Vin Diesel

Birthplace: New York City, New York, USA
Birthday: July 18, 1967

An overnight action film sensation who intrigued audiences when he seemingly emerged from nowhere in the summer of 2001, Vin Diesel actually made his first mark on the movie business as a filmmaker. His first two independent films screened at the Cannes and Sundance Film Festivals after which the hulking, clean-shaven actor was snapped up by Hollywood and transformed into a movie star with high-octane hits “The Fast and the Furious” (2001) and “XXX” (2002). Diesel went on to receive decent reviews for his dramatic performance in “Find…more

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Actor

The Making of: The Iron Giant
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The Chronicles of Riddick: The Lowdown
Video Game Awards 2005
Into Pitch Black
Richard Riddick
The Fast and the Furious Movie Special
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Career Milestones

2009
Reprised role of Dominic Toretto in the fourth film "Fast and Furious"
2008
Played a mercenary in Mathieu Kassovitz's "Babylon A.D."
2006
Starred in Sidney Lumet's "Find Me Guilty," as a mobster who successfully defends himself in a two-year trial
2005
Played a more lighthearted role in the comedy film, "The Pacifier"
2004
Reprised role in "The Chronicles of Riddick," the sequel to the surprise sci-fi hit "Pitch Black"