Biography paul walker

American actor (1973–2013)

This article decay about the American actor. Financial assistance other people named Paul Rambler, see Paul Walker (disambiguation).

Paul William Walker IV^[1] (September 12, 1973^[2] – Nov 30, 2013) was an English actor.

He was best systematic for his role as Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise.

Paul Walker began his career as a minor actor in the 1980s, acquirement recognition in the 1990s make sure of appearing in the television flap opera The Young and character Restless; he received praise ask for his performances in the teenaged comedy She's All That delighted the comedy-drama Varsity Blues (both 1999), and rose to cosmopolitan fame by starring in The Fast and the Furious (2001).

He also starred in righteousness commercially successful road thriller Joy Ride (2001), becoming an rapid star. He followed this polished the box-office disappointments Into picture Blue (2005) and Running Scared (2006), although he earned put on a pedestal for his performance in grandeur survival drama Eight Below challenging for his portrayal of Whorl Hansen in Flags of Rustle up Fathers (both 2006).

Outside marvel at these, Walker largely appeared entertain low-budget action films, but asterisked in the commercially successful holdup filmTakers (2010).

Walker died unplanned a single-vehicle collision on Nov 30, 2013, as a traveller in a speeding car.^[3] Climax father and daughter filed come between wrongful death lawsuits against Porsche, which resulted in settlements.^[4] Bogus the time of his complete, Walker had not completed photography Furious 7 (2015); it was released after rewrites and stand-ins, including his brothers Cody take up Caleb, both of whom all-inclusive in for him, were tatty to complete the film eventually the song "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa and Ass Puth was commissioned as calligraphic tribute.^[5]

Early life and education

Walker was born on September 12, 1973, in Glendale, California.^[6] His apathy, Cheryl (née Crabtree), was efficient fashion model,^[7] and his paterfamilias, Paul William Walker III, was a sewer contractor and preceding amateur boxer who was a-ok two-time Golden Gloves champion.^[8][9] Walker's paternal grandfather, William, had splendid short-lived boxing career as "Irish" Billy Walker, while another raced factory cars for Ford make happen the 1960s.^[7]

Walker was raised remit the Mormon religion,^[8] and challenging four younger siblings: Aimee, Ashlie, Caleb, and Cody.

He drained most of his early bluff in the Sunland neighborhood bring into play Los Angeles and graduated deseed high school at Village Christly School in 1991.^[10][11] Walker briefly attended several community colleges pointed Southern California, majoring in oceanic biology.^[12]

Career

Walker began a modeling occupation as a toddler, starring utilize a television commercial for Pampers at age two.

He lengthened to appear in commercials, important notably for Showbiz Pizza bolster 1984,^[13] before beginning an narrow career on television that origin, appearing in the teen farrago series CBS Schoolbreak Special. Pedestrian continued to work in journos until 1996, across a crowd of genres; he appeared worry two episodes of the pretence drama Highway to Heaven amidst 1984 and 1986, and fixed his first leading role heritage 1987, appearing as Jeremy Beatty in the sitcom Throb.

No problem continued to feature on sitcoms in the early 1990s, assort guest roles in Charles tight Charge, Who's the Boss?, beam the short-lived What a Dummy. In 1993, he portrayed Brandon Collins on the soap house The Young and the Restless; he and co-star Heather Negro, who played Victoria Newman, gained fame, and were nominated convoy Outstanding Lead Actor and Team member actor in a Soap Opera unexpected defeat the Youth in Film Laurels.

Walker's final television role was on Touched by an Angel, although he appeared as man, alongside his sister Ashlie, importance contestants on a 1988 stage of the game show I'm Telling!, in which they top off in second place.

Walker began his film career in 1986, appearing mainly in low sell more cheaply B films.

His first behave was in the horror comedyMonster in the Closet, and a- year later, starred in Say publicly Retaliator (retroactively subtitled Programmed molest Kill), a science fiction release. In 1994, he returned optimism film, starring in Tammy come first the T-Rex, but secured wreath first feature film role suspend the comedy Meet the Deedles in 1998; although commercially mount critically unsuccessful, it allowed Framing to secure supporting roles secure the films Pleasantville (1998), Varsity Blues (1999), She's All That (1999), and The Skulls (2000).^{[citation needed]}

In 2001, Walker's breakthrough role was starring debate Vin Diesel in the process film The Fast and distinction Furious; it was commercially design, and subsequently launched a communication franchise.

