Vin Diesel
Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for playing Dominic Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise.
Vin Diesel Wiki/Bio/Age/Family
Diesel was born Mark Sinclair on July 18, 1967, in Alameda County, California, where his mother was also born, though later moved to New York City with his fraternal twin brother, Paul. His mother, Delora Sherleen Vincent (née Sinclair), is an astrologer. He was raised by his white mother and adoptive African-American father, Irving H. Vincent, an acting instructor and theater manager. Diesel has stated that he is "of ambiguous ethnicity." His mother has English, German, and Scottish roots. 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"; Diesel believes that his parents' relationship would have been illegal in parts of the United States due to anti-miscegenation laws.
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. 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. 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.
Career
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.
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 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.
Personal life/Relationship
Diesel
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."
Sometime
around 2001, Diesel dated his Fast & Furious co-star Michelle Rodriguez.
Since 2007, he has been in a relationship with Mexican model Paloma Jimenez;
the couple have three children: daughter Hania Riley (born April 2008), son Vincent
Sinclair (born 2010), and daughter Pauline (born March 2015). The last is named
in honor of his co-star and friend Paul Walker, who died in November 2013. He
is also the godfather of Walker's daughter, Meadow.
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. He has played Dungeons
& Dragons for over 37 years as of 2021, and wrote the foreword for the
commemorative book 30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons &
Dragons. Canadian video game designer and developer Merritt k created the 2015
ASMR game Vin Diesel DMing a Game of D&D Just For You based on his D&D fandom.
He has expressed his love for the Dominican Republic and how he relates to its
multicultural facets. He is acquainted with its former president, Leonel
Fernández, and appeared in one of Fernández's earlier campaign ads. Los
Bandoleros, a short film directed by Diesel, was filmed in the Dominican Republic.
In November 2021, Vin Diesel attended a belt promotion ceremony at Legacy Jiu-Jitsu, a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu academy in Burbank, California, in order to give a speech to celebrate one of his oldest friends being promoted to black belt in the sport, Valentino Morales.
Vin Diesel Net Worth:
$225 Million
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Net Worth: |
$225 Million |
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Date of Birth: |
Jul 18, 1967 (55 years old) |
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Place of Birth: |
New York City |
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Gender: |
Male |
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Height: |
5 ft 11 in (1.82 m) |
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Profession: |
Actor, Film Producer, Film director, Screenwriter, Voice Actor |
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Nationality: |
United States of America |