Vin Diesel

                 



















Overview
Date of Birth 18 July 1967, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name Mark Sinclair Vincent

Height 5' 11¾" (1.82 m)

Bio
Vin Diesel was born in 18 July 1967, in the city of New York.He was raised by his Astrologer/Psychologist mother, Delora Sherleen (Sinclair), and adoptive father, Irving H. Vincent, an acting instructor and theater manager, in an artist's housing project in New York's Greenwich Village. He never knew his biological father. His mother is Caucasian and his adoptive father is African-American; referring to his biological father's background, Diesel has said that he himself is "definitely a person of colour"his acting career was start at the age of seven when he and his friend broke into the theatre to watch movie,A women stopped them and offered them each a script and $20, on the condition that they would attend everyday after school. From there his career progressed from the New York repertory company run by his father, to the Off-Off-Broadway circuit. At age 17 and already sporting a well-honed physique, he became a bouncer at some of New York's hippest clubs to earn himself some extra cash. It was at this time that he changed his name to Vin Diesel.Following high school, Vin enrolled as an English major at Hunter College, but dropped out after three years to go to Hollywood to further his acting career. Being an experienced theatre actor did not make any impression in Hollywood and after a year of struggling to make his mark, he returned to New York. His mother then gave him a book called "Feature Films at used Car Prices" by Rick Schmidt. The book showed him that he could take control of his career and make his own movies. He wrote a short film based on his own experiences as an actor, called Multi-Facial (1995), which was shot in less than three days at a cost of $3,000. Multi-Facial (1995) was eventually accepted for the 1995 Cannes Film Festival where it got a tumultuous reception.He has great muscle and always shaves his head ,he has Deep voice and always wear Big, lanky boots He worked as a bouncer in New York at the famous nightclubs Tunnel (which has since closed) and Mars.He Has a younger sister, Samantha and a younger brother in addition to his fraternal twin, Paul.

Personal Quotes

• Well, I've worked out for years. For a long time it was my only sense of gratification.
• [on the xXx (2002) poster and what it means for his career] This isn't a poster. This is a declaration of war!