Vin Diesel
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Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor and film producer. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for playing Dominic Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise.
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| Born | Mark Sinclair July 18, 1967 |
| Education | Hunter College, City University of New York |
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| Years active | 1990–present |
| Partner(s) | Paloma Jimenez |
| Children | 3 |
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Diesel began his career in 1990, but faced difficulty achieving recognition until he wrote, directed and starred in the short film Multi-Facial (1995) and his debut feature Strays (1997); the films prompted Steven Spielberg to cast Diesel in the war epic Saving Private Ryan (1998). Diesel subsequently voiced the titular character in The Iron Giant (1999) and then gained a reputation as an action star after headlining the Fast & Furious, XXX, and The Chronicles of Riddick franchises.
Diesel voices Groot I and Groot II in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU); he portrayed the characters in six superhero films, beginning with Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Diesel has reprised his role as Groot for the Disney+ animated shorts series I Am Groot (2022–present), the television special The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022), and the animated film Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018). Diesel achieved commercial success in the comedy The Pacifier (2005) and his portrayal of Jackie DiNorscio in Find Me Guilty (2006) was praised.
He founded the production company One Race Films, where he has also served as a producer or executive producer for his star vehicles. Diesel also founded the record label Racetrack Records and video game developer Tigon Studios, providing his voice and motion capture for all of Tigon's releases.
Early life
editDiesel was born Mark Sinclair[1] on July 18, 1967,[2] in Alameda County, California,[3] where his mother was also born, though later moved to New York City with his fraternal twin brother, Paul.[4][5] His mother, Delora Sherleen Vincent (née Sinclair), is an astrologer.[6] He was raised by his white mother and adoptive African-American father, Irving H. Vincent, an acting instructor and theater manager.[5][7][8] Diesel has stated that he is "of ambiguous ethnicity."[9] His mother has English, German, and Scottish roots.[10] He has never met his biological father, and has said that "all I know from my mother is that I have connections to many different cultures";[11] Diesel believes that his parents' relationship would have been illegal in parts of the United States due to anti-miscegenation laws.[12]
Diesel made his stage debut at age seven when he appeared in the children's play Dinosaur Door, written by Barbara Garson. The play was produced at Theater for the New City in New York's Greenwich Village. His involvement in the play came about when he, his brother and some friends had broken into the Theater for the New City space on Jane Street with the intent to vandalize it. They were confronted by the theater's artistic director, Crystal Field, who offered them roles in the upcoming show instead of calling the police.[13][14][15] Diesel remained involved with the theater throughout adolescence, going on to attend NYC's Hunter College, where studies in creative writing led him to begin screenwriting. He has identified himself as a "multi-faceted" actor.[16]
Sinclair began going by his stage name "Vin Diesel" while working as a bouncer at the New York nightclub Tunnel, wanting a tougher sounding name for his occupation. Vin comes from his mother's married last name Vincent, while the surname Diesel came from his friends due to his tendency to be energetic.[17]
Career
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Diesel's first film role was a brief uncredited appearance in the drama film Awakenings in 1990. After several years of struggle to gain acting roles, Diesel decided to make his own short film to secure funds for his feature film debut. In 1994, he wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the short drama film Multi-Facial, a semi-autobiographical film which follows a struggling multiracial actor stuck in the audition process. The film was selected for screening at the 1995 Cannes Festival. As well as acting, Vin Diesel supported himself by working as a bouncer and telemarketer selling lightbulbs.[18]
In 1997, Diesel secured funds to make his first feature-length film, Strays, an urban drama in which he played a gang leader whose love for a woman inspires him to try to change his ways. Written, directed, and produced by Diesel, the film was selected for competition at the 1997 Sundance Festival, leading to an MTV deal to turn it into a series which never came to fruition. Director Steven Spielberg took notice of Diesel after seeing him in Multi-Facial[19] and cast him in a small role as a soldier in his 1998 Oscar-winning war film Saving Private Ryan. This marked Diesel’s first major Hollywood film role. In 1999, he provided the voice of the title character in the animated film The Iron Giant.[20]
In 2000, Diesel had a supporting role in the drama thriller Boiler Room, where he appeared alongside Giovanni Ribisi and Ben Affleck. He got his breakthrough leading role as the anti-hero Riddick in the science-fiction film Pitch Black later that year. Diesel attained action hero stardom with two box office hits: the street racing action film The Fast and the Furious (2001), and the action thriller XXX (2002). He turned down the chance to reprise his roles in the sequels 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) and XXX: State of the Union (2005).[21] Instead he chose to reprise his role as Riddick in The Chronicles of Riddick, which was a box office failure considering the large budget.[22] He also voiced the character in two spin-off video games and the anime film The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury. In a change from his previous action hero roles, in 2005, he played a lighthearted role in the comedy film The Pacifier, which was a box office success.[23]
In 2006, he chose a dramatic role playing real-life mobster Jack DiNorscio in Find Me Guilty. Although he received critical acclaim for his performance,[24] the film did poorly at the box office grossing only $2 million against a budget of $13 million.[25] Later that year, Diesel made a cameo appearance in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, reprising his role from The Fast and the Furious.
