I grew up in an artists' community in New York, in a building that was government-subsidised for artists. No one made any money, but they made art for the sake of art.

2008) with his girlfriend model Paloma Jimenez. He was cast in Steven Spielberg's 1998 Oscar-winning film Saving Private Ryan on the poignancy of his performance in Multi-Facial. Career


1990s
Diesel's first film role was a brief uncredited appearance in the film Awakenings (1990).

Vin Diesel (born Mark Sinclair Vincent; July 18 1967) is an American actor writer director and producer. He is also the founder of the production companies One Race Films Tigon Studios and Racetrack Records.