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Vince Vaughn

Biography

Vince Vaughn is an American actor who was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and raised in Illinois. He made his film debut in the sports drama Rudy (1993), and his breakthrough came with Swingers (1996). Steven Spielberg cast him in The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), while he played Norman Bates in Psycho (1998). Old School (2003) established him as a leading comedy star. His comedy hits include Wedding Crashers (2005), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), The Break-Up (2006), and Couples Retreat (2009). He took dramatic parts in The Cell (2000), Into the Wild (2007), Hacksaw Ridge (2016), Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017), and Freaky (2020). On television, he portrayed Frank Semyon in the second season of True Detective, led Bad Monkey, and had recurring roles in F Is for Family and Curb Your Enthusiasm. His awards include a Critics' Choice Award, along with nominations for an Actors Award and an Emmy.

56years old

Turns 57 on March 28in 137 days

  • Born Minneapolis
  • Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
  • Also credited as Vincent Anthony Vaughn and Vincent Vaughn

Movie Career

Films
49
Career span
33 years1993 to 2026

Genres

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  1. Big break

    Vaughn's part in 1996's Swingers brought him wider success. Steven Spielberg then gave him the role of Nick Van Owen in the 1997 blockbuster The Lost World: Jurassic Park, which raised his exposure.

  2. A role that slipped away

    Two years later, Vaughn landed a lead part in a planned revival of 77 Sunset Strip for the WB Television Network, but after initial testing the project stopped development.

  3. Behind the camera

    Vaughn starred in Ron Howard's comedy The Dilemma, which came out in January 2011. Wild West Picture Show Productions, his own production company, produced the film.

  4. Behind the camera

    Vaughn, Greg Olsen and Ryan Kalil started a podcast network and production company, Audiorama, in March 2022. Its first podcast, Youth, Inc., is about youth sports.

Vince Vaughn movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Hacksaw Ridge2016 Biography, Drama, History, Waras Sgt Howell

    IMDb rating 8.1697K votes

  2. Mr. & Mrs. Smith2005 Action, Comedy, Crimeas Eddie

    IMDb rating 6.5603K votes

  3. Wedding Crashers2005as Jeremy Grey

    IMDb rating 7.0402K votes

  4. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story2004as Peter La Fleur

    IMDb rating 6.7289K votes

  5. The Internship2013as Billy McMahon

    IMDb rating 6.3229K votes

  6. The Break-Up2006as Gary Grobowski

    IMDb rating 5.8148K votes

  7. Old School2003as Beanie

    IMDb rating 7.0258K votes

  8. Into the Wild2007as Wayne Westerberg

    IMDb rating 8.0700K votes

Most often with

David Dobkin directed three of these films, Doug Liman two and Todd Phillips two. Jon Favreau appears in eight of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Vince Vaughn's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$3.4 billion

38 of the 49 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 49 films: 38 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 2 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 4 figure not found.

  • 38Worldwide figure
  • 4US gross only
  • 2Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 4Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 68% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    The Lost World: Jurassic Park1997as Nick Van Owen
    $619M18.3% of the total
  2. 2
    Mr. & Mrs. Smith2005as Eddie
    $487M14.4% of the total
  3. 3
    Wedding Crashers2005as Jeremy Grey
    $289M8.6% of the total
  4. 4
    The Break-Up2006as Gary Grobowski
    $206M6.1% of the total
  5. 5
    Hacksaw Ridge2016as Sgt Howell
    $175M5.2% of the total
  6. 6
    Couples Retreat2009as Dave
    $172M5.1% of the total
  7. 7
    Starsky & Hutch2004as Reese Feldman
    $170M5.0% of the total
  8. 8
    $168M5.0% of the total
Four Christmases (2008), $164 millionThe Cell (2000), $104 millionFred Claus (2007), $97.8 millionBe Cool (2005), $95.2 millionThe Internship (2013), $93.5 millionOld School (2003), $87.1 millionThe Watch (2012), $68.3 millionThe Dilemma (2011), $67.1 millionInto the Wild (2007), $56.3 millionDomestic Disturbance (2001), $54.3 millionDelivery Man (2013), $51.2 millionFighting With My Family (2019), $39.1 millionPsycho (1998), $37.1 millionRudy (1993), $22.8 millionFreaky (2020), $18.1 millionUnfinished Business (2015), $14.4 million

$1.1 billionfrom the other 30 films with a worldwide figure, 32% of the total

Awards

One award and honor.

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Vince Vaughn's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Other honors
2006MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen DuoWedding CrashersWon

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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