American actor and philanthropist Paul Walker had a starring role in the fast and Furious franchise before his tragic death in an auto crash in 2013 at the age of 40. However, his legacy lives on as his brothers, twins Cody and Caleb were able to recreate his role and complete the filming of the fast and Furious 7 which he didn’t conclude before his demise.
Walker began his acting career early on in life, but gained recognition as a budding actor with his appearance on the soap opera, the young and the restless, in the 1990s and thereafter went into films such as the 1999 movie Varsity Blues.
A lover of marine life, Walker was part of an expedition by the National Geographic Channel, called Exhibition Great White where they were able to catch and tag seven great white sharks for scientific research. He also founded a charity organization known as Reach Out Worldwide (ROWW) in 2010 to help alleviate the suffering of those people affected by natural disaster.
Paul Walker Biography
Paul Walker was the oldest of five children born to Cheryl, a fashion designer and Paul William Walker III, a sewage contractor and boxer. He was born on September 12, 1973, in Glendale California and grew up in the Sunland, Los Angeles. Walker acquires high school education in the San Fernando Valley and graduated from Sun Valley’s Village Christian school in 1991. Thereafter he attended several community colleges in Southern California and bagged a major in Marine Biology.
Walker appeared in commercials for Pampers as a toddler and was already into modelling by the age of two. He featured in some television shows of the 1980’s such as Highway to Heaven, Who’s the Boss, Touched by an Angel, Monster in the Closet and The Retaliator.
Furthermore, he was cast in some movies of the 1990’s such as the Soap opera, The Young and the Restless (1993), where he was cast as Brandon Collins; Meet the Deedles (1998), Pleasantville (1998), Varsity Blues (1999) and She’s All That (1999).
However, it wasn’t until 2001 that Walker gained huge popularity when he starred alongside Vin Diesel in the first sequel in the action movie series, the Fast and the Furious. The critically acclaimed movie established him as an action movie star of great repute and got him roles in similar movies in the genre such as Takers, Hours and Vehicle 19. He was to later reprise his role in the 2003 sequel 2 fast 2 furious as well as other sequels in the series.
A humanitarian and well-known philanthropist to the core, Walker flew with his team from Reach Out Worldwide, to Chile after the devastating magnitude 8.8 earthquakes that struck the town of Constitution on February 27, 2010, to offer aid and support to the victims. Likewise, he visited the scene of the 2010 Haiti earthquake to assist the victims.
Meanwhile, he is a car lover with about 30 vast collections and was a participant in a car race competition. After his death, 21 of his cars were auctioned off in January 2020 at an annual car auction in Arizona, grossing about $2.33 million.
Paul Walker’s Death
Paul Walker met his untimely death on November 30, 2013, in a single-car collision at a speed zone on Hercules Street in Santa Clarita California. Walker was in the area to attend a charity event, organized by Reach Out Worldwide to help the victims of Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines. He was a passenger in the Porsche Carrera GT that was driven by his friend and financial advisor Roger Rodas, when the car spun out of control rammed into two trees and a concrete lamp post and immediately caught fire, killing both of them at the spot. His remains were cremated and the ashes buried, at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. His life, including his childhood and professional life, and interviews from his family and colleagues were chronicled in a documentary, I am Paul Walker which was released on August 11, 2018, by Paramount Network.
Moreover, Walker left his entire $25 million estates to her daughter Meadow Rain whom he had with his ex-girlfriend, Rebecca McBrain.
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Paul Walker’s Brothers
Paul Walker grew up with his two brothers, Cody and Caleb, and two sisters Ashley and Amie.
Caleb Walker
Paul Walker’s brother Caleb Walker was born Caleb Michael Walker on October 4, 1977, in Los Angeles California. Caleb went in to acting before his brother’s death and has featured in some movies including The Ultimate Sacrifice ( 2012), and, I am Paul Walker (2018). He worked alongside his brother Cody Walker to complete Furious 7 (2015).
He tied the knot with Stephenie Branch on October 19, 2013, and the couple has a son, Maverick Paul Walker, who was born on August 5, 2017.
Paul Walker’s Brother Cody Walker
Paul Walker’s Cody Beau Walker (born on June 13, 1988) graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is a trained paramedic and the Chief Executive officer of Reach Out Worldwide founded by his late brother, Paul Walker.
Cody Walker, like his brothers, is also an actor by profession and upon the demise of Paul, helped complete the final scenes of Furious 7.
However, he made his acting debut in the 2013 movie, Abandoned Mine. He has also been cast in USS Indianapolis: Men of Courage (2006), Shadow Wolves, The Last Full Measure, as well as the television show, In the Rough.
Cody Walker married his girlfriend of seven years, Felicia Knox on August 15, 2015, and they welcomed their baby girl Remi Rogue Walker in November 2017.
Does Paul Walker have a Twin?
Paul Walker’s lookalike Brothers often got people confused about whether he has a Twin. But no, the Varsity Blues star does not have a twin.
However, his brothers who share some physical resemblance with him, filled in in his absence to complete the shooting of Furious 7, after Walker died in the middle of production.
Universal, the producers of the Fast and Furious franchise made it possible through the use of digital superimpose technology and by rewriting the script for the remaining scenes of the movie. They equally modified the ending, by making his character Brian O’ Connor drive off into the sunset – as a way of paying tribute to Paul Walker.
