Vin Diesel
Diesel in Munich, April 2005
Born	Mark Sinclair Vincent July 18, 1967 (1967-07-18) (age 40) New York City
Occupation	Film actor, screenwriter, film producer
Years active	1990 - present

Vin Diesel (born Mark Sinclair Vincent on July 18, 1967) is an American actor, writer, director, and producer. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The City of New York An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Year 1967 ( MCMLXVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the 1967 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film. A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. He has played similar roles consistently, although of different cultural backgrounds, but prefers to identify himself as "multicultural",^[1] as a result of early difficulties finding roles due to his heritage. ^[2][3] He founded the production companies One Race Films,^[4] Tigon Studios, and Racetrack Records. One Race Films (also known as One Race Productions) is a Video production company established in 1995 in Los Angeles by Actor, writer, director Tigon Studios is a video game production company focused primarily on games featuring or starring actor Vin Diesel. Racetrack Records is an American Record label, Music studio, and production company founded by Vin Diesel, and a wholly owned

Contents 1 Biography 1.1 Early life 1.2 Career 1.3 Personal life 2 Filmography 2.1 Producer - filmography 2.2 Director - filmography 2.3 Writer - filmography 2.4 Games 3 References 4 External links

Biography

Early life

Vin Diesel was born Mark Sinclair Vincent in New York City, the son of Delora, a psychiatrist and astrologer. The City of New York ^[5][6] Diesel has Italian and African American ancestry. The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa ^[7][8] He has described himself as "definitely a person of color"^[9] and stated that he is "of ambiguous ethnicity - Italian and a lot of other stuff". ^[10] Diesel has never met his biological father, and was raised by his African-American stepfather, Irving, an acting instructor and theatre manager. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa ^[9][5] He made his stage debut at age seven when he appeared in the children's play Dinosaur Door, written by Barbara Garson. Barbara Garson (born July 7, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York City) is an American Playwright, Author and Social activist The play was produced at Theater for the New City in New York's Greenwich Village. Founded in 1971, Theater for the New City (known familiarly as “TNC" is one of New York City ’s leading Off-Off Broadway theaters known for radical Greenwich Village (ˌgrɛnɪtʃ ˈvɪlɪdʒ often simply called the Village, is a largely residential area on the west side of downtown (southern Manhattan His involvement in the play came about when he, his brother and some friends had broken into Theater for the New City's space on Jane Street with the intent to vandalize it. Founded in 1971, Theater for the New City (known familiarly as “TNC" is one of New York City ’s leading Off-Off Broadway theaters known for radical They were confronted by the Theater's Artistic Director, Crystal Field, who instead of punishing the kids, handed them scripts and offered them parts in the upcoming show. He remained involved with the theatre throughout adolescence, going on to attend the city's Hunter College, where his creative writing studies led him to begin screenwriting. Hunter College High School|Hunter College Elementary School Hunter College of the City University of New York is a senior college of the City University of New York Diesel became an active film-maker in the early 1990s, first earning notice for the short film Multi-Facial, which was selected for screening at the 1995 Cannes Festival. Multi-Facial is a 1994 short film produced by and starring Vin Diesel. The Cannes Film Festival (le Festival de Cannes founded in 1946 is one of the world's oldest most influential and prestigious Film festivals alongside Venice,

In an interview on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, he said that he changed his name to "Vin Diesel" while working as a bouncer, because in that business one's real name is not usually given out. Late Night with Conan O'Brien is an Emmy Award -winning American late-night Talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien on NBC A bouncer or doorman is an informal term for Security guards employed at venues such as bars, Nightclubs or Concerts to provide The name "Vin" is simply a shortened version of "Vincent". He received the nickname "Diesel" from his friends who said he ran off diesel, referring to his non-stop energy. Diesel or Diesel fuel (ˈdiːzəl in general is any Fuel used in Diesel engines The most common is a specific fractional distillate of petroleum

• He has a fraternal twin brother named Paul & a sister named Samantha.

