Vince Vaughn

Vince Vaughn

Vaughn in 2010
Born Vincent Anthony Vaughn
March 28, 1970 (1970-03-28) (age 40)
Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
Occupation Actor
Years active 1989–present
Spouse Kyla Weber (2010-present)
Website
http://www.Vince-Vaughn.com

Vincent Anthony "Vince" Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American film actor and producer. He began acting in the late 1980s, appearing in minor television roles before experiencing wider recognition with the 1996 movie, Swingers. He has since appeared in a number of films, mostly comedies. Including Swingers, other notable films include Old School, Starsky & Hutch, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Couples Retreat, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, The Lost World: Jurassic Park and Wedding Crashers.

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Early life

Vaughn was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. His mother, Sharon Eileen (née DePalmo), a native of Hamilton, Ontario, 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 L. Vaughn, worked as a salesman for a meat company.[1][2][3] His parents divorced in 1991. Vaughn has two older sisters, Valerie and Victoria. He was raised "both Protestant and Catholic" by his Catholic mother and Protestant father,[4][5][6] and has English, Irish, German, Lebanese, and Italian ancestry.[7]

Vaughn grew up in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, where he played football and wrestled; he has, though, called himself unathletic and "very average" at sports in high school.[8] He then moved to Lake Forest, Illinois, where he graduated from Lake Forest High School in 1988, with award-winning writer Dave Eggers, sports agent Rob Pelinka, and fellow actor Don Tiffany. In high school, he was a tall, scrawny kid, known as a class clown and avid prankster.[2] 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: "I saw her overcome stuff, and I thought if you worked hard at something you'd give yourself a chance."[9]

Career

In 1988, Vaughn was cast in a Chevrolet television commercial, and subsequently moved to Hollywood, where he came in contact with the inspiration for all of his work. Although he appeared in the 1989 season of the television series, China Beach and in three CBS Schoolbreak Specials (in 1990), he was a struggling actor and faced many rejections. His first film role was 1993's Rudy, playing as Jamie O'hare. Two years later, he was cast a lead role in a proposed revival of 77 Sunset Strip, that was to air on the fledgling WB Television Network, 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 cast Vaughn in the blockbuster The Lost World: Jurassic Park, which gave him increased 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.

Since Vaughn's role in the successful 2003 comedy, Old School, his profile skyrocketed, and his notoriety improved. In 2004, he appeared alongside Ben Stiller in the hit films Starsky & Hutch and Dodgeball, Anchorman, and had roles in 2005's Be Cool, Thumbsucker and Mr. & Mrs. Smith.

Vaughn at the London premiere of The Break-Up, 2006

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 was dubbed 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 (also with Favreau and his father).

In 2007, Vaughn also starred in a comedy called Fred Claus, in which he played the sarcastic, wild-at-heart older brother of Santa Claus (Paul Giamatti). Fred Claus was directed by David Dobkin, who previously directed Vaughn in Wedding Crashers, and co-starred Elizabeth Banks and Kevin Spacey. Next, he momentarily moved from comedy to drama in Sean Penn's critically acclaimed film Into the Wild, a film about the adventures of Christopher McCandless, which was also a best-selling book by Jon Krakauer. He played the role of Wayne Westerberg opposite Emile Hirsch as McCandless.

In 2009, Vaughn starred in Couples Retreat, a comedy chronicling four couples who partake in therapy sessions at a tropical island resort. Malin Åkerman played his wife.[10] Vince's father Vernon portrayed his father in this 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.[11]

Vaughn will next film Ron Howard's upcoming comedy, Cheaters, scheduled for release in January 2011.[12]

Personal life

Vaughn dated actress Joey Lauren Adams during the filming of 1999's A Cool, Dry Place.[13] He dated Jennifer Aniston, his co-star in The Break-Up, between 2005 and 2006, in a relationship that became a subject of tabloid speculation. In the fall of 2006, Vaughn filed a lawsuit against three tabloid magazines, accusing them of falsely claiming that he had been unfaithful to Aniston.[14] In December 2006, both Vaughn and Aniston's reps confirmed that they had broken up.

On March 5, 2009, it was announced that Vaughn and Canadian realtor Kyla Weber were engaged.[15] Vaughn and Weber married on January 2, 2010[16] in a small ceremony at the Great Hall of the historic Armour House at Lake Forest Academy in Vaughn's hometown of Lake Forest, Illinois.[17][18] On July 13, 2010, it was announced that Vaughn and Weber are expecting their first child.[19] The couple live in Chicago.

Vaughn is a fan of the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bears, Chicago Cubs, Chicago Bulls and the University of Notre Dame, all of which are featured prominently in his film The Break-Up. Vaughn, as part of the U.S.O. tour, has visited soldiers all over Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Iraq.

