![]() Picture of Fast Five cast (from left) Dwayne Johnson, Ludacris, Jordana Brewster, Vin Diesel, and Walker with Natalie Morales for NBC's Today Show taken in April 2011 In 1994, he returned to film, starring in Tammy and the T-Rex, but secured his first feature film role in the comedy Meet the Deedles in 1998 although commercially and critically unsuccessful, it allowed Walker to secure supporting roles in the films Pleasantville (1998), Varsity Blues (1999), She's All That (1999), and The Skulls (2000). His first role was in the horror comedy Monster in the Closet, and a year later, starred in The Retaliator (retroactively subtitled Programmed to Kill), a science fiction film. ![]() Walker began his film career in 1986, appearing mainly in low budget B films. ![]() Walker's final television role was on Touched by an Angel, although he appeared as himself, alongside his sister Ashlie, as contestants on a 1988 episode of the game show I'm Telling!, in which they finished in second place. In 1993, he portrayed Brandon Collins on the soap opera The Young and the Restless he and co-star Heather Tom, who played Victoria Newman, gained fame, and were nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor and Actress in a Soap Opera at the Youth in Film Awards. He continued to feature on sitcoms in the early 1990s, with guest roles in Charles in Charge, Who's the Boss?, and the short-lived What a Dummy. Walker continued to work in television until 1996, across a number of genres he appeared in two episodes of the fantasy drama Highway to Heaven between 19, and secured his first leading role in 1987, appearing as Jeremy Beatty in the sitcom Throb. He continued to appear in commercials, most notably for Showbiz Pizza in 1984, before beginning an acting career on television that year, appearing in the teen anthology series CBS Schoolbreak Special. Walker began a modelling career as a toddler, starring in a television commercial for Pampers at age two. Walker subsequently attended several community colleges in Southern California, majoring in marine biology. He spent the majority of his early life in the Sunland neighborhood of Los Angeles, and graduated from Village Christian School in 1991. Raised as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Walker had four younger siblings: Aimee, Ashlie, Caleb, and Cody. Walker's paternal grandfather, William, had a short-lived boxing career as "Irish" Billy Walker, while another raced factory cars for Ford in the 1960s. His mother, Cheryl ( née Crabtree), was a fashion model, and his father, Paul William Walker III, was a sewer contractor and former amateur boxer, who was a two-time Golden Gloves champion. Walker was born on Septemin Glendale, California. ![]() At the time of his death, Walker had not completed filming Furious 7 (2015) it was released after rewrites and stand-ins, including his brothers Cody and Caleb, both of whom filled in for Walker, while the song " See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth was commissioned as a tribute. His father and daughter filed separate wrongful death lawsuits against Porsche, which resulted in settlements. Walker died of injuries sustained from a single-vehicle collision on November 30, 2013, while speeding. Outside of these, Walker largely appeared in low budget action films, but starred in the commercially successful heist film Takers (2010). He followed this with the box-office disappointments Into the Blue (2005) and Running Scared (2006), although he earned praise for his performance in the survival drama Eight Below, and for his portrayal of Hank Hansen in Flags of Our Fathers (both 2006). Walker also starred in the commercially successful road thriller Joy Ride (2001), becoming an action star. Walker began his career as a child actor in the 1980s, gaining recognition in the 1990s after appearing in the television soap opera The Young and the Restless he received praise for his performances in the teen comedy She's All That and the comedy-drama Varsity Blues (both 1999), and saw international fame by starring in The Fast and the Furious (2001). He was known for his role as Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise. Paul William Walker IV (Septem – November 30, 2013) was an American actor. Injuries sustained by single-vehicle collision
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