Birthday: Jul 18, 1967

Birthplace: New York City, New York

Biography: Vin Diesel (born Mark Sinclair Vincent) is an American actor, writer, director, and producer. Diesel produced, directed, and starred in the 1994 short film Multi-Facial, a short semi-autobiographical film which follows the auditions of a struggling actor stuck in the audition process. Diesel was cast in 1998's Saving Private Ryan on the poignancy of his performance in Multi-Facial, and followed it up with major roles in Pitch Black and Boiler Room (2000). He also rece... ... (read more...) ived critical acclaim for his voice work as the title character in The Iron Giant (1999). He broke through to mainstream audiences with the 2001 film The Fast and the Furious. Then, a year later, he reached superstardom in the 2002 film xXx. In 2004, he reprised his role as Pitch Black's Riddick in The Chronicles of Riddick. He has announced his intention to direct Hannibal, and star as the legendary Carthaginian general who crossed the Alps by elephant to attack Rome. Diesel is also the founder of the production companies OneRace Films and Tigon Studios.