Actor Paul William Walker IV, best recognized for his work in the "The Fast and the Furious" franchise, was very close with his daughter Meadow. He mentioned her in nearly every interview he gave and even had her name tattooed on his wrist. Meadow’s mother, Rebecca Soteros, did not live with Paul, but trusted him completely when it came to their child.
They were indeed the best of friends, and Paul spent just about all of his free time with her. Tragically, the star passed away in a vehicle crash when Meadow was just fifteen-years-old. She lately commemorated her 18th birthday and has grown from a wonderful baby girl to a spectacular girl.
Paul William Walker IV was born September 12, 1973, in Glendale, California. He was the son of Cheryl (née Crabtree), a fashion model, and Paul William Walker III, a sewer contractor and a fighter who was a two-time Golden Gloves champion. Paul’s paternal grandfather had a boxing career as “’Irish’ Billie Walker”. He began modeling at the age of two 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. That year he starred in a commercial for Showbiz Pizza. Walker’s film career began in 1986, 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 first film in the franchise. The film established Walker as a notable film star and leading man and led to his reprise of the role in the 2003 sequel 2 Fast 2 Furious.
He continued his career with leading roles in films such as Joy Ride (2001), Timeline (2003), and Into the Blue (2005). He had a supporting role in Clint Eastwood’s adaptation of Flags of Our Fathers (2006). Walker then starred in the crime thriller Running Scared and Walt Disney Pictures’ Eight Below, both released in 2006.
He reprised his role in the fifth installment of The Fast and the Furious series, Fast Five (2011), and again in Fast & Furious 6 (2013). For this film, he won the 2014 MTV Movie Award as the best on-screen duo, with Vin Diesel. He was part of an ensemble cast in Wayne Kramer’s Pawn Shop Chronicles (2013), which was Walker’s last film released before he passed away.
At the time that he passed away, Walker had been filming Furious 7, which was slated for release in July 2014. The film was completed by using his brothers Caleb and Cody as his body doubles/stand-ins, and CGI, and was released in April 2015. Walker was also set to play Agent 47 in the video game adaptation Hitman: Agent 47, but passed away before production began. Walker lived in Santa Barbara with his dogs. He and Rebecca Soteros, a one-time girlfriend, had a daughter named Meadow Walker, who lived with her mother in Hawaii for 13 years and then moved to California to live with Walker in 2011. Her godfather is Vin Diesel. At the time of his great loss, Walker was dating Jasmine Pilchard-Gosnell.
No doubt Paul would be proud of the lovely young woman his daughter Meadow has become. The two were the best of friends and spent as much time together as possible when Meadow was growing up. Now Meadow now works as a model and has since amassed a following of over 1.4 million on Instagram. That’s not including her fan pages!
Her striking beauty has certainly captured the attention of fashion photographers who are eager to work with her on various photo sessions. While she suffered the loss of her father, Meadow has made the most of her life. She travels frequently and leads an active lifestyle.
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