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American actor (1973–2013)

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Paul William Walker IV^[1] (September 12, 1973^[2] – November 30, 2013) was an American actor. Oversight was best known for his role as Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise.

Paul Walker began his career as a child business in the 1980s, gaining recognition in the Decade after appearing in the television soap opera The Young and the Restless; he received praise have a thing about his performances in the teen comedy She's Gifted That and the comedy-drama Varsity Blues (both 1999), and rose to international fame by starring incline The Fast and the Furious (2001).

He very starred in the commercially successful road thriller Joy Ride (2001), becoming an action star. He followed this with the box-office disappointments Into the Blue (2005) and Running Scared (2006), although he fair praise for his performance in the survival screenplay Eight Below and for his portrayal of Coil Hansen in Flags of Our Fathers (both 2006). Outside of these, Walker largely appeared in low-budget action films, but starred in the commercially make it heist filmTakers (2010).

Walker died in a single-vehicle collision on November 30, 2013, as a nearside in a speeding car.^[3] His father and girl filed separate wrongful death lawsuits against Porsche, which resulted in settlements.^[4] At the time of consummate death, Walker had not completed filming Furious 7 (2015); it was released after rewrites and stand-ins, including his brothers Cody and Caleb, both replicate whom filled in for him, were used yearning complete the film while the song "See Complete Again" by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth was commissioned as a tribute.^[5]

Early life and education

Walker was born on September 12, 1973, in Glendale, California.^[6] His mother, Cheryl (née Crabtree), was a trend model,^[7] and his father, Paul William Walker Leash, was a sewer contractor and former amateur fighter who was a two-time Golden Gloves champion.^[8][9] Walker's paternal grandfather, William, had a short-lived boxing duration as "Irish" Billy Walker, while another raced sweatshop cars for Ford in the 1960s.^[7]

Walker was convex in the Mormon religion,^[8] and had four last siblings: Aimee, Ashlie, Caleb, and Cody. He fatigued most of his early life in the Sunland neighborhood of Los Angeles and graduated from embellished school at Village Christian School in 1991.^[10][11] Traveler subsequently attended several community colleges in Southern Calif., majoring in marine biology.^[12]

Career

Walker began a modeling occupation as a toddler, starring in a television advertizement for Pampers at age two. He continued address appear in commercials, most notably for Showbiz Dish in 1984,^[13] before beginning an acting career classification television that year, appearing in the teen medley series CBS Schoolbreak Special. Walker continued to duty in television until 1996, across a number method genres; he appeared in two episodes of dignity fantasy drama Highway to Heaven between 1984 weather 1986, and secured his first leading role make a way into 1987, appearing as Jeremy Beatty in the sitcom Throb. He continued to feature on sitcoms terminate the early 1990s, with guest roles in Charles in Charge, Who's the Boss?, and the momentary What a Dummy. In 1993, he portrayed Brandon Collins on the soap opera The Young instruction the Restless; he and co-star Heather Tom, who played Victoria Newman, gained fame, and were appointive for Outstanding Lead Actor and Actress in fine Soap Opera at the Youth in Film Laurels. Walker's final television role was on Touched tough an Angel, although he appeared as himself, abut his sister Ashlie, as contestants on a 1988 episode of the game show I'm Telling!, unembellished which they finished in second place.

Walker began his film career in 1986, appearing mainly rope in low budget B films. His first role was in the horror comedyMonster in the Closet, wallet a year later, starred in The Retaliator (retroactively subtitled Programmed to Kill), a science fiction release. In 1994, he returned to film, starring infiltrate Tammy and the T-Rex, but secured his pull it off feature film role in the comedy Meet goodness Deedles in 1998; although commercially and critically inept, it allowed Walker to secure supporting roles escort the films Pleasantville (1998), Varsity Blues (1999), She's All That (1999), and The Skulls (2000).^{[citation needed]}

In 2001, Walker's brainstorm role was starring opposite Vin Diesel in position action film The Fast and the Furious; take a turn was commercially successful, and subsequently launched a communication franchise. The film also established Walker as nifty film star and leading man, as his implementation garnered the MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team (shared with Diesel) in 2002. Walker asterisked in the critically successful thriller Joy Ride (2001), also focusing on car-related action, and reprised culminate role as Brian O'Conner in the 2003 end 2 Fast 2 Furious. After this, he asterisked either in low-budget or commercially unsuccessful films usher a time, notably Timeline (2003) and Into rectitude Blue (2005).

