Vincent Anthony Vaughn
(born March 28, 1970) is an American actor.
Vaughn began acting in the late 1980s, appearing in minor television roles before attaining wider recognition with the 1996
comedy-drama
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film ''
Swingers''. He has appeared in a number of films in the 1990s, including the sports film ''
Rudy'' (1993), the
sci-fi adventure dinosaur film ''
The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' (1997), the drama-thriller ''
Return to Paradise'' (1998) and the remake of psychological thriller ''
Psycho'' (1998).
Other than his dramatic role in ''
The Cell
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'' (2000), and ''
Domestic Disturbance
''Domestic Disturbance'' is a 2001 American psychological thriller film directed by Harold Becker and starring John Travolta, Vince Vaughn, Teri Polo, Steve Buscemi, and Matt O'Leary.
Plot
In Southport, Maryland, Susan Morrison, recently divorce ...
'' (2001), in the 2000s he acted primarily in
comedies
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, including ''
Old School'' (2003), ''
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story'' (2004), ''
Wedding Crashers'' (2005), ''
The Break-Up'' (2006), ''
Fred Claus'' (2007), and ''
Four Christmases'' (2008). He continued his comedic roles in the 2010s with ''
The Dilemma'' (2011), ''
The Watch'' (2012), and ''
The Internship
''The Internship'' is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Shawn Levy, written by Vince Vaughn and Jared Stern, and produced by Vaughn and Levy. The film stars Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson as recently laid-off salesmen who attempt to compet ...
'' (2013). In 2015, he starred as Frank Semyon in the
second season of the
HBO anthology crime drama television series ''
True Detective
''True Detective'' is an American anthology crime drama television series created and written by Nic Pizzolatto. The series, broadcast by the premium cable network HBO in the United States, premiered on January 12, 2014. Each season of the ...
'' alongside
Colin Farrell,
Taylor Kitsch, and
Rachel McAdams, and since then has taken dramatic roles such as in ''
Hacksaw Ridge'', ''
Brawl in Cell Block 99'', and ''
Dragged Across Concrete
''Dragged Across Concrete'' is a 2018 American neo-noir crime thriller film written and directed by S. Craig Zahler. It stars an ensemble cast that includes Mel Gibson, Vince Vaughn, Tory Kittles, Michael Jai White, Jennifer Carpenter, Laurie H ...
''.
Early life
Vaughn was born in
Minneapolis
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, Minnesota,
to a wealthy family. His mother, Sharon Eileen (''
née
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'' DePalmo; born in
Brantford
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,
Ontario
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, Canada), is a real estate agent and stockbroker who was once ranked as one of the United States' top money managers by ''Bloomberg Wealth Manager'' magazine. His father, Vernon Lindsay Vaughn, worked as a salesman for a toy company.
As a child, he was raised both
Protestant
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and
Catholic
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by his Catholic mother and Protestant father.
He has
Lebanese, Italian, Irish, English, and German ancestry.
Vaughn grew up in
Buffalo Grove, Illinois, where he played football and baseball and wrestled, although he has called himself "unathletic" and "very average" at high school sports.
He then moved to
Lake Forest, where he graduated from
Lake Forest High School in 1988. He was introduced to musical theater at a young age and decided to become an actor in 1987. He has credited his mother as the inspiration behind his career, saying that "I saw her overcome stuff, and I thought if you worked hard at something you'd give yourself a chance".
Career
In 1988, Vaughn was cast in a
Chevrolet
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television commercial and subsequently moved to Hollywood. He appeared in the 1989 season of the television series ''
China Beach'' and in three ''
CBS Schoolbreak Specials'' in 1990. His first film role was 1993's ''
Rudy'' playing Notre Dame football tailback Jamie O'Hara, where he also struck up a friendship with
Jon Favreau
Jonathan Kolia Favreau (; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in films such as '' Rudy'' (1993), '' PCU'' (1994), '' Swingers'' (1996), ''Very Bad Things'' (1998), '' Deep Impact'' (1998) ...
, who was also a first-time actor. Two years later, he was cast in a lead role in a proposed revival of ''
77 Sunset Strip'' that was to air on the fledgling
WB Television Network
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, but the project ceased development after initial testing. Vaughn did not receive wider success until his role in 1996's ''
Swingers'' with Jon Favreau. ''Swingers'' was released in July 1996 and became a successful independent film. Vince's father Vernon also did a cameo in this film.
Afterwards, director
Steven Spielberg
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cast Vaughn in the
blockbuster ''
The Lost World: Jurassic Park'' which gave him increased exposure. In 1998, he starred in the critically acclaimed drama ''
Return to Paradise'' with
Anne Heche
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, and starred in ''
Clay Pigeons'' with
Janeane Garofalo and
Joaquin Phoenix
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. In 2000, he starred in ''
The Cell
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* Cell (biology), the functional basic unit of life
Cell may also refer to:
Locations
* Monastic cell, a small room, hut, or cave in which a religious recluse lives, alternatively the small precursor of a monastery w ...
'' with
Jennifer Lopez
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and in 2001, appeared in ''
Made
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*''M.A.D.E.' ...
'', another film penned by Favreau. Vaughn also appeared in
Dwight Yoakam's directorial debut movie ''
South of Heaven, West of Hell''. Vaughn's role in the successful 2003 comedy ''
Old School'' skyrocketed his popularity.
