Timeline: Vin Diesel

Jul 18, 1967

Was born

Born july 18, 1967

Jul 18, 1967

Is actor

known professionaly as vin diesel, is an American actor and producer

1989

Studed in hunter college

Diesel remained involved with the theater throughout adolescence, going on to attend NYC's Hunter College, where studied creative writing and it led him to begin screenwriting. He has identified himself as a multi-faceted actor.

1993

It was called with his artistic name

Sinclair began going by his stage name Vin Diesel while working as a bouncer at the New York nightclub Tunnel, wanting a tougher sounding name for his occupation.

Jul 10, 1995

He directed

Diesel directed, produced, and starred in the short film Multi-Facial

2001

Diesel rose to stardom

Diesel attained action hero stardom with two box office hits: the street racing action film The Fast and the Furious 2001

2005

he refuse to go out again

He turned down the chance to reprise his roles in the sequels 2 Fast 2 Furious 2003 and XXX: State of the Union 2005

2006

He chose to play a dramatic role

In 2006, he chose a dramatic role playing real-life mobster Jack DiNorscio in Find Me Guilty. Although he received critical acclaim for his performance, the film did poorly at the box office grossing only $2 million against a budget of $13 million.Later that year, Diesel made a cameo appearance in The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift, reprising his role from The Fast and the Furious.