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Vin Diesels twinbrother is not a film editor, he is a commercial pornographic actor.

I'm pretty certain that there is no movie "Learn2Play" movie, since that's a photoshop from the 'net meme. Can anybody confirm that? Fdgfds 22:40, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

There is no such movie. I'm going to get rid of it from the list right now. User: QuantumDriver

Only a spoilsport would note that the hybrid animal is generally referred to as a tiglon (or a liger)... Wetman 04:02, 14 Jun 2004 (UTC)

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[edit] the "absurd" link

the link is a famous internet phenomenon. It should be noted and linked the this article, as it pertains to Vin Diesel.

I agree! Here it is: http://www.4q.cc/vin/
Only If that famous internet phenomenon is stealing. Replace the name Vin Diesel with Chuck Norris and we know where the quotes TRULY came from.
Hmm, two anons so far. I quote from the link:
Vin Diesel's semen is the source of all life. That is to say, when he ejaculates, he creates a new galaxy. This is how the 'Milky Way' came to be.
It does not belong on wikipedia. Cburnett 06:51, May 2, 2005 (UTC)
Okay, at the least there should be mention of him becoming central to this new internet meme going around. --Paul Soth 05:26, 3 May 2005 (UTC)
That I can live with (except the link at the bottom as I moved it to the section you wrote). I just wouldn't want an unknowing person to visit the link assuming it's true. I don't mind spreading disinformation so long as people are informed it's such. :) Cburnett 05:59, May 3, 2005 (UTC)

How does that seem appropriate? Do you want to link to some other webforum's childish behavior too, because it tangentially relates to the subject? Maybe you can append to each topic the Something Awful's "good squad" touches in their valuable contributions.

B=============D00:30, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Hello. I have removed all mention of this commercial link. The facts cited in it are false. It cited traffic climbing by July 4 at the "50 million hit mark", yet the Alexa rankings show the site to be hardly trafficked at all, and traffic has been in decline since April. This was a blatant attempt to put commercial spam on Wikipedia and jerk traffic to a commercial website which features only a simple quote and many, many advertisements surrounding it. I suspect that most of the little traffic that the website does currently pull comes directly from Wikipedia...

See this page for traffic details: http://www.alexa.com/data/details/traffic_details?q=&url=www.4q.cc/vin

-Uris 17:58, 10 July 2005 (UTC)

I believe that a link to 4q.cc/vin should be added, with a note saying that it is an internet meme, a fad and not a word of it is true. Also, Alexa ratings are skewed because it is rated spyware by most spyware destroyers, and doesn't work on anything but IE. -tasadar24(AIM) I'll get an account later... 31 July 2005

Hello there. I'd just like to let you know that as the creator of the website, I don't see why it shouldn't be allowed. I am unable to comment about a "50 million hit mark" since the counter on the website clearly shows that the site is about 20 million hits short of that (as of 8/15/05). Feel free to view stats for the page at any time at http://www.4q.cc/stats/webalizer/. As mentioned in the disclaimer, The Generator is strictly a humor website and has received acclaim from Empire Online (UK entertainment magazine) and ESPN.com, amongst other places. Since I started the site in April, I have not received a single piece of hate mail, nor have I been contacted by anyone representing Mr. Diesel (or Mr. Vincent... I'm not quite sure which moniker you'd use for a case like this) telling me to take it down. That being said, I hope those of you nay-sayers reconsider.

Hello, it's a Random Annonymous Guy. I added to the end of the section a stublike about Vin Diesel's ridiculous factthings. Since you're still fighting over the site, didn' put any links; but the 'external links' section might be a good place to list them. I just didn't add any clear 'stub' marks because I don't know how. Over and out.

Just wanted to note that the Vin Diesel fad came way before the Chuck Norris fad. It just wasn't as popular. If anything is stealing from the other, Chuck Norris facts are stolen from the Vin Diesel ones.

No, it actually started with Chuck Norris back in the 80's before anyone even knew who Vin Diesel was. It originated from the popular Bruce Lee vs. Chuck Norris playground game. Conan O'brein probably brought the popularity of the ridiculous Chuck Norris claims back to the internet with his late night clips of Walker Texas Ranger.
Vin Diesel random fact generator started as thread in the SomethingAwful forums, and then it got it's own page. Later (much later), a Chuck Norris random fact generator was made, reusing many of the facts from the original Vin Diesel version.


