Trivia

Auditioned for the role of Anakin Skywalker but was too old for the part. He has said it was the only role he's ever really wanted.

His grandfather Paul Walker, Jr. (aka. "Irish" Billy Walker) was a professional boxer, raced cars for Ford, and is a Pearl Harbor survivor.

Vin Diesel went to the site of Paul's death and spoke kind words over a loud speaker from a police officers car. He said, "I just want to say to all of you, if my brother were here right now and he saw all of the love you are bringing here", Vin said. "If he could see for himself that all of you have shown up to show my brother love... at this hard time, his family gets to see all of you show the love that you've shown Paul. It's going to stay with me, forever. I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for coming down here and showing that angel up in heaven how much you appreciate him".

Described himself as a "total gear head" and he owned the Nissan Skyline R34 which he used in 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003).

Had a daughter with ex-girlfriend, Rebecca Soteros, named Meadow Walker (Meadow Rain Walker), born on November 4, 1998.

Paul served as best man at his younger brother Caleb Walker's wedding weeks before his death.

Fast & Furious 6 (2013) cast mate, Luke Evans, dedicated his performance in The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) to Paul.

Was a professional race car driver, and worked with AE Performance.

He worked in Guadalupe catching, tagging and studying Great White Sharks. He can be seen on the new TV show, Shark Men (2010) as a Deckhand. (2010)

Was set to star in both The Best of Me (2014) and Hitman: Agent 47 (2015) after wrapping production of Furious 7 (2015), but sadly passed away before being able to film either of them. His roles went to James Marsden and Rupert Friend, respectively.

Daughter, Meadow Walker, moved in full time with him in the fall of 2012, making Paul a full-time father.

He had a tattoo of his daughter's name, Meadow Walker, tattooed on the inside of his right wrist along with the Hawaiian state flower.

His organization 'Charity Reach Out Worldwide' is aimed at helping areas after natural disasters strike. He had left an event for his charity when he was involved in a fatal car accident.

He didn't like to watch himself on screen and would only watch his own movies once.

Was scheduled to be back on the set of Furious 7 (2015) on Tuesday December 3, 2013.

In December 2013, the city council of Pelluhue, Chile, decided to name the main street of a new neighborhood in the town as "Paul Walker street", as a gratitude gesture for the help he gave to the victims of the earthquake in Chile (February 27, 2010) in that same town.

Paul Walker was finally laid to rest at a private ceremony at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in the Hollywood Hills on December 15, 2013.

In Chile, helping the victims of the earthquake (March 2010)

Resided in Huntington Beach and Santa Barbara, California, where he surfed every day he was at home.

Tore his ACL in London, during the summer of 2012, while filming Fast & Furious 6 (2013). Production was stopped and Walker had ACL surgery.

Vin Diesel his best friend and co-star named his third child, a daughter, Pauline, after him. Mother is Paloma Jiménez.

Before the private memorial service for Paul's family and the cast and crew of the Fast & Furious series, police made fans vacate the area. A permit was obtained by Universal to shutdown the streets surrounding the crash site from 7pm until 10pm for the service, on December 2, 2013.

Was considered for the role of Johnny Storm in Fantastic Four (2005).

The driver in the fatal crash that killed Paul Walker was 38-year-old Roger Rodas. Rodas was the CEO of automotive company Always Evolving, and they were in Walker's 2005 Porsche Carrera GT when Roger lost control of the car and struck a tree. Walker was one of Always Evolving's owners, and Rodas was a former race car driver.

He wanted to enroll in the US Army when the Gulf War first broke out.

He was set to star in S.W.A.T. (2003) as Jim Street but backed out. Colin Farrell was cast instead.

Received his brown belt in BJJ under Ricardo "Franjinha" Miller at the Paragon BJJ Academy.

Chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful Persons in the world in 2001.

Scored his break into show business through modeling.

Was a keen traveler and had visited countries such as India, Fiji and Costa Rica.

Good friend, Tyrese Gibson, went to the site of Paul's death and broke down in tears. He took with him a piece of wreckage as remembrance. Tyrese instagramed a photo of the piece he took with him.

Was good friends with actor/singer Tyrese Gibson.

Paul is the second-eldest sibling of five. The others are: Amy Walker (Amie Kaz) (six years older than Paul); Caleb Walker (four years younger); Ashlie Walker (eleven years younger); and Cody Walker (fifteen years younger).

Most of his recent ancestry was English, with some German, as well more distant Swiss-German roots.

Good friends with Jesse Brisendine. Jesse is a personal trainer and life coach in Santa Barbara. The two traveled the world together. He once told Jesse on his tombstone we would want "He was a good guy and a kind person.".

His mother, Cheryl Crabtree Walker, was a model.

Was good friends with fellow actor Josh Brolin; they had portrayed brothers on "Highway to Heaven" and, 20 years later, rival treasure hunters in "Into the Blue". Brolin served as a pallbearer at Walker's funeral.

Owned a Labrador named Zero, a Chesapeake Bay puppy, and a horse named Cowboy.

Frequently worked with Scott Caan. (Varsity Blues (1999), Life Makes Sense If You're Famous (2002), and Into the Blue (2005)).

Was a fan of marine biologist Jacques-Yves Cousteau.

Graduated from Village Christian High School (located in Sun Valley, California) class of 1991.

Only one of his films featured his character dying.

Referenced in made-for-TV movie, Spring Break Shark Attack (2005), and in the TV show Happy Endings (2011) episode, The Girl with the David Tattoo (2011).

Was best friends with Oakley Lehman since childhood.

Paul Walker was raised as a Latter-day Saint (Mormon) in Glendale, California, but attended an evangelical Christian high school and became less active in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in adulthood while still remaining a Christian throughout his life.

Was listed as a potential nominee on both the 2004 and 2006 Razzie Award nominating ballots. He was suggested in the Worst Actor category on the 2004 ballot for his performances in the films 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) and Timeline (2003). And he was suggested again two years later in the Worst Actor category of the 2006 Razzie nominating ballot for his performance in the film Into the Blue (2005). He failed to receive either nomination.

Living in Santa Barbara. (November 2005)

Was friends with Kylie Tyndall & Keaton Tyndall.

He appeared archive footage in Fast X (2023). His character Brian O'Conner was showed in a flashback scene from Fast Five (2011) that was featured in Fast X (2023).

Hours (2013), Brick Mansions (2014) and Fast & Furious 7 (2015) were all released after his death.