Articles/Interviews: JUMP Magazine

Paul Walker wants you to know that he's not just another pretty surfer bot from Southern California.  He's really an actor...who just happens to love surfing.  That's why, after jumping from community college to community college and taking classes in marine biology, the guy who dabbled in commercials as a kid gave up the surf gig to some pre-stardom success, like a couple of toddler commercials and a two year stint on The Young and the Restless, but when he was cast in an episode of Touched by an Angel in 1996, Paul admits he got bitten by the acting bug.  Since then, he's been working nonstop on movies like Brokedown Palace with Clare Danes, the football flick Varsity Blues with James Van Der Beek and the upcoming She's All That, in which he portrays a school jock alongside Freddie Prinze Jr. and R&B singer Usher.

 With all those meaty roles stacking up on his resume, you'd think the blue-eyed virgo would be okay with being in the spotlight, but that's not the case.  In fact, at the premiere of PLeasantville last year, the 25-year-old was more excited about seeing 90210's Luke Perry in person than about his own performance in the movie.  "Dylan McKay came to see my movie!" he marvels, adding that he hates seeing himself on the big screen.  "When my scenes come up, I close my eyes.  It's so painful," he says.  Well, at least we'll be keeping our eyes open for him.