PAUL Walker, the star of the Fast & Furious movie series, died on Saturday in a car crash that killed one other person outside Los Angeles. He was 40.
Walker’s publicist Ame Van Iden confirmed the actor’s death late on Saturday afternoon.
A statement on the actor’s Facebook page said he had been a passenger in a friend’s car, and that Walker was in the area to attend a charity event for his organisation Reach Out Worldwide.
Walker rode the Fast & Furious franchise to stardom, starring in all but one of the six action blockbusters, beginning with the first film in 2001.
The blond-haired, blue-eyed Los Angeles-native brought California surfer good-looks and an easy, warm charm to the popular street-racing series.
His Fast & Furious co-star Vin Diesel posted a photograph of him and Walker arm-in-arm on Instagram with the message: “Brother I will miss you very much. I am absolutely speechless.”
The son of a fashion model and a sewer contractor, Walker grew up in a working class, Mormon household in Glendale, California.
The oldest of five siblings, Walker’s mother began taking him to auditions as a toddler. He was a child model beginning at the age of two.
Walker has said the early induction to show business wasn’t to start him on a career path, but as a way to help provide for the family.
After a string of TV roles as a child in the ’80s, including small roles on Who’s the Boss and Charles in Charge, Walker made his feature film debut in the 1998 comedy Meet the Deedles.
Supporting roles in the films Pleasantville, Varsity Blues and Flags of Our Fathers followed.
His performance in the 2000 thriller The Skulls caught the eye of producer Neal H Moritz, who cast him in The Fast and the Furious as undercover police officer Brian O’Conner.
Adapted from a Vibe magazine article about underground street races, the film became an unexpected hit.
In the sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious, Walker moved to centre stage with Diesel temporarily dropping out.
Though his stardom didn’t make as much of an impact outside the Fast & Furious series, Walker drew praise from his co-stars and directors as a kind-hearted and eager collaborator.
He formed Reach Out Worldwide in 2010 to aid people struck by natural disasters. Walker is survived by his 15-year-old daughter. — Sapa-AP
‘Fast & Furious’ star Paul Walker dies in car crash
Walker’s publicist Ame Van Iden confirmed the actor’s death late on Saturday afternoon.
A statement on the actor’s Facebook page said he had been a passenger in a friend’s car, and that Walker was in the area to attend a charity event for his organisation Reach Out Worldwide.
Walker rode the Fast & Furious franchise to stardom, starring in all but one of the six action blockbusters, beginning with the first film in 2001.
The blond-haired, blue-eyed Los Angeles-native brought California surfer good-looks and an easy, warm charm to the popular street-racing series.
His Fast & Furious co-star Vin Diesel posted a photograph of him and Walker arm-in-arm on Instagram with the message: “Brother I will miss you very much. I am absolutely speechless.”
The son of a fashion model and a sewer contractor, Walker grew up in a working class, Mormon household in Glendale, California.
The oldest of five siblings, Walker’s mother began taking him to auditions as a toddler. He was a child model beginning at the age of two.
Walker has said the early induction to show business wasn’t to start him on a career path, but as a way to help provide for the family.
After a string of TV roles as a child in the ’80s, including small roles on Who’s the Boss and Charles in Charge, Walker made his feature film debut in the 1998 comedy Meet the Deedles.
Supporting roles in the films Pleasantville, Varsity Blues and Flags of Our Fathers followed.
His performance in the 2000 thriller The Skulls caught the eye of producer Neal H Moritz, who cast him in The Fast and the Furious as undercover police officer Brian O’Conner.
Adapted from a Vibe magazine article about underground street races, the film became an unexpected hit.
In the sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious, Walker moved to centre stage with Diesel temporarily dropping out.
Though his stardom didn’t make as much of an impact outside the Fast & Furious series, Walker drew praise from his co-stars and directors as a kind-hearted and eager collaborator.
He formed Reach Out Worldwide in 2010 to aid people struck by natural disasters. Walker is survived by his 15-year-old daughter. — Sapa-AP
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