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VIN DIESEL
BIRTH NAME Mark Vincent
DOB 18 Jul 1967
BIRTHPLACE New York, NY, USA
HEIGHT 6'2"
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MINI BIO. 1
Vin's father taught theatre. His mother was an 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. <John Sacksteder>
MINI BIO. 2
Vin Diesel was raised by his astrologer/psychiatrist mother and adoptive father in an artist's housing project in New York's Greenwich Village, never knowing
his biological father. His first break in acting happened by chance, when at the age of seven he and his friends broke into a theatre to vandalize it.
A woman stopped them and offered them each a script and $20, on the condition that they would attend everyday after school. From there, Vin's
fledgling career progressed from the New York repertory company run by his father, to the Off-Off-Broadway circuit. At 17 and already sporting a well-honed
physique, he became a bouncer at some of New York's hippest clubs to earn himself some extra cash. It was at this time that he changed his name to 'Vin Diesel'.
Following high school, Vin enrolled as an English major at Hunter College, but dropped out after three years to go to Hollywood to further his acting career. Being an
experienced theatre actor did not make any impression in Hollywood and after a year of struggling to make his mark, he returned to New York. His mother then gave
him a book called "Feature Films at Used Car Prices" by 'Rick Schmidt'. The book showed him that he could take control of
his career and make his own movies. He wrote a short film based on his own experiences as an actor, called Multi-Facial (1994), which was shot in less than three days
at a cost of $3,000. Multi-Facial (1994) was eventually accepted for the 1995 Cannes Film Festival where it got a tumultuous reception.
Afterwards, Vin returned to Los Angeles and raised almost $50,000 through telemarketing to fund the making of his first feature, Strays (1997). Six months after shooting,
the film was accepted for the 1997 Sundance Film Festival, and although it received a good reception, it didn't sell as well as hoped. Yet again Vin returned
disappointed to New York only to receive a dream phone call. Steven Spielberg was impressed by Multi-Facial (1994) and
wanted to meet Vin, leading him to be cast in Saving Private Ryan (1998). Multi-Facial (1994) earned Vin more work, when the director of Iron Giant, The (1999) saw it and
decided to cast Vin in the title role. From there, Vin's career has steadily grown, with him securing his first lead role as 'Richard B Riddick' in the sci-fi
film Pitch Black (2000). That role has earned him a legion of devoted fans and the public recognition he deserves. <Lilith>
TRIVIA
He worked as a bouncer in New York.
Has a non-identical twin brother, Paul Vincent (IV), who is a film editor.
Has an Italian Mastiff named "Roman."
PERSONAL QUOTES
"Well, I've worked out for years. For a long time it was my only sense of gratification."
"I would get into fights with other bouncers when a guy was already on the floor and the other guys thought it was alright to jump up in the air and land on the guy's head."
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FILMOGRAPHY
Actor - filmography
Chronicles of Riddick, The (2003) .... Richard B. Riddick
Untitled Vin Diesel Project (2002) .... Sean Vetter
XXX (2002) .... Xander Cage/Triple X
Knockaround Guys (2001) .... Taylor Reese
Fast and the Furious, The (2001) .... Dominic Toretto
Pitch Black (2000) .... Richard B. Riddick
Boiler Room (2000) .... Chris Varick
Making of 'The Iron Giant', The (1999) (TV) .... Host/Iron Giant
Iron Giant, The (1999) (voice) .... Iron Giant
Into the Breach: 'Saving Private Ryan' (1998) (V) .... Himself (segment "Pvt. Caparzo")
Saving Private Ryan (1998) .... Private 1st Class Adrian Caparzo
Strays (1997) .... Rick
Multi-Facial (1994) .... Mike
Producer - filmography
Untitled Vin Diesel Project (2002) (executive producer)
XXX (2002) (executive producer)
Strays (1997) (executive producer) (producer)
Multi-Facial (1994) (producer)
Writer - filmography
Chronicles of Riddick, The (2003)
Strays (1997)
Multi-Facial (1994)
Director - filmography
Strays (1997)
Multi-Facial (1994)
Notable TV guest appearances
"Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, The" (1999) playing "Himself" 7/26/2001
"Panel, The" (1998) playing "Himself"(episode # 3.11) 5/17/2000
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One Race Productions
3940 Laurel Canyon Boulevard, #839
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2029 Century Park East, Ste 2720
Los Angeles, CA 90067-1906
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