJJ Academy. Was best friends with Oakley Lehman since childhood. Daughter, Meadow Rain, moved in full time with him in the fall of 2012, making Paul a full-time father. Was a professional race car driver, and worked with AE Performance. Tore his ACL in London, during the summer of 2012, while filming Fast & Furious 6 (2013). Production was stopped and Walker had ACL surgery. In Chile, helping the victims of the earthquake Living in Santa Barbara. He worked in Guadalupe catching, tagging and studying Great White Sharks. He can be seen on the new TV show, Shark Men (2010) as a Deckhand. His publicist was Ame Van Iden. The driver in the fatal crash that killed Paul Walker was 38-yearold Roger Rodas. Rodas was the CEO of automotive company

Always Evolving, and they were in Walker's 2005 Porsche Carrera GT when Roger lost control of the car and struck a tree. Walker was one of Always Evolving's owners, and Rodas was a former race car driver. Was good friends with actor/singer Tyrese Gibson.

Qoutes : You know, all that really matters is that the people you love are happy and healthy. Everything else is just sprinkles on the sundae. - in Flaunt Magazine, July 2001. Some people say that you should go to all the parties, to the nightclubs, the Viper Room, and make contacts, and I look at them and say, 'You don't want to have contacts with those people.' Look at what happened to River Phoenix (who died in 1993 of a drug overdose outside the Viper Room). If you get caught up in that, it ruins you. Hollywood is garbage. Surfing soothes me, it's always been a kind of zen experience for me. The ocean is so magnificent, peaceful, and awesome. The rest of the world disappears for me when I'm on a wave. I'm into being a dad, that's where my focus is most of the time. I'm an actor that's my job, but it's not my life. I have a lot of other interests too.

I'm a dreamer. I've got this whole thing where I think I'm supposed to be a musician. I live by the seat of my pants, but I'd like to think that I'm also pretty sensible. I want to get married. I think about it a lot. But I also think about my cars, so maybe my priorities aren't exactly in line just yet. Life's too short. And the biggest curse is falling in love with somebody. I'm much more likely to give myself a kick in the butt than a pat on the back. I like low maintenance, natural, outdoor, shy girls. I'm a Christian now. The things that drove me crazy growing up was how everyone works at fault-finding with different religions. The people I don't understand are atheists. I go surfing and snow boarding and I'm always around nature. I look at everything and think, 'Who couldn't believe there's a God? Is all this a mistake?' It just blows me away. (2010) I'm passionate about animals and I hunt too. It's like I save and I kill. I'm a walking, talking contradiction. I'm all about preserving the environment but I'm racing cars on the weekend. I tell everyone I'm a gun-loving hippy. [on often being asked how "Dom" - not Vin [Diesel] - is doing]: I get that a lot. I'm Brian a lot more than I'm Paul Walker, which

is awesome. When I hear, "Hey, Paul Walker!" my hair stands up on the back of my neck. It's uncomfortable. But when I hear "It's Brian!" it's cool. I like Brian. [on "The Fast & the Furious" series]: When I did the first one, it was a cool movie where I got to run around in race cars, shoot a gun and kiss a hot chick. That's where I was at in my life then. Now that I'm older, there's a reason we're still here. The themes we hit on early on, whether the audience even realized what it was that was drawing them in, is irrelevant. The second you lose the family, how significant are we? It's funny to see the people connect with it the way they do. I had no clue, I didn't get it. And now, more I get it and I see it. [on Brian O'Conner, his character in "The Fast & the Furious" films]: The guy's a sucker for family. Brian's a heart guy, he just is. He's dealing with daddy issues and the things that most of us are that are unresolved. What he's looking for, and he wouldn't be able to articulate it, is anything that's going to allow for healing, things that he's missed out on. What's Dom really representative of to him? He's the father and the older brother he never had. It's not a buddy. Brian doesn't even realize it. He gave up on having that kind of family or life before he even knew it was possible, and I don't think he ever thought it could be as great as what he has.

[on "The Fast & the Furious" franchise and being real and authentic]: That's what's capturing people, unless of course you're doing The Avengers (2012) where you've gotta be larger than life and you've gotta be out there and turn green and drag your arm down the side of a building, and jump all over the place. But for us, I like having (special effects) to fall back on. You allow the creative minds to get in there and figure out how to do it real, and it gives you more to be proud of. [on working on Hours (2013)]: What I've found recently is the heart, the soul, whatever you want to call it, it doesn't differentiate: If you really live the experience making a movie, it's the same as living it in real life, as crazy as it sounds. My victory in that movie was my victory in real life. You walk away with that, walking a little taller and a pop in your collar. You learn a lot about yourself. It's heroic in a different way. We're pretty awesome when we're tested. Call it the human spirit or whatever you want, I like celebrating our victories. [on what he hopes to achieve before he dies]: I missed out on a lot when I was younger because of this game [acting]. I think people tell you you are a certain thing and so you miss out on a lot you would have otherwise experienced. Inside I still feel certain things calling me. That's why I was doing the shark tagging recently and will be doing it again in two weeks on an

island off Hawaii. I'm also going to go do the Grouper spawning. (2013) [on the amount of films he has coming out over the next two years]: ... It's so funny, my daughter now lives with me full time and my original plan was to work up until I was 40 then reassess my life, even go in a completely different direction with things. She keeps encouraging me to do all this stuff. I thought at this point in my life I would need to be home with her, but she wants me to keep acting so she can travel around the world with me. Would that be so bad? Thing is, I went to a born-again Christian high school, was brought up in a traditional Mormon family where these ideas about parenting are of structure and sacrifice. To think outside of that idea of family and parenting that I've grown up with is tough, but also very freeing. (2013)

Tragic Death Walker died in a car accident on November 30, 2013 at the age of 40. Walker was in Santa Clarita, California to attend a charity event for Reach Out Worldwide to benefit victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. He was reportedly in the passenger seat of a Porsche when his friend who was driving lost control, crashing the vehicle into a tree. The car was engulfed in flames

and both individuals were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. At the time of his death, Walker was working on two upcoming films: Brick Mansions and Fast & Furious 7, both slated to be released in 2014.

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