Vin Diesel was born Mark Sinclair in Alameda County, California, on July 18t,
1967. He is an American actor, producer, director,
and screenwriter; and is ranked among the bigwigs of Hollywood thanks to the
horsepower of Fast & Furious franchise, xXx series and Chronicles of Riddick series.
Diesel first film role was with the film Awakenings in 1990. His breakthrough role was
in Pitch Black as the anti-hero Riddick in 2000 then cemented his status as an action hero
in his roles as Dominic Toretto in 2001's The Fast and the Furious and as Xander Cage in 2002's XXX.
Diesel reprised his role as Toretto in installments five through eight of the
Fast & Furious franchise and his role as Riddick in the third film of The Chronicles of Riddick
series. He also voiced Groot in Marvel Cinematic Universe series Guardians of the Galaxy.
Vin Diesel has received some awards for his work either as a screenwriter,
director or as an actor. Some of the awards he has received are Online Film Critics Society Award,
MTV Movie Award, People’s Choice Award, Teen Choice Award among others.
Vin is one of the most prolific blockbuster stars of the modern era.
Here are his 10 best movies you must check out:
His mother, Delora Sherleen Vincent is an astrologer.
Vin has never met his biological father and was raised in New York City by his mother
and his stepfather, Irving Vincent, an acting instructor and theater manager.
He also has a fraternal twin brother named Paul Vincent.
Diesel has been married to Mexican model Paloma Jimenez since 2007. They have three children
together Hania Riley, born in 2008, Vincent, born in 2010, and Pauline, born in 2015.
Vin is one of the highest-paid actions stars in
the world with his net worth of $225 million as of 2021
Ever since becoming a part of the Fast & Furious franchise, Vin Diesel has become
synonymous with high-powered cars, thrilling chases and an adrenaline rush. In real life,
Diesel is also a passionate car collector. Here are just some of his
spectacular muscle car collection over the years. Vin owns a $76,000 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle in
color red with Big-Block V8 engine capable of 360 bhp.
Amongst other cars, he owns a 1993 Mazda RX-7 worth $65,000,
which is one of the hottest sports cars of the ‘90s,
similar to the one that made his debut in the first movie from the Fast and Furious saga.
Vin Diesel also loves his Dodge Chargers, which is pretty obvious given the car his
character Dom Toretto primarily drives in the Fast and Furious franchise.
This 1970 Dodge Charger R/T costs $50,000 to own.
Vin owns a $3.3 million Sandy Springs mansion in Atlanta with 11,900-square-foot,
five bedrooms, seven bathrooms, a wine cellar, pool, a full gym a theater.
Before being an actor, Vin dreamt of being a rapper and breakdancer. If searching the Internet
for Mark Sinclair, we’ll probably find some videos of his early rapping days; a different side of
him dancing alongside Arthur Russel, wearing blue trousers and having a lot of hair. This
is a proof to the fact that trying out different things helps you choose the right path eventually.
Originally, Diesel was considered for the part of the blind superhero Daredevil,
but thankfully, he turned the role down. Instead, Diesel wanted to focus on Xander Cage and xXx.
Although xXx had to wait for quite a long time to get a sequel, it’s a film that Diesel is
passionate about, while Daredevil was a big flop. Diesel did finally enter the world of comic book
movies with his work as Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy, so he didn't exactly miss the boat there.