Vin Diesel

Also known as Mark Sinclair

American actor

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Vin Diesel is an American film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter. Born Mark Sinclair in Alameda County, California, he began his work period in 1990. He is educated at Hunter College and resides in the Westbeth Artists Community. His ancestral home is in Germany, and he speaks English.

Diesel is recognized in the Hollywood Walk of Fame collection and has received an MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo. He was also nominated for this award. His notable works include *XXX*, *The Chronicles of Riddick*, *Riddick*, and *Fast Five*. He has a net worth of 125,000,000 and maintains an official website at vindiesel.com.

His physical characteristics include a height of 182 and a bald head. He has 77,000,000 social media followers. While some data sources list him in connection with Australia or various music genres, his primary professional department is acting. He is referenced by 638 other encyclopedia articles.

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Person · Open Library

Works: 10

Top works

XXX
The Chronicles of Riddick (Unrated Director's Cut) [HD DVD]
Riddick
Fast Five
The Chronicles of Riddick (Theatrical Widescreen Edition)

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Film & TV

Acting · Alameda County, California, USA

Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor and film producer. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for portraying Dominic "Dom" Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise. Born in California, Diesel attended Hunter College in New York City, where studies in creative writing led him to begin screenwriting. He wrote, directed,…

Known for

Fast Forever — Dominic Toretto2028
The Larper — Hira Carkey2026
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe — Self2025
Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks — Himself2025
ARK: The Animated Series — Santiago (voice)2024
Conan O'Brien Must Go — Dominic Toretto (archive footage) (uncredited)2024
Fast & Furious Greatest Moments: Refuelled — Self2023
Fast X — Dominic Toretto2023
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 — Groot (voice)2023
A Journey to Sundance — Self2023

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: Australia
Active from: 1967

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Discography

Days Are Gone2020
Feel Like I Do2020

Official site Discogs Stream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 11,445
Total plays: 64,849

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

A Global Geometric Framework for Nonlinear Dimensionality Reduction
· 2000 · cited 10,404x
Endocrine Treatment of Gender-Dysphoric/Gender-Incongruent Persons: An Endocrine Society* Clinical Practice Guideline
· 2017 · cited 1,993x
Association of the T-cell regulatory gene CTLA4 with susceptibility to autoimmune disease
· 2003 · cited 1,708x
A broadband achromatic metalens in the visible
· 2018 · cited 1,645x
Spatial, temporal, and demographic patterns in prevalence of smoking tobacco use and attributable disease burden in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
· 2021 · cited 1,456x

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Official website

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Encyclopedic overview

Mark Sinclair Vincent (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor and filmmaker. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he gained prominence for portraying Dominic "Dom" Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise.

Diesel attended Hunter College in New York City, where studies in creative writing led him to begin screenwriting. He wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the short drama film Multi-Facial (1995) and his debut feature Strays (1997). He came to prominence in the late 1990s and first became known for appearing in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan in 1998. He followed up with commercially successful films such as Boiler Room (2000) and The Pacifier (2005). He gained stardom as a leading action star headlining numerous franchises, including Fast & Furious, XXX, and The Chronicles of Riddick.

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