Biography

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Apparently, Vin is a social smoker but he says he doesn't drink...  Here's something interesting: during his stint as guest on The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart pressed Vin about whether he got his Iron Giant/bouncer/bedroom voice from a smoking habit; rumor has it that Vin evaded the questions because he didn't want to influence kids into thinking that it's cool to smoke; and the fans ring out "VIN, YOU'RE MY HERO"</FONT></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 783 WIDTH="599"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Garamond" > <A NAME="career"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Bangle" ><B>Career</B>: </FONT>began acting at age 7 for the "Theater of the New City," run by his adoptive father; worked as a bouncer for 9 years while acting in off-off-off Broadway theatre until his big break with <A HREF="id19_multi_facial.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Filmography"><U>Multi-Facial</U></A> at Cannes (which he wrote, directed, produced and starred in); the rest, as they say, is history...and its pretty much recorded here  :)</div> <bR> <div> <B>Film Credits</B>:<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Bangle" >           </FONT></div> <div>                1994     <A HREF="id19_multi_facial.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Filmography"><U>Multi-Facial</U></A>          writer/director/actor/producer</div> <div>                1996     <A HREF="id19_s.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Filmography"><U>Strays</U></A>               writer/director/actor/producer</div> <div>                1998     <A HREF="id19_spr.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Filmography"><U>Saving Private Ryan</U></A>     actor</div> <div>                1998     <A HREF="id19_tig.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Filmography"><U>The Iron Giant </U></A>         voice for Iron Giant</div> <div>                1999     <A HREF="id19_pb.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Filmography"><U>Pitch Black</U></A>          actor  (star)</div> <div>                1999     <A HREF="id19_br.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Filmography"><U>Boiler Room</U></A>          actor</div> <div>                2001     <A HREF="id19_kg.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Filmography"><U>Knockaround Guys </U></A>    actor</div> <div>                2001     <A HREF="id19_ff.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Filmography"><U>The Fast and the Furious</U></A>     actor  (star)</div> <div>                2002     <A HREF="id19_diablo.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Filmography"><U>El Diablo</U></A>               actor  (star)</div> <div>                ? ? ?       Terminator III        actor (bad guy)</div> <div>                ? ? ?       Hellboy                 actor  (star)</div> <div>                ? ? ?       Pitch Black II            actor, role reprisal (Riddick; star)</div> <div>                ? ? ?       next Batman movie      actor, as young Victor Fries (Mr. Freeze) </div> <div>                ? ? ?       A Thing of Beauty    writer/ ? ? ?</div> <div>                ? ? ?       Doormen     writer/ ? ? ?</div> <div>                ? ? ?       Triple X        actor</div> <div>                ? ? ?       Ecks Vs. Sever          actor </div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Bangle" ><B>Current Projects</B>:</FONT> I really don't know what he's doing at the moment. There are so many flipping rumours flying around and so many possibilities. I know El Diablo is pretty much finished and on it's way to theatres. Knockaround Guys has been finished for EONS and still hasn't made it into theatres (what's up with that? If anyone knows, <A HREF="mailto:gracie1000@hotmail.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:gracie1000@hotmail.com"><U>let me know</U></A>!).</div> <bR> <div> <B>GENERALLY known for</B>: <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Bangle" >his artistic creativity and humbling talent; his sensitivity (people have said there's actually a sensitive guy 'neath that buff and gruff exterior); his incredibly sexy voice; his beautiful, healthy body; his commanding presence on and off-screen; his sexy lack of hair; his buff, bouncer arms (or, as he calls them, his "guns"); his ability to persuade (from years of telemarketing)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Bangle" ><B>What to keep your eye on</B>: </FONT>his production company, One Race Productions (check out <A HREF="http://www.strays.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.strays.net"><U>www.strays.net</U></A>); his love life (of course...LOL)</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 372 WIDTH="599"><div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#999900" FACE="Bangle" ><B> <A NAME="fanmail"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></FONT><B>Where to reach him</B>: </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Vin Diesel</div> <div> 3940 Laurel Canyon Blvd.            <B> </B></div> <div> #839  Studio City, CA</div> <div> 91602<B> </B>USA</div> <bR> <div> Vin Diesel </div> <div> 9701 Wilshire Blvd #1000 </div> <div> Beverly Hills, CA </div> <div> 90212   USA</div> <bR> <div> <B>Vin Diesel </B></div> <div> <B>One Race Productions </B></div> <div> <B>2029 Century Park East ste 2720 </B></div> <div> <B>Los Angeles, Ca 90067 </B></div> <bR> <div> One Race Productions</div> <div> email: onerace1@strays.net</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>So, you think you know something I don't??</B></div> <div> <B>Write me and tell me ALL about it...</B></div> <div> <B>LOL</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="mailto:gracie1000@hotmail.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:gracie1000@hotmail.com"><U><B><IMG SRC="32c7e2c0.gif" border=0 width="126" height="44" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> <B>               </B></div> </td> </tr></table></body>