Vin Diesel
Biography
The American actor and filmmaker Vin Diesel was born Mark Sinclair Vincent on July 18, 1967, son of an acting instructor and theater manager. After creative writing studies at Hunter College, he turned to screenwriting and took on writing, directing, producing and acting duties for his 1994 short Multi-Facial, which was chosen for the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. His first feature, Strays, competed at Sundance. Steven Spielberg saw Multi-Facial and put him in a small part as a soldier in Saving Private Ryan (1998). A supporting role in Boiler Room (2000) preceded his breakthrough as the anti-hero Riddick in Pitch Black (2000). He then became an action franchise regular through The Fast and the Furious (2001), xXx (2002) and The Chronicles of Riddick (2004). He voiced the title robot in The Iron Giant (1999) and Groot in Marvel movies from Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) onward, and founded the production company One Race Films.
59years old
Turns 60 on July 18in 277 days
- Born Alameda County
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Mark Sinclair (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 36
- Career span
- 25 years1998 to 2023
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Big break
Steven Spielberg noticed Diesel after watching his self-written short Multi-Facial, then gave him a small soldier part in the 1998 Oscar-winning war film Saving Private Ryan. It was Diesel's first major Hollywood film role.
A role that slipped away
Diesel passed on reprising his parts in the sequels 2 Fast 2 Furious and the 2005 follow-up. He picked instead to play Riddick again in The Chronicles of Riddick, a box office failure given its large budget.
A role that slipped away
In 2007, Diesel was going to produce and play Agent 47 in the film version of the video game Hitman, but he stepped back and became an executive producer on the movie instead.
A role that slipped away
James Gunn, who directed Guardians of the Galaxy, confirmed in November 2016 that Diesel had talked about playing Blackagar Boltagon, also called Black Bolt, in a planned Inhumans film, but the project became a television series without him.
Behind the camera
Diesel wrote, directed, produced and starred in Multi-Facial, a 1994 short drama about a multiracial actor stuck in auditions. The film was chosen to screen at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival.
Behind the camera
In 1997 Diesel got the money to make Strays, his first feature-length film, an urban drama. He wrote, directed and produced it and played a gang leader. It was chosen for competition at that year's Sundance Festival, which led to an MTV deal for a series that never happened.
Vin Diesel movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
James Gunn directed four of these films, Justin Lin four and David Twohy three. Two actors appear in seven of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Michelle Rodriguez's page
Jordana Brewster's page
Dave Bautista's page
Tyrese Gibson's page
Paul Walker's page
Ludacris's page
All films by James Gunn
All films by Justin Lin
All films by David Twohy
Box office
What Vin Diesel's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$11.4 billion
28 of the 36 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 36 films: 28 worldwide figure; 6 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 28Worldwide figure
- 6Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 66% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.5B13.3% of the total
- 2$1.2B10.9% of the total
- 3$864M7.6% of the total
- 4$846M7.4% of the total
- 5$789M6.9% of the total
- 6$773M6.8% of the total
- 7$761M6.7% of the total
- 8$726M6.4% of the total
$3.9 billionfrom the other 20 films with a worldwide figure, 34% of the total
Awards
Three awards and honors from 2002 to 2014.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2014 | MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo | Fast & Furious 6 | Won |
| 2002 | MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo | The Fast and the Furious | Won |
| Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | ||
Online
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