For other people named Paul Walker, see Paul Walker (disambiguation). Paul Walker Born Paul William Walker IV, (1973-09-12) September 12, 1973 (age 39), Glendale, California Occupation Actor Years active 1985-present Children 1 Website paulwalker.com Paul William Walker IV (born September 12, 1973) is an American actor. He became well known in 1999 after his role in the hit film Varsity Blues. However, he is perhaps best known for starring as Brian O'Conner in The Fast and the Furious film series. His other films include Eight Below, Into the Blue, She's All That and Takers. He also appears in the National Geographic Channel series Expedition Great White. Early life edit: Walker was born in Glendale, California and raised in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County, the son of Cheryl, a fashion model, and Paul Walker III, a sewer contractor. His ancestry includes Irish, English, and German. His paternal grandfather was a professional boxer, "Irish Billy Walker". He is the oldest of five, having two brothers and two sisters. Walker was raised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon, church. He attended and graduated from Village Christian School. After high school, he attended several community colleges where he majored in marine biology. Career edit: Walker's small-screen career began as a toddler, when he starred in a television commercial for Pampers. He began modeling at the age of 2 and began working on television shows in 1985, with roles in shows such as Highway to Heaven, Who's the Boss?, The Young and the Restless and Touched by an Angel'. Also in 1985 he starred in a commercial for "Showbiz Pizza". Walker's film career began in 1986, with the horror/comedy film Monster in the Closet. He and his sister Ashlie were contestants on a 1988 episode of the game show I'm Telling!, finishing in second place. He continued with roles in several other movies without much success: it was not until 1998 that Walker made his feature film debut in the comedy Meet the Deedles, which finally gained him fame. This subsequently led to supporting roles in the movies Pleasantville, Varsity Blues, She's All That, and The Skulls. In 2001, Walker's breakthrough role arrived when he starred opposite actor Vin Diesel in the successful action film The Fast and the Furious. The film established Walker as a notable film star and leading man and led to his reprisal of the role in the 2003 sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious. He continued his career with leading roles in films such as Joy Ride, Into the Blue, and Timeline, and also had a supporting role in Clint Eastwood's 2006 adaptation of Flags of Our Fathers. Walker then starred in the crime thriller Running Scared and Walt Disney Pictures' Eight Below, both released in 2006. Eight Below garnered critical-acclaim and opened in first place at the box office, grossing over US$20 million during its first weekend. During the filming of Running Scared, director Wayne Kramer stated that "Walker is that guy on some level" when comparing Walker with his character in the movie, Joey Gazelle. Kramer continued on to say that he "loved working with Walker because as a director he's completely supportive of my vision of what the film is. And even better, he's completely game for it." Walker starred in the independent film The Lazarus Project, which was released on DVD on October 21, 2008. He subsequently returned to The Fast and the Furious franchise, reprising his role in Fast & Furious, which was released on April 3, 2009. Walker then appeared with T.I., Idris Elba, Chris Brown, Matt Dillon, and Hayden Christensen in the crime drama Takers, which began filming in early September 2008 and was released in August 2010. The Coty Prestige fragrance brand Davidoff Cool Water for Men announced in January 2011 that Walker was going to be the new face of the brand as of July 2011. Also in 2011, he reprised his role in the fifth installment of The Fast and the Furious series, Fast Five. Personal life edit: Walker currently resides in the Santa Barbara, California, with his dogs, one of which is a Chesapeake Bay Retriever. Paul and his then-girlfriend Rebecca have a daughter, Meadow (born on November 4, 1998), who has moved from Hawaii to California to be closer to Walker. He is an avid surfer and enjoys the beach. Walker holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo "Franjinha" Miller at Paragon Jiu-Jitsu. Walker's