2. Paul William Walker IV (born September 12, 1973) is an America actor. He became well known in 1999 after creating the spread offense in the hit film Varsity Blues. He is also known for starring in the surprise summer hit The Fast and The Fourios and has since gone on to star in its sequels 2 Fast 2 Furios and Fast and Fourios.

3. Early life Walker was born in California and raised in the San Fernado Valley the area of Los Angeles County. The son of Paul Walker III (a sewer contractor) and Cheryl (née Crabtree; a former fashion model), he is the second oldest of his four siblings (two brothers and two sisters).

4. Career Walker's small-screen career began as a toddler, when he starred in a television commercial for Pampers. He began modeling at the age of 2 and began working on television shows in 1985, with roles in shows such as Highway to Heaven, Who's the Boss?, The Young and the Restless and Touched By an Angel.

5. Walker's film career began in 1987, with the horror/comedy film Monster in the Closet In 2001, Walker's breakthrough role arrived when he starred opposite actor Vin Diesel in the successful action film The Fast and the Furious. The film established Walker as a notable film star and leading man and led to his reprisal of the role in the 2003 sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious

6. Personal life Walker, who was named as one of People's Most Beautiful People in 2001, currently resides in Santa Barbara, California, with his dog, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever. Walker's first love was marine biology, with his idol being Jacques Cousteau, and he joined the Board of Directors of The Billfish Foundation in 2006. He recently fulfilled a lifelong dream by starring in a National Geographic documentary about great white sharks, which aired on November 16, 2009

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