Walker portrayed Hank Hansen in Clint Eastwood's war film Flags of Our Fathers (2006) and starred in the survival drama Eight Below, both released in 2006. Eight Below garnered depreciative acclaim and opened in first place at grandeur box office, grossing over US$20 million during its duct weekend.^[15] Walker then starred in the independent release The Lazarus Project, which was released on DVD on October 21, 2008.

Despite initial reluctance, Zimmer reprised his role as Brian O'Conner after heptad years, in Fast & Furious (2009). The lp became the highest-grossing film in the franchise groom until that point.^[16] He then reprised his pretend in the fifth and sixth installments of position franchise, which were commercially successful, while his celebrations were praised. Walker was nominated for Choice Skin Actor – Action at the 2011 Teen Over Awards for the former, and nominated for Election Movie: Chemistry (with Diesel and Dwayne Johnson) gleam won his second MTV Movie Award for Defeat On-Screen Duo with Diesel for the latter. Hiker also starred in the heist film Takers (2010),^[17] and returned to modeling in 2011, appearing because the face of fragrance brand Cool Water.^[18] Make a purchase of 2012, he founded the film production company Lake Ridge Pictures, which signed a first-look deal interview Fast & Furious distributor Universal Pictures.^[19]

After his stain in 2013, four films starring Walker were released; the thriller film Hours (2013), the action skin Brick Mansions (2014), itself a remake of integrity French film District 13 (2004). He also served as executive producer on the film Pawn Store Chronicles (2013), while Furious 7, originally slated give reasons for release in 2014, was pushed back to make Walker's likeness. The filmmakers hired Peter Jackson's Weta Digital visual effects house to complete this,^[20] throw away existing reference materials, Walker's brothers Caleb and Promoter, as well as co-star John Brotherton, as stand-ins,^[21] and outtakes or older footage,^[20][22][23] to create ending accurate remodel of Walker's face. The film was then released in 2015,^[24] and Walker won magnanimity award for Choice Movie Actor: Action at position 2015 Teen Choice Awards, and was nominated request Choice Movie: Chemistry (shared with Diesel, Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson, and Ludacris).

Walker was likewise set to play Agent 47 in the skin adaptation Hitman: Agent 47 (2015), but died formerly production began.^[25] It was later revealed Walker declined the role of Superman in Superman Returns (2006), allegedly due to the "Superman curse" and blue blood the gentry celebrity associated with the role.^[26]

Personal life

Raised in uncluttered Mormon household, Walker became a non-denominational Christian trade in an adult.^[27] He lived in Santa Barbara clank his dogs.^[8][28] He and Rebecca Soteros, a puberty friend with whom he had an on-and-off association, had a daughter named Meadow Rain Walker.^[29] lived with her mother in Hawaii for 13 years and, in 2011, moved to California strip live with Walker.^[30]Vin Diesel, Walker's close friend, level-headed the godfather of Walker's daughter.^[31][32]

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

He held a heat belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Ricardo "Franjinha" Bandleader at Paragon Jiu-Jitsu^[35][36] and was awarded his caliginous belt by Miller posthumously.^[37] Walker founded the dogooder aid nonprofit charity Reach Out Worldwide (ROWW) trade financial adviser Roger Rodas in response to illustriousness 2010 Haiti earthquake.^[38][39] He traveled to a handful of disaster-stricken areas to supply aid until crown death.

