Vin Diesel: 5 unknown facts about actor who never knew his father

2023-05-19 16:51

Inside some unknown facts about the 'Fast and Furious' franchise actor Vin Diesel

The 55-year-old 'Fast and Furious' franchise star Vin Diesel needs no introduction! The actor who has garnered more than 95 million followers on Instagram, confirmed that 'Fast & Furious 11' will premiere in 2025. Diesel never knew his father, nor his father’s heritage and background.

As per, IMDB, he said, “I am truly multi-racial, I never knew my biological father." With a lot being known about him as an actor, there are surprisingly many unknown facts that his fans might not know. So let's uncover some unknown facts about the deep-voiced and tough-guy actor who is famous globally.

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5 unknown facts about Vin Diesel

Father of three

Diesel is a proud dad of three children with his longtime partner and girlfriend Paloma Jimenez. His first daughter, Hania Riley, 15, was born in 2008, followed two years later by a son, Vincent Sinclair, 12, born in 2010. His third child, daughter Pauline, 8, was named after the actor’s late 'Fast and Furious' franchise co-star, Paul Walker.

A voice artist

Diesel has credits as a voice artist in movies like 'The Iron Giant' and 'Guardians of the Galaxy', and he has also voiced Riddick in the film's video game adaptations. Milo Burik, a character in the 2009 video game 'Wheelman', was also voiced by him.

He doesn't have any tattoos

You might find this fact strange since he is heavily tattoed in most of his movies. According to Screen Rant, Diesel's skin remains a blank canvas for tattoos based on the character he is portraying.

Spotted by Steven Spielberg

Diesel took acting into his own hands after experiencing a lack of professional breaks and wrote and performed in the short film 'Multi-Facial', which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Diesel's three-page letter to Spielberg expressing his enthusiasm for the filmmaker's work and the short film both made an impression on the director, who then called Diesel for a part in 'Saving Private Ryan', which later led to the beginning of Diesel's successful Hollywood career.

Huge fan of Dungeons and Dragons

According to Factinate, Diesel is a huge 'Dungeons and Dragons' fan. It is evident since he made a birthday cake with a D&D motif, wrote the introduction to 'Thirty Years of Adventure: A Celebration of Dungeons & Dragons', and even played D&D on the set of 'The Chronicles of Riddick'.