Career

Diesel's first film role was an uncredited appearance in the 1990 film Awakenings. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Awakenings is a 1990 Drama film based on Oliver Sacks ' memoir of the same name. He then produced, directed and starred in the 1994 short film Multi-Facial, a short semi-autobiographical film which follows a struggling actor stuck in the audition process, because he is regarded as either "too black" or "too white", or not black or white enough. Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American Film industry in the early period of cinema. Multi-Facial is a 1994 short film produced by and starring Vin Diesel. He made his first feature-length film, 1997's Strays, an urban drama in which he was self-cast as a gang boss 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. The Sundance Film Festival is a Film festival that takes place annually in the state of Utah, in the United States.

He was then cast in Steven Spielberg's 1998 Oscar-winning film Saving Private Ryan on the poignancy of his performance in Multi-Facial. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Saving Private Ryan is a 1998 War film set during the invasion of Normandy during World War II. He then earned critical acclaim for voice work as the title character in the animation film The Iron Giant (1999). The title role in the Performing arts is the performance Part that gives the title to the piece as in Aida, Giselle, The Iron Giant is a 1999 Animated Science fiction film produced by Warner Bros He followed it up with a major role in Boiler Room (2000) and then got his breakthrough role as the anti-hero Riddick in Pitch Black (2000). Boiler Room is a 2000 US drama, written and directed by Ben Younger, and starring Giovanni Ribisi, Vin Diesel and Richard B Riddick (played by Vin Diesel) more commonly known simply as Riddick, is the fictional Furyan Protagonist of a number of films Pitch Black (also known as The Chronicles of Riddick Pitch Black) is a 2000 Science fiction action movie directed He then attained action hero super stardom with the box office hits The Fast and the Furious (2001) and xXx (2002). This is a list of action heroes who appear in a number of genres including Action films Adventure films Swashbuckler films, Television Westerns The Fast and the Furious is a 2001 car film starring Paul Walker, Michelle Rodriguez, Jordana Brewster and Vin Diesel XXX may refer to XXX an identifier for Pornography, especially X-rated movies 30 (number, XXX in Roman numerals

In 2004, he reprised his role as Pitch Black's Riddick in The Chronicles of Riddick which did only moderately well at the box office. The Chronicles of Riddick is a 2004 American science fiction / fantasy / thriller Film. In 2005 he played a lighthearted role in the comedy film The Pacifier which was a surprise box office success. The Pacifier is a 2005 action Comedy film, directed by Adam Shankman, and written by Thomas Lennon In 2006 he attempted a dramatic role when he played real-life mobster Jack DiNorscio in Find Me Guilty. Find Me Guilty is a 2006 Comedy - Drama based on the longest Mafia trial in American history Although he was critically acclaimed for his performance, the film bombed at the box office. Later that year he made a cameo appearance in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, reprising his role from The Fast and The Furious. The Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift ( Wild Speed X3 Tokyo Drift in Japan is a 2006 film directed by Justin Lin and the third Diesel was originally offered the lead in 2 Fast 2 Furious but turned it down. 2 Fast 2 Furious (Commonly known as 2F2F, and known as Wild Speed X2 in Japan is a 2003 film that is the second installment He was also offered the chance to reprise his role from xXx in xXx: State of the Union but also turned it down. xXx State of the Union, mainly released as xXx 2 The Next Level outside of the United States and Canada is a 2005 action / Adventure In March 2006, Diesel stated that he was working on a sequel to The Chronicles of Riddick which as of 2008 is still in pre-production stages. ^[11]

In 2007, he was set to produce and star as Agent 47 in the video game adaptation of Hitman, but eventually pulled out from the role and served as executive producer on the film instead. Agent 47, also known as Mr 47, is a Fictional character and main protagonist of the Hitman video game series, created by A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Hitman is a 2007 film based on the same-titled video game series Hitman is a series of Video games developed by the Danish company IO Interactive, now a division of Eidos Interactive. In 2008 his upcoming film release is the science-fiction action thriller Babylon A.D..

After seven years, he is reprising his role as Dominic Toretto in the fourth sequel of The Fast and The Furious, titled Fast and Furious which will be released in June 2009.

