(CelebNMusic247 News) Remembering Fast and Furious Star Paul Walker
The dirty blonde haired, blue eyed hunk, Paul Walker dazzled us in countless Fast and Furious films as Brian O’Conner, the undercover cop who turns race car driver.
Paul Walker was born on September 12, 1973, in Glendale California. He got his start in a 1980s Coca-Cola commercial and then went on to participate in game shows, before he made it to the big screen.
Walker made an appearance on I’m Telling, that original air from January 1988.
From there Paul Walker continued on his road to success, guest appearing on many TV shows like; What a Dummy, The Young and the Restless, CBS Schoolbreak Special, The Boys Are Back, Tammy and the T-Rex and Touched by an Angel.
Then he had a small role in Pleasantville as the jock boyfriend, Skip Martin, opposite to Reese Witherspoon. It was his role in Varsity Blues that put him on the map and kickstarted his acting career with supporting cast rolls in; She’s All That, Brokedown Palace, but Paul landed a bigger role in The Skulls.
In 2001, Paul Walker got the role of a lifetime in The Fast and the Furious, making him a household name. Brian O’Connor aka Paul Walker took the screen by storm in the breakout blockbuster, The Fast and the Furious. The film launched his career as a leading man, and onscreen heartthrob.
Paul went on to star in the thriller Joy Ride, and then in 2003 he reprised his role as Brian in the sequel 2 Fast and 2 Furious. In that same year he also starred in Timeline, alongside Gerard Butler.
In 2005, Paul Walker returned to the screen in Into the Blue and in 2006, Running Scared, Eight Below, Flags of Our Fathers. In 2008 Paul once again returned to the Fast and Furious franchise, with Fast & Furious, which quickly jump started his career again.
Walker followed the success of Fast & Furious, in the action crime drama, Takers as John Rahway and then came back to his money making role as Brian in Fast Five in 2011. Paul who had a love for fast cars in real life, starred in his most recent lead role in Vehicle 19 and ignited the screen earlier this year in the sixth installment of the franchise titled, Fast & Furious 6.
For the past year, Walker has been filming on location for the seventh installment of the movie that leaves tire burns on the big screen with Fast & Furious 7, which is due out in 2014.
Unfortunately Paul Walker passed away earlier today (Nov 30) after losing control of his brand new Porsche.
Walker leaves behind a catalog of high action films for his fans and his wife and child. Walker married in 2011 after proposing to his longtime girlfriend in 2009. Paul Walker, is finally getting married to his long-time girlfriend, Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell.
At the time, the Star magazine reported that Walker, 35-year old proposed to girlfriend Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell, 19, over the holidays.
Before ending up with his wife, Paul William Walker IV was romantically involved with his Into the Blue star, Jessica Alba (2003), Christina Milian (1999-2001) and Charlie Sheens ex-wife, Denise Richards (1993).
There is no word yet from the studio about the fate of the film Fast and Furious 7, starring, Paul Walker. It is still scheduled to hit theaters on July 11th, 2014. Walker can also be seen in another film titled, Brick Mansions as Damien, which is set to release next November for the Thanksgiving Holiday 2014. He can also been seen in his most recent role as Raw Dog in Pawn Shop Chronicles, which stars Matt Dillon, Norman Reedus, Elijah Wood.
We will miss Paul Walker. RIP sir.
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