Biography of Walker

Actor and model Paul Walker was born on September 12, 1973 in Glendale, California. Ros Paul Walker in a large family with two brothers and sisters, parents were well-off. Mother is a former model, father is a businessman.

Paul Walker in his childhood

Since Paul's mother was a model, she took her son with her on the TV with her diapers. His father is a former military man, but he never inclined the boy to follow in his footsteps and supported his participation in television projects. Experience in shooting ads Paul received at the age of two, starring in the video of disposable diapers Pampers. From this began his career as an actor and model .

Having grown older, Paul appeared before the camera more as a model and participant in a reality show. At the age of 13, the boy made his debut in the cinema. It was a children's horror film "Monsters in the closet." Since then, he often began to offer episodic roles.

Since 1993, after graduating from high school, Paul received a role in the soap opera "Young and Daring". It was from this time on that he began to work as an actor full-time. Paul played in films of different genres. These were comedies, melodramas, horror films, action films. And because of his beautiful appearance and expressive blue eyes, the young man immediately received the nickname of the heartthrob. Popularity among young people gradually led Paul Walker from secondary roles to main roles.

Real fame came to the actor in 2001. It was the role of Brian O'Connor in the acclaimed film The Fast and the Furious. He starred in six scenes of seven. After the release of the first film Paul won such awards as "Male Breakthrough of the Year", "New Male Style", "Best Screen Team" (with Vin Diesel). There were also several nominations. Due to this he was able to get roles in such films as "Wow Ride" (the main role), "Double Fast and the Furious", "Welcome to Paradise", "In the Time Trap" and others.

Behind the scenes

Based on the biography of actor Paul Walker, it is obvious that his personal life was very rich. He was fond of tourism, surfing , racing cars, studied martial arts (jiu-jitsu, taekwondo). The actor described himself as a seeker of acute sensations. Since 2011, he has become the new face of the fragrance for men Davidoff Cool Water. But on the other hand, Paul Walker tried to spend as much time as possible with his family and daughter.

Another interesting fact is that he was very fond of marine biology. In 2006, he joined the board of directors of the Marlinovs Fund - a species of fish whose population is sharply reduced. Participated in an expedition off the coast of Mexico, studying the life of large white sharks and collecting DNA as part of filming for the National Geographic channel.

In 2010, Walker established the charity fund Reach Out Worldwide. It is a non-profit rapid response organization that helps people affected by natural disasters. Paul and his heroic team spend millions of dollars and thousands of hours a year helping the injured unfortunate survive the catastrophe.

But to the great regret, in 2013, the life of the popular 40-year-old actor Paul Walker was interrupted. He died in a car accident in California.

The wife and children of Paul Walker

The first civil wife of Paul Walker was Rebecca McBrein. She bore him a daughter, Meadow. With Rebecca, he never legalized the relationship, because at that time the actor considered himself not mature enough for this. But he was an excellent father and said that being an actor is a job for him, but being a dad is a real life!

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The last relationship with Paul was with the girl Jasmine Pilchar-Gosnel, who at the time of their acquaintance was only 16 years old. In 2011, they parted, but shortly before his death again met.