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The New York International Film Festival Celebrates Its 10th ...

Reuters - Found Jun. 25, 2009
... tragedy brings Dom back to Los Angeles, his long dormant feud with FBI agent Brian O'Conner (Paul Walker) threatens to reignite -- until they...
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Posted on June 25, 2009, 1:07 pm

Paul Walker offers some Protection

Hollywood Reporter - Found May. 13, 2009
The project's already found a few new elements that's giving sellers some hope: Paul Walker, hot off his latest 'Fast & Furious' turn, is in...

Posted on May 13, 2009, 11:19 am

Fast & Furious Sequel With Vin Diesel And Paul Walker Nearly A ...

MTV - Found May. 8, 2009
... characters after this film ? what are they doing?? Those characters that Morgan speaks of are series stars Vin Diesel and Paul Walker.

Posted on May 8, 2009, 2:54 am

Will Vin Diesel and Paul Walker Get Fast & Furious Again?

MovieWeb - Found May. 7, 2009
Source: MTV Movies Blog It seems that the fast and furious duo of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker could return for yet another film.

Posted on May 7, 2009, 12:42 pm

Will Vin Diesel and Paul Walker Get Fast & Furious Again?

MovieWeb - Found May. 7, 2009
It seems that the fast and furious duo of Vin Diesel and Paul Walker could return for yet another film.

Posted on May 7, 2009, 12:03 pm

The Newest Film in the Explosive, Adrenaline-Fueled, Action-Packed ...

Nashville Business Journal - Found Jun. 2, 2009
... of cast member Paul Walker and director Justin Lin appearing in 'Take Control,' one of Universal's acclaimed U-CONTROL features. Walker and Lin...

Posted on June 2, 2009, 7:42 am

The Newest Film in the Explosive, Adrenaline-Fueled, Action-Packed ...

Portland Business Journal - Found Jun. 2, 2009
... of cast member Paul Walker and director Justin Lin appearing in 'Take Control,' one of Universal's acclaimed U-CONTROL features. Walker and Lin...

Posted on June 2, 2009, 7:29 am

The Newest Film in the Explosive, Adrenaline-Fueled, Action-Packed ...

San Francisco Business Times - Found Jun. 2, 2009
... of cast member Paul Walker and director Justin Lin appearing in 'Take Control,' one of Universal's acclaimed U-CONTROL features. Walker and Lin...

Posted on June 2, 2009, 7:29 am

The Newest Film in the Explosive, Adrenaline-Fueled, Action-Packed ...

Atlanta Business Chronicle - Found Jun. 2, 2009
... of cast member Paul Walker and director Justin Lin appearing in 'Take Control,' one of Universal's acclaimed U-CONTROL features. Walker and Lin...

Posted on June 2, 2009, 7:28 am

Paul Walker Biography

Paul Walker
extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License

Paul Walker

Walker at a premiere for Fast & Furious in March 2009
Born Paul William Walker IV
September 12, 1973 (1973-09-12) (age 35)
Glendale, California, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1985–present

Paul William Walker IV (born September 12, 1973) is an American actor. He became well known in 2001 after starring in the surprise summer hit The Fast and the Furious and has since gone on to star in its sequels 2 Fast 2 Furious and Fast & Furious. His other successful movies include Joy Ride, Running Scared, and Eight Below.

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Early life

Walker was born in Glendale, California and raised in the San Fernando Valley area of Los Angeles County.1 The son of Paul Walker III (a sewer contractor)2 and Cheryl (née Crabtree; a former fashion model),3 he is the second oldest of his four siblings (two brothers and two sisters).4 Walker was raised as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon, church. While he has stopped practicing the religion, his family are still members of the church.5 Walker attended and graduated from Village Christian School.67 After high school, he attended several community colleges, seeking a degree, and a career, in marine biology.6

Career

Walker's small-screen career began as a toddler, when he starred in a television commercial for Pampers.8 He began modeling at the age of 29 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.

