Paul William Walker was born on September 12, 1973 in Glendale,
California. He modeled as a child, starring in commercials for Pampers, and
just about everything else imaginable. His mother was also a model. He began
acting when he was only a child, but he only studied it after graduating high
school. In 1986, Paul played Professor Bennet in the movie, Monster in the
Closet. He then stared in the TV series.
In 1992- 1993 Paul had a role in the soap opera, The Young & The Restless. He played Brandon Collins.
His next film was Tammy
& The Rex in 1994. He then had given up acting for the time being and tried to pursue his hopes to be
a marine biologist. He majored in Marine Biology at some California community
colleges, but wanted to get back into acting, mainly at first just to make
money. Then in 1996, he was cast in an episode of Touched by an Angel. This
time he wanted to get back into acting for good. It was then, in 1998 that
he starred in Meet The Deedles. Then, playing
the interest of Reese Witherspoon, Paul played a basketball star in the movie Pleasantville
This movie also featured Tobey Maguire and William Macey.
In 1999, Paul starred in Varsity Blues a high school football drama. The movie also starred James
Van Der Beek and Jon Voight. Paul played Lance Harbor, the star football quarterback who gets
injured and can no longer play football.
For his next movie, She's All That he played Freddie Prinze JR.(Zack Syler) friend who makes a bet that he can turn ugly duckling Laney Boggs
into the Prom Queen. He claims he has enjoyed the characters that he has been able to play, but also hopes to find more dramatic roles for himself. In 2000 Paul
Walker starred in the high school thriller The
Skulls also featuring Joshua Jackson.
He is interested in playing a character that is more his age, as opposed
to a teenager as in most of his previous films. He achieved that in
the 2001 blockbuster The Fast & The Furious
opposite Vin Diesel.
He is also interested in doing a period piece in the future. He also has hopes
to produce a movie one day. His career is truly taking off, and Paul is keeping
an open mind about it all, and stays away from the Hollywood hype.
Paul enjoys surfing, snow-boarding, skiing, snorkeling, sailboarding,
sailing, soccer and just about every other sport. He is close to nature and
lives out of the back of his ford explorer with only the essentials,...and a
surfboard. His friends call him "vagrant" because he doesn't live
anywhere for that long. He still stays close to nature even though he is
working in the midst of Hollywood. His love of animals doesn't fade, even when
he is away from home. "I watch the Discovery Channel and Animal Planet all
the time," he says.
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Paul Means:
The first name of Paul creates a dual nature for his desire to systematize his life to progress step by step, but so frequently, he is taken into new experiences, instability, and change. He is intrigued by a challenge, especially in mechanical and technical fields. Scientific concepts appeal to him. He likes activities that require physical effort as well as mental ingenuity. His questioning, critical, practical nature makes him prove all ideas to his own satisfaction, rarely accepting anyone's word or ideas. At times he is torn between his desires for system and order and he desires for change and new experiences. He have to guard against impatience and criticism of the weaknesses of others. His impulsive nature could lead to accidents. Physical weaknesses would show in the digestive tract and stomach.
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