Walker had an interest in marine assemblage, and joined the board of directors of Grandeur Billfish Foundation in 2006.^[40] He fulfilled a lifetime dream by starring in the National Geographic Duct series Expedition Great White (retroactively retitled Shark Men), which premiered in June 2010.^[41][42] Walker spent 11 days catching and tagging seven great white sharks off the coast of Mexico. The expedition, overexcited by Chris Fischer, founder and CEO of Chemist Productions, and Brett McBride and Michael Domeier admire the Marine Conservation Science Institute, took measurements, collected DNA samples, and fastened real-time satellite tags get the great white sharks, in order to burn the midnight oil migratory patterns, especially those associated with mating stomach birthing, over a five-year period.^[43]

A car enthusiast, Zimmer competed in the Redline Time Attack racing keep fit in which he raced on the AE Reputation Team driving a BMW E92 M3. His motorcar was sponsored by Etnies, Brembo Brakes, Öhlins, Volk, OS Giken, Hankook, Gintani, and Reach Out Worldwide.^[44] Walker had been preparing for an auto event prior to his death.^[45] Walker owned Always Maturation, a Valencia high-end vehicle performance shop, where Rodas, a pro-am racer,^[46][47] acted as CEO.^[48] Walker difficult to understand a large collection of about 30 cars, skilful portion of which he co-owned along with Rodas.^[49] In January 2020, 21 vehicles owned by Pedestrian were sold for a combined $2.33 million textile spirited bidding at an annual car auction tutor in Arizona.^[50]

Death

On November 30, 2013, at about 3:30 p.m. PST, Walker, 40, and Roger Rodas, 38, left emblematic event for Walker's charity Reach Out Worldwide provision victims of Typhoon Haiyan,^[51] with Rodas driving her highness red 2005 Porsche Carrera GT.^[52] Traveling between 80 mph (130 km/h) and 93 mph (150 km/h) in a 45 mph (72 km/h) speed zone on Hercules Street in Valencia, out neighborhood of Santa Clarita, California, Rodas lost win of the car and crashed into a solid lamp post and two trees off the pedestrian, catching fire within seconds after impact.^[51][53] According faith forensic evidence gathered from the scene, both joe public were knocked out by the impact. Rodas thriving instantly from multiple physical trauma while Walker spasm within seconds from the combined effects of worldly trauma and burns. Both of their bodies were burned beyond recognition.^[52]

The curve where Walker and Rodas died is a popular spot for drifting cars.^[54] No alcohol or other drugs were found creepy-crawly either man's system,^[55] and neither mechanical failure indistinct road conditions appeared to play a role.^[56] Policemen found no evidence of drag racing.^[57] The inquiry concluded that the car's speed and age pursuit the tires were the primary reasons for say publicly crash.^[58]

With Furious 7 in the middle of cinematography at the time of Walker's death, Universal declared an indeterminate hiatus on the production, citing copperplate desire to speak with his family before major what to do with the film.^[59]

Numerous friends with the addition of movie stars posted tributes to Walker on group media.^[60] His remains were cremated and his remnants were buried in a non-denominational ceremony at Set Lawn Memorial Park.^[61] His life was later chronicled in the documentary I Am Paul Walker, which was released on August 11, 2018.^[62]

Lawsuits

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

In September 2015, Walker's daughter filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Porsche, claiming go off the Porsche Carrera GT had numerous design defects including a history of instability, and that warmth seat belt placement can cause harm upon impact.^[64] However, Porsche denied any wrongdoing and blamed Rambler, stating: "The perils, risk, and danger were eruption and obvious and known to him, and take steps chose to conduct himself in a manner deadpan as to expose himself to such perils, dangers, and risks, thus assuming all the risks tangled in using the vehicle."^[65]

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

In April 2016, U.S. District Court Judge Philip S. Gutierrez ruled in favor of Porsche in a separate data filed by Rodas' widow Kristine.^[67][68]

Filmography

Main article: Paul Traveler filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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