Vin Diesel Biography

Birthdate:

July 18, 1967

Place of Birth:

New York, New York

Role That Really Got Him Noticed:

Starring with Paul Walker in The Fast and The Furious.

Interesting Fact:

Vin Diesel is not only into acting but also video games and formed Tigon Studios, a video game company. His first project features his Richard B. Riddick character and is titled "The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay."

A Little Vin Diesel Trivia:

Vin Diesel's birth name is Mark Vincent, and he has a non-identical twin brother (Paul) who works as a film editor.

Diesel was raised in Greenwich Village and made his debut onstage at the age of 7 at the Theatre for the New City in Greenwich Village. He continued to act throughout his childhood years and after completing high school he attended Hunter College and majored in English with a goal of writing screenplays.

Notable Movie Credits:

Saving Private Ryan, The Iron Giant, Boiler Room, Pitch Black, The Fast and the Furious, Knockaround Guys, xXx, A Man Apart, Chronicles of Riddick, The Pacifier, Find Me Guilty, Babylon A.D., and Fast & Furious

Doing It All Himself:

Diesel wrote, produced, directed and starred in the short film Multi-Facial which focused on the issue of being multi-racial in today's society. Director Steven Spielberg saw the short, was impressed, and created the role of Private Caparzo in Saving Private Ryan specifically for Diesel.