Paul Walker Facts: 12 Things You Don't Know About the Late 'Fast and Furious 7' Star

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Paul Walker was a charismatic and inspirational individual, both on and off the big screen. While he was in a number of television series and films prior, he hit the spotlight after starring as Brian O’Conner in the infamous 2001 film the Fast and the Furious. Here are some facts about Paul Walker that not many people know.

1. Paul started his small screen career as a toddler, when he starred in a commercial for Pampers in the 1970’s.

  2. Paul was a natural actor and started working in television in 1985 at the age of 11, appearing in “Highway to Heaven”, “Touched by an Angel”, “Throb” and others before moving on to the big screen.

 

3.”Monster in the Closet” was Paul’s first movie and was released in 1986. Below is a scene from the movie.

 

4. Paul Walker majored in Marine Biology at the California community college, and was a huge fan of Marine Biologist Jacques-Yves Cousteau.

Although Paul enjoyed acting, his first love was always marine biology. He was a board member of the Billfish Foundation, and did many projects including “Expedition Great White” for National Geographic. Keep this in mind the next time you watch “Into the Blue”.

5. Paul was a dedicated father to his daughter, Meadow Rain Walker.

During an interview with GQ, Paul revealed: “She keeps encouraging me to do all this stuff. I thought at this point in my life I would need to be home with her, but she wants me to keep acting so she can travel around the world with me.”

6. Paul was always held in high regard and was close friends with his “Fast and Furious” co-star Tyrese Gibson. Vin Diesel considered Paul to be like a brother, and affectionately called him “Pablo”.

  

Paul Walker’s mother often referred to her son as Vin Diesel’s “other half”. Perhaps the chemistry between the cast members is part of the reason why the Fast and Furious franchise has been so successful.

7. Paul’s father was a two-time “Golden Gloves” champion. His grandfather also had a boxing career as “Irish’ Billie Walker”.

 

8. Paul had a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu.

 

When Paul was tragically killed, he was already a brown belt at the Paragon Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Academy in California, under instructor Ricardo ‘Franjinha’ Miller. Following Walker’s death, Miller decided to honor Paul by posthumously bequeathing the actor his black belt at a memorial held by his family.

9. Paul was an avid car enthusiast and competed in the Redline Time Attack racing series. He raced a BMW M3 E92 and was on the AE Performance Team.

 

10. Paul was known for having a huge heart and always helped people in any way he could.

 

Paul was involved in helping many victims of the earthquake in Haiti, and started a charity organization called ‘Reach Out Worldwide‘ which still assists areas affected by natural disasters around the world. Once he was in a jewelry store one day when he noticed a young U.S. military veteran with his fiance shopping for a wedding ring. Paul went to the manager and said “Put that girl’s ring on my tab.” 

11. Vin Diesel named is daughter “Pauline” in memory of his co-star, friend and brother.

 

12. Unfortunately the second victim of the fatal crash, Roger Rodas, did not get as much world-wide attention as Paul.

Roger Rodas was a friend, racing competitor, and co-owner with Paul at a car customization business called “Always Evolving”. Roger was also Paul’s financial advisor, and they performed a lot of charity work together. In fact, they were on their way to a fundraiser event for “Reach Out Worldwide” when they had the accident.

                                                                  R.I.P PAUL !!!