Vince Vaughn(I)
- Producer
- Actor
- Writer
Vincent Anthony Vaughn was born on March 28, 1970, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, and was raised in Lake Forest, Illinois. His parents,Vernon Vaughn(a salesman and character actor), andSharon Vaughn,née Sharon Eileen DePalmo (a real-estate agent and stockbroker) divorced in 1991. He has two older sisters,Victoria VaughnandValeri Vaughn.His recent ancestry includes Lebanese (from his paternal grandmother), Italian (from his maternal grandfather), English, Irish, German, and Scottish. His mother was born in Brantford, Ontario.
Vince was interested in theater early on and grabbed a spot in a Chevy commercial. In 1988 he moved to Hollywood. He managed to hit a few spots on television, but his real goal was to make it to the big screen. He made his first credited role in the filmRudy (1993)where he met his friendJon Favreau,who was writing a script detailing his life as an out-of-work actor. Vince was written intoSwingers (1996)by Jon to play the character of "Trent". He signed on just as a favor to his buddy, not realizing it would be a career changing role. Though not a commercial success, it was a critical success in whichSteven Spielbergsaw him and cast him in the big budget sequelThe Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997).This role gave Vince the exposure he needed to become a movie star and, for the first time, choose the roles he wanted to take.A Cool, Dry Place (1998)put him as a loving father,Return to Paradise (1998)cast him as a man having to make a life or death decision to save a friend, andClay Pigeons (1998)cast him as an interesting serial killer. Since then his roles have been primarily in comedies such asOld School (2003),Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004),Wedding Crashers (2005),andCouples Retreat (2009).
Vince was interested in theater early on and grabbed a spot in a Chevy commercial. In 1988 he moved to Hollywood. He managed to hit a few spots on television, but his real goal was to make it to the big screen. He made his first credited role in the filmRudy (1993)where he met his friendJon Favreau,who was writing a script detailing his life as an out-of-work actor. Vince was written intoSwingers (1996)by Jon to play the character of "Trent". He signed on just as a favor to his buddy, not realizing it would be a career changing role. Though not a commercial success, it was a critical success in whichSteven Spielbergsaw him and cast him in the big budget sequelThe Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997).This role gave Vince the exposure he needed to become a movie star and, for the first time, choose the roles he wanted to take.A Cool, Dry Place (1998)put him as a loving father,Return to Paradise (1998)cast him as a man having to make a life or death decision to save a friend, andClay Pigeons (1998)cast him as an interesting serial killer. Since then his roles have been primarily in comedies such asOld School (2003),Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004),Wedding Crashers (2005),andCouples Retreat (2009).
