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Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor and film producer. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for portraying Dominic "Dom" Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise. Born in California, Diesel attended Hunter College in New York City, where studies in creative writing led him to begin screenwriting. He wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the short drama film Multi-Facial (1995) and his debut feature, Strays (1997). He came to prominence in the late 1990s. First, he gained recognition for his appearance in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan in 1998. He followed up with commercially successful films such as Boiler Room (2000) and The Pacifier (2005). He gained stardom as a leading action star headlining numerous franchises, including Fast & Furious, XXX, and The Chronicles of Riddick. His voice acting work includes The Iron Giant (1999), the video games The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (2004) and The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (2009), and the voices of Groot I and Groot II in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU); he portrayed the characters in six superhero films, beginning with Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Diesel has reprised his role as Groot for the Disney+ animated shorts series I Am Groot (2022–2023), the television special The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022), and the animated film Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018). He founded the production company One Race Films, where he has also served as a producer or executive producer for his star vehicles. Diesel also founded the record label Racetrack Records and video game developer Tigon Studios, providing his voice and motion capture for all of Tigon's releases.
Smash is a 2025 superhero film directed by Joseph Kosinski and written by Zack Snyder, Steven Spielberg, and Gore Verbinski from a story by Snyder. Produced by Legendary Pictures and The Stone Quarry and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing, the film is the first installment in the Smash Brothers film series. Based on the Smash Brothers video games created by Nintendo Entertainment, it stars Sophia Lillis as Meggy, who travels to America by boat with her older sisters Marie (Hailee Steinfeld) and Callie (Mackenzie Foy) only to realize that the world is in danger. The ensemble cast also includes Bradley Cooper as Luigi and Jack Black as Mario respectively, alongside Jonah Hill, James McAvoy, Vin Diesel, Daniel Kaluuya, Margot Robbie, Hugh Jackman, and Russell Crowe as Emperor Yoshi. Smash opened in theaters on February 19th, 2025; the film was met with largely positive reviews, with praise for the tone, Kosinski's direction, visual effects, action sequences, musical score, and performances (particularly those of Lillis, Cooper, Diesel, Steinfeld, Foy, Black, and Crowe), along with its faithfulness to the source material. It was also a box-office success, grossing $795 million worldwide against a budget of $133 million. Considered one of the greatest game adaptations of all time, it received numerous awards and nominations, including five Academy Awards and six Golden Globe Awards. A sequel entitled Smash: Dark Moon was released on February 28th, 2026.