In 2007, Diesel was set to produce and star as Agent 47 in the film adaptation of the video game Hitman, but eventually pulled back and served as executive producer on the film instead. In 2008, he starred in the science-fiction action thriller Babylon A.D. which was a critical and box office failure. Diesel returned to Fast & Furious series, alongside most of the principal cast from the original 2001 film, in Fast & Furious, which was released in April 2009.
Diesel reprised his role as Dominic Toretto in installments five through nine of the Fast & Furious franchise, Fast Five (2011), Fast & Furious 6 (2013), Furious 7 (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), and F9 (2021).[26][27] He reprised his role as Riddick in the third film of The Chronicles of Riddick series, simply titled Riddick (2013). In August 2013, Diesel received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.[citation needed] He voiced Groot in the 2014 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Guardians of the Galaxy.[28] He starred in the supernatural action film The Last Witch Hunter (2015).[29] In 2016, Diesel appeared as a supporting character in Ang Lee's war drama Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk.
In 2017, Diesel also reprised his roles as Xander Cage in XXX: Return of Xander Cage,[29] and Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2.[30] Over the course of several years, Diesel has discussed playing two separate roles within the Marvel Cinematic Universe.[31][32][33][34][35] In November 2016 director of Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn, confirmed that Diesel had been in talks to play Blackagar Boltagon / Black Bolt for the planned Inhumans film, but it was turned into a television series instead without Diesel involved.
Diesel reprised his role of Groot once again in the crossover films Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019) which combined the superhero teams of Guardians of the Galaxy and The Avengers. He has said, "[I] think there's gonna be a moment that we're all waiting for, and whether you know it or not, you are waiting to see [Groot] and [the Hulk] get down."[36]
Diesel portrayed Valiant Comics character Bloodshot in the film of the same name[37] which released in March 2020.
In September 2020, Diesel announced his venture into music, with the release of the song "Feel Like I Do", produced by Kygo.[38] He debuted the song on The Kelly Clarkson Show on September 24, stating: "I am blessed that on a year that I would normally be on a movie set — and as you know, that's not possible — I've had another creative outlet. Another way to show you, or share with you, my heart."[39]
Diesel will appear in Riddick: Furya, the fourth installment of Pitch Black, announced in February 2023.[40]
Personal life
editDiesel has said he prefers to maintain his privacy regarding his personal life, stating: "I'm not gonna put it out there on a magazine cover like some other actors. I come from the Harrison Ford, Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino code of silence."[41]
Sometime around 2001, Diesel dated his Fast & Furious co-star Michelle Rodriguez.[42] Since 2007, he has been in a relationship with Mexican model Paloma Jimenez; the couple have three children: daughter Hania Riley (born April 2008),[43][44] son Vincent Sinclair (born 2010),[45] and daughter Pauline (born March 2015).[46] The last is named in honor of his co-star and close friend Paul Walker, who died in November 2013.[47] He is also the godfather of Walker's daughter, Meadow. Diesel also shares a close friendship with Fast & Furious co-star Tyrese Gibson,[48] and in November 2021, Diesel gave a speech at a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu belt promotion ceremony in California to honor one of his oldest friends, Valentino Morales, being promoted to black belt.[49]
Diesel is noted for his distinctive deep voice. He said his voice broke around age 15, giving him a mature-sounding voice on the telephone,[50] which he often uses for his acting performances. Diesel is a longtime Dungeons & Dragons fan,[51] and wrote the foreword for 30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons & Dragons (2004). Canadian video game designer and developer Merritt k created the 2015 ASMR game Vin Diesel DMing a Game of D&D Just For You for him.[52][53][54][55] He has expressed his love for the Dominican Republic and how he relates to its multicultural facets.[56] He is acquainted with its former president, Leonel Fernández, and appeared in one of Fernández's earlier campaign advertisements. He later secured film production in the country for Los Bandoleros and Fast & Furious (both 2009).[57]
Filmography
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Film
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 1990 | Awakenings | Orderly | Uncredited |
| 1995 | Multi-Facial | Mike | Short film Writer, director, producer |
| 1997 | Strays | Rick | Writer, director, producer |
| 1998 | Saving Private Ryan | Private Adrian Caparzo | |
| 1999 | The Iron Giant | The Iron Giant | Voice |
| 2000 | Boiler Room | Chris Varick | |
| Pitch Black | Richard B. Riddick | ||
| 2001 | The Fast and the Furious | Dominic Toretto | |
| Knockaround Guys | Taylor Reese | ||
| 2002 | XXX | Xander Cage | Executive producer |
| 2003 | The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious | Dominic Toretto | Uncredited; Short film, Archive footage |
| A Man Apart | Sean Vetter | Producer | |
| 2004 | The Chronicles of Riddick | Richard B. Riddick | |
| The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury | Voice; Short film | ||
| 2005 | The Pacifier | Lieutenant Shane Wolfe | |
| 2006 | Find Me Guilty | Jackie DiNorscio | |
| The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift | Dominic Toretto | Uncredited; Cameo | |
| 2008 | Babylon A.D. | Hugo Cornelius Toorop | |
| 2009 | Fast & Furious | Dominic Toretto | Producer |
| Los Bandoleros | Short film Writer, director, producer | ||
