Vin Diesel

Born as Mark Sinclair Vin cent on July 18, 1967, Vin Diesel is an American actor, writer, producer, and director. He is the founder of two production companies namely OneRace Films and Tigon Studios. Diesel worked as a bouncer in reputed clubs in New York such as 'Tunnel' and 'Mars', a job profile he stuck by for nine years. He earned the name 'Vin Diesel' while being a bouncer; he claimed he changed his name because bouncers prefer using fake names. Vin Diesel was first spotted in the film 'Awakenings' were his role was that of a hospital orderly. He soon re-appeared in a full fledged role in the film produced by himself, titled 'Multi-Facial', in 1994; the film was well received at the prestigious 1995 Cannes Film Festival. The film according to him was semi-biographical, as it revolved around a small time, multi-ethnic actor dreaming of making it big in Hollywood and facing discrimination due to his race. Steven Spielberg noticed Vin Diesel in 'Multi-Facial' and soon cast Diesel in his claim to fame movie, 'Saving Private Ryan'. Diesel's follow up movies include 'Boiler Room', 'Pitch Black' and it's sequel 'The Chronicles of Riddick', 'Knockaround Guys', 'XXX', 'A Man Apart', 'The Pacifier', and 'Find Me Guilty'. He's soon to be seen in movies such as 'The Wheelman' (2007), 'Babylon A.D.' (2007), 'The Retriever' (2007), 'Hitman' (2007), and 'Rockfish' (2007). Vin won the award for 'Best On-Screen Team' for 'The Fast and the Furious' at the MTV Music Awards, an award that he shared with co-star Paul Walker. He also won the OFCS Award for 'Best Ensemble Cast Performance' for 'Saving Private Ryan', which he shared with Edward Burns, Matt Damon, and Jeremy Davies.