Vin Diesel Net Worth

Vin Diesel's Quotes

• Well, I've worked out for years. For a long time it was my only sense of gratification.
• I would get into fights with other bouncers when a guy was already on the floor and the other guys thought it was alright to jump up in the air and land on the guy's head.
• [on why he didn't do the "Fast and the Furious" sequel] I was being offered three franchises at the same time: Pitch Black (2000), xXx (2002) and The Fast and the Furious (2001) -- and I had to choose. I couldn't do all three. [he has since appeared in sequels to all three franchises]
• [on the xXx (2002) poster and what it means for his career] This isn't a poster. This is a declaration of war!
• [on his mysterious ethnicity] I am definitely a person of color.

Interesting Facts about Vin Diesel

1. He worked as a bouncer in New York at the famous nightclubs Tunnel (which has since closed) and Mars.
2. Has a fraternal twin brother, Paul Vincent, who is a film editor.
3. Has an Italian Mastiff named "Roman".
4. Has a younger sister, Samantha Vincent, and a younger brother, in addition to his fraternal twin Paul.
5. Ranked #46 in Premiere magazine's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #95 in 2002.
6. Is an admitted fan of "Dungeons and Dragons", and, according to an interview on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993), had then-played it for 24 years.
7. Was offered the role of Matt Murdock/Daredevil in Daredevil (2003) that eventually went to Ben Affleck.
8. Born Mark Sinclair in Alameda County, CA (where his mother was also born). He later moved to New York City, where he was raised. His mother has English, German, Scottish and Irish ancestry, while his biological father's identity and background are not publicly known. He has described himself as "definitely a person of color". He was raised by his Caucasian mother and African-American stepfather.
9. Producing partner with George Zakk. Their company is called One Race Productions. Also owns a record label called Racetrack Records.
10. Wrote an original screenplay titled "Doormen" (based on his experiences as a bouncer) as a follow-up to Strays (1997), his directorial debut. However, his acting career exploded and his plans to direct the film fell by the wayside. The concept eventually developed into the Fox Digital Entertainment web series The Ropes (2011), which Diesel created and produced.
11. During his teens, he performed breakdancing in an instructional video on the subject.
12. Credits the book "Feature Filmmaking at Used Car Prices" by Rick Schmidt as the one resource above all upon which he built his career. This book, according to Diesel, gave him the tools, knowledge, and most importantly, the inspiration to develop his short film Multi-Facial (1995), which he wrote, produced, directed and starred in.
13. He was cast opposite Ben Affleck in Reindeer Games (2000), but left the production shortly after filming began over concerns with the quality of Ehren Kruger's screenplay and creative differences with director John Frankenheimer.
14. Revolution Studios wanted him for the title role in Hellboy (2004), but director Guillermo del Toro thought that Ron Perlman was the perfect choice for the role, and would not direct the movie if he was not cast.
15. Was listed as a potential nominee on both the 2003 and 2004 Razzie Award nominating ballots. He was listed as a suggestion for the Worst Actor category on the 2003 ballot for his performances in the films Knockaround Guys (2001) and xXx (2002). And was listed as a suggestion again on the nominating ballot in the Worst Actor category the next year for his role in A Man Apart (2003). He did not receive either nomination. The following year though, he finally received his first Razzie nomination for Worst Actor in the film The Chronicles of Riddick (2004). However, he did not "win".
16. Is the cousin of rapper/producer Kwamé "The Boy Genius". Kwame says if you watch his old videos, you'll see Vin in a few of them.
17. Once worked as a telemarketer, selling light bulbs.
18. In addition to being considered for the role of Hellboy in 2004, he was also considered for the part of Abe Sapien.
19. He gained 35 pounds so he could portray Fat Jackie in Find Me Guilty (2006).
20. Attended Hunter College and got his jump start by Steven Spielberg just like fellow actors Sam Feuer and Edward Burns.