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Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American film actor. He began acting in the late 1980s, appearing in minor television roles playing a spanner, before coming to wider renown with the 1996 movie, Swingers. Vaughn has since appeared in a number of high-grossing Hollywood comedies.

Biography

Early life

Vaughn was born to Vernon Lindsay Vaughn (a salesman) and Sharon Eileen DePalmo (a Canadian-born broker once ranked as one of the United States' top money managers by Bloomberg Wealth Manager magazine)"Rush & Molloy" (column), "Vince Had to Deal with Mother of All Swindles". New York Daily News, June 16, 2006. He has two older sisters, Valerie and Victoria. Vaughn's father was Protestant and his mother was Catholic, and he was raised in a mixture of both denominations; he has English, Irish, German, Italian and Lebanese ancestry. Vaughn's parents divorced in 1991. He grew up in Buffalo Grove, Illinois and then Lake Forest, Illinois, where he graduated from Lake Forest High School in 1988, with the likes of famous sports agent Rob Pelinka (Kobe Bryant), writer Dave Eggers, renowned international photographer Michael Stahlschmidt and Mr. T's daughter, Lisa. Vaughn developed an interest in theatre at a young age and although he planned to pursue a career as an athlete (water polo), he decided to become an actor in 1987, after being involved in a car accident which derailed his chance at athletic success.

Career

In 1988, Vaughn was cast in a Chevrolet television commercial, and subsequently moved to Hollywood. Although he appeared in the 1989 season of the television series, China Beach and in three CBS Schoolbreak Specials (in 1990), he became a struggling actor and faced many rejections. His first film role was 1993's Rudy, but Vaughn did not receive wider success until after his role in 1996's Swingers. While filming Rudy, Vaughn met Jon Favreau, who was working on the original draft for Swingers.

Swingers was released in July of 1996, and became a successful independent film. Afterwards, director Steven Spielberg cast Vaughn in The Lost World: Jurassic Park, which gave him an amount of exposure. From there, Vaughn went on to appear in several films of varied success, including playing Norman Bates in the 1998 remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. In 2000, he starred in The Cell with Jennifer Lopez and in 2001 appeared in Made, another film penned by Favreau. Vaughn also appeared in Dwight Yoakam's directorial debut movie South of Heaven, West of Hell. Vaughn had appeared in a Dwight Yoakam music video "These Arms." Since Vaughn's role in the successful 2003 comedy, Old School, his profile has skyrocketed and he is now considered a bigger star. In 2004, he appeared alongside Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson in the hit films Starsky & Hutch and Dodgeball, and had roles in 2005's Be Cool, Thumbsucker and Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

Also in 2005, Vaughn starred alongside Owen Wilson in the comedy Wedding Crashers, which grossed over $200 million at the United States box office. After this series of roles, Vaughn has been dubbed as one of the Hollywood Frat Pack, a group of actors who frequently co-star in film comedies. In 2006, Vaughn starred with Jennifer Aniston in the comedy-drama The Break-Up.

Personal life

He quit smoking sometime in 2005 around the time he was shooting Wedding Crashers. He has said that this led to gaining weight. He started up again after the filming for The Break-Up and ended up losing the weight. But then, he broke his foot playing racquetball, and this caused him to gain back 20 pounds.

In 2001, while filming Domestic Disturbance, he got into a bar fight with a local man. Costar Steve Buscemi was stabbed in the face while trying to break up the fight and has a scar on his cheek from the wound.

Vaughn dated actress Joey Lauren Adams during the filming of 1999's A Cool, Dry Place. Between 2005 and 2006, Vaughn dated Jennifer Aniston (his co-star in The Break-Up). Rumors about the relationship include the couple moving to Australia, or that they are engaged. Vaughn recently filed a lawsuit against three tabloid magazines, accusing them of falsely claiming that he had been unfaithful to Aniston, thus tacitly confirming their relationship.

Vaughn is also an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs Major League Baseball team.

Salary

Wedding Crashers (2005) $3,000,000

Selected filmography

Footnotes

External links

• VinceBaby.com ~ Vince Vaughn Fansite
• Wild West Picture Show Productions
• The Frat Pack Tribute

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