In 2004, Vaughn appeared alongside
Ben Stiller in the hit films ''
Starsky & Hutch
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'' and ''
Dodgeball''. After this series of roles, Vaughn was dubbed one of the Hollywood "
Frat Pack", a group of actors who frequently co-star in film comedies. He subsequently appeared in 2005's ''
Thumbsucker'', ''
Be Cool'', and ''
Mr. & Mrs. Smith''. Also in 2005, Vaughn starred alongside
Owen Wilson
Owen Cunningham Wilson (born November 18, 1968) is an American actor. He has had a long association with filmmaker Wes Anderson with whom he shared writing and acting credits for ''Bottle Rocket'' (1996), '' Rushmore'' (1998), and '' The Royal ...
in ''
Wedding Crashers'', which grossed over $200 million at the United States box office. In 2006, Vaughn starred with
Jennifer Aniston
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in the comedy drama ''
The Break-Up''.
In 2007, Vaughn starred in the Christmas comedy ''
Fred Claus'', as a sarcastic, wild-at-heart older brother of
Santa Claus
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(
Paul Giamatti
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). The film was directed by
David Dobkin, who previously directed Vaughn in ''Wedding Crashers'', and co-starred
Elizabeth Banks and
Kevin Spacey
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. Next, he momentarily moved from comedy to drama in
Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director. He has won two Academy Awards, for his roles in the mystery drama ''Mystic River'' (2003) and the biopic ''Milk'' (2008).
Penn began his acting career in televisi ...
's critically acclaimed film ''
Into the Wild'', a film about the adventures of
Christopher McCandless
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, which was also a best-selling book by
Jon Krakauer.
In 2009, Vaughn starred in ''
Couples Retreat
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'', a comedy chronicling four couples who partake in therapy sessions at a tropical island resort.
Malin Åkerman played his wife. Vince's real-life father Vernon portrayed his father in the film. In February 2010, Vaughn was among the nearly 80 musicians and actors to sing on the charity-single remake of ''
We Are the World''.
Vaughn starred in
Ron Howard
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's comedy, ''
The Dilemma'', released in January 2011. It was produced by Wild West Picture Show Productions, his production company. On July 31, 2012, it was announced that Vaughn would be developing a reboot produced by
CBS to the sitcom ''
The Brady Bunch'', which was taken off the air in 1974.
In 2013, Vaughn co-wrote and starred alongside ''Wedding Crashers'' co-star Owen Wilson in ''
The Internship
''The Internship'' is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Shawn Levy, written by Vince Vaughn and Jared Stern, and produced by Vaughn and Levy. The film stars Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson as recently laid-off salesmen who attempt to compet ...
''. In 2015, he starred in ''
Unfinished Business'', which grossed $4.8 million in its opening weekend, a career low for Vaughn. He also starred in the second season of ''
True Detective
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'' alongside
Colin Farrell, which premiered on June 21. In 2016, he starred in the crime thriller ''
Term Life
''Term Life'' is a 2016 American action drama film based on the graphic novel of the same name. It is directed by Peter Billingsley from a screenplay by A.J. Lieberman. The film stars Vince Vaughn, who also produces the film, Hailee Steinfeld, ...
'', which featured friend and frequent collaborator Jon Favreau in a supporting role and was directed by another frequent collaborator, Peter Billingsley.
In 2018, Vaughn co-starred alongside
Mel Gibson
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in ''
Dragged Across Concrete
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'', his second collaboration with
S. Craig Zahler
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After beginning his career working briefly as a cinematographer, Zahler focused on scre ...
, whom he previously worked with the year before on ''
Brawl in Cell Block 99''. In 2020, he starred with
Kathryn Newton in the well-reviewed horror-comedy film ''
Freaky'', in which they play a serial killer and a teenage girl, respectively, who switch bodies.
On January 20, 2022, it was announced that Vaughn will produce a sequel to the 1983 film ''
A Christmas Story
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'' entitled ''
A Christmas Story Christmas'' with
Peter Billingsley (who will reprise his role as Ralphie) through his production company Wild West Picture Show Productions for
Warner Bros. Pictures
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and
HBO Max
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.
In March 2022, Vaughn, along with
Greg Olsen and
Ryan Kalil, launched a podcast network and production company named Audiorama. The first podcast available from the network, called Youth, Inc., focuses on youth sports.
Personal life
In 2005, Vaughn began dating
Jennifer Aniston
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, his co-star in ''
The Break-Up''.
In late 2006, Vaughn filed a lawsuit against three tabloid magazines accusing them of falsely claiming that he had been unfaithful to Aniston.
They broke up in November 2006.
In March 2009, it was reported that Vaughn was engaged to Canadian
realtor
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Kyla Weber. They married on January 2, 2010, in the historic Armour House at
Lake Forest Academy in
Lake Forest, Illinois
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. The couple have two children, a daughter born in 2010 and a son born in 2013.
Vaughn describes himself as a
libertarian
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. He supported
Republican presidential candidate
Ron Paul
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in both the
2008
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and
2012 elections,
and
Rand Paul
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in the
2016 election. In June 2015, Vaughn expressed his opposition to
gun control
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.
In 2016, Vaughn began training
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
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at the Gracie Academy in
Torrance, California
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and received his blue belt in February 2018.
On June 10, 2018, Vaughn was arrested on suspicion of
drunken driving
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and
resisting arrest in
Manhattan Beach, California
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after failing a sobriety test at a police checkpoint. In May 2019, Vaughn was convicted of a reduced charge of reckless driving after he entered into a
no contest
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plea and sentenced to three years' probation and ordered to undergo a three-month
alcohol abuse
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program.
Filmography
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