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Paul Walker: Southern California
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Referred to as "the new Steve McQueen" by The Fast and the Furious director Rob Cohen, Paul Walker has emerged as both a California heartthrob and smooth-talking tough guy. The old-school qualities he exhibits -- reminiscent of Paul Newman in the '60s and '70s -- make him as likeable among the gents as he is with the ladies. Still, his candidness and avoidance of the trouble that actors of his kind get into, make it difficult to compare him to any other.
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Paul William Walker IV is a former model and an American actor. He was born on 12th September, 1973 in Glendale, California, USA. His father Paul William Walker III was a businessman and mother Cheryl was a former fashion model. He is the eldest among three brothers and a sister
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Paul William Walker IV (born September 12, 1973) is an American actor and former male fashion model. Biography Early life Paul Walker was born in Glendale, California to Paul William Walker III (a retired sewer contractor) and Cheryl Crabtree (a former fashion model); his paternal grandfather, William Walker (aka. "Irish" Billy Walker), was a Pearl Harbor survivor and a Navy middleweight boxing champion, while his maternal grandfather commanded a tank Battalion that invaded Italy under General Patton during World War II [1]. He has two younger brothers, Caleb and Cody, and a younger sister,
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The eldest of four children, Paul William Walker IV was born September 12th, 1973, to a contractor father and model mother in Glendale, California. It was his mother, with her connections in the entertainment industry, who first gave the world a glimpse of the future successful actor. Walker became a child model/actor, appearing in many commercials, including one for Pampers that will surely be fished out of the archives to embarrass him on a late night talk show.
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Born and raised in Southern California, Walker began his professional career as a model and actor while still a child. After graduating from high school, Walker considered various career possibilities including marine biology before commiting to the craft as a profession. Walker made his feature film debut in the outrageous comedy Meet The Deedles, with Steve Van Wormer, A.J. Langer and Dennis Hopper.
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[T]he surfing, an obsession that Walker sometimes places even above his fast-rising Hollywood career. Growing up in Sun Valley, California, Walker surfed every time his family went to the beach; these days he surfs almost every day. "It keeps things grounded for me," he says. "It's where I came from, and it's who I am. I sometimes struggle, because my job is like the antithesis of what surfing is all about. Surfing's simple. It's real."
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