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Vin Diesel
Mark Sinclair Vincent, known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor and filmmaker. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he gained prominence for portraying Dominic "Dom" Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise.
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entertainment · American actor (born 1967) · film actor · film director · film producer · screenwriter · voice actor · stage actor · stunt performer · actor · also Vin Diesel, Mark Sinclair, Diesel
Born 18 July 1967 · Q178166
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2026· 4 entries
Collider: Netflix Officially Says Goodbye to Vin Diesel’s 119-Minute Sci-Fi Epic
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Yahoo: Vin Diesel’s Most Underrated Sci-Fi Action Sequel Is About To Exit Streaming
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Public attention spiked: 15,331 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3× the usual 5,062, with 0 article edits.
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2025· 3 entries
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated the claim “Multiple posts in August 2025 claimed that Vin Diesel had passed away.” False.
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The Guardian: Back from the dead: can the new Fast and Furious movie really ‘reunite’ Vin Diesel and Paul Walker?
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The four claims against Diesel filed under California’s Fair Employment and Housing Act (FEHA) were dismissed due to the plaintiff missing an administrative deadline
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2024· 2 entries
Lead Stories rated the claim “Vin Diesel Did Pull 1 Million Annual Donation to Boy Scouts” Satire Account.
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Snopes rated the claim “Actor Vin Diesel pulled an annual $1 million donation to the Boy Scouts of America.” Originated as Satire.
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2023· 3 entries
The Guardian: Vin Diesel denies accusations of sexual battery in lawsuit by former assistant
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The Guardian: Fast X review – more overcranked nonsense with Vin Diesel and co
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The Guardian: All Vin Diesel’s film performances – ranked!
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2021· 3 entries
The Guardian: The fast and the farcical: the Rock v Vin Diesel, round two
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The Guardian: Fast & Furious 9 review – Vin Diesel back at the wheel of an overheated vehicle
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The Guardian: Fast & Furious 9 review – Vin Diesel and crew kick Isaac Newton’s ass
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2020· 3 entries
Fact Crescendo Sri Lanka rated the claim “No, Hollywood Star Vin Diesel Has Not Died While Performing A Stunt” False.
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Lead Stories rated the claim “Actor Vin Diesel died in a backyard stunt” Porn Link.
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The Guardian: Bloodshot review – Vin Diesel brings brawn in brainless action schlock
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2017· 1 entry
Diesel also reprised his roles as Xander Cage in XXX: Return of Xander Cage, and Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol
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2016· 1 entry
Diesel appeared as a supporting character in Ang Lee's war drama Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
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2015· 3 entries
Starred in the supernatural action film The Last Witch Hunter
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Reported net worth: $125M (as of 2015).
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Canadian video game designer and developer merritt k created the 2015 ASMR game Vin Diesel DMing a Game of D&D Just for You for him.
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2014· 2 entries
Awarded MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo for Fast & Furious 6 (2014).
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Snopes rated the claim “Actor Vin Diesel has died.” False.
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2010· 1 entry
During the filming of Fast Five in Atlanta, he brought her to his suite at the St
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2008· 1 entry
Starred in the science-fiction action thriller Babylon A
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2007· 1 entry
Diesel was set to produce and star as Agent 47 in the film adaptation of the video game Hitman, but eventually pulled back and served as executive producer on the film instead
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2006· 1 entry
Chose a dramatic role playing real-life mobster Jack DiNorscio in Find Me Guilty
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2005· 1 entry
Played a lighthearted role in the action comedy film The Pacifier, which was a box office success
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2004· 1 entry
Diesel is a longtime Dungeons & Dragons fan, and wrote the foreword for 30 Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons & Dragons (2004).
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2002· 1 entry
Awarded MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo for The Fast and the Furious (2002).
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2000· 1 entry
Diesel had a supporting role in the drama thriller Boiler Room, where he appeared alongside Giovanni Ribisi and Ben Affleck
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1999· 1 entry
Provided the voice of the title character in the animated film The Iron Giant
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1997· 1 entry
Diesel secured funds to make his first feature-length film, Strays, an urban drama in which he played a gang leader whose love for a woman inspires him to try to change his ways
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1994· 1 entry
Wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the short drama film Multi-Facial, a semi-autobiographical film which follows a struggling multiracial actor stuck in the audition process
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1967· 1 entry
Born 1967-07-18.
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