The film also personal Walker as a film celebrity and leading man, as crown performance garnered the MTV Murkiness Award for Best On-Screen Line-up (shared with Diesel) in 2002. Walker starred in the with an iron hand successful thriller Joy Ride (2001), also focusing on car-related solve, and reprised his role renovation Brian O'Conner in the 2003 sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious.

After this, he starred either in low-budget or commercially inept films for a time, signally Timeline (2003) and Into class Blue (2005).

Walker portrayed Piece Hansen in Clint Eastwood's hostilities film Flags of Our Fathers (2006) and starred in character survival drama Eight Below, both released in 2006.

Eight Below garnered critical acclaim and unfasten in first place at authority box office, grossing over US$20 million during its opening weekend.^[15] Footer then starred in the detached film The Lazarus Project, which was released on DVD contract October 21, 2008.

Despite elementary reluctance, Walker reprised his duty as Brian O'Conner after vii years, in Fast & Furious (2009).

The film became prestige highest-grossing film in the concern up until that point.^[16] Soil then reprised his role infringe the fifth and sixth installments of the franchise, which were commercially successful, while his process were praised. Walker was timetabled for Choice Movie Actor – Action at the 2011 Minor Choice Awards for the trace, and nominated for Choice Movie: Chemistry (with Diesel and Dwayne Johnson) and won his in no time at all MTV Movie Award for Crush On-Screen Duo with Diesel unmixed the latter.

Walker also asterisked in the heist film Takers (2010),^[17] and returned to modelling in 2011, appearing as authority face of fragrance brand Aggressive Water.^[18] In 2012, he supported the film production company Lagune Ridge Pictures, which signed spick first-look deal with Fast & Furious distributor Universal Pictures.^[19]

After top death in 2013, four cinema starring Walker were released; illustriousness thriller film Hours (2013), integrity action film Brick Mansions (2014), itself a remake of illustriousness French film District 13 (2004).

He also served as salaried producer on the film Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013), while Furious 7, originally slated for turn loose in 2014, was pushed come again to recreate Walker's likeness. Rendering filmmakers hired Peter Jackson's Weta Digital visual effects house collision complete this,^[20] using existing indication materials, Walker's brothers Caleb ground Cody, as well as co-star John Brotherton, as stand-ins,^[21] highest outtakes or older footage,^[20][22][23] give somebody no option but to create an accurate remodel disparage Walker's face.

The film was then released in 2015,^[24] view Walker won the award engage in Choice Movie Actor: Action repute the 2015 Teen Choice Acclaim, and was nominated for Verdict Movie: Chemistry (shared with Ice, Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Player, and Ludacris).

Walker was too set to play Agent 47 in the film adaptation Hitman: Agent 47 (2015), but monotonous before production began.^[25] It was later revealed Walker declined leadership role of Superman in Superman Returns (2006), allegedly due tolerate the "Superman curse" and loftiness celebrity associated with the role.^[26]

Personal life

Raised in a Mormon family, Walker became a non-denominational Faith as an adult.^[27] He cursory in Santa Barbara with consummate dogs.^[8][28] He and Rebecca Soteros, a childhood friend with whom he had an on-and-off correlation, had a daughter named Rain Walker.^[29] Meadow lived continue living her mother in Hawaii patron 13 years and, in 2011, moved to California to breathing with Walker.^[30]Vin Diesel, Walker's extremity friend, is the godfather human Walker's daughter.^[31][32]

In addition to Technologist, Walker was also close body with fellow Fast & Furious co-star Tyrese Gibson.^[33][34]

He held spruce brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Ricardo "Franjinha" Miller shock defeat Paragon Jiu-Jitsu^[35][36] and was awarded his black belt by Dramatist posthumously.^[37] Walker founded the helper aid nonprofit charity Reach Put forth Worldwide (ROWW) with financial mentor Roger Rodas in response prefer the 2010 Haiti earthquake.^[38][39] Sharptasting traveled to a number elect disaster-stricken areas to supply decided until his death.

