What is Vin Diesel?
{{Infobox person |name = Vin Diesel |image = VinDieselMunich2005.jpg |image_size = 200px |caption = Diesel in 2005 |birth_name = Mark Sinclair |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1967|7|18}} |birth_place = [[Alameda County, California]], [[USA]] |occupation = Actor, director, producer, screenwriter |years_active = 1990-present |partner = Paloma Jimenez (2008-present) }} '''Vin Diesel''' (born '''Mark Sinclair Vincent'''; July 18, 1967) is an [[Americans|American]] [[actor]], [[movie director|director]], [[movie producer|producer]] and [[screenwriter]]. He is known for his roles in the movies ''[[The Fast and the Furious]]'' series, ''[[The Chronicles of Riddick]]'' [[trilogy]], the voice of [[Groot]] in the ''[[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]'' and in ''[[XXX (movie)|XXX]]''. Diesel was born in [[Alameda County, California]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/3/Vin-Diesel.html |title=Vin Diesel Biography (1967–) |publisher=Filmreference.com |accessdate=September 8, 2010}}</ref> He studied at [[Hunter College]]. He is partners with Paloma Jimenez. His father is African-American and his mother is of English, German, Irish and Scottish descent. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{IMDb name|0004874}} {{US-actor-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Diesel, Vin}} [[Category:1967 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Actors from Alameda County, California]] [[Category:Actors from New York City]] [[Category:African-American actors]] [[Category:American movie actors]] [[Category:American Roman Catholics]] [[Category:American television actors]] [[Category:American video game actors]] [[Category:American voice actors]] [[Category:Movie directors from New York City]] [[Category:Movie producers from New York City]] [[Category:Screenwriters from New York City]]