Moved this section 21 November 2005: In my opinion it's pointless and is also apparently an ad

Vin Diesel "Facts"

There is a meme growing around Vin Diesel, where its alleged that he is responsible by many absurd, when not just surreal, "facts". They are always focused into his (alleged) greatness, prowess and awesomeness, in a very humorous way. They have been sighted in forum signatures and small compilations.

A few are listed below as example:

  • Vin Diesel was the first person to walk up to a cow and say, "Whatever comes out of these things when I squeeze them, I'm drinking."
  • When Vin Diesel does a pushup, he isn't lifting himself up, he's pushing the Earth down.
  • Vin Diesel can divide by zero.
  • It takes 14 puppeteers to make Vin Diesel smile, but only 2 to make him destroy an orphanage.
  • Vin Diesel is the only person who knows why paper can beat rock.
  • Vin Diesel invented the internet
  • Vin Diesel has two speeds: Walk and Kill.

You can view them all at the Random Vin Diesel Fact Generator.

  • It is a very, very popular meme, so I think it does deserve a mention in the article, though maybe not as many examples.
  • Heyoo. I admit, I added this thing originally. Nop, not an ad. Was supposed to have only five examples, tho. Kobayen 03:36, 11 December 2005 (UTC)
  • I'm in favor of the Fact Generator being put on the entry. SovietChicken 11 December 20005

Link removed. Link is irrelevant and non-encyclopedic. Please do not add non-notable content to Wikipedia. Thank you. Adraeus 06:28, 12 December 2005 (UTC)

I disagree. As the one who added the link, I felt it very necessary. Like it or not, the fact generator is related to Vin Diesel, and is part of what some people identify with him. I added the link because the "facts" were a section of this article, and I felt that if the article mentioned the fact generator, a link should be provided. One could create an article devoted to the generator itself, but it would only be a matter of time before someone would suggest that it should be merged with this article. I guarantee that I am not related at all to the generator itself and I find it to be personally insulting for all of you to suggest that the link was added for commercial purposes. Since the "fact" generator is indeed part of Vin Diesel's worldwide identity, and by extension, the site which has created it, I am re-inserting the section regarding the "fact" generator and the link to the original site. And if you have any problem with that, feel free to take it up with me personally. R'son-W 09:12, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

Furthermore, I will regard anyone deleting this section as an act of vandalism, as well as anyone adding more "facts" to the section.R'son-W 09:24, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
My apologies, I should have read this discussion before simply reverting that edit as nonsense. - Akamad 09:20, 20 December 2005 (UTC)
No problem. You reverted it as I was writing the comment above. R'son-W 09:24, 20 December 2005 (UTC)

I re-added the section, but without examples. It seems to me that the examples were the main problem with that section.R'son-W 19:06, 2 January 2006 (UTC)

Just thought I'd add another support vote for the "fact" generator. The Taped Crusader 08:55, 8 January 2006 (UTC)

It's ridiculous to have so many examples. I can live with the meme being mentioned, but I think that there should be one or zero examples listed. Orpheus 04:39, 10 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] gay?

Someone in my ENG 105 class claimed that Vin Diesel is actually homosexual! Anyone else heard of this? 06:53, 24 January 2006 (UTC)

I've actually heard he was bisexual. Could be true.Hihellowhatsup 03:36, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

Hooray for idle gossip and speculation! Cburnett 04:00, 20 February 2006 (UTC)

i heard both. ive heard he was homosexual and then i heard he was bisexual. I want to know! ill love him anyway lol

Honestly? I could care less. His orientation does not effect whether I like his performance in a role. Lyrica

He would go around NYC with this really, really tiny guy with long hair who Vin Diesel would refer to as his boyfriend, so if that means anything..... —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.255.134.31 (talk) 12:21, 6 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] why do you care

His sexuality is surely his business unless he wants to discuss it in public.

--Because it is interesting--that seems to be enough reason for me!

Also how come this article has two references to him playing world of warcraft under two different names?

This article is very poor, I think, and should be edited down to a fact oriented biography.


It's not the first time I've heard about it, in fact, that's what I came to read lol. I think someone should look it up and refrence it instead of insecure sarcasm.

I HEARD IS IS THE LOVE CHILD OF VIN IPPEL AND DANNY DIESEL

Why do I care? Because this is his biography entry and his sexual orientation is a valid factoid. You can't ignore someone's sexual orientation when that can be a significant part of their identity. 71.71.73.98 08:20, 9 December 2006 (UTC)

He's also a living person. Remember that people who are still alive have rights, including rights of privacy, even a public person. He hasn't spoken of it publically and has asked that people not probe this area of his life. His wishes should be respected. --72.197.39.254 02:05, 14 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] WoW

This article claims in one place that his WoW alias is "dish" and in another that it's "Jamoche". Which one is correct and could someone cite some sources about it. --Bjarki 00:02, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

This might be vandalism, similar stuff was in Jerry Seinfeld but I fixed that. WikiSlasher 15:45, 12 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Mastiff

It's talking about his career and if he's gay or not. Why does it mention his dog?

