
Vin Diesel
Born: 1967-07-18
Place of Birth: Alameda County, California, USA
Biography
Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor and film producer. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for portraying Dominic "Dom" Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise. Born in California, Diesel attended Hunter College in New York City, where studies in creative writing led him to begin screenwriting. He wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the short drama film Multi-Facial (1995) and his debut feature, Strays (1997). He came to prominence in the late 1990s. First, he gained recognition for his appearance in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan in 1998. He followed up with commercially successful films such as Boiler Room (2000) and The Pacifier (2005). He gained stardom as a leading action star headlining numerous franchises, including Fast & Furious, XXX, and The Chronicles of Riddick. His voice acting work includes The Iron Giant (1999), the video games The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (2004) and The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (2009), and the voices of Groot I and Groot II in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU); he portrayed the characters in six superhero films, beginning with Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Diesel has reprised his role as Groot for the Disney+ animated shorts series I Am Groot (2022–2023), the television special The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022), and the animated film Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018). He founded the production company One Race Films, where he has also served as a producer or executive producer for his star vehicles. Diesel also founded the record label Racetrack Records and video game developer Tigon Studios, providing his voice and motion capture for all of Tigon's releases.
Known For

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Avengers: Infinity War

Fast X

Avengers: Endgame

Fast X: Part 2

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

Saving Private Ryan

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

Furious 7

Thor: Love and Thunder

xXx: Return of Xander Cage

The Fate of the Furious

F9

Guardians of the Galaxy

Riddick

The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special

Ralph Breaks the Internet

The Iron Giant

Awakenings

The Pacifier

The Last Witch Hunter

Bloodshot

Magnum Opus

Babylon A.D.

Pitch Black

The Chronicles of Riddick

Riddick: Furya

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

A Man Apart

The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift

Boiler Room

Strays

Bisping

Fast Five

Groot's First Steps

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

Groot Takes a Bath

The Little Guy

Find Me Guilty

Fast & Furious

Knockaround Guys

Fast & Furious 6

The Fast and the Furious

Breakin' in the USA: Break Dancing and Electric Boogie Taught by the Pros

Groot's Pursuit

Multi-Facial

Into Pitch Black

Fucking Kassovitz

Wheelman

The Turbo Charged Prelude for 2 Fast 2 Furious

Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled

The Final Chapter: The Death of Xander Cage

The Chronicles of Riddick: Dark Fury

Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe

Riddick: Blindsided

The Giant's Dream: The Making of the Iron Giant

Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn

A Journey to Sundance

Ricky Powell: The Individualist

The Making of 'The Iron Giant'
