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Career Walker began his small screen career as a toddler, when he starred in a television commercial for Pampers. He began modeling at the age of two and began working on television shows in 1985, with roles in shows such as Highway to Heaven, Who's the Boss?, The Young and the Restless, and Touched by an Angel. That same year, he starred in a commercial for Showbiz Pizza. [13] Walker's film career began in 1986, with the horror/comedy film Monster in the Closet. In 1987 he appeared in The Retailiator (aka Programmed to Kill), a low budget cyborg action film, with Robert Ginty. He and his sister Ashlie were contestants on a 1988 episode of the game show I'm Telling!; they finished in second place. In 1993 he played Brandon Collins on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless. He and his co-star Heather Tom, who played Victoria Newman, were nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor and Actress in a soap opera at the Youth in Film Awards. In 1998, Walker made his feature film debut in the comedy Meet the Deedles, which finally gained him fame. This subsequently led to supporting roles in the movies Pleasantville (1998), Varsity Blues (1999), She's All That(1999), and The Skulls (2000).

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CareerWalker began his small screen career as a toddler, when he starred in a television commercial forPampers. He began modeling at the age of two and began working on television shows in 1985, with roles in shows such asHighway to Heaven,Who's the Boss?,The Young and the Restless, andTouched by an Angel. That same year, he starred in a commercial forShowbiz Pizza.[13]Walker's film career began in 1986, with thehorror/comedy filmMonster in the Closet. In 1987 he appeared in The Retailiator (aka Programmed to Kill), a low budget cyborg action film, withRobert Ginty. He and his sister Ashlie were contestants on a 1988 episode of the game showI'm Telling!; they finished in second place. In 1993 he played Brandon Collins on the CBS soap operaThe Young and the Restless. He and his co-starHeather Tom, who played Victoria Newman, were nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor and Actress in a soap opera at the Youth in Film Awards. In 1998, Walker made his feature film debut in the comedyMeet the Deedles, which finally gained him fame. This subsequently led tosupportingroles in the moviesPleasantville(1998),Varsity Blues(1999),She's All That(1999), andThe Skulls(2000).