American actor and producer Vin Diesel is mostly known for his role as Dominic Torreto in the Fast and the Furious films. His other successful projects include the xXx series and voicing Groot in Marvel’s film Guardians of the Galaxy. He recently appeared in Fast 8 a sequel of the First and the Furious movies and the first film that did not feature costar Paul Walker who passed away in 2013.
Vin is set to appear in Fast & Furious 9, which will come out in May 2020. There is also going to be a tenth film coming out in 2021. There is not much out there about Vin’s private life; the movie star likes to keep his off-screen life private. He occasionally appears with his family at red carpet events but after that, people rarely see them.
Other than his love for action movies, Vin likes to eat healthy, though this may not be by choice; his mother enforced healthy food on him and his siblings. He may also seem like a tough guy but Vin is soft on the inside. He does not like roller coasters and has a video game company. Here are more things that might fascinate his fans out there.
20 His Real Name Is Mark Sinclair
Vin Diesel is not the real name of this multitalented actor. Vin’s birth name is Mark Sinclair as screenrant.com discloses. He got the name Vin from his stepfather who goes by the name Vincent. The name Diesel was born in his teenage days. The actor was so energetic while he worked that those who were close to him decided to give him the surname.
19 And He Calls His Muscles Kryptonics
One of the things that make Vin Diesel suited for his role in the series of action movies he has been in is his looks, which include his big muscles. Vin has a gym in his house and other than lifting weights, factinate.com says that he also does martial arts. The built actor also keeps the company of bodybuilders.
18 He Is Not Married
Thethings.com says that Vin is a flirt and chats women openly. The same source also purports that the movie star has had many relationships. He is currently in a relationship with Paloma Jimenez who he has been with since 2007. However, people claim that Vin leaves a double life and has been in a relationship with another woman while dating Paloma.
17 He Has Three Children
Vin has three children with Paloma. His firstborn as revealed on screenrant.com was born in 2008 and is a girl by the name Hania Riley. The second born is a boy named Vincent Sinclair. Their last-born daughter, Pauline was born in 2015 and given her name in honor of Vin’s costar, Paul Walker who passed away in a car accident in 2013.
16 He Has A Twin Brother
Those who wished to have a double dose of Vin Diesel almost had their dreams come true. Vin has a twin brother but sadly, diply.com confirms he is nothing like Vin. For starters, Paul has a full head of hair and is much slender. He is also a very private person, unlike his brother. Nonetheless, Vin likes to brag about the fact that he has a twin.
15 He Does Not Know His Biological Dad
Vin has never met his biological father. Screenrant.com discloses that Vin and his twin brother were raised by their mother Delora Sherleen and stepfather Irving H Vincent. The two brought up the boys and their step-siblings in a housing project in the village. To this day, Vin has no clue who his real father is.
14 His Ethnicity
Vin is white but people say that he has facial features of an African American. His mother has Scottish, German and English blood but he and his mother know little about his father’s heritage. Vin’s mom’s relationship with his dad was brief so she never got to find out about his ethnicity as factinate.com continues to explain.
13 He Dropped Out Of College
Trust Vin Diesel to think that he is too cool for school. Careeraddict.com narrates that the actor enrolled at Hunter College which in New York to study English. However, he dropped out to pursue acting in Los Angeles. He left school to appear in the movie Multi-Facial that ended up appearing in the 1995 Canned Film Festival.
12 Does Not Like Watching TV
You would think that an action movie star would enjoy watching himself on TV but that is not the case with Vin. According to thethings.com, Vin mostly watches classic movies. One of his all-time favorite classics was On the Waterfront and although he never watched a lot of TV while growing up, he has watched this movie over 100 times.
11 He Used To Break Dance And Rap
Believe or not this macho man was quite the dancer in the ’80s. There is a video of him breakdancing on screenrant.com. Vin also did a bit of raping with a musician by the name Arthur Russel although people seem to think that Vin was a better dancer than a rapper. Anyway, the Fast and the Furious franchise must be happy he chose acting, otherwise, can you imagine Vin on Step Up?
10 He Has Worked As A Bouncer
The name Diesel resurrected in Vin’s days as a bouncer for a club known as The Tunnel, which was in New York City. Vin was 17 at the time and liked his job because it allowed him not to miss any auditions. Factinate.com claims that Vin was a bouncer for 10 years and in those years, he has gotten into about 500 fights with drunks.
9 He Has Other Talents
Other than acting screenrant.com discloses that Vin has also been involved in writing and directing. In 1997, Vin used the money he has earned to produce a feature known as Stray. He has also contributed immensely to some of the projects that he has worked including the Fast and the Furious series of movies.
8 He Also Did Telemarketing
Vin had to look for day jobs to sustain him in between acting gigs while in Los Angeles. Therefore, he at one point got a job as a telemarketer. He mainly used to sell light bulbs and mechanic tools. Although factinate.com points out that he hated the job, it says that the skills he learned helped him sell himself during auditions.
7 He Does Not Have Tattoos
Vin Diesel and Mark Sinclair are nothing alike. Much to people’s disappointment, Vin is soft-spoken in real life, something his onscreen characters are not.
Screenrant.com adds that most of the characters he plays are heavily inked but the tattoos on his characters are temporary to give him the bad boy image.
6 He Likes Dungeons And Dragons
Diply.com says that Vin is a huge fan of the fantasy game Dungeons and Dragons and is not ashamed of it. His favorite character is Melkor. Being so famous and a big fan of the game, he was asked to write the foreword for a book that was released to celebrate the game’s 30 years in existence. There is a future film adaption of the book and his fans are hoping that Vin will appear in it.
5 He Literally Broke Into Acting
Careeraddict.com narrates the story of how Vin accidentally got into acting by breaking into a theatre with the intention of vandalizing it. He was in the company of his brother and a few friends.
A woman working for the theatre caught the boys and she would only agree to let them go if they agreed to participate in a play. Surprisingly Vin agreed to the deal and the rest is history.
4 His Step Father Was An Acting Coach
Vin is not the only one involved in acting in his family. His stepdad is also an acting instructor. Elitereaders.com says that he also worked as a theatre manager in the village the twins grew up in. The house they lived in was also part of an artist’s project. That said, no wonder one of the boys had to end up in Hollywood.
3 He Was Not So Close To Paul Walker
Despite their on-screen bromance, Brian O’Connor and Dominic Toretto are not close in real life as they are on TV. Diesel was definitely devastated by his passing.
He even went ahead to name his daughter after his costar. However, the two did not get along especially off-camera as confirmed by thethings.com.
2 He Is Hard To Work With
According to thethings.com, Vin is not the best person to work with onset. He normally plays the lead role in movies but he looks down on the camera crew, other cast members, and stuntmen. His costar Dwayne Johnson was quick to note his attitude and the two have always been at loggerheads because of Vin’s behavior.
1 He Was Discovered By Steven Spielberg
Vin could probably have not made it to where he is today if it were not for big shot director Steven Spielberg. Vin did not just star in Multi-Facial, he took part in writing and directing it. According to thethings.com, When Steven saw the film; he decided to give Diesel a part in Saving Private Ryan, which gave Diesel the big break he had been looking for.
Sources: screenrant.com, factinate.com, diply.com, careeraddict.com, elitereaders.com