An honoree recipient of a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, Vin Diesel is a renowned actor from the United States who is popular all over the world as Dominic Toretto for his role in The Fast and the Furious film series.
Vin Diesel's early life
Vin Diesel was from an upper-middle-class family born as Mark Sinclair in Alameda County, California, United States of America to Delora Sherleen (Sinclair) Vincent. There is no information about his father and he is also unknown about his father. He is an American and is of English, German, and Scottish descent.
Vin Diesel was interested in performing arts since his childhood days. It is said that he began acting when he was seven. He has attended Hunter College, located in New York.
Vin Diesel's career
He played his first acting role in the play, Dinosaur Door. Vin Diesel's first major movie role was in 1990 and that was in the movie, Awakenings, starring John Heard and Grace Hightower's ex-husband Robert De Niro.
Till now he has appeared in more than dozens of hit movies. Vin Diesel is best known for his role as Dominic Toretto in the Fast and Furious series, starring the late Paul Walker, Dwayne Johnson, and Gal Gadot.
Vin Diesel has also voiced the character Groot in the Marvel movie Guardians of the Galaxy, starring Chris Pratt.
Vin Diesel's personal life
In 2001, he had a romantic love affair with Michelle Rodriguez. She is his Fast and the Furious co-star. She is an actress and as well screenwriter and DJ. They began dating each other when they were filming Fast and the Furious.
In 2007, he began dating Paloma Jiménez. She is a famous model and as well an actress. They are not married yet but they have already welcomed three children. They are still together.
Vin Diesel's net worth
As of 2022, Vin Diesel's net worth is rumored to be around $225 million, which he amassed from his career in movies.
Vin Diesel received $100,000 in the year 1998 for the movie Saving Private Ryan, starring Tom Hanks and Matt Damon. His salary from other movies is given below:
- The Fast and the Furious (2001): $2 million
- xXx (2002): $10 million
- A Man Apart (2003): $2.5 million
- The Chronicles of Riddick (2004): $11.5 million
- Fast Five (2011): $15 million
The value of his mobile trailer is said to be $1.1 million. Vin Diesel's earnings for the year 2014 were $25 million and in the year 2015 was $47 million.
