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Today Marks 8th Death Anniv. of Late American Star Paul Walker


Wed 01 Dec 2021 | 12:46 PM
Ahmed Emam

It’s been eight years without the late American star Paul Walker, who had a screen career of about thirty-three years, enthralled everyone as a talented action artist, and also a handsome modeling star.

Even though he lives through his uncountable movies every single moment, fans are remembering the young actor with their heavy hearts on his 8th death anniversary. Here are some interesting facts about the departed soul.

Walker who passed away on November 30, 2013, from injuries sustained in a single-car collision with a concrete lamp post and two trees, at just 40 years of age is well known for his role as Brian O'Conner in the Fast & Furious franchise.

Walker made his debut as a child actor in the 1980s, gaining recognition in the 1990s after appearing in the television soap opera The Young and the Restless.

At that time,  he also received great credit for his performances in the teen comedy She's All That and the comedy-drama Varsity Blues (both 1999) and saw international fame by starring in The Fast and the Furious (2001).

He is well-known for starring in several successful action films, such as " Into the Blue (2005) and Running Scared (2006), Hank Hansen in Flags of Our Fathers (both 2006), Takers (2010), and Furious 7.

On his death anniversary, the renowned action actor Mark Sinclair, 54, who is dubbed Diesel paid tribute to his best friend Walker.

Sinclair took to Instagram on Tuesday, sharing a heartfelt post about both of their daughters, Meadow Walker, 22, and Haina Riley Sinclair, 13. Diesel began his post by reminiscing about a moment on the set of Fast & Furious in 2008, where he told Walker he was expecting his first child, Haina.

'When we were done filming that day you came into my trailer and asked, what's on your mind? You always knew when something was on my mind. Haha. I told you that I was about to have a baby and didn't know what to expect at the hospital which I was heading to after work,' the actor posted.

Moreover, the beloved star shared a photo from Meadow's wedding in October to Louis Thornton-Allan, with Diesel's daughter Haina serving as the maid of honor.