Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel (born Mark Sinclair Vincent; July 18, 1967) is an American actor, director, 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.

Diesel was born in Alameda County, California. 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.