Awards

2006

2007

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1993 Rudy Jamie O'Hare
1994 At Risk Max Nolan
1996 Swingers Trent Walker
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park Nick Van Owen
The Locusts Clay Hewitt
1998 Psycho Norman Bates
Clay Pigeons Lester Long
A Cool, Dry Place Russell Durrell
Return to Paradise John 'Sheriff' Volgecherev
2000 The Cell FBI Agent Peter Novak
The Prime Gig Pendelton "Penny" Wise
South of Heaven, West of Hell Taylor Henry
2001 Domestic Disturbance Rick Barnes
Zoolander Luke Zoolander Uncredited
Made Ricky Slade Also Producer
2003 I Love Your Work Stiev
Old School Bernard "Beanie" Campbell Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo
Blackball Rick Schwartz
2004 Starsky & Hutch Reese Feldman
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Wes Mantooth Uncredited
Paparazzi Actor
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Wes Mantooth Uncredited
Straight-To-DVD
Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story Peter La Fleur Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo
2005 Thumbsucker Mr. Geary
Mr. & Mrs. Smith Eddie
Wedding Crashers Jeremy Grey MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo
Nominated - MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
Be Cool Roger "Raji" Lowenthal
2006 The Break-Up Gary Grobowski Also Producer/Writer
2007 Into the Wild Wayne Westerberg Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
Fred Claus Frederick "Fred" Claus Also Co-Producer
2008 Wild West Comedy Show Himself Also Producer
Four Christmases Brad (A.K.A Orlando) Also Producer
2009 Couples Retreat Dave Also Producer/Writer
2011 The Dilemma Ronny Valentine Pre-production
Also Producer

References

  1. ↑ "Rush & Molloy" (column), "Vince Had to Deal with Mother of All Swindles". New York Daily News, June 16, 2006.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Parry, Ryan (2005-08-29). "Vince was a scrawny class clown. Girls didn't fancy him; EXCLUSIVE: SHY PAST OF JEN'S NEW MAN". The Mirror. http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-135556494.html. Retrieved 2007-12-10. 
  3. ↑ "Money honey Vaughn turns Disturbingly evil". The Toronto Star. 2001-11-02. http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/426175291.html?dids=426175291:426175291&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+02%2C+2001&author=&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Money+honey+Vaughn+turns+Disturbingly+evil&pqatl=google. Retrieved 2010-02-22. 
  4. ↑ Webb, Cynthia L. (1998-11-03). "VINCE VAUGHN: SERIEL KILLER". Associated Press. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WE&s_site=kansas&p_multi=WE&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB576000EED9D5B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM. Retrieved 2007-12-10. 
  5. ↑ "Vince Vaughn: Playing Kooks is OK with Him". Associated Press at VinceVaughn.com. http://www.vince-vaughn.com/archives/1998_10.html. Retrieved May 24, 2006. 
  6. ↑ Washingtonpost.com: Live Online
  7. ↑ ""Vince Vaughn: Company"". Vincev.com. http://www.vincev.com/int_company.html. Retrieved May 24, 2006. 
  8. ↑ "People Magaine:Vince Vaughn". People Magazine at people.com. http://www.people.com/people/vince_vaughn. Retrieved March 10, 2009. 
  9. ↑ ESPN interview Retrieved on April 26, 2010.
  10. ↑ Trio of Ladies Going on Couples Retreat" TV Guide. October 15, 2008. Retrieved on October 15, 2008.
  11. ↑ Vince Vaughn, music veterans form unlikely group for 'We Are the World' charity single " USA Today. February 2, 2010. Retrieved on February 21, 2010.
  12. ↑ Release of Kevin James’s Zookeeper Pushed to Summer 2011 Retrieved on April 26, 2010.
  13. ↑ ""Vaughn and Adams Reunited for The Break-Up"". ContactMusic.com. http://www.contactmusic.com/new/xmlfeed.nsf/mndwebpages/vaughn%20and%20adams%20reunited%20for%20the%20break-up_09_06_2006. Retrieved June 16, 2006. 
  14. ↑ "Vince Vaugh to tabloids: Watch it"". CNN.com. http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/18/people.vaughn.aniston.ap/index.html. Retrieved October 18, 2006. 
  15. ↑ Vince Vaughn Is Engaged!
  16. ↑ "Vince Vaughn Weds!". UsMagazine.com. http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/vince-vaughn-weds-201041. 
  17. ↑ Vince Vaughn Gets Married!
  18. ↑ "Vince Tied the Knot!". Vince-Vaughn.com. http://www.vince-vaughn.com/2010/01/best_wishes_vince_and_kyla.html. Retrieved on January 6, 2009. 
  19. ↑ "Vince Vaughn to Be a Dad!". UsMagazine.com. http://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabies/news/vince-vaughn-to-be-a-dad-2010137. 

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