Vin Diesel
Mark Vincent
BIRTHDATE: 7/18/1967
BIRTH PLACE: New York, NY
6' 1"
Actor, Director,
Writer, Producer
Worked as a bouncer in New York
Vin's father taught theatre. His mother was a psychologist and astrologist. Other than revealing that Vincent is his real last name, he won't talk about much of the rest of his early life. Vin dropped out of college to make Multi-Facial (1994), a short about a struggling actor that played in Cannes in 1995, which eventually got Steven Spielberg's attention. Spielberg then cast him in Saving Private Ryan (1998) and Vin's career was launched.
Has a non-identical twin brother, Paul Vincent (IV), who is a film editor.
Has an Italina Mastiff named "Roman".
Ranked #46 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #95 in 2002.
Hobbies/Other
Interests: Yoga, Snow boarding, Playstation, Dungeons and
Dragons, Comic books/Heavy Metal Magazine, Classic Movies,
Italian cooking
Vin Admires: Mel Gibson and Morgan Freeman
Vin lives with his younger sis Samantha.
Vin Diesel keeps people guessing about his ethnic background cuz he's never divulged his actual heritage.
Filmography
Hannibal the Conqueror (2008).... Hannibal Barca
Babylon A.D. (2008).... Toorop
Rockfish (2007)(voice)
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006) (uncredited) .... Dominic Toretto
Find Me Guilty (2006) .... Jackie DiNorscio
The Pacifier (2005) .... Shane Wolfe
The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) .... Riddick
A Man Apart (2003) .... Sean Vetter
xXx (2002) .... Xander Cage
Knockaround Guys (2001) .... Taylor Reese
The Fast and the Furious (2001) .... Dominic Toretto
Pitch Black (2000) .... Riddick
Boiler Room (2000) .... Chris
Knockaround Guys (2000) .... Taylor Reese
Iron Giant, The (1999) (voice) .... The Iron Giant
Saving Private Ryan (1998) .... Private Adrian Caparzo
Strays (1997)
Multi-Facial (1994) .... Mike
Director
Strays (1997)
Multi-Facial (1994) Producer
Multi-Facial (1994) Writer
Multi-Facial (1994)
"It's
flattering that I'm connecting to people who are really
conscious and know what they're talking about and aren't
just saying, 'You've got a hot body.' To hear these people
talk about my roles as though they're in a film class is
incredibly flattering. It's good to know that people understand
what you're doing.
~ Vin Diesel, on his internet fans.
