Vin Diesel Trivia

1. What was Vin's college major?

From Quiz Vin Diesel Fuel

Answer: English

He majored in English at Hunter College but dropped out after two years. In truth his studies were not getting him were he wanted to be. Somewere between his freshman and sophomore year he dropped out. He was ready to make a change. Vin dropped out of college to make _Multi-Facial (1994)_ , a short about a struggling actor that played in Cannes in 1995, which eventually got Steven Spielberg's attention.

From Quiz The Vin Diesel Challenge

Answer: Tunnel

It was the Tunnel club to which Vin worked at as a bouncer for 9 years before taking acting seriously.

From Quiz Vin Diesel For True Fans

Answer: July 18, 1967

His astrological sign is Cancer. His mom is an astrologer; I bet she knows his rising sign.

From Quiz All Things Vin

Answer: Mark Sinclair

Mark Sinclair changed his name to Vin Diesel and will not reveal how he came up with the name. It is believed that Diesel comes from his name he used when he worked as a bouncer in NYC clubs.

From Quiz All About Vin Diesel

Answer: Mark

Vin's actual name is Mark Sinclair.

From Quiz Vin Diesel Mania

Answer: July 18, 1967

For all of you that care about that sort of thing, that puts him under the sign of Cancer, in the year of the Goat. his mother was an astrologer and psychologist, and his step-father an actor and drama teacher.

From Quiz Zooming with Vin Diesel

Answer: English

Interestingly enough, Vin Diesel originally enrolled in college as an English major. Although most of his life would be centered around theater and the movie business, Vin Diesel would write and direct many of the productions he would be involved in.

From Quiz Vin Diesel Fuel

Answer: The Theater for New York City

He made his debut after breaking into The Theater for New York City with some friends when he was only seven years old. The theater was located in the basement of the James Street Hotel. The theater's artistic director caught them, but instead of calling the police, she gave them a script and said " If you want to play here, be here every day at four p.m. Here's $20 a week."

From Quiz The Vin Diesel Challenge

Answer: ride

"Let's go for a little ride" is what Dom says to Paul's charcater after being caught spying on those who purchased a high volume of equipment for their cars to street race.

From Quiz Vin's Filmography

Answer: Xander Cage

Vin Diesel was the executive producer of "XXX" and "A Man Apart".

From Quiz Vin Diesel For True Fans

Answer: Greenwich Village

He lived in an apartment building where many artists lived, (actors, writers etc.). In an interview given to Rollingstone Magazine, he said he had a "magical childhood".

From Quiz All Things Vin

Answer: 1967

He was born on July 18, 1967.

From Quiz All About Vin Diesel

Answer: July 18, 1967

Vin was born on July 18, 1967 in New York, NY.

From Quiz Vin Diesel Mania

Answer: Brown

And we all know how beautiful he is.

From Quiz Vin Diesel Fuel

Answer: Cancer

He was born on July 18 1967, along with his twin Paul, in the middle of the Sgt. Pepper dominated Summer of Love. Born to an astrologer mother, a young Vin himself would soon study his mother's books to learn he was a Cancer with Scorpio rising and a Sagittarious moon. His mother was a psychologist and astrologer. Vin Diesel was raised by his mother and adoptive father in an artist's housing project in New York's Greenwich Village. He never knew his biological father. The following are birth signs that are the most compatable to his birth sign - Virgo, Pisces, Scorpio and Taurus.

From Quiz Vin's Filmography

Answer: The Fast and the Furious

Because he was offered three movies at the same time, "Pitch Black", "XXX", and "The Fast and the Furious", Vin Diesel couldn't do "The Fast and the Furious" sequel.

From Quiz Vin Diesel For True Fans

Answer: Mark Sinclair

He was once a nightclub bouncer in New York. That is where he came up with the name Vin Diesel. Obviously Vin is just short for Vincent, which was his stepfather?s last name. When he was a kid he called his arms (biceps) the 'kryptonics' - apparently he liked Superman. I also read that at Rollingstone.com.

From Quiz All Things Vin

Answer: New York

He grew up in subsidized housing in Greenwich Village.

From Quiz Zooming with Vin Diesel

Answer: when he was a bouncer for clubs in New York

Because bouncers didn't usually go by their real name, Vin changed his name to Vin Diesel by combining his last name with the nickname his friends had given him. His friends had called him "Diesel" due to his non-stop energy. When Vin deciding to make acting his career with movies he kept the name.

From Quiz The Vin Diesel Challenge

Answer: Montana

The bag of money that these 4 gangsters' sons are after is in a small Montana town ruled by a corrupt sheriff.

From Quiz All Things Vin

Answer: 3

Vin has three siblings including a fraternal twin brother, Paul Vincent, who is a film editor.

From Quiz All About Vin Diesel

Answer: Astrologist

Vin grew up with his mother, his twin brother, his two sisters, and his stepfather who was a professor.

From Quiz Zooming with Vin Diesel

Answer: his mother

When Vin returned to New York after a year trying to make a role in Hollywood, his mother encouraged him to produce his own movies. He raised the money to produce his first feature movie "Strays" (197) through telemarketing. Vin was disappointed when it didn't go as successful as he had hoped, but not long after he got an offer from Steven Spielberg to play a part in "Saving Private Ryan" (1998). His second major acting role came in playing the voice of the giant in "The Iron Giant" (1999). After his role in those films, Vin career steadily increased. Vin played the lead role in his own movie "Pitch Black" (2000) and became a known action star. He has starred in many action films since then.

From Quiz Vin Diesel Fuel

Answer: xXx or Triple X

The moral to the story is don't send a guy to save the world if he isn't prepared to save it. Vin's character Xander Cage told Agent Givens that "If you send someone to save the world make sure they like it the way it is."

From Quiz The Vin Diesel Challenge

Answer: Private Adrian Caparzo

It was Private Adrian Caparzo. It was a small role for Vin, but a huge leap in his movie career.

From Quiz Vin's Filmography

Answer: The movie is about an illegal brokerage house.

The "Boiler Room" is about a young man that is desperately trying to please a federal judge, who also happens to be his father. He takes a job in a small brokerage house, where he makes calls to wealthy men. Even though he does very little work, the pay is phenomenal, and after an encounter with the Feds, he figures out why.

From Quiz Vin Diesel For True Fans

Answer: Multi-Facial

Vin Diesel wrote/produced/and starred in this movie about being bi-racial (or multi-cultural as he says). It was basically about him trying to get acting jobs, but being told he wasn't 'Italian enough' or 'Black enough' for the roles (boy could I relate). Steven Spielberg saw this movie at the Cannes Film Festival in 1995. That's how Vin got the role in "Saving Private Ryan".

From Quiz All Things Vin

Answer: Multi-Facial & Multifacial

He directed and wrote this movie in 1994 on a budget of $3,000. The film was screened at the Cannes film festival and caught the eye of director Stephen Speilberg.

From Quiz All About Vin Diesel

Answer: Saving Private Ryan

"Saving Private Ryan" (which was released in 1998) was directed by Steven Spielberg and starred Tom Hanks and Matt Damon.

From Quiz Vin Diesel Mania

Answer: Multicultural

He's said to be Irish, German, Italian, Dominican, Mexican, and a lot more.

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