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Paul Walker: Arthur Young
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Good-looking and charming from the get-go, actor Paul Walker made his first professional appearance as a toddler (in a Pampers commercial) and has been working ever since. Born Sept. 12, 1973, in Glendale, Calif., Walker spent most of his youth on TV, appearing on sitcoms such as "Charles in Charge" and the soap opera "The Young and the Restless."
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In a relatively short period of time Paul Walker, 29, has emerged as one of Hollywood's major players. But the young star, taking a break while filming the John Singleton-directed sequel to the high octane Fast and the Furious sequel in Miami, is unconcerned about his celebrity status especially amongst teenage girls. Relaxed and fit, wearing jeans and a red t-shirt, the fast-talking star says that nothing much has changed despite his elevated star status since the surprise success of the first Fast and the Furious. "The only thing that's really changed, is that I think a few more people from Hollywood seem to know who I am and I am on more people's radar," the actor says. "Aside from that, back home I still hang out with the same people and I still do the same things I always do but just avoid malls." Walker happily concedes that he enjoys the perks of being a celebrity "but a celebrity or famous person is never really a big draw to me." He just loves to act and make movies because "that's one of the few professions or careers that really allow you to live more than one life.
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After graduating from Village Christian high school, Walker attended several community colleges and at first majored in Marine Biology. Walker considered various career possibilities including marine biology. But with experience in modeling, a number of television guest spots on shows like Who's The Boss?, Diff'rent Strokes and The Young and the Restless already to his credit, he decided acting was definitely the way to go.
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Paul joined Sage as company accountant in 1984 having previously trained as a chartered accountant with Arthur Young. He was appointed Finance Director in 1987 and became Chief Executive in 1994. In May 2002, Paul was appointed to the Board of Diageo plc as a non-executive director.
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