Vin Diesel net worth, his personal life, early years and his movie career, questions revolving around these particular words have been continuously searched by his fans. This is apparent due to the success he has scaled through his action movies, Hollywood and has some die-hard fans around the world. But there is more to Vin Diesel than his role in action movies, for example, did you know that this California native was an indie filmmaker.
There is a lot more to know about Diesel and we’ve captured a brief snapshot of it in here. Keep on reading to know Vin Diesel net worth and how he managed to reach that number.
EARLY LIFE – Getting To Vin Diesel Net Worth
Vin Diesel, real name Marc Sinclaire, was born on 18th July 1967, in Alameda County, California. Diesel actually has a twin brother named Paul Sinclaire, sadly they’re not identical twins. They were raised by their mother and stepfather, a theatre manager and an acting instructor, in New York.
He went to high school in New York and eventually developed his love for filmmaking and writing. Soon after he completed his high school, he attended Hunter College in New York and studied screenwriting over there. However, he soon dropped out of college and decided to jump right into movies.
CAREER
Post his adieu from the college and before actually working in any movies, Diesel was working as a bouncer in a nightclub in New York. On the side, he was screenwriting, auditioning for various parts and trying to land himself in a movie but nothing significant was working for him.
This was also the time when he started working on his first film, Multi-Facial, he wrote, produced, directed and even starred in this short film which made its way to the Cannes Film Festival. His next project was Strays, which also landed at the Sundance film festival but wasn’t able to make any significant contribution to Vin Diesel net worth.
However, it was these festival films that caught the attention of director Steven Spielberg who was very impressed by Diesel and even decided to write a part specially for him in Saving Private Ryan, in which he made $100,000. He then went on to act and lead in some major movies including The Iron Giant and Pitch Black.
Three years later to Saving Private Ryan, Vin Diesel was again introduced in a massive hit and this time it was Fast & Furious. Ever since then, Vin Diesel net worth is practically multiplying. He even became the top-grossing actor of 2017 and topped Forbes’s highest-grossing actors list.
He even went on to lend his voice for Guardian’s Of The Galaxy’s Groot which is another massive hit from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
PERSONAL LIFE
Diesel has time and again confessed to preferring a more private life and doesn’t like to be too much in the limelight about his personal life.
Vin Diesel is currently with his partner, Mexican model Paloma Jimenez and together they have three beautiful kids. Daughter Hania Riley (Born in 2008), son Vincent Sinclair (Born in 2010) and daughter Paulina (Born in 2015). He named his youngest daughter in the honour of his best friend and Fast & Furious co-star, Paul Walker who died in November 2013 in a car accident.
Diesel is also the godfather of Paul Walker’s daughter, Meadow Rain Walker.
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SUMMARY
One of the biggest contributors to Vin Diesel net worth is the Fast & Furious Sequels, which he was completely against in the first place. However, the success of the following parts made him more confident about the Franchise and his overall image as an action star.