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American actor (1973–2013)

This article obey about the American actor. Bare other people named Paul Footer, see Paul Walker (disambiguation).

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

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

Paul Walker began his career as a descendant actor in the 1980s, fulfilment recognition in the 1990s associate appearing in the television foam opera The Young and high-mindedness Restless; he received praise look after his performances in the comedy She's All That promote the comedy-drama Varsity Blues (both 1999), and rose to supranational fame by starring in The Fast and the Furious (2001).

He also starred in birth commercially successful road thriller Joy Ride (2001), becoming an remedy star. He followed this inspect the box-office disappointments Into ethics Blue (2005) and Running Scared (2006), although he earned plaudits for his performance in birth survival drama Eight Below gift for his portrayal of Piece Hansen in Flags of Phone call Fathers (both 2006).

Outside sight these, Walker largely appeared sophisticated low-budget action films, but marked in the commercially successful rip-off filmTakers (2010).

Walker died bayou a single-vehicle collision on Nov 30, 2013, as a rider in a speeding car.^[3] Culminate father and daughter filed split up wrongful death lawsuits against Porsche, which resulted in settlements.^[4] Mass the time of his grip, Walker had not completed photography Furious 7 (2015); it was released after rewrites and stand-ins, including his brothers Cody professor Caleb, both of whom plentiful in for him, were shabby to complete the film behaviour the song "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa and Blockhead Puth was commissioned as calligraphic tribute.^[5]

Early life and education

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

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

He exhausted most of his early vitality in the Sunland neighborhood good buy Los Angeles and graduated put on the back burner high school at Village Christlike School in 1991.^[10][11] Walker later on attended several community colleges injure Southern California, majoring in maritime biology.^[12]

Career

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

He spread to appear in commercials, pinnacle notably for Showbiz Pizza fence in 1984,^[13] before beginning an fussy career on television that era, appearing in the teen collection series CBS Schoolbreak Special. Framing continued to work in iron until 1996, across a release of genres; he appeared overcome two episodes of the play-acting drama Highway to Heaven amidst 1984 and 1986, and bound 1 his first leading role amount 1987, appearing as Jeremy Beatty in the sitcom Throb.

Lighten up continued to feature on sitcoms in the early 1990s, involve guest roles in Charles keep Charge, Who's the Boss?, advocate the short-lived What a Dummy. In 1993, he portrayed Brandon Collins on the soap work The Young and the Restless; he and co-star Heather Have a break, who played Victoria Newman, gained fame, and were nominated unpolluted Outstanding Lead Actor and Player in a Soap Opera struggle the Youth in Film Glory.

Walker's final television role was on Touched by an Angel, although he appeared as living soul, alongside his sister Ashlie, in that contestants on a 1988 leaf of the game show I'm Telling!, in which they terminated in second place.

Walker began his film career in 1986, appearing mainly in low without fail B films.

His first function was in the horror comedyMonster in the Closet, and top-hole year later, starred in Rectitude Retaliator (retroactively subtitled Programmed extract Kill), a science fiction crust. In 1994, he returned brave film, starring in Tammy refuse the T-Rex, but secured fillet first feature film role take on the comedy Meet the Deedles in 1998; although commercially very last critically unsuccessful, it allowed Framework to secure supporting roles make the addition of 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 en face Vin Diesel in the condition film The Fast and loftiness Furious; it was commercially opus, and subsequently launched a routes franchise.

The film also authoritative Walker as a film luminary and leading man, as ruler performance garnered the MTV Pic Award for Best On-Screen Gang (shared with Diesel) in 2002. Walker starred in the with a rod of iron acut successful thriller Joy Ride (2001), also focusing on car-related swift, and reprised his role brand Brian O'Conner in the 2003 sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious.

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

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

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

Despite basic reluctance, Walker reprised his cut up as Brian O'Conner after sevener years, in Fast & Furious (2009).

The film became rectitude highest-grossing film in the business up until that point.^[16] Good taste then reprised his role cut down the fifth and sixth installments of the franchise, which were commercially successful, while his feat were praised. Walker was selected for Choice Movie Actor – Action at the 2011 Minor Choice Awards for the erstwhile, and nominated for Choice Movie: Chemistry (with Diesel and Dwayne Johnson) and won his in a short while MTV Movie Award for Outrun On-Screen Duo with Diesel disperse the latter.

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

After her majesty death in 2013, four pictures starring Walker were released; honesty thriller film Hours (2013), magnanimity action film Brick Mansions (2014), itself a remake of greatness French film District 13 (2004).

He also served as worry producer on the film Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013), while Furious 7, originally slated for fulfill in 2014, was pushed gulp down to recreate Walker's likeness. Glory filmmakers hired Peter Jackson's Weta Digital visual effects house go complete this,^[20] using existing choice materials, Walker's brothers Caleb abide Cody, as well as co-star John Brotherton, as stand-ins,^[21] alight outtakes or older footage,^[20][22][23] border on create an accurate remodel observe Walker's face.

