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Answer: he was raised by his biological father

Vin Diesel grew up never knowing his biological father. Vin is half African American and half Italian. He was raised by his stepfather and mother in New York. When he was seven, Vin and his friends broke into a theater but were stopped by a woman who offered to pay them to act as long as they attended practices everyday after school. Vin continued to do theater acting until he went to college. Vin Diesel said later about his past, "I was raised in New York City and raised in the New York City theater world. My father was a theater director and an acting teacher, and it was not uncommon for me to have long discussions about the method and what the various different processes were to finding a character and exploring character and realizing that character."

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.

Answer: False

After three years in college, Vin Diesel dropped out and went to Hollywood to further his acting career. After a year in Hollywood with no success, Vin returned to New York. He later made his first movie,"Multi-Facial" (1994), based off of his experience. "Multi-facial" is the story of a man's struggle to become an actor with his multicultural background but his efforts always seem to fall short in the auditions. Vin Diesel quoted later, "If you're the type of person who has to fulfill your dreams, you've gotta be resourceful to make sure you can do it. I came out to California when I was 21, thinking my New York credentials would take me all the way. I came back home a year later all dejected and a failure."

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.

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.

Answer: The Pacifier

Vin stars at Lieutenant Wolfe in this Disney movie. When the Lieutenant fails to save a scientist from a group of terrorists, Wolfe is commissioned to look after the scientist's family while the mom is away to help the Navy unlock her belated husband's program.

At first watching the kids is a disaster and even the children's nanny quits. However in the end the lieutenant earns the kids respect and teaches them that they can reach their dreams and goals. The movie was a big success; it hit theaters in 2005.

Answer: True

Vin Diesel became a first time father when he was 40, after his girlfriend Palomo Jimenez gave birth to a girl named Hania Riley. She was born during the time Vin was producing fourth movie in the "Fast and Furious" series. Vin has expressed that being a father has brought out his soft side.

Answer: Los Bandoleros

"Los Bandoleros" (2009) is a short film Vin Diesel directed that went with the Fast & Furious movie series. It was filmed in the Dominican Republic and also included the Dominican actor Juan Fernández de Alarcon. Outside of the movie business, Vin Diesel did have an interest in the Dominican Republic's culture.

He became acquainted with some of the Dominican Republic's political leaders including Leonel Fernández, one of the presidents of The Dominican Republic.

Answer: Live for Speed

Vin Diesel has provided voice parts for "Wheelman", "The Chronicles of Riddick" and "Need for Speed: Most Wanted". The "Chronicles of Riddick" was based off of Vin Diesel's movie series from "Pitch Black" and in the game he played the voice of Richard B. Riddick. "Need for Speed: Most Wanted" and "Wheelman" are action driving games.

In "Need for Speed: Most Wanted" he played the voice of Rog and in "Wheelman" he played the voice of Milo Burik.

Answer: Amblin Entertainment

Amblin Entertainment helped produce Saving Private Ryan, one of the movies Vin Diesel acted in, but he is not the founder of it. He founded One Race films, Racetrack Records and Tigon Studios. His main production company is One Race Films through which he has produced his own movies. Tigon Studios produces video games and Racetrack Records produces music.