Tyrese Gibson Shares Paul Walker Birthday VIDEO on Facebook, Says of 'Fast & Furious' Co-star We 'Were a Real Family'
Fast and Furious star Tyrese Gibson was among the friends and family that celebrated Paul Walker's recent birthday before he died and a video of their celebration was posted online following the actor's death on Nov. 30.
Gibson took to Facebook on Sunday to share with fans a video of Walker's bash as he turned 40 on Sept. 12. The footage, taken by Gibson, shows Walker right after people around him sing "Happy birthday" and then present him with two trays of what appears to be cupcakes with lit candles. After Walker blows out the flames Gibson yells "Yeah." The late actor then gets a pat on the back from his other Fast and Furious co-star, Vin Diesel.
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Gibson, who visited the site of Walker's fatal car crash also on Sunday, captioned the video with a tribute to the late action star.
"Not just a family on camera were a real family #WeJustCelebratedHis40th," Gibson wrote. "Pray for his daughter and family and closest friends please this hurts #RIHAW ( Rest in HEAVEN Angel Walker ) Stay strong#FastFamily #MyLastPost."
The clip was "liked" almost 1.1 million times on Facebook at time of publication.
Walker died in a car crash in Santa Clarita, Calif. He was sitting in the passenger seat of a Porsche, that was reportedly his, when the driver of the car crashed into a tree. The car then caught on fire. Both Walker and the driver were pronounced dead on the spot. The driver was identified as Roger Rodas, a friend of Walker's who owned Always Evolving, an auto dealership and racing services company.
Walker is survived by his 15-year-old daughter Meadow, from ex-girlfriend Rebecca McBrain. Meadow paid tribute to her father in a Facebook post on Sunday, in which she shared a childhood photo of the father-daughter pair and also called him her "hero."