[edit] Major Role in Saving Private Ryan

Uh... As far as I remember, Vin Diesel does an excellent job of dying in obscurity in SPR and did not have a major role. I'm removing this from the list of major roles. Kikkoman 03:56, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Comment

Wheither he is allegdly gay, dating lucy clarkson, bisexual, or really multiple midgets standing on each others shoulders.

Those are rumors.

This is supposed to be an online encyclopedia.

Be Encyclopedic!

Base your articles on facts.

Not rumors and speculation. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.24.104.2 (talk • contribs)

  • Facts about the subject's personal life are relevant when they are the subject of wide public notice and attention, as shown in mass media. You were correct about covering rumors about who he is dating, and right to remove that material; however I have re-inserted the reference to the USA Today interview where he addressed rumors that he was gay, since that was in a reliable source. Also, please sign your messages, and put comments at the bottom, not the top, of Talk pages. Thanks, --MCB 17:19, 17 June 2006 (UTC)

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If this is supposed to be based on facts, there should be at least a source for this part, too:

>>> :However, actor Linus Roache chronicled a sexual encounter he shared with him during the making of the film, "The Chronicles of Riddick".<<<

Otherwise this is a rumour and should be removed!!

Silsin 21:10, 17 October 2006 (UTC)


Reports are that Vin Diesel succeeded at the Kobayashi Maru simulation while visiting the Starfleet Academy and do so without cheating. Film at eleven.Obbop 03:44, 20 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Height

Does anybody know how tall Vin Diesel is?

Actors always lie about their height (unless they're obviously so tall) so you'll never know for exact sure no matter what it says on their bio. Just by looking at him, I'd say somewhere between 5'11" and 6'2". MrBlondNYC 08:27, 24 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] "Vin Diesel('s?) Arms are for Vin Diesel('s?) movies"

I heard this was a line he once said because he wasn't going to be starring in a film and refused to show his arms. I heard this on ET long ago. I was wondering if anyone had any info on this because he took the Iron Giant role after rejecting said movie.

[edit] Background

Is there some kind of first-hand reliable source for his background? I notice someone again added him to an Italian category, but is there a source for that? There's nothing in the article about it, and junky trivia sites like the IMDB, etc. aren't particularly reliable. Mad Jack 05:31, 7 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vin Diesel USA Today Article

The wiki claims that the article cited says that Diesel confirms rumors of his being gay. However, if you actually take the time to read the article, he clearly says that he is not gay. "I love women more than anything. When someone says I'm gay, these people don't have a damn clue. The only way anyone knows which girl I'm with is if a one-night stand goes on Howard Stern. Maybe I took to heart what Tom Hanks once told me: that from 30 to 40 is when you create your career. I have four more years, then family." I'm editing the article to reflect this.

[edit] Ethnicity

Since everyone has been discussin nothing but B.S. in this talk page, I've decided to post something useful and relevant: I'm pretty sure Vin is mixed with black and with ethnicities, so this needs to be posted; the only reason i havent done so is because i want this confirmed. And sign you dang posts. Crap, man. BishopTutu 01:06, 1 December 2006 (UTC)

  • He has stated he is 1/2 Black and 1/2 Italian.
    • I have heard he is part Sephardic Jewish as well.71.74.70.152 05:30, 21 April 2007 (UTC)
      • I have heard he is like other Jewish actors, such as Charlie "Wentworth" Miller attempting to appear being mixed race in order to be more marketable in playing diverse roles —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.97.195.2 (talk) 18:25, 24 January 2008 (UTC)

Yes, as we all know its difficult for Jews to make it in Hollywood. You're obviously an extreme intune individual to deduce the fact that hes trying to hide his "jewishness"!! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.241.12.120 (talk) 12:09, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

        • I remember a TV interview where he became visibly uncomfortable when asked about his ethnicity and this is typical of Jews who are trying to hide their origins because it just wouldn't help his career to be identified as Jew. It's better to allow people to think he's some kind of mixed race mulatto so he might appeal to the black community as well as action film fans in general who tend to have at least a mild anti-Semitism. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.74.238.85 (talk) 02:10, 26 January 2008 (UTC)

Everything concerning his race thus far has been speculation. There are no reliable sources, nor have any been cited. In the special features of Multi-Facial, Diesel states that he prefers not to state his race. I'm immediately removing all racial categories tagged on this page.