Walker's film career began in 1987, with the horror/comedy film Monster in the Closet. He has continued with roles in several other movies without much success. It wasn't 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,Into the Blue, 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 at WonderCon in San Francisco, February 2006

Walker's most recent feature films are 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.10 During the filming of Running Scared, director Wayne Kramer stated that, "[Walker] is that guy on some level but he’s not really"11 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."11

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, 2009.12

Walker has been cast opposite Matt Dillon and Hayden Christensen in the crime drama Takers, which began filming in early September 2008.13

Personal life

Walker, who was named as one of People's Most Beautiful People in 2001,14 currently resides in Santa Barbara, California, with his Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Boone.215 His daughter, Meadow Rain3 (born in 1999), lives in Hawaii16 with her mother, a former girlfriend of Walker's. He is an avid surfer.17

Filmography

Year Film Role
1987 Monster in the Closet "Professor" Bennett
Programmed to Kill Jason
1994 Tammy and the T-Rex Michael
1998 Meet the Deedles Phil Deedle
Pleasantville Skip Martin
1999 Varsity Blues Lance Harbor
She's All That Dean Sampson
2000 The Skulls Caleb Mandrake
2001 The Fast and the Furious Brian O'Connor
Joy Ride Lewis Thomas
2003 2 Fast 2 Furious Brian O'Connor
Timeline Chris Johnston
2004 Noel Mike Riley
2005 Into the Blue Jared
2006 Running Scared Joey Gazelle
Eight Below Jerry Shepard
Flags of Our Fathers Hank Hansen
2007 The Death and Life of Bobby Z Tim Kearney
2008 The Lazarus Project Ben Garvey
2009 Fast & Furious Brian O'Connor
2010 Takers Heist Leader

Awards

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
1993 Young Artist Award Best Young Actor in a Daytime Series The Young and the Restless 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
(Source: IMDb.com)

References

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  2. ^ a b Keck, William (2005-09-27). "Fame lets Paul Walker dive in". http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-09-27-paul-walker_x.htm. Retrieved on 2008-09-28.  USA Today
  3. ^ a b "Paul Walker". http://www.complex.com/CELEBRITIES/Cover-Story/Paul_Walker. Retrieved on 2008-09-28.  Complex Magazine
  4. ^ Aames, Ethan (2004-11-12). "Paul Walker on Noel". http://www.cinecon.com/news.php?id=0411121. Retrieved on 2008-09-28.  Cinema Confidential
  5. ^ http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2005-09-27-paul-walker_x.htm
  6. ^ a b "Paul Walker bio: Fast & Furious Actor". http://www.tribute.ca/people/Paul+Walker/1379/17622. Retrieved on 2008-09-28.  Tribute.ca
  7. ^ Kim, Beatrice (2003-11-21). "Pretty boy is pretty coy: Walker talks the talk". http://daily.stanford.edu/article/2003/11/21/prettyBoyIsPrettyCoyWalkerTalksTheTalk. Retrieved on 2008-09-28.  The Stanford Daily
  8. ^ "Netflix: Paul Walker". http://www.netflix.com/RoleDisplay?personid=11638956. Retrieved on 2008-09-28.  Netflix
  9. ^ Chean, Steven (2003-06-15). "Walker on the wild side". http://www.usaweekend.com/03_issues/030615/030615paulwalker.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-28.  USA Weekend
  10. ^ "Eight Below (2006)". http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=antarctica.htm. Retrieved on 2008-09-28.  Box Office Mojo
  11. ^ a b Murray, Rebecca. "Interview with "Running Scared" Writer/Director Wayne Kramer". http://movies.about.com/od/runningscared/a/runningwk021406.htm. Retrieved on 2008-09-28.  About.com
  12. ^ "Apple - Movie Trailers - Fast and Furious". http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/fastandfurious/. Retrieved on 2008-09-28.  Apple
  13. ^ Fleming, Michael (2008-09-09). "Screen Gems digs up 'Bone' cast". http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117991957.html?categoryid=13&cs=1&query=bone+deep. Retrieved on 2008-09-28.  Variety
  14. ^ Perchuk, Kate. "Paul Walker on the Wild Side". http://entertainment.ivillage.com/features/0,,qgbd,00.html?arrivalSA=1&cobrandRef=0&arrival_freqCap=1&pba=adid=7428229. Retrieved on 2008-12-07.  iVillage
  15. ^ Koltnow, Barry (2006-02-18). "Just chillin'". http://www.ocregister.com/ocregister/entertainment/homepage/article_1005204.php. Retrieved on 2008-09-29.  The Orange County Register
  16. ^ Longsdorf, Amy (2006-02-24). "Paul Walker: People.com". http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1166867,00.html. Retrieved on 2008-09-29.  People.com
  17. ^ Duane, Daniel. "Paul Walker's Adventure Sports Workout Routine". Men's Health. http://www.menshealth.com/cda/article.do?site=MensHealth&channel=fitness&category=motivation&conitem=e718d0a0d1c26010VgnVCM200000cee793cd____&page=1. Retrieved on 2008-09-28. 

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