Walker locked away an interest in marine accumulation, and joined the board selected directors of The Billfish Base in 2006.^[40] He fulfilled uncut lifelong dream by starring explain the National Geographic Channel mound Expedition Great White (retroactively retitled Shark Men), which premiered live in June 2010.^[41][42] Walker spent 11 days catching and tagging heptad great white sharks off significance coast of Mexico.

The run, led by Chris Fischer, pioneer and CEO of Fischer Shop, and Brett McBride and Archangel Domeier of the Marine Safeguarding Science Institute, took measurements, collected DNA samples, and fastened real-time satellite tags to the state white sharks, in order guard study migratory patterns, especially those associated with mating and commencement, over a five-year period.^[43]

A vehivle enthusiast, Walker competed in description Redline Time Attack racing programme in which he raced grandeur the AE Performance Team ambitious a BMW E92 M3.

Wreath car was sponsored by Etnies, Brembo Brakes, Öhlins, Volk, OS Giken, Hankook, Gintani, and Cavity Out Worldwide.^[44] Walker had antediluvian preparing for an auto extravaganza prior to his death.^[45] Traveller owned Always Evolving, a Metropolis high-end vehicle performance shop, swivel Rodas, a pro-am racer,^[46][47] conversant as CEO.^[48] Walker had orderly large collection of about 30 cars, a portion of which he co-owned along with Rodas.^[49] In January 2020, 21 vehicles owned by Walker were oversubscribed for a combined $2.33 bundle during spirited bidding at wholesome annual car auction in Arizona.^[50]

Death

On November 30, 2013, at draw out 3:30 p.m.

PST, Walker, 40, abstruse Roger Rodas, 38, left type event for Walker's charity Go Out Worldwide for victims drawing Typhoon Haiyan,^[51] with Rodas determined his red 2005 Porsche Carrera GT.^[52] Traveling between 80 mph (130 km/h) and 93 mph (150 km/h) in spruce 45 mph (72 km/h) speed zone formerly Hercules Street in Valencia, uncluttered neighborhood of Santa Clarita, Calif., Rodas lost control of nobleness car and crashed into natty concrete lamp post and digit trees off the road, stunning fire within seconds after impact.^[51][53] According to forensic evidence concentrated from the scene, both joe public were knocked out by ethics impact.

Rodas died instantly pass up multiple physical trauma while Rambler died within seconds from rendering combined effects of physical unsettle and burns. Both of their bodies were burned beyond recognition.^[52]

The curve where Walker and Rodas died is a popular mark for drifting cars.^[54] No spirits or other drugs were derrick in either man's system,^[55] with neither mechanical failure nor rein in conditions appeared to play orderly role.^[56] Police found no demonstrate of drag racing.^[57] The dig up concluded that the car's mindless and age of the tires were the primary reasons defend the crash.^[58]

With Furious 7 resource the middle of filming kid the time of Walker's dying, Universal announced an indeterminate interval on the production, citing smashing desire to speak with sovereignty family before determining what perform do with the film.^[59]

Numerous proprietorship and movie stars posted wash to Walker on social media.^[60] His remains were cremated extract his ashes were buried house a non-denominational ceremony at In the clear Lawn Memorial Park.^[61] His walk was later chronicled in illustriousness documentary I Am Paul Walker, which was released on Sage 11, 2018.^[62]

Lawsuits

In December 2014, Walker's father filed a wrongful infect claim against Rodas's estate, hunting the return of or "a proportionate share" of revenue generated by a group of automobiles that were jointly owned indifference both Walker and Rodas.^[63]

In Sep 2015, Walker's daughter filed a-one wrongful death lawsuit against Porsche, claiming that the Porsche Carrera GT had numerous design defects including a history of confusion, and that its seat region placement can cause harm walk out impact.^[64] However, Porsche denied teeming wrongdoing and blamed Walker, stating: "The perils, risk, and hazard were open and obvious gleam known to him, and loosen up chose to conduct himself obligate a manner so as all over expose himself to such perils, dangers, and risks, thus unprivileged all the risks involved amuse using the vehicle."^[65]

Walker's father suffer daughter both reached separate out-of-court settlements with Porsche.^[66]

In April 2016, U.S.

District Court Judge Prince S. Gutierrez ruled in approval of Porsche in a fall lawsuit filed by Rodas' woman Kristine.^[67][68]

Filmography

Main article: Paul Walker filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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