Vin Diesel as Dom Toretto in The Fast and the Furious
Summary Throughout his over three-decade career, Vin Diesel has been part of several essential franchises and films that have defined his long and varied filmography. After graduating from Hunter College, Vin Diesel's movie career began in 1990 when he played an uncredited hospital worker in Awakenings. His other roles in the ‘90s included an uncredited bouncer in New Jack City and the short film Multi-Facial, which he wrote, directed, and starred in.
8 Strays Diesel Plays Rick Strays is a 1997 film which Diesel wrote, starred in, directed, and produced. The actor played a man named Rick, who is an NYC-based drug dealer and bouncer who is deciding to try for a long-standing relationship after a series of one-night stands, which causes friction between Rick and his friends. In addition to Diesel, Strays features a leading cast including Joey Dedio, Suzanne Lanza, T.K. Kirkland, and Mike Epps.
Under the direction of Spielberg, Saving Private Ryan was far and away the biggest film that Diesel had worked on up until that point. Arguably, it is still the most critically acclaimed work that the actor has ever been a part of. Saving Private Ryan has a Certified Fresh 94% on Rotten Tomatoes, and won five Oscars including Best Director.
The Iron Giant is a definitive moment of Diesel’s career in that it established the actor as a voice acting talent. Though nowadays, many screen actors are asked to cross over into the voice acting sphere to gain an animated film name recognition, voice acting is a distinct skill set.
4 The Fast and the Furious Franchise Diesel Plays Dom Toretto Close Diesel’s name is most synonymous with the Fast and the Furious franchise. Playing lead Dom Toretto, Diesel is a sleek action star in these films, driving fast and taking no prisoners. The Fast and the Furious movies have taken up the majority of Diesel’s career in terms of volume of films, as well as in the overall gross. At the time of writing, The Fast and Furious franchise has grossed over $7 billion.
As in the case of the Fast & Furious franchise, Diesel plays the lead role in xXx, Xander Cage. Originally developed by writer Rich Wilkes, the titular Xander Cage is an adrenaline-high action protagonist who is a part-time stuntman, extreme sports enthusiast, and spy. Similarly to Dom Toretto, Xander is a macho man action hero, creating an archetype for future roles for Diesel. xXx has had two sequels, one of which Diesel appears in .
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