What most of you didn't know about Vin Diesel
Here are some funny/ interesting facts about the famous actor Vin Diesel (known as Dominic Toretto or Dom in the Fast and Furious series):
1. His mother was an astrologist/psychologist.
2. His real name is Mark Sinclair Vincent; he changed it after he started bouncing at New York City clubs at age 17.
3. As a teen he appeared in an instructional breakdancing video called "Breakin' in the USA."
4. He studied English at Hunter College in New York City, but dropped out after three years to move to L.A. and pursue acting.
5. He has a fraternal twin brother named Paul Vincent, who's a film editor.
6. After failing to launch his acting career in L.A., he moved back to his native New York, where he soon wrote his first short film about his own experiences as an actor. "Multi-Facial" was shot for $3,000 and screened at the 1995 Cannes Film Festival. After Steven Spielberg saw and was impressed by "Multi-Facial", Vin Diesel was cast in "Saving Private Ryan".
7. He once worked as a telemarketer selling lightbulbs.
8. He holds the title of actor with the highest number of Facebook fans (60,389,614 to be exact). Will Smith is the second.

9. He has two children -- Hania, 5, and Vincent, 3 -- with his model girlfriend Paloma Jimenez. The actor likes to keep his family life private. In fact, he never even formally announced the birth of either of his children. But when he received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on August 26, his girlfriend and children made a rare appearance.
10. He got his start in acting when he was seven years old after he and his friends broke into the Theater for New York City with plans to vandalize it. A woman who worked there caught them, gave them a script and $20, and agreed to let them go if they showed up for rehearsals every day after school.
Los Bandoleros (Film) by Vin Diesel
Los Bandoleros (film):
Los Bandoleros (Spanish for "The Outlaws") is a 2009 short film directed, written, produced by and starring Vin Diesel, co-starring Michelle Rodriguez, Sung Kang, Tego Calderón, Don Omar and Mirtha Michelle reprising their roles from The Fast and the Furious film series, that provides back-story for the characters and events leading up to the oil truck heist at the start of the fourth film in the series, Fast & Furious. The short film was included as a bonus on the Blu-ray and Special Edition DVD releases of the feature, released in the USA on July 28, 2009.
Story:
Leo Tego (Tego Calderón) is in a prison of the Dominican Republic, ranting about corporations holding back the electric car and starting wars for oil while, on the streets, Rico Santos (Don Omar) chats to an old man unable to find enough gas. Han Seoul-Oh (Sung Kang) arrives and is collected from the airport by Cara Mirtha (Mirtha Michelle) and Malo (F. Valentino Morales). They drive him back to Santos' house, where his aunt Rubia (Adria Carrasco) is struggling with rising prices linked to the cost of gas and Dominic Toretto (Vin Diesel) is working on his car. The team then enjoy a welcome meal with the family. After breaking Leo out of prison, they head to a club, where Han and Cara flirt while Dominic meets up with local politician Elvis (Juan Fernandez), who informs them of a window of opportunity to hijack a gas shipment. While relaxing at the club afterwards, Dominic is surprised by the arrival of Leticia Ortiz (Michelle Rodriguez), who has tracked him from Mexico. The two drive together to the beach, where they rekindle their relationship.
Cast:
Vin Diesel as Dominic Toretto
Michelle Rodriguez as Letty Ortiz
Sung Kang as Han
Tego Calderón as Leo Tego
Don Omar as Rico Santos
Juan Fernandez as Elvis Mirtha
Michelle as Cara Mirtha
Valentino Morales as Malo
Adria Carrasco as Rubi
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