Paul Walker

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Paul Walker (2009)

Paul William Walker IV (born September 12, 1973 in Glendale , California - † November 30, 2013 in Santa Clarita , California) was an American actor and film producer . He gained notoriety through the impersonation of Brian O'Conner in the action film series Fast and Furious .

life and career

Walker grew up with two brothers and two sisters in Southern California . He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and was raised a Mormon . As a child, his mother got him to appear in commercials . Early on he had small guest appearances in television series. After graduating from Village Christian High School , he first studied marine biology . Finally, he made up his mind and embarked on an acting career.

Walker first appeared in lesser-known films before starring alongside Tobey Maguire and Reese Witherspoon in Pleasantville in 1998 - Too Good to Be True . 1999 followed Varsity Blues and She's All That with junior Freddie Prinze and Rachael Leigh Cook . He had his breakthrough in 2001 with the action film The Fast and the Furious on the side of Vin Diesel . The role of Undercover - Cops Brian O'Conner he was allowed in 2003 in the sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious embody again.

After diving for treasure with Jessica Alba in the 2005 film Into the Blue , he worked in Clint Eastwood's 2006 project Flags of Our Fathers . He was also seen in Antarctica - Trapped in the Ice as a dog handler in the Antarctic and in Running Scared as a gangster who is supposed to dispose of a murder weapon. In May 2007, Kill Bobby Z , based on a novel by Don Winslow , was released in German cinemas. In it, he played an imprisoned ex-elite soldier who enters into a dangerous deal with the drug agency to get free. In 2008 the psychological thriller The Lazarus Project with Piper Perabo came out. He then stood for the fourth part, Fast & Furious - New Model. Original parts. , again with Diesel in front of the camera, which was released in German cinemas on April 2, 2009.

In 2010 he founded the organization Reach Out Worldwide to support the victims of natural disasters. In the same year, Walker shot again with Diesel, this time Fast & Furious Five , which hit theaters in April 2011. Filming for Fast & Furious 6 , the sixth part of the series, began in July 2012. The film was shown in German cinemas from May 23, 2013.

His last film was Fast & Furious 7 and was released in 2015. After Walker's death, the then 25- and 36-year-old brothers of the deceased 40-year-old stepped in to complete open scenes.

Walker was the father of a daughter, from whose mother he lived separately. At first the daughter lived with her mother in Hawaii , but in 2011 they moved to California to be closer to Walker. Walker lived in Santa Barbara and Huntington Beach , California.

death

Grave of Paul Walker, Forest Lawn Memorial Park Hollywood Hills Los Angeles

On November 30, 2013, Walker and his friend, racing driver Roger Rodas, were killed in a car accident in the Valencia district of Santa Clarita north of Los Angeles . They were on the return of Walker's Reach-Out-Worldwide event held to benefit victims of Typhoon Haiyan . Rodas lost control of his Porsche Carrera GT at excessive speed (approx. 160 km / h) , which then hit a lamp post, then a tree and then went up in flames. Both occupants of the vehicle died at the scene of the accident, Walker in the passenger seat.

Paul Walker was cremated and entombed with his close family on December 14, 2013 in Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills .

Filmography (selection)

Voice actor

In German-speaking countries, Paul Walker was mostly dubbed by David Nathan . Other German-language dubbing voices were Timmo Niesner , who dubbed him at a young age, followed by Peter Flechtner in 2006 and Jaron Löwenberg in ( Takers - The Final Job ) from 2010.

Web links

Commons : Paul Walker  - Collection of Images

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of death. On: tmz.net, December 16, 2013, accessed on April 24, 2015 (PDF file; 149 MB; English).
  2. ↑ a b William Keck: Fame lets Paul Walker dive in. Usatoday.com, September 27, 2005, accessed on December 2, 2013 (English).
  3. ↑ a b "Fast and Furious" star: Actor Paul Walker dies in a car accident. Spiegel Online , November 30, 2013, accessed April 24, 2015 .
  4. ↑ About us. ( Memento of the original from March 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. From: roww.org , accessed April 24, 2015. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.roww.org
  5. ↑ Bory's Kit: 'Haywire' Star Gina Carano in Talks to Join 'Fast & Furious 6'. hollywoodreporter.com, April 23, 2012, accessed December 2, 2013 .
  6. ↑ XiXi Yang: Tyrese Talks "Fast Six" and Wants to be in "Transformers 4"! (No longer available online.) Popstoptv.com, July 8, 2012, archived from the original on July 15, 2012 ; accessed on December 2, 2013 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / popstoptv.com
  7. ↑ A farewell with oomph . In: Stern.de . November 2, 2014. Retrieved November 4, 2014.
  8. ↑ Doris Kuhn: Hollywood conquers death. From: sueddeutsche.de , April 7, 2015, accessed April 24, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Fast and Furious 7" brothers step in for Paul Walker , April 16, 2014.
  10. ↑ Melody Chiu: Paul Walker Sad to Realize Meadow Has 'Bloomed'. In: People.com. October 22, 2011, accessed May 25, 2013 .
  11. ↑ Dean Schabner: 'Fast and Furious' star Paul Walker Killed in Crash. abcnews.com, November 30, 2013, accessed December 2, 2013 .
  12. ↑ Kimberly Nordyke: Paul Walker Dies in Car Accident at Age 40. hollywoodreporter.com, November 30, 2013, accessed December 1, 2013 .
  13. ^ Cary Osborne: Actor Paul Walker killed in Valencia car crash. signalscv.com, November 30, 2013, accessed December 2, 2013 .
  14. ↑ Spiegel Online: Paul Walker: The accident car was 160 km / h fast , January 4, 2014.
  15. ↑ Paul Walker - “The Fast and The Furious” star dies in a traffic accident , Süddeutsche Zeitung, December 1, 2013.
  16. ↑ Tobias Kniebe: On the death of Paul Walker - Almost a little too nice , December 1, 2013.
  17. ^ Family bids farewell to Paul Walker. stern.de, December 14, 2013, accessed on January 2, 2014 .
personal data
SURNAME Walker, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Walker, Paul William IV
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor and film producer
DATE OF BIRTH September 12, 1973
PLACE OF BIRTH Glendale , California , United States
DATE OF DEATH November 30, 2013
Place of death Valencia , Santa Clarita , California, United States