Personal life

While Diesel was visiting the Dominican Republic in October 2005, a 23 year old architecture student accused Diesel of trying to have her kicked out of the bar for refusing to go back to his hotel room. Diesel denied the allegations, citing the club's history of problems unrelated to him. ^[12]

Diesel reportedly claimed that he prefers dating in Europe, where he is less likely to be recognized and where celebrities are not romantically linked to each other. He prefers to maintain his privacy regarding his personal life. "I come from the Harrison Ford, Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino code of silence. Harrison Ford (born July 13, 1942) is an Academy Award - and BAFTA -nominated as well as Golden Globe -winning American Marlon Brando Jr (April 3 1924 – July 1 2004 was an Academy Award -winning American Actor, whose body of work spanned over half a century Robert Mario De Niro Jr (born August 17 1943 is a two-time Academy Award -winning American Film Actor, director and producer Alfredo James “Al” Pacino (born April 25 1940 is an Academy - BAFTA - Golden Globe - Emmy - & Screen Actors Guild Award-Winning "^[13] Diesel has played Dungeons & Dragons for over twenty years^[14] and wrote the foreword for the commemorative book 30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons & Dragons. Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a Fantasy Role-playing game (RPG originally designed by 30 Years of Adventure A Celebration of Dungeons & Dragons is a 2004 publisher's retrospective written by Harold Johnson Steve Winter Peter Adkison, Ed Stark In the 30th Anniversary of Dungeons and Dragons issue of Dragon Magazine, they examine the fact that Diesel played Dungeons and Dragons, and reveal that he has a tattoo of his character's name, "Melkor," on his back. Dragon is one of the two official Magazines for source material for the Dungeons & Dragons Role-playing game and associated products

According to an interview with Curt Schilling, Vin Diesel is huge a fan of World of Warcraft, on account of installing a computer game system on one of his cars for this purpose. Curtis Montague Schilling (born November 14 1966 in) is an American Major League Baseball Pitcher. World of Warcraft (commonly acronymed as WoW) is a Massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG ^[15]

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role	Other notes
1990	Awakenings	Orderly	Uncredited role
1994	Multi-Facial	Mike
1997	Strays	Rick
1998	Saving Private Ryan	Private Caparzo
1999	The Iron Giant	The Iron Giant (voice)	Animated
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
2003
	A Man Apart	Sean Vetter
2004	The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury	Richard B. Riddick (voice)	Straight-to-DVD, animated
	The Chronicles of Riddick	Richard B. Riddick
2005	The Pacifier	Lieutenant Shane Wolfe
2006	Find Me Guilty	Jack DiNorscio	gained 30 pounds for the role
	The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift	Dominic Toretto	Cameo appearance
	Rockfish	voiceover	Announced; animated
2008	Babylon A.D.	Hugo Cornelius Toorop	awaiting release
2009	Fast and Furious	Dominic Toretto	filming
	The Wheelman	The Wheelman	announced
	Hannibal the Conqueror	Hannibal Barca	announced

Producer - filmography

1. Multi-Facial (1994) (producer)
2. Strays (1997) (executive producer) (producer)
3. xXx (2002) (executive producer)
4. A Man Apart (2003) (producer)
5. Chronicles of Riddick (2004) (executive producer)
6. Life is a Dream (2004) documentary (executive producer)
7. Find Me Guilty (2006) (producer)
8. Hitman (2007) (executive producer)
9. Hannibal the Conqueror (2008) (producer)
10. Fast and Furious (2009) (producer)

Director - filmography

1. Multi-Facial (1994)
2. Strays (1997)
3. Hannibal the Conqueror (2009)

Writer - filmography

1. Multi-Facial (1994)
2. Strays (1997)

Games

Main article: Tigon Studios

1. The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (2004)
2. The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (2008)
3. The Wheelman (2008 or 2009)

References

External links

• Vin Diesel at the Internet Movie Database
• Vin Diesel at the Open Directory Project

Persondata
NAME	Diesel, Vin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Vincent, Mark Sinclair
SHORT DESCRIPTION	American film actor, producer, and director. The Open Directory Project ( ODP) also known as dmoz (from directory The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A film producer is a person who creates the conditions for making movies. A film director, or filmmaker, is a person who directs the making of a Film.
DATE OF BIRTH	July 18, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH	New York City, New York, United States
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH

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