Paul Walker IV: 1973–2013

Name: Paul Walker IV: 1973–2013
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Description: Born: September 12, 1973 in Glendale, California, USA Died: November 30, 2013 in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, USA Born in California in 1973, Paul

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Born: September 12, 1973 in Glendale, California, USA
Died: November 30, 2013 in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California, USA

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, 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.

Paul Walker IV: 1973–2013

Had a daughter with ex-girlfriend, Rebecca Soteros, named Meadow Walker (Meadow Rain Walker), born on November 4, 1998.
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.
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.
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.
Received his brown belt in BJJ under Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller at the Paragon BJJ Academy.
The driver in the fatal crash that killed Paul Walker was 38-year-old 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.
He had a tattoo of his daughter’s name, Meadow Walker, tattooed on the inside of his right wrist along with the Hawaiian state flower.
His organization ‘Charity Reach Out Worldwide’ is aimed at helping areas after natural disasters strike. He had left an event for his charity when he was involved in a fatal car accident.
Vin Diesel went to the site of Paul’s death and spoke kind words over a loud speaker from a police officers car. He said, “I just want to say to all of you, if my brother were here right now and he saw all of the love you are bringing here”, Vin said. “If he could see for himself that all of you have shown up to show my brother love… at this hard time, his family gets to see all of you show the love that you’ve shown Paul. It’s going to stay with me, forever. I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for coming down here and showing that angel up in heaven how much you appreciate him”.
Before the private memorial service for Paul’s family and the cast and crew of the Fast & Furious series, police made fans vacate the area. A permit was obtained by Universal to shutdown the streets surrounding the crash site from 7pm until 10pm for the service, on December 2, 2013.
Fast & Furious 6 (2013) cast mate, Luke Evans, dedicated his performance in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) to Paul.
Was scheduled to be back on the set of Furious 7 (2015) on Tuesday December 3, 2013.
Paul served as best man at his younger brother Caleb Walker’s wedding weeks before his death.
Paul Walker was finally laid to rest at a private ceremony at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills on December 15, 2013.