Paul William Walker IV, simply known as Paul Walker, was a famous American film producer, actor, as well as a model. Paul Walker rose to prominence in 2001, when he played the role of Brian O’Conner in Rob Cohen’s film called “The Fast and the Furious”. The first installment of the franchise, “The Fast and the Furious” featured a cast of Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster and Michelle Rodriguez. With the main focus on street racing, “The Fast and the Furious” explored the relationship between Walker’s character O’Conner and Dominic Toretto, portrayed by Vin Diesel. The movie generated rather mixed critical reviews, yet it managed to gross more than $207 million at the box office worldwide. Paul Walker reprised his role in a 2003 action film “2 Fast 2 Furious”, directed by John Singleton. In the second installment, Vin Diesel’s character was replaced by Tyrese Gibson, who played Roman Pearce. The supporting cast included Eva Mendes, Cole Hauser and Ludacris. Even though the movie managed to gross over $236 million, it was met with rather negative reviews, and was even nominated for the Worst Remake or Sequel Razzie Award. Walker joined forces with Vin Diesel, Rodriguez and Jordana Brewster in the fourth film of the series called “Fast & Furious 4”, which grossed $363 million worldwide, making it one of the highest-grossing films of 2009. Walker’s last appearance in the series will be shown in an upcoming film entitled “Furious 7”, which is scheduled to be released in 2015. This was Paul Walker’s last performance prior to his fatal car accident in 2013.
Paul Walker Net Worth $25 Million
A famous actor, how rich is Paul Walker? Sources state that Paul Walker’s net worth is estimated to be $25 million, most of which came from his acting career.
Paul Walker was born in 1973, in Glendale, California. Walker studied at Village Christian School, from which he graduated in 1991. Walker later studied marine biology in various community colleges in California, before he launched his acting career. Prior to making appearances in films, Walker starred in numerous television series, including “Touched by an Angel”, “Highway to Heaven” and “Who’s the Boss?”. Walker’s film debut came in 1986 in a horror comedy film called “Monster in the Closet”, where he starred alongside Stacy Ferguson “Fergie”, Howard Duff and John Carradine. Walker rose to fame in the 1990s, when he portrayed the character of Brandon Collins in a popular television series called “The Young and the Restless”. As Walker’s popularity grew, he featured in such films as “The Skulls”, “Varsity Blues” and “She’s All That”. Walker’s international success came in 2001 with the release of “The Fast and the Furious” film. Yet, even though he was best known for the role of O’Conner, Paul Walker was also the main star of Wayne Kramer’s “Running Scared” with Cameron Bright, “The Lazarus Project” starring Linda Cardellini, Bob Gunton and Piper Perabo, as well as “Vehicle 19”.
A well-known film and television star, Paul Walker has an estimated net worth of $25 million, most of which came from his career as an actor.
