Vin Diesel

Mark Sinclair Vincent, better known as Vin Diesel, is an American actor, voice actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He came to prominence in the late 1990s and is best known for his roles as Dominic Toretto in and Richard B. Riddick in . He is also well-known for voicing the titular character of the 1999 . sci-fi animated film . Additionally, he is the founder of the production companies , , and .
For Disney, he portrayed Shane Wolfe in the 2005 action comedy film The Pacifier. He also voiced Groot in the 2014 Marvel sci-fi film Guardians of the Galaxy, as well as reprised this role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Ralph Breaks the Internet, Avengers: Endgame, Thor: Love and Thunder, I Am Groot, The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special, and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Additionally, he was mentioned in the /Touchstone film Need for Speed, the Liv and Maddie episodes "Slump-a-Rooney" and "Howl-a-Rooney", the Bunk'd episode "Cabin vs. Cabin", the Stuck in the Middle episode "Stuck at the Movies", and the Gamer's Guide to Pretty Much Everything episode "The DJs".
Diesel was born Mark Sinclair in Alameda County, California, where his mother was also born, though later moved to New York City with his fraternal twin brother, Paul. His mother, Delora Sherleen Vincent (née Sinclair), is an astrologer. He was raised by his white mother and adoptive African-American father, Irving H. Vincent, an acting instructor and theater manager. Diesel has stated that he is "of ambiguous ethnicity." His mother has Scottish roots. He has never met his biological father and has said that "all I know from my mother is that I have connections to many different cultures." Diesel believes that his parents' relationship would have been illegal in parts of the United States due to anti-miscegenation laws.
==Roles==
Shane Wolfe.jpg|Shane Wolfe(The Pacifier)
Groot Gotg Render.png|Groot(Marvel Cinematic Universe and Ralph Breaks the Internet; archival recording)
==Gallery==
Vin Diesel SDCC.jpg|Vin Diesel speaks at the 2013 San Diego Comic Con.
Vin Diesel Hollywood Walk of Fame.jpg|Vin Diesel poses at his Hollywood Walk of Fame ceremony in August 2013.
Vin Diesal with bust of Groot.jpg|Vin Diesel next to a Groot statue at the Guardians of the Galaxy premiere in July 2014.
Vin Diesel 19th HFA.jpg|Vin Diesel speaks onstage at the 19th annual Hollywood Film Awards in November 2015.
Vin Diesel at Peoples Choice Awards.jpg|Vin Diesel receiving the award for "best actor" during the 2016 People's Choice Awards.
Vin Diesel GotG V2 premiere.jpg|Vin Diesel at the premiere of Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 in April 2017.
Vin Diesel MTV Movies & TV Awards17.jpg|Vin Diesel attending the 2017 MTV Movies & TV Awards.
Vin Diesel visits JKL.jpg|Vin Diesel visits in December 2017.
Vin Diesel Avengers EG premiere.jpg|Vin Diesel at the premiere of Avengers: Endgame in April 2019.
==Trivia==
*He was considered for the role of Qui-Gon Jinn in . However, Liam Neeson was cast in the end.
*He also voiced Groot in the Latin Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Mandarin, French, and Russian dubs of Guardians of the Galaxy.
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Category:1960s births
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