Vin Diesel got ’emotional’ during another tribute to his fallen Furious 7 ‘co-star Paul Walker at the People’s Choice Awards on Wednesday.
It’s been over two years since the 40-year-old – who played Brian O’Conner – died in a fiery, California car crash.
Walker’s final screen role was in the seventh chapter of the Fast and the Furious franchise, which amassed $1.5 billion at the global box office.
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Big softy: Vin Diesel got ’emotional’ during another tribute to his fallen Furious 7 ‘co-star Paul Walker at the People’s Choice Awards on Wednesday
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Rest in peace: It’s been over two years since the 40-year-old – who played Brian O’Conner – died in a fiery, California car crash
Massive success: Walker’s final screen role was in the seventh chapter of the Fast and the Furious franchise, which amassed $1.5 billion at the global box office
48-year-old Diesel – 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 Mark Sinclair – accepted trophies for favourite action movie and favourite film onstage LA’s Microsoft Theater.
‘I was cool while I was sitting in my seat, and then they handed me two awards,’ a visibly-touched Vin told the crowd at the podium.
‘So I think of Dom and Brian, and I start to think of Paul.̵ 7;
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‘[This] means the world to me!’ 48-year-old Diesel – 𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐧 Mark Sinclair – accepted trophies for favourite action movie and favourite film onstage LA’s Microsoft Theater
A visibly-touched Vin told the crowd: ‘I was cool while I was sitting in my seat, and then they handed me two awards…So I think of Dom and Brian, and I start to think of Paul’
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‘You’d be amazed how powerful a force that is!’ Diesel said between pregnant pauses.
‘Well, we didn’t want to come back to filming when the tragedy was too heavy. It was the love of everyone combined that saw us through to the end, and now I’m standing here with all of you telling me this was your favorite film of the year.’
Diesel said between pregnant pauses: ‘Well, we didn’t want to come back to filming when the tragedy was too heavy. It was the love of everyone combined that saw us through to the end’
‘It’s been a long day without you my friend’: The SAG Award nominee ended his speech by breaking into a song off the high-octane flick’s soundtrack – See You Again
Still mourning: Vin previously used his deep voice to sing the somber song to his ‘brother from another mother’ at the MTV Movie Awards
The SAG Award nominee ended his speech by breaking into a song off the high-octane flick’s soundtrack – See You Again.
Vin previously used his deep voice to sing the somber song to his ‘brother from another mother’ at the MTV Movie Awards.
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