Actor Paul Walker, best known for his role in The Fast and the Furiousmovies, died in a car crash north of Los Angeles Saturday afternoon.
New Regency Productions, a film studio that distributes through Twentieth Century Fox, confirmed the actor's death in a tweet.
According to a post on Walker's Facebook page, he was a passenger in a friend's car at the time of the crash, which happened while he was attending a charity event for his organization Reach Out Worldwide.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's department said the crash happened in community of Valencia. The Santa Clarita Signal reports a red Porsche crashed into a light pole and tree and burst into flames, killing both occupants. Photos from the scene show a pile of twisted metal and broken windows.
Police haven't confirmed the names of the victims or the cause of the crash.
Walker, 40, was working on the latestThe Fast and the Furious movie at the time of his death. He also starred in the suspense dramaHours, a movie that is set for release this month.
Walker rode the The Fast and the Furiousfranchise to stardom, starring in all but one of the six action blockbusters, beginning with the first film in 2001. The blond-haired, blue-eyed Los Angeles-native brought California surfer good-looks and an easy, warm charm to the popular street-racing series.
"All of us at Universal are heartbroken," Universal Pictures said in a statement. "Paul was truly one of the most beloved and respected members of our studio family for 14 years, and this loss is devastating to us, to everyone involved with the 'Fast and Furious' films, and to countless fans."
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R.I.P Paul, You were one of my favorite actors...