first passion was marine biology, with his idol being Jacques Cousteau, and he joined the Board of Directors of The Billfish Foundation in 2006. He recently fulfilled a lifelong dream by starring in a National Geographic Channel series Expedition Great White, which premiered in June 2010. He spent 11 days as part of the crew, catching and tagging 7 great white sharks off the coast of Mexico. The expedition, led by Chris Fischer, founder and CEO of Fischer Productions, along with Captain Brett McBride and Dr. Michael Domeier of the Marine Conservation Science Institute take measurements, gather DNA samples, and fasten real-time satellite tags to the great white sharks. This will allow Dr. Michael Domeier to study migratory patterns especially those associated with mating and birthing over a 5-year period of time. In March 2010, Walker went to Chile, specifically to Constitución, to offer his help and support to the people injured in the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on February 27. He also flew with his humanitarian aid team, REACH OUT Worldwide, to Haiti to lend a helping hand to the 2010 Haiti earthquake victims. He is also an avid car enthusiast who currently competes in the Redline Time Attack racing series in which he races a M3 E92 and is on the AE Performance Team. His car is currently sponsored by Etnies, Brembo Brakes, Ohlins, Volk, OS Giken, Hankook, Gintani, and Reach Out Worldwide. Walker has also owned a Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec II, that was featured in 2 Fast 2 Furious, driven by his character Brian O'Conner. He had customized the car himself for the movie, and also did many stunts in the movie himself. Filmography edit: Film edit: Year Title Role Notes 1986. Monster in the Closet 'Professor' Bennett 1987 Programmed to Kill Jason 1994 Tammy and the T-Rex Michael 1998 Meet the Deedles Phil Deedle 1998 Pleasantville Skip Martin 1999 Varsity Blues Lance Harbor 1999 She's All That Dean Sampson 1999 Brokedown Palace Jason uncredited 2000 Skulls, TheThe Skulls Caleb Mandrake 2001 Fast and the Furious, TheThe Fast and the Furious Brian O'Conner 2001 Joy Ride Lewis Thomas 2002 Life Makes Sense If You're Famous Mikey 2003 Turbo-Charged Prelude Brian O'Conner 6 minute short film introductory film for 2 Fast 2 Furious 2003 2 Fast 2 Furious Brian O'Conner 2003 Timeline Chris Johnston 2004 Noel Mike Riley 2005 Into the Blue Jared 2006 Running Scared Joey Gazelle 2006 Eight Below Jerry Shepard 2006 Flags of Our Fathers Hank Hansen 2007 Stories USA Mikey 2007 Death and Life of Bobby Z, TheThe Death and Life of Bobby Z Tim Kearney 2008 Lazarus Project, TheThe Lazarus Project Ben Garvey 2009 Fast & Furious Brian O'Conner 2010 Takers John Rahway 2011 Fast Five Brian O'Conner 2013 Vehicle 19 Michael Woods 2013 Fast and Furious 6 Brian O'Conner 2013 Hours Nolan 2013 Pawn Shop Chronicles 2014 Brick Mansions Damien Television edit: Year Title Role Notes 1985 Highway to Heaven Eric Travers 1 episode 1986 Highway to Heaven Todd Bryant 2 episodes 1986-, 1987 Throb Jeremy Beatty 23 episodes 1988 I'm Telling! Contestant 1 episode. 1990 Charles in Charge Russell Davis 1 episode 1991 Who's the Boss? Michael Haynes 1 episode 1992-, 1993 Young and the Restless, TheThe Young and the Restless Brandon Collins 1994 CBS Schoolbreak Special Dill 1 episode 1994 Boys Are Back, TheThe Boys Are Back Jesse Hansen Pilot episode 1996 Touched by an Angel Jonathan 1 episode Awards edit: Year Award Category Film/TV Show Result 1988 Young Artist Award Best Young Actor - Guest Starring in a Television Drama, For episode "A Special Love" Highway to Heaven Nominated 1994 Soap Opera Digest Award Outstanding Male Newcomer Nominated Young Artist Award Best Youth Actor in a Soap Opera Nominated 2000 Young Hollywood Award Exciting New Face - Male Won 2001 Hollywood Breakthrough Award Breakthrough Male Performance, Received at the Hollywood Film Festival Won Young Hollywood Award New Stylemaker - Male Won 2002 MTV Movie Award Best On-Screen Team, Shared with Vin Diesel The Fast and the Furious Won Breakthrough Male Performance Nominated 2003 Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Chemistry, For Paul Walker and his car 2 Fast 2 Furious Won 2009 Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure Fast & Furious Nominated 2011 Teen Choice Award Choice Movie Actor: Action Adventure Fast Five Nominated

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