Many actors, singers became known at a fairly mature age. Therefore, in their childhood and youth, there is an increased interest on the part of both the media and fans.
These celebrities include the actor of fighters - Vin Diesel. He gained popularity already in adulthood and remains a highly paid star until now.
Vin Diesel in childhood and youth
The future famous actor was born in the family of a psychiatrist. His real name is Mark Sinclair Vincent. Mark and his twin brother were raised by their mother alone. And they did not know their father at all.
In his youth, Vin Diesel played on stage. And he got there at the age of seven years. Young hooligans, who climbed into the theater building to have fun with the props, did not take into account the fact that it was at this time that a rehearsal of the next production would take place. The director who discovered them in punishment made the boys role-play the script. Vin Diesel did best. Noting this, the director invited him to participate in productions. But such an idea to the future actor was not to his liking. Then the director promised to pay him twenty dollars for the performance. After that, every day Vincent immediately after school hurried to the theater.
The first production of “The Door for the Dinosaur” impressed him so much that he began to think seriously about the career of the actor. Until the age of seventeen, Vin Diesel took part in theatrical productions, and his acting skills improved with every play.
The photo of Vin Diesel in his youth is quite difficult to find, since the young man was shy. For example, at school he liked a girl to whom he could not approach. Which, incidentally, could not be said about his brother, who was the king of almost every party.
Carier start
As he got older, the young man changed markedly. So, Vin Diesel in his youth with hair was until 1984. Then he began to shave. Obviously, this is due to the fact that it was at that moment that he decided that it was time to change his life. Vin realized that working in the theater would not bring a lot of money. And by that time, Diesel had been practicing in the gym for a long time and had a large fit body, so he got a bouncer in the club. It was there that, due to his excellent physical form, he was given the nickname Diesel, which gave rise to the well-known pseudonym. The young man became more confident in himself.
In addition to changing jobs, the future actor went to college. There he decided to study English and literature, which, undoubtedly, later helped him in writing scripts.
Unfortunately, after three years, he decides to quit his studies and work and move to Los Angeles. In many ways, a break with her lover contributed to this.
In the City of Angels Diesel brought his dreams of an acting career. But no one met the young man with multi-million dollar contracts, and at first he worked as a salesman in a telemarket. This continued until 1990. Around the same time, his debut as an actor took place. Although the name of the diesel engine was not indicated in the credits.
Filmography
The first impression of the film industry Vin Diesel received a negative. Nevertheless, it did not ruin his desire for a cherished dream.
Returning home to New York, Vin was very upset. And the actor’s mother, in an attempt to reassure her son, offers him to shoot his own picture. Inspired by this idea, Diesel began to write a script for a full-fledged film. However, already in the process of work, soberly assessing his strength, he realizes that he will not have enough skills or money for a full-length picture. Thus, the decision comes to shoot a short film. Moreover, Vin Diesel here was both an actor, director and screenwriter. The film "Many Faces" was noticed. And at the Cannes Film Festival, he received good reviews.
A year later, Diesel manages to shoot the already full-length film "Tramps." It was after him that Vincent was noticed. The young actor attracted the attention of esteemed Steven Spielberg, who invited him to a role in his film “Saving Private Raina.” After the release of this picture, proposals for cooperation rained down on Diesel.
He received worldwide popularity after the release of the film "The Chronicles of Riddick." In addition to filming, the actor accepts proposals for voicing cartoons. To date, Vin Diesel has starred in eighty-four films.
Personal life
Vin Diesel in his youth, due to his shyness, was not popular among the fairer sex. But after several years of the gym, the girls managed to get past the disappointed nice guy with difficulty.
On the set of the movie "Fast and the Furious, " Vin Diesel struck up an affair with a partner in the film, Michelle Rodriguez. But he was not long term. Within a few months they broke up. And according to the actor, the gap occurred at the initiative of the girl.
Further there were the same short-term novels. But in 2006, the actor gets acquainted with the model Paloma Jimenez. And after two years of relationship, they have a daughter, and in 2010 - a son. Not so long ago, his wife gave him a third child.
Awards
For his first major role in Steven Spielberg’s film “Saving Private Raina, ” Diesel was nominated for the US Screen Actors Guild Award.
For participating in the movie "Fast and the Furious" from MTV Vin received an award for "Best Screen Team."
But after the film "The Chronicles of Riddick, " Diesel received the Golden Raspberry Award in the nomination "Worst Male Role."