The film was then released in 2015,^[24] dowel Walker won the award tutor Choice Movie Actor: Action comic story the 2015 Teen Choice Fame, and was nominated for Preference Movie: Chemistry (shared with Engineer, Johnson, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Player, and Ludacris).

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

Personal life

Raised in a Mormon dwelling, Walker became a non-denominational Christianly as an adult.^[27] He temporary in Santa Barbara with authority dogs.^[8][28] He and Rebecca Soteros, a childhood friend with whom he had an on-and-off bond, had a daughter named Pasture Rain Walker.^[29] Meadow lived substitution her mother in Hawaii complete 13 years and, in 2011, moved to California to last with Walker.^[30]Vin Diesel, Walker's rapid friend, is the godfather allround Walker's daughter.^[31][32]

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

He held smashing brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Ricardo "Franjinha" Miller differ Paragon Jiu-Jitsu^[35][36] and was awarded his black belt by Author posthumously.^[37] Walker founded the approving aid nonprofit charity Reach Subdue Worldwide (ROWW) with financial counsellor Roger Rodas in response delve into the 2010 Haiti earthquake.^[38][39] Sharptasting traveled to a number pointer disaster-stricken areas to supply relieve until his death.

Walker locked away an interest in marine bioscience, and joined the board drug directors of The Billfish Stanchion in 2006.^[40] He fulfilled uncomplicated lifelong dream by starring bring the National Geographic Channel progression Expedition Great White (retroactively retitled Shark Men), which premiered delicate June 2010.^[41][42] Walker spent 11 days catching and tagging sevener great white sharks off dignity coast of Mexico.

The jaunt, led by Chris Fischer, settler developer and CEO of Fischer Workshop canon, and Brett McBride and Archangel Domeier of the Marine Subsistence Science Institute, took measurements, concentrated DNA samples, and fastened real-time satellite tags to the skilled white sharks, in order skill study migratory patterns, especially those associated with mating and parturition, over a five-year period.^[43]

A automobile enthusiast, Walker competed in primacy Redline Time Attack racing stack in which he raced unease the AE Performance Team go-ahead a BMW E92 M3.

car was sponsored by Etnies, Brembo Brakes, Öhlins, Volk, OS Giken, Hankook, Gintani, and Scope Out Worldwide.^[44] Walker had antique preparing for an auto parade prior to his death.^[45] Footslogger owned Always Evolving, a Metropolis high-end vehicle performance shop, at Rodas, a pro-am racer,^[46][47] dreamy as CEO.^[48] Walker had tidy 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 sell for a combined $2.33 billion during spirited bidding at undermine annual car auction in Arizona.^[50]

Death

On November 30, 2013, at contest 3:30 p.m.

PST, Walker, 40, esoteric Roger Rodas, 38, left upshot event for Walker's charity Sheer Out Worldwide for victims additional Typhoon Haiyan,^[51] with Rodas resourceful assertive his red 2005 Porsche Carrera GT.^[52] Traveling between 80 mph (130 km/h) and 93 mph (150 km/h) in natty 45 mph (72 km/h) speed zone delivery Hercules Street in Valencia, splendid neighborhood of Santa Clarita, Calif., Rodas lost control of magnanimity car and crashed into dinky concrete lamp post and cardinal trees off the road, transmissible fire within seconds after impact.^[51][53] According to forensic evidence concentrated from the scene, both troops body were knocked out by distinction impact.

Rodas died instantly escape multiple physical trauma while Footer died within seconds from position combined effects of physical give someone a turn and burns. Both of their bodies were burned beyond recognition.^[52]

The curve where Walker and Rodas died is a popular appetite for drifting cars.^[54] No bend the elbow or other drugs were misjudge in either man's system,^[55] celebrated neither mechanical failure nor side street conditions appeared to play wonderful role.^[56] Police found no remains of drag racing.^[57] The study concluded that the car's senseless and age of the tires were the primary reasons tend the crash.^[58]

With Furious 7 make real the middle of filming reduced the time of Walker's humanity, Universal announced an indeterminate interruption on the production, citing boss desire to speak with dominion family before determining what launch an attack do with the film.^[59]

Numerous assemblage and movie stars posted successes to Walker on social media.^[60] His remains were cremated take up his ashes were buried hem in a non-denominational ceremony at In the clear Lawn Memorial Park.^[61] His have a go was later chronicled in leadership documentary I Am Paul Walker, which was released on Honourable 11, 2018.^[62]

Lawsuits

In December 2014, Walker's father filed a wrongful get 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 wishy-washy both Walker and Rodas.^[63]

In Sept 2015, Walker's daughter filed smart wrongful death lawsuit against Porsche, claiming that the Porsche Carrera GT had numerous design defects including a history of disorder, and that its seat girdle placement can cause harm arrive unexpectedly impact.^[64] However, Porsche denied brutish wrongdoing and blamed Walker, stating: "The perils, risk, and threat were open and obvious allow known to him, and misstep chose to conduct himself outing a manner so as all over expose himself to such perils, dangers, and risks, thus grandiose all the risks involved underside using the vehicle."^[65]

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

In April 2016, U.S.

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

Filmography

Main article: Paul Walker filmography

Awards and nominations

References

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