| 2011 | Fast Five | Producer | |
| 2013 | Fast & Furious 6 | ||
| Riddick: Blindsided | Richard B. Riddick | Short film Voice | |
| Riddick | Producer | ||
| 2014 | Guardians of the Galaxy | Groot | Voice |
| 2015 | Furious 7 | Dominic Toretto | Producer |
| The Last Witch Hunter | Kaulder | ||
| 2016 | Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk | Shroom | |
| 2017 | XXX: Return of Xander Cage | Xander Cage | Producer |
| The Fate of the Furious | Dominic Toretto | ||
| Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Groot | Voice | |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | ||
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | Voice; cameo appearance | ||
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Voice | |
| 2020 | Bloodshot | Ray Garrison / Bloodshot | Producer |
| 2021 | F9 | Dominic Toretto | |
| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder | Groot | Voice |
| 2023 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 | ||
| Fast X | Dominic Toretto | Producer | |
| 2025 | Untitled eleventh Fast & Furious film
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Television
edit| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2019, 2021 | Fast & Furious Spy Racers | Dominic Toretto | Voice (4 episodes); Executive producer |
| 2022 | I Am Groot | Groot | Voice (5 episodes) |
| The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special | Voice; television special | ||
| TBA | Ark: The Animated Series | Santiago Da Costa | Voice; in-production; Executive producer |
Video games
edit| Year | Title | Voice | Notes |
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| 2004 | The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay | Richard B. Riddick | |
| 2009 | Wheelman | Milo Burik | |
| The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena | Richard B. Riddick | ||
| 2020 | Fast & Furious Crossroads | Dominic Toretto | |
| 2022 | Ark 2 | Santiago Da Costa[58] | Also executive producer |
Theme park attractions
edit| Year | Title | Role | Venue |
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| 2015 | Fast & Furious: Supercharged | Dominic Toretto | Universal Studios Hollywood |
| 2018 | Universal Studios Florida |
Discography
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| "Feel Like I Do" | 2020 | rowspan="2" Template:N/a |
| "Days Are Gone" | ||
Awards and nominations
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| 1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award | Outstanding Performance by a Cast |
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| 2001 | Blockbuster Entertainment Award | Favorite Actor | Pitch Black | Nominated
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| 2002 | MTV Movie Award | Best Male Performance | The Fast and the Furious | Nominated
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| 2003 | MTV Movie Award | Best Male Performance | xXx | Nominated
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| Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Actor: Drama/Action Adventure | xXx A Man Apart |
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| 2004 | Spike Video Game Award | Best Performance by a Human Male | The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay |
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| 2005 | Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Actor: Comedy | The Pacifier | Nominated
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| Golden Raspberry Award | Worst Actor | The Chronicles of Riddick | Nominated
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| Video Software Dealers Association Award | Male Star of the Year[59] | Won | ||||||||||||
| 2009 | Spike Video Game Award | Best Performance by a Human Male | The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena |
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| MTV Movie Award | Best Male Performance | Fast & Furious | Nominated
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| 2010 | People's Choice Award | Favorite Action Star | Nominated
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| 2011 | CinemaCon Award | Action Star of the Year[60] | Fast Five | Won | ||||||||||
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| 2012 | Image Award | Outstanding Actor in a Motion Picture | Nominated
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| Black Reel Award | Best Cast Ensemble | Nominated
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| People's Choice Award | Favorite Action Star | Nominated
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| 2013 | Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie: Chemistry | Fast & Furious 6 | Nominated
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| 2014 | People's Choice Award | Favorite Action Movie Actor | Nominated
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| MTV Movie Award | Best On-Screen Duo | Won[b] | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | Phoenix Film Critics Society | Best Cast | Guardians of the Galaxy | Nominated
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| Teen Choice Award | Choice Movie Actor: Action | Furious 7 | Won | |||||||||||
| Choice Movie: Chemistry | Nominated
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| 2016 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite Movie | Won | |||||||||||
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| Favorite Action Movie Actor | N/A | Nominated
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| 2022 | Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | Favorite Movie Actor[61] | F9: The Fast Saga | Nominated
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- ^ a b c d Shared with the rest of the cast
- ^ a b shared with Paul Walker
- ^ Shared with Paul Walker and Dwayne Johnson
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External links
edit- Vin Diesel at IMDb
- Vin Diesel at Rotten Tomatoes
- Vin Diesel at Curlie