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Vin Diesel


Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel is an action star, and best known for starring in the movies 'The Fast and the Furious' with Paul Walker, 'xXx', and 'The Chronicles of Riddick'. Diesel is also an avid Dungeons & Dragons fan, and also produces, directs, and writes his own movies.

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About Vin Diesel

Known for: The movies 'xXx', 'The Chronicles of Riddick,' and 'The Fast and the Furious'.

Vin Diesel is an American actor and film maker from New York. He has starred is numerous action films and has been acting, directing, writing, and producing films most of his adult life.

Vin Diesel grew up in New York City and started acting when he was just 7 years old. His father is an acting instructor and he learned about acting and the film industry as he grew up. He studied screen writing at Hunter College and had his first film role in the film 'Awakenings' in 1990. He found it difficult to get the kinds of roles he wanted as an actor, so he produced, directed, and starred in a short film called Multi-Facial’ which was selected for screening at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995. In 1997 he wrote, directed, produced and acted in the film, Strays’, which was selected for the Sundance Film Festival.

Diesel’s big break came with a role in 1998’s Saving Private Ryan’, directed by Steven Spielberg. He started to get better roles, and then got the lead in the action film, Pitch Black’ as the anti-hero Riddick. This was followed quickly by leading roles in The Fast and the Furious’ and xXx’. All three films spun off sequels and Vin Diesel quickly became an action film star.

In 2005 he proved his talents also lie in comedy, when he starred in 'The Pacifier'. Vin Diesel continues to produce and act in film, releasing Rockfish’ and 'Hannibal the Conqueror’ in 2010 and 2011 while preparing new sequels to the 'Riddick', 'Fast and Furious', and 'xXx' films.

Vin Diesel is also an avid fan of Dungeon & Dragons games, and has even written forewords to several books on the role playing games.

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