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Vin
Diesel (born Mark Sinclair Vincent, July 18, 1967, New York City)
is an American actor, writer, director, and producer. He has
played roles of different cultural backgrounds, but prefers to
identify himself as "multicultural", as a result of
early difficulties finding roles due to his heritage. He founded
the production companies OneRace Films, Tigon Studios, and
Racetrack Records. In an interview on Late Night with Conan
O'Brien, he said that he changed his name to Vin Diesel while
working as a bouncer, because in that business one's real name is
not usually given out. The name "Vin" is simply a
shortened version of "Vincent". He received the nickname
"Diesel" from his friends who said he ran off diesel,
referring to his non-stop energy. In 2007 he was to produce and
star as Agent 47 in the video game adaptation of Hitman but
eventually left the project. In 2008 his film release is the
science-fiction action thriller Babylon A.D. ... more |
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