Vin Diesel

He's an admitted fan of "Dungeons and Dragons", and, according to an interview on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" that he played for 24 years.

Wrote a three-page letter to director Steven Spielberg expressing his admiration for his work, particularly Schindler's List (1993). Spielberg was impressed with the heartfelt prose, prompting him to invite Diesel into the star-studded cast of Saving Private Ryan (1998).

He's an admitted fan of "Dungeons and Dragons", and, according to an interview on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993) that he played for 24 years.

Credits the book "Feature Filmmaking at Used Car Prices" by Rick Schmidt as the one resource above all upon which he built his career. This book, according to Diesel, gave him the tools, knowledge, and most importantly, the inspiration to develop his short film Multi-Facial , which he wrote, produced, directed and starred in.

Credits the book "Feature Filmmaking at Used Car Prices" by Rick Schmidt as the one resource above all upon which he built his career. This book, according to Diesel, gave him the tools, knowledge, and most importantly, the inspiration to develop his short film Multi-Facial (1995), which he wrote, produced, directed and starred in.

Wrote an original screenplay titled "Doormen" (based on his experiences as a bouncer) as a follow-up to Strays , his directorial debut. However, his acting career exploded and his plans to direct the film have fallen by the wayside.

Wrote an original screenplay titled "Doormen" (based on his experiences as a bouncer) as a follow-up to Strays (1997), his directorial debut. However, his acting career exploded and his plans to direct the film have fallen by the wayside.

He was cast opposite Ben Affleck in Reindeer Games , but left the production shortly after filming began over concerns with the quality of Ehren Kruger's screenplay and creative differences with director John Frankenheimer.

He was cast opposite Ben Affleck in Reindeer Games (2000), but left the production shortly after filming began over concerns with the quality of Ehren Kruger's screenplay and creative differences with director John Frankenheimer.

Was listed as a potential nominee on both the 2003 and 2004 Razzie Award nominating ballots. He was listed as a suggestion for the Worst Actor category on the 2003 ballot for his performances in the films Knockaround Guys and xXx . And was listed as a suggestion again on the nominating ballot in the Worst Actor category the next year for his role in A Man Apart . He did not receive either nomination. The following year though, he finally received his first Razzie nomination for Worst Actor in the film The Chronicles of Riddick . However he didn't "win".

Was listed as a potential nominee on both the 2003 and 2004 Razzie Award nominating ballots. He was listed as a suggestion for the Worst Actor category on the 2003 ballot for his performances in the films Knockaround Guys (2001) and xXx (2002). And was listed as a suggestion again on the nominating ballot in the Worst Actor category the next year for his role in A Man Apart (2003). He did not receive either nomination. The following year though, he finally received his first Razzie nomination for Worst Actor in the film The Chronicles of Riddick (2004). However he didn't "win".

Ranked #46 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #95 in 2002.

Was offered the role of Matt Murdock/Daredevil in Daredevil that eventually went to Ben Affleck.

Was offered the role of Matt Murdock/Daredevil in Daredevil (2003) that eventually went to Ben Affleck.

Ranked #46 in Premiere's 2003 annual Power 100 List. Had ranked #95 in 2002.

Started the video game company Tigon Studios in 2002. They in turn worked on the movie based game The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (VG). Tigon Studios is now working on more next gen games as well as having a hand in all Vin Diesel-based games.

In addition to being considered for the role of Hellboy in 2004, he was also considered for the part of Abe Sapien.

Revolution Studios wanted him for the title role in Hellboy , but director Guillermo del Toro thought that Ron Perlman was the perfect choice for the role, and wouldn't direct the movie if he wasn't cast.

Revolution Studios wanted him for the title role in Hellboy (2004), but director Guillermo del Toro thought that Ron Perlman was the perfect choice for the role, and wouldn't direct the movie if he wasn't cast.

Started the video game company Tigon Studios in 2002. They in turn worked on the movie based game The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (2004) (VG). Tigon Studios is now working on more next gen games as well as having a hand in all Vin Diesel-based games.

He gained 35 pounds so he could portray "Fat Jackie" in Find Me Guilty .

He gained 35 pounds so he could portray "Fat Jackie" in Find Me Guilty (2006).

Revealed that the daughter he welcomed in April 2008, is named Hania Riley. .

He and his girlfriend, Paloma Jiménez, welcomed their first child, a girl, on April 2nd, 2008.

Revealed that the daughter he welcomed in April 2008, is named Hania Riley. [September 2008].