Wikifried (talk) 12:30, 26 February 2008 (UTC)
There has been concrete stuff in older interviews. In a 2001 article from the Virginia Pilot, he states that he is "of ambiguous ethnicity - Italian and a lot of stuff".[1] And a few other pieces say he is half black and half Italian.[2][3] All Hallow's Wraith (talk) 09:23, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
Still, you'll notice that it's others asserting this ethnicity upon him; at no point in these interviews do I see any transcript of him confirming or even acknowledging it. Wikifried (talk) 16:47, 10 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Movie Roles

It's recently been announced that Vin Diesel will not be the lead role in the upcoming Hitman movie according to http://www.aintitcool.com/node/30879, even though it's been bounced about for awhile. Perhaps changes should be made to reflect this? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 65.183.67.154 (talk) 17:32, 6 December 2006 (UTC).

[edit] Filmography

Somebody added a film named 'Behindertes, verkrüppeltes Kind', which in German definitely could be considered as an ofense, as it is clearly not a film he did. I deleted it from the list. Also I think that gossip about his current girlfriend shouldn't be part of his biography on Wikipedia. Silsin 11:54, 21 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Photo

What happened to the picture that was here a month ago? Is there no picture for this article? --Lorraine LeBeau 17:49, 9 January 2007 (UTC)

Wikipedia has gotten really gay with thier rules for photos lately. Thier standards are even stricter than that of newspapers --66.177.138.140 22:56, 29 January 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Stop Being A Cat

to the person who keeps fucking with the page - stop being a cat. Dr. Deathface 10:34, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

Totally agree. Had to revert an edit just now. Lock the page? Ask to ban vandals? Scraimer 18:14, 22 February 2007 (UTC)

Doing reverts of silly comments is just time-draining. Semi-protect time. Scraimer 21:38, 24 February 2007 (UTC)

Some idiot entered this: "In 2007, he married his long-time sweetheart Makaela Shoshana from Sydney Australia." I deleted the crap... --JanineVX 22:05, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] From Greenland

My name is Erina, I´m 23years old. I just wan´t to say....to Vin Diesel that I like him a lot. Are you married? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.177.251.2 (talk) 19:39, 5 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Salary 65 million

how could he have gotten $65 million for Chronicles of Riddick? Paskari 16:25, 3 March 2007 (UTC)

  • I don't think that's true. IMDB lists a much lower number. SpectrumDT 18:33, 7 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Gaining weight for a movie?

I heard he gained 40 pounds for a movie recently. Is that true? --Energman 21:26, 9 March 2007 (UTC)

  • Yes. He gained a lot of weight for his role as Jack DiNorscio in Sidney Lumet's Find Me Guilty. JanineVX 00:01, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
    • I added it to the notes section for that role. It's a pretty big deal if you ask me --Energman 07:52, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
      • Yep, I think so too. Especially when you have such a well-defined body. Poor guy had to eat a can of ice cream every day as he claims. But it didn't take him long to drop the weight again. Thanks for adding it to the notes. :-) Oh btw, maybe there's something else you could add. The BET Animation is currently developing a prime-time cartoon series about Hannibal the Conquerer to precede the "real" movie about Hannibal. It's due to be aired in February 2008 as part of their Black History Month program and needless to say Vin is involved with the production and does the voice of Hannibal. We collected the articles on VinXperience (www.vindiesel.hu) and one of our members actually got around to talk to some of the production guys at the NY Comic Con. --JanineVX 20:12, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
  • animated Hannibal movie added to the page --Silsin 09:58, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] The name's Toorop

For the sake of accuracy, in Babylon A.D., the main character's name played by Vin Diesel is Toorop (Hugo Cornelius Toorop to be precise) and not Thoorop. JanineVX 18:31, 20 March 2007 (UTC)


Changed the name in the article --Silsin 09:49, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vandalism

someone is putting random crap under his page might want to make it protected. I changed some of the vandalism on his filmography. Uknowwhatisup1 18:00, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

I have semi-protected the page temporarily; there seems to have been a recent flood of vandalism from anon IP editors. --MCB 19:48, 7 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Personal Life hard to understand

Diesel is an avid fan of death and blood. He currently owns the video game company, headless Studios, which produced The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay, a video game based on the movie, in which his likeness and voice are featured. At the 2006 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, it was announced that he will lend his likeness to the kieth sutherland who also came to be a macomb monster The Wheelman. The beast is also being developed concurrently as a specimen, which Diesel will also try to destroy.


