The Fast and the Furious is an American Media franchise including a series of action films which center on illegal street racing and heists, and various other media portraying the characters and situations from the films. Distributed by Universal Picture, the series was established with the 2001 film titled The Fast and the Furious followed by six sequels, two short films that tie into the series, and a video game series. Having earned $2.3 billion as of October 22, 2013 at the worldwide box office, it has become Universal's biggest franchise of all time. Paul walker, who has starred as Brian o'conner since 2001, will mark his final film appearance in Furious 7 due to his death on November 30, 2013 in a single car crash.