Vince Vaughn

Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American film actor. He began acting in the late 1980s, appearing in minor television roles 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 in Minneapolis, Minnesota 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 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 religions; 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. Vaughn developed an interest in theatre at a young age. Although he had originally planned to pursue a career as an athlete, 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; Favreau wrote Vaughn into the script as a favor.

Swingers was released in July of 1996, and became a successful independent film. Director Steven Spielberg saw Vaughn in the film, and cast him in 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 López and in 2001 appeared in Made, another film penned by Favreau. 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 in the hit films Starsky & Hutch and A True Underdog Story, 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 dollars 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

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

Vaughn dated actress Joey Lauren Adams during the filming of 1999's A Cool, Dry Place. Between 2005 and 2006, Vaughn has been frequently rumored to be dating actress Jennifer Aniston (his co-star in The Break-Up). Rumors about the relationship include the couple moving to Australia, or that they are engaged. Neither Vaughn nor Aniston has confirmed their relationship, with Vaughn commenting that he will not discuss the subject.

Salary

Wedding Crashers (2005) $3,000,000

Selected filmography

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2007	Old School 2	Bernard 'Beanie' Campbell
2006	The Break-Up	Gary
2005	Thumbsucker	Mr. Geary
	Wedding Crashers	Jeremy Grey
	Mr. & Mrs. Smith	Eddie
	Be Cool	Raji
2004	The Legend of Ron Burgundy	Wes Mantooth	uncredited role
	A True Underdog Story	Peter La Fleur
	Starsky & Hutch	Reese Feldman
2003	Old School	Bernard 'Beanie' Campbell
2001	Domestic Disturbance	Rick Barnes
Zoolander	Luke Zoolander	uncredited role
Made	Ricky Slade
2000	The Cell	FBI Agent Peter Novak
1998	Psycho	Norman Bates
	Clay Pigeons	Lester Long
	Return to Paradise	John 'Sheriff' Volgecherev
1997	Jurassic Park	Nick Van Owen
1996	Swingers	Trent Walker
1993	Rudy	Jamie O'Hara

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