Paul Walker was born in California on September 12, 1973. His first appearance on the big screen was in 1986 and he was in a horror spoof called “Monster in the Closet.” He then went on appearing in several television shows in the 1990’s including “Charles in Charge” and “Who’s the Boss.” He gained publicity with a role in the 1999 film “Varsity Blues.” After his first role in “Varsity Blues” he was done with being a television star, so he decided to pursue his …show more content…
career in the movie industry.
Paul Walker then got a breakthrough role in 2001 with “The Fast and the Furious.” Paul Walker landed a leading role alongside Vin Diesel.
This film brought him lots of fame while bringing in more than $200 million dollars to box-offices. There was talk about a sequel and two years later, the second movie came out titled “2 Fast 2 Furious.” The new film was even more popular than the first one, which caused a series to be underway. Paul Walker appeared in a few action-oriented movies, including “Timeline,” “Into the Blue” and “Running Scared.”
While in between films, Paul Walker helped found a non-profit organization called Reach Out Worldwide. Reach Out Worldwide helped devastated regions after natural disasters. In 2010, R.O.W.W. was formed after Haiti was hit by an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.0. The epicenter was just miles west of Haiti’s capital.
Paul William Walker the IV was named after his father Paul William Walker the III. Paul Walker’s mother Cheryl Crabtree, was a fashion model while his father was a sewer contractor and a fighter. Paul grew up with his brothers, Caleb and Cody and his sisters, Ashlie and Amie. Cheryl and Paul Walker III separated around september 2004 and sources say that it had nothing to do with their son’s
death.
His grandfather William Walker, was in Pearl Harbor and survived and was a Navy middleweight boxing champion. His maternal grandfather commanded a tank battalion in Italy under General Patton during World War II. His ancestors were from English and German descent. .
Paul Walker’s fighting scenes were a result of his passion for martial arts. He studied several forms of Jujitsu, Taekwondo, Jeet Kune Do and Eskrima. Paul mentioned in an interview that he hoped to enroll in the Keysi fighting method when it came to the United States. When not practicing martial arts, Paul enjoyed relaxing at home, spending quality time with his daughter, Meadow Rain, surfing in Huntington Beach, walking his dogs and just driving. Paul said when he got breaks, he loved to travel. Paul traveled to India, Fiji, Costa Rica, Sarawak, Brunei, Borneo and other parts of the Asian continent.