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Apr 29, 2021 · Some actors live for the spotlight, while others will do anything to shy away from it when they're not filming a project. Vin Diesel is decidedly in the latter camp. Despite headlining major...
Mar 5, 2020 · Diesel has been accused of being a bad actor in the past but often it feels like he isn't acting at all. He's deceptively naturalistic and if line readings sound stunted it's often because the character is meant to sound stunted in the moment (this does not include The Pacifier, which is a bad movie with a bad performance). There's such ...
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- What’s in A Name?
- Father of Three
- Video Breakin’
- Iron Giant
- Could Have Been Daredevil
- Crisp and Clean
- The Beginning of Art
- Total Dungeons & Dragons Nerd
- He Breaks All The Hollywood Rules
- Spotted by Spielberg
For those under the impression that a badass like Vin Dieseldeserves to have a real name like Vin Diesel, we’re gonna have to let you down…though we’ll let you down gently. Vin Diesel is not the real name of the actor who has taken to the big screen to bring us up-the-ante action flick after-action flick. Vin Diesel changed his name for screen to o...
Vin Diesel is very private about his personal life. He considers himself of an exclusive tribe in Hollywood — an actor who doesn’t want their life all over the front pages of magazines. He cites gentlemen like Harrison Ford, Robert DeNiro, and his late friend, Paul Walker, as sources of “private life private” inspiration. Stated, Vin does have a pe...
Many have seen it, but many more haven’t. Vin Diesel had some moves in the 1980s, long before he made the move to movies. He wasn’t a one-trick pony. Vin was into the early hip-hop scene, growing up in its birthplace, New York City. He made the most of his forays into the art and subculture, even appearing in some break dancing videos. He also love...
Before Vin was able to proudly proclaim, “I am Groot,” he voiced another beast of the silver screen. Vin scored the voice role of the Iron Giant in The Iron Giant (which still plays in theaters regularly) in 1999, as he was reaching a boiling point in Hollywood. 1999 was a very good year for Vin as his first major features were released, but 1998 w...
How about a little woulda, shoulda, coulda, without the woulda and shoulda…? Remember the easily forgettable Daredevil from 2003? The one starring Ben Affleck? Did you know Vin Diesel was offered the titular role before Affleck and turned it down? In the process of saying no, he created another icon: xXx. It’s crazy to think that Vin was making goo...
Speaking of Xander Cage, that dude is tatted up like few heroes before him. That character may have even been a catalyst to the tattoo craze of the early 21st century. Either way, when it comes to Vin Diesel, and all of his cool tattoos, there’s something everyone should know: he gets his art done by a makeup artist…because his tattoos are fake. Vi...
More delightful trivia from the life of Vin Diesel — Vin’s stepfather, Irving Vincent, was an acting teacher, coach and great lover of the theatre. One might think that Vin was led to toward the wings of the stage by this influence, but that’s not quite how it happened. Before he was Vin, Mark Sinclair and some of his buddies, along with his brothe...
There’s no way Vin Diesel is a Dungeons & Dragonsnerd, is there!? Oh yeah, he is! In every sense. He loves the game, and he has been playing for over three decades. He has even taught some of his silver screen co-stars how to play the popular pastime/preoccupation, based on cards, dice, characters, and role-playing. One example of his tutelage is d...
When you’re starring in big movies produced by studios, there is the guarantee of a great payday. This works in favor of the actors, as they’re offered a minimum rate through the SAG-AFTRA union, and it’s based on the budget of a film. The bigger the budget, the higher the minimum. However, most stars negotiate way above the minimum as a “pay-or-pl...
Vin Diesel enjoyed a rocket ride to success and the A-List, thanks in part to the eyes of Steven Spielberg. The iconic director was able to take in an independent project that featured Vin as the star, but more impressively, was written and directed by Diesel. Spielberg was so impressed by Vin, he offered him the opportunity to read for the role of...
- Dominic Toretto. From a take on Point Break to becoming full-fledged superhero type movies about agents who can drive any car anyway they please, The Fast & Furious movies are the jolt of adrenaline plenty of fans crave.
- Groot. Seldom, if ever, has three simple words meant so much. As the voice of Groot, Diesel uses a gravely base tone to bring life to the most popular sentient tree of the MCU.
- Riddick. He might not look like the “typical” nerd, but Vin Diesel is a humongous geek. The guy plays Dungeons & Dragons, you can’t much nerdy than that.
- Jackie DiNorscio. After becoming an action brimming over the top with charisma, Diesel tried to mine that charisma in varied roles that didn’t involve driving fast or looking menacing.
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In real life, Vin Diesel is indeed just as imposing as he looks onscreen, entering the trailer in thick hooded jacket, boots, and his character Kaulder's "modern look" of dark slacks and a dark, form-fitting shirt.
Jun 29, 2021 · Despite Walker's death in a 2013 car crash in California, his character Brian lives on in the Fast & Furious world and the writers have made sure there's a nod to the star, who shot to fame alongside Diesel in the first film. "You know, he [Walker] loved being Brian," says Diesel.
Jul 2, 2021 · F9 sees the return of Vin Diesel as street race and international super agent Dominic Toretto, whose attempts at a quiet family life off the grid are disrupted by a criminal plot that threatens...
