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Vin Diesel broke into a theatre to vandalize it but got hired instead

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Vin Diesel broke into a theatre to vandalize it but got hired instead

Mark Sinclair, better known by his professional name Vin Diesel, is an American actor, producer, director and screenwriter.

He is known for his role as Dominic Toretto in the Fast and Furious franchise. However, Diesel’s journey to becoming an actor was not a smooth one.

Diesel’s first stage debut was at the age of seven, when he appeared in a children’s play called “Dinosaur Door” in New York City.

However, he was not initially interested in acting and never considered it as a career.

In fact, Diesel and his brother, along with a couple of friends, broke into the New York City theater on Jane Street with the intent to vandalize it.

However, they were caught by the theater’s artistic director, Crystal Field.

Instead of calling the police, Field offered the boys roles in an upcoming show and gave them a chance to turn their lives around.

Diesel took the opportunity and stayed with the theater throughout his adolescence.

He later went on to study creative writing at Hunter College in New York City, which eventually led him to becoming a screenwriter and, eventually, an actor.

In 2007, Diesel began a relationship with Mexican model Paloma Jimenez and they have three children together: Hania Riley (born in 2009), Vincent Sinclair (born in 2010), and Pauline (born in 2015).

The latter was named in honor of Diesel’s late co-star and friend, Paul Walker, who died in a car accident in 2013. Diesel is also the godfather of Walker’s daughter, Meadow.

Diesel has stated that he prefers to keep his personal life private.

“I’m not gonna put it out there on a magazine cover like some other actors. I come from the Harrison Ford, Marlon Brando, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino code of silence.”

He is known for his deep voice, which he claims broke around the age of 15.

He has also expressed his love for the Dominican Republic and has a relationship with the country’s former president, Leonel Fernández.

Diesel directed a short film called Los Bandoleros, which was filmed in the Dominican Republic.

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