American actor Paul William Walker IV died on November 30, 2013. He gained notoriety for playing Brian O’Conner in the Fast & Furious series.
Walker started his acting career as a child actor in the 1980s. He rose to fame in the 1990s after appearing in the television soap opera The Young and the Restless.
Walker won praise for his performances in the 1999 comedies Varsity Blues and She’s All That. He also achieved international fame by appearing in The Fast and the Furious (2001).
Paul Walker parents: Meet Paul Walker III, Cheryl Walker
On September 12, 1973, Walker was born in Glendale, California.
His father, Paul William Walker III, was a sewer contractor and a former amateur boxer who won two Golden Gloves titles.
Walker’s paternal grandfather, William, had a brief boxing career as “Irish” Billy Walker, and another raced factory cars for Ford in the 1960s. His mother, Cheryl (née Crabtree), was a fashion model.
