2. Vin Diesel was born in New
York City on 18 July 1967.
He was raised by his
astrologer/psychologist
mother, Delora Sherleen
(Sinclair), and adoptive
father, Irving H.
Vincent.
He never knew his
biological father. His
mother is Caucasian and his
adoptive father is
African-American.
3. Diesel and his girlfriend, the Mexican
model Paloma Jimenez, have three
children: a daughter called Hania Riley
(born in April 2008), a son called Vincent
Sinclair, (born in 2010), and a daughter
called Pauline, (born in March 2015); the
last one is named in honor of his friend
and actor in Fast & Furious, Paul Walker,
who died in November 2013.
4. Vin Studied Creative Writing
in Hunter College, but
abandoned after three years
of career. By this period and
because of his strong
physique he worked as a
bouncer in a disco.
Diesel began his
cinematographic career as a
director, actor and
screenwriter in the beginning
of the 90s.
16. “See you again” is a tribute song to Paul Walker who featured in the movie
“Fast & Furious 7”. There is also a tribute video.