Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor and film producer. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for portraying Dominic Toretto in the
Fast & Furious franchise. Born in California, Diesel attended NYC's Hunter College, where studies in creative writing led him to begin screenwriting. He wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the short drama film
Multi-Facial (1995) and his debut feature
Strays (1997). He came to prominence in the late 1990s, and first became known for appearing in Steven Spielberg's
Saving Private Ryan in 1998. He followed up with commercially successful films such as
Boiler Room (2000),
The Pacifier (2005) and
Find Me Guilty (2006). ...
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