I might just be stupid but what is "the kieth sutherland" and is "the beast"? This whole section reads like gibberish.

I also noticed many capitilization errors in the whole personal life section Ryuko2001 19:30, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vin Diesel voicing Mr.47?

Is this confirmed? Are there references for this statement? Mr.47 has been voiced by David Bateson since the Hitman series was first released. Since both 47's voice and face are that of Bateson, and since Lo Interactive have never shown displeasure with Bateson's work, it would go a long way to proving this statement as correct if a reference were provided. Gamer Junkie 07:10, 12 May 2007 (UTC)

I agree, it has now been removed naskgetty 04:46, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Name?

I am confused: why does the article say "born as Vincent Diesel"? I thought the birth name was Mark Sinclair Vincent.

[edit] verify

ok this is from the first paragraph of the article "and an obscure accent that makes his speech imperceptible to many people. Vin has a half brother in Miami named Juan Delrio."

1st: Does anyone else want to remove the voice remark 2nd: is there a source to verify the half brother

btw i added a pic of Vin Diesel with Britney

btw why is there no source of his fraternal twin brother?

One more thing, does anyone else feel this site is legitimate | articles about Vin Diesel

naskgetty 04:36, 24 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Article lock

Although I haven't made more than a couple of edits to this article, it's still on my Watchlist and it's definitely one of the most vandalised articles I'm monitoring. Due to this, I suggest that perhaps this article should be locked for unregistered users? Gamer Junkie 02:34, 27 July 2007 (UTC)

It seems to come and go. It's been semiprotected a few times in the past, possibly even by me; it doesn't strike me as really necessary right now -- maybe a handful of IP vandal edits over the last week or so -- but we should keep an eye on it. It does seem to attract more than the average number of bad edits that are not vandalism but are simply unencyclopedic (gossip, rumors, unsourced/questionable trivia, etc.). Best, MCB 05:27, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
Very well, I'll trust your judgement on this. Gamer Junkie 08:07, 27 July 2007 (UTC)
There truly has been way too much vandalism lately. I think it is time to semiprotect the article again naskgetty 10:24, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Vin Diesel personal life (rumors?)

why is there a link to a article talking about gay rumors?

This is like putting link on the moon article page about a rumor saying the moon is made of cheese.

Every Male actor in hollywood has been accused of being gay this should be removed or we should add the gay rumor to every male hollywood actors page. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Coustoe (talk • contribs) 23:38, 30 August 2007 (UTC)


[edit] Main picture

Someone needs to remove the picture- not even close to Vin or Britney.... look at their teeth, his chin, her hair- way off. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.98.142.102 (talk) 05:36, 1 September 2007 (UTC)

STOP VANDALIZING THE IMAGE. Keep the picture, discuss the image if you want on the talk page but please do not do what talk did and blank the page. Show respect about the material that is put on wikipedia. In my opinon, we need more people watching the image because it comes under attack as often as the article does! 76.21.38.53 08:18, 2 September 2007 (UTC)


I totally agree, I love the picture and we need more people watching it. C'mon people lets show some love for Mr. Diesel —Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.52.126.214 (talk) 21:28, 5 September 2007 (UTC)

Ok people, leave the image alone! It's a free image taken by a photographer. We should not jump to conclusions, and constanty vandalize the image. Such actions and behavior is not appreciated, nor tolerated amongst individuals who contribute and utilize wikipedia's resources. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 128.54.155.228 (talk) 04:11, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

  • Readdition of this image will be considered disruptive. Fair warning: that can lead to blocks and page protection. Deiz talk 06:17, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

Omg vin Diesel is a bisexual i heard from somone who knows besides hes sexy any ways —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.189.130.57 (talk) 21:08, 29 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Salary

Anyone have references for any of the quoted salaries? SpectrumDT, where on IMDB does it list salaries? The best I can find is this. --Daev (talk) 14:00, 17 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Grammar

"Diesel denied the allegations as the club has had a history of problems unrelated to him." Huh? What does one have to do with the other? --Hollielol (talk) 02:53, 25 March 2008 (UTC)

[edit] World of Warcraft

I have commented out a sentence regarding V.Diesel, Osama bin Laden and WoW as it was unacceptable in its present state - there may be some truth behind some of that sentence, but the reference certainly does not provide backing to any of it at first glance... 131.111.8.97 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 18:53, 17 May 2008 (UTC)