Personal life Walker lived in Santa Barbara, California, with his dogs, one of which is a Chesapeake Bay Retriever.[2][17] Paul and his then-girlfriend Rebecca have a daughter, Meadow[18] (born on November 4, 1998), who moved from Hawaii to California to be closer to Walker.[19] He was an avid surfer and enjoyed the beach. Walker held a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Ricardo Franjinha Miller at Paragon Jiu-Jitsu.[20] Paul Walker drove a Nissan Skyline in 2 Fast 2 Furious Walkers first passion was marine biology, with his idol being Jacques Cousteau,[21] and he joined the Board of Directors of The Billfish Foundation in 2006.[22] He fulfilled a lifelong dream by starring in a National Geographic Channel series Expedition Great White, which premiered in June 2010.[23][24] He spent 11 days as part of the crew, catching and tagging 7 great white sharks off the coast of Mexico.[21] The expedition, led by Chris Fischer, founder and CEO of Fischer Productions, along with Captain Brett McBride and Dr. Michael Domeier of the Marine Conservation Science Institute took measurements, gathered DNA samples, and fastened real-time satellite tags to the great white sharks. This allowed Dr. Michael Domeier to study migratory patterns especially those associated with mating and birthing over a 5-year period of time.[25] In March 2010, Walker went to Chile, specifically to Constitución, to offer his help and support to the people injured in the 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck on February 27. He also flew with his humanitarian aid team, REACH OUT Worldwide, to Haiti to lend a helping hand to the 2010 Haiti earthquake victims.[26] He was also an avid car enthusiast who competed in the Redline Time Attack racing series in which he raced a M3 E92 and was on the AE Performance Team. His car was sponsored by Etnies, Brembo Brakes, Ohlins, Volk, OS Giken, Hankook, Gintani, and Reach Out Worldwide.[27] Walker had been preparing for an auto show prior to his death.[28] Walker has also owned a Nissan Skyline R34 GT-R V-Spec II, that was featured in 2 Fast 2 Furious, driven by his character Brian OConner. He had customized the car himself for the movie, and also did many stunts in the movie himself.
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