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Trivia
Birth name: Mark Vincent
Date of birth: 18 July 1967
Place of birth: New York, NY, USA
Nickname: Vin
Height: 6' 1½" (1.87 m)
He worked as a bouncer in New York at the
famous nightclubs Tunnel (which has since closed) and Mars.
Has a fraternal twin brother, Paul Vincent,
who is a film editor.
Has an Italian Mastiff named
"Roman".
Has a younger sister, Samantha and a younger
brother in addition to his fraternal twin, Paul.
Ranked #46 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power
100 List. Had ranked #95 in 2002.
He's an admitted fan of Dungeons and
Dragons, and, according to an interview on "Late Night with Conan
O'Brian" (1993) , he played for 24 years.
Was offered the role of Matt
Murdock/Daredevil in Daredevil (2003) that eventually went to Ben
Affleck.
He is bi-racial, being half African-American
and half Italian American
Producing partner with George Zakk. Their
company is called One Race Productions.
Wrote an original screenplay titled
"Doormen" (based on his experiences as a bouncer) as a
follow-up to Strays (1997), his directorial debut. However, his acting
career exploded and his plans to direct the film have fallen by the
wayside.
During his teens, he performed breakdancing
in an instructional video on the subject.
Credits the book "Feature Filmmaking at
Used Car Prices" by Rick Schmidt as the one resource above all upon
which he built his career. This book, according to Diesel, gave him the
tools, knowledge, and most importantly, the inspiration to develop his
short film Multi-Facial (1994) , which he wrote, produced, directed and
starred in.
He was cast opposite Ben
Affleck in Reindeer Games (2000), but left the production shortly
after filming began over concerns with the quality of Ehren Kruger's
screenplay and creative differences with director John Frankenheimer.
Revolution Studios wanted him for the title
role in Hellboy (2004), but director Guillermo del Toro thought that Ron
Perlman was the perfect choice for the role, and wouldn't direct the
movie if he wasn't cast.
Was listed as a potential nominee on both
the 2003 and 2004 Razzie Award nominating ballots. He was listed as a
suggestion for the Worst Actor category on the 2003 ballot for his
performances in the films Knockaround Guys (2001) and xXx
(2002). And was listed as a suggestion again on the nominating ballot in
the Worst Actor category the next year for his role in A Man Apart
(2003). He did not receive either nomination. The following year though,
he finally received his first Razzie nomination for Worst Actor in the
film The Chronicles of Riddick (2004). However he didn't
"win".
Is the cousin of rapper/producer Kwame
"The Boy Genius". Kwame says if you watch his old videos,
you'll see Vin in a few of them.
Once worked as a telemarketer, selling light
bulbs.
In addition to being considered for the role
of Hellboy in 2004, he was also considered for the part of Abe Sapien.
Credits the book "Feature Filmmaking at
Used Car Prices" by Rick Schmidt as the one resource above all upon
which he built his career. This book, according to Diesel, gave him the
tools, knowledge, and most importantly, the inspiration to develop his
short film Multi-Facial (1994), which he wrote, produced, directed, and
starred in.
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