December 1, 201312 yr Member I just hope his family never watches that. I also hope they never see any of the "That's what he gets for speeding!" nonsense, when we don't even know anything about what happened. I read an article which said he had a role on Touched by an Angel which led to a recurring part on Y&R...it would be nice if these sites did basic research.
December 1, 201312 yr Member I think everyone remembers Paul Walker naked in Joy Ride, among other things. He was a beautiful man. Not much of an actor IMO, but apparently a very nice guy. It's a shame. Speaking cynically about the industry for a moment, while he was surely a treasured friend to his co-workers in that franchise, Walker is one of the least essential pieces of those F&F films - he was the straight man, the traditional hero opposite the big leads like Diesel, the Rock, etc. They can replace him and say his character and his love interest (Jordana Brewster) have retired happily from the action. Professionally I do know a couple people who are very close to those films. I'm not sure I'll reach out to them about this, that seems tacky, but I wonder how they're doing today.
December 1, 201312 yr Author Member I just saw the remains of the burnt Porsche and video of the car on fire. I hope that Paul and Roger Rodas who was driving did not suffer long. Terrible. I don't know for sure but I think he and the driver probably died on impact. I think everyone remembers Paul Walker naked in Joy Ride, among other things. He was a beautiful man. Not much of an actor IMO, but apparently a very nice guy. It's a shame. Speaking cynically about the industry for a moment, while he was surely a treasured friend to his co-workers in that franchise, Walker is one of the least essential pieces of those F&F films - he was the straight man, the traditional hero opposite the big leads like Diesel, the Rock, etc. They can replace him and say his character and his love interest (Jordana Brewster) have retired happily from the action. Professionally I do know a couple people who are very close to those films. I'm not sure I'll reach out to them about this, that seems tacky, but I wonder how they're doing today. I'm sure they will continue forward. The last movie made nearly $800 million WW. Sad and tragic as his death is, money is the name of the game. They will say they are doing the movie in honor of him.
December 1, 201312 yr Member http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2013/11/30/young-and-restless-star-eric-braeden-recalls-working-with-paul-walker/
December 1, 201312 yr Member Paul did lots of charity work. He was a beautiful man inside and out! https://twitter.com/iBeIla/status/407197279649398784/photo/1
December 1, 201312 yr Member I read about this last night. It's so sad. To be honest, I didn't even believe it at first. My heart goes out to all of his loved ones. R.I.P. Paul...
December 2, 201312 yr Member His daughter posted about him on her FB page, I can't copy/paste it but it made me cry
December 2, 201312 yr Administrator Awful news. I really liked the F&F franchise and thought Paul was good in those movies. RIP Paul.
December 2, 201312 yr Member Ive only seen the first F&F movie and surprised that is a franchise and that its still going. I first came to know Walker in Varsity Blues and always thought he was one of the most gorgeous man in Hollywood
December 3, 201312 yr Member Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the car was going 45mph on a curve that has a 15 mph speed limit http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/paul-walkers-death-nbc-news-661215
December 3, 201312 yr Member This is really heartbreaking. I don't even want to imagine going through the pain of something like this. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10152145287003313&set=a.101465923312.101581.89562268312&type=1&theater Edited December 3, 201312 yr by YRBB
December 3, 201312 yr Member Personally, I'm not all that upset by this. This is a man that bragged about going up to 190 on the highway. Do you know how many lives he put in danger by doing that? Not only that, but it shows a lack of value for his own life. This was bound to happen. I'm not saying I'm happy he died, but when you put yourself in situations like this on the regular, these things happen. I'm just happy no one else had to lose their life because of this. TMZ is also reporting that the car they were driving was as close to a racecar as possible and that it shouldn't even be driven on regular roads.
December 3, 201312 yr Member I just saw pictures of Tyrese at the wreck....the car was absolutely destroyed. Like it was in ruins and just burnt up completely. The driver must have been driving at insane speeds for that to occur.
December 3, 201312 yr Member Had no idea his fiance was only 16 when they started dating! Wow! http://www.thefrisky.com/2013-12-02/whoa-paul-walkers-girlfriend-jasmine-pilchard-gosnell-was-just-16-when-they-began-dating/
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