Paul William Walker IV

Fact File:

Name: Paul William Walker IV

Date of birth: September 12, 1973

Date of death: November 30, 2013

Occupation: Actor

Personal life:

Paul was raised in a Latter-day Saint household, but later became a non-denominational Christian.

He lived in Santa Barbara with his dogs.

He and Rebecca Soteros, a one-time girlfriend, had a daughter named Meadow Rain Walker, who lived with her mother in Hawaii for 13 years and then moved to California to live with her father, Paul, in 2011.

He was also close friends with fellow Fast & Furious co-star Tyrese Gibson.

At the time of his death, Walker was in a relationship with Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell.

He held a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Ricardo “Franjinha” Miller at Paragon Jiu-Jitsu and was awarded his black belt by Miller posthumously.

Walker drove a R34 Nissan Skyline GT-R V-Spec in 2 Fast 2 Furious. He later owned the car.

A car enthusiast, Paul competed in the Redline Time Attack racing series in which he raced on the AE Performance Team driving a BMW E92 M3.

His car was sponsored by Etnies, Brembo Brakes, Öhlins, Volk, OS Giken, Hankook, Gintani, and Reach Out Worldwide.

He had been preparing for an auto show prior to his death.

Walker owned Always Evolving, a Valencia high-end vehicle performance shop, where Rodas, a pro-am racer, acted as CEO.

Paul also had a large car collection of about 30 cars, a portion of which he co-owned along with Rodas.

In January 2020, twenty-one vehicles owned by Walker were sold for a combined $2.33 million during spirited bidding at an annual car auction in Arizona.

Interesting facts:

1. Her godfather is Vin Diesel, with whom Walker shared a close bond; Diesel gave him the nickname “Pablo”, while Paul’s mother referred to her son as Diesel’s “other half”.

2. Paul founded the humanitarian aid nonprofit charity Reach Out Worldwide (ROWW) with financial adviser Roger Rodas in response to the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
He traveled to a number of disaster-stricken areas to supply aid until his death.

3. Paul had an interest in marine biology, and joined the board of directors of The Billfish Foundation in 2006.
He fulfilled a lifelong dream by starring in the National Geographic Channel series Expedition Great White (retroactively retitled Shark Men), which premiered in June 2010.
He spent 11 days catching and tagging seven great white sharks off the coast of Mexico.
The expedition, led by Chris Fischer, founder and CEO of Fischer Productions, and Brett McBride and Michael Domeier of the Marine Conservation Science Institute, took measurements, gathered DNA samples, and fastened real-time satellite tags to the great white sharks, in order to study migratory patterns, especially those associated with mating and birthing, over a five-year period.

Questions:

1. Where and when did he pass away?

2. What did he die from?

3. What is the most famous film series in which he participated?

Answers:

1. He passed away in Valencia, Santa Clarita, California on November 30, 2013, at about 3:30 pm when he was 40 years old.

2. He died in a car accident when he was driving a Porsche Carrera GT with his friend.

3. The most famous film series in which he participated is “Fast And Furious”.