Mark Sinclair, professionally known as Vin Diesel was born in Alameda County, California, United States, on July 18, 1967, is an American actor. Young Vin Diesel first started performing in Theater for the New City production of children's play "Dinosaur Door", at the age of seven. He made his big screen debut in drama film Awakenings (1990) in uncredited role as Orderly. Vin breakthrough performance came as Richard B. Riddick in science fiction movie Pitch Black (2000). He got his directorial debut with short drama film Multi-Facial (1995), which he also wrote, produced and starred as Mike. He made his feature film directorial debut with drama Strays (1997), which he also wrote, produced and starred as Rick.
Vin Diesel height is 5' 11¾" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 182 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, his weight is 225 іn pоunds or 102 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. He is 57 years old. His shoe size is 11 US.
Birth Date:
July 18, 1967
Age:
57 years old
Nationality:
United States
Sun Sign:
Cancer
Natural hair color:
Bald
Eye Color:
Dark Brown
Net Worth:
$225 Million
Height:
5 ft 11¾ in | 182 cm
Weight:
102 kg | 225 lbs
Chest:
46 in | 117 cm
Waist:
35 in | 89 cm
Shoe Size:
11 US | 44 EU
He played Xander Cage in action films xXx (2002), xXx: State of the Union (2005) and xXx: Return of Xander Cage (2017).
He portrayed Dominic Toretto in action movies The Fast and the Furious (2001), 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003), The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006), Fast & Furious (2009), Fast Five (2011), Fast & Furious 6 (2013), Furious 7 (2015), The Fate of the Furious (2017), F9: The Fast Saga (2021) and Fast X (2023).
He voiced Groot in superhero films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023).
He starred as Richard B. Riddick in science fiction action horror films Pitch Black (2000), for which he was nominated for the Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Actor and the Fangoria Chainsaw Award for Best Actor, The Chronicles of Riddick (2004) and Riddick (2013).
He was nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for his role as Private Adrian Caparzo in epic war movie Saving Private Ryan (1998).
The Pacifier (2005) - Lieutenant Shane Wolfe
A Man Apart (2003) - Sean Vetter
The Pacifier (2005) - Lieutenant Shane Wolfe
He voiced The Iron Giant in animated science fiction action film The Iron Giant (1999).
Boiler Room (2000) - Chris Varick
Find Me Guilty (2006) - Jackie DiNorscio
Knockaround Guys (2002) - Taylor Reese
Babylon A.D. (2008) - Hugo Toorop
The Last Witch Hunter (2015) - Kaulder
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016) - Shroom
Bloodshot (2020) - Ray Garrison / Bloodshot
He voiced Groot in animated comedy film Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018).
He voiced Dominic Toretto in Netflix animated series Fast & Furious Spy Racers (2019, 2021).
He voiced Groot in Disney+ series of animated shorts I Am Groot (2022) and in Disney+ television special The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022).
He voiced Santiago Da Costa in Paramount+ animated epic sci-fi series Ark: The Animated Series (2024).
Studied creative writing at NYC's Hunter College.
Has English, German and Scottish ancestry.
Has fraternal twin brother, Paul also younger sister, Samantha Vincent and younger brother, Tim Vincent.
He has never met his biological father.
He worked as a bouncer at the nightclubs Tunnel, in New York.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7000 Hollywood Boulevard in 2013.
Founded production company "One Race Films" in 1995.
He voiced Richard B. Riddick in video games:
The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (2004), for which he was nominated for the Spike Video Game Award for Best Performance by a Human Male
The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (2009), for which he was nominated for the Spike Video Game Award for Best Performance by a Human Male
He voiced Dominic Toretto in video game Fast & Furious Crossroads (2020).
He voiced Santiago Da Costa in video game Ark 2 (2022).
He was close friend with Paul Walker.
He is the godfather of Walker's daughter, Meadow.
Good friend with actor and singer Tyrese Gibson.
Founded record label, music studio and production company Racetrack Records.
Founded video game developer Tigon Studios in 2002.
Fan of fantasy tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons.
He recorded singles "Feel Like I Do" (2020) and "Days Are Gone" (2020).
Lives in Los Angeles, California.
He dated Maria Menounos (2006), Lucy Clarkson (2005), Shannon Malone (2004), Asia Argento (2002), Michelle Rodriguez (2001), Karrine Steffans (2001-2002) and Samantha Phillips (1998-1999).
He started dating Mexican model Paloma Jimenez in 2007, they have two daughters: Hania Riley, Pauline and one son, Vincent Sinclair.