- Born
- Birth nameVincent Anthony Vaughn
- Nickname
- Mr Sunshine
- Height6′ 5″ (1.96 m)
- Vincent Anthony Vaughn was born on March 28, 1970, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, and was raised in Lake Forest, Illinois. His parents, Vernon Vaughn (a salesman and character actor), and Sharon Vaughn, née Sharon Eileen DePalmo (a real-estate agent and stockbroker) divorced in 1991. He has two older sisters, Victoria Vaughn and Valeri Vaughn. His recent ancestry includes Lebanese (from his paternal grandmother), Italian (from his maternal grandfather), English, Irish, German, and Scottish. His mother was born in Brantford, Ontario.
Vince was interested in theater early on and grabbed a spot in a Chevy commercial. In 1988 he moved to Hollywood. He managed to hit a few spots on television, but his real goal was to make it to the big screen. He made his first credited role in the film Rudy (1993) where he met his friend Jon Favreau, who was writing a script detailing his life as an out-of-work actor. Vince was written into Swingers (1996) by Jon to play the character of "Trent". He signed on just as a favor to his buddy, not realizing it would be a career changing role. Though not a commercial success, it was a critical success in which Steven Spielberg saw him and cast him in the big budget sequel The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997). This role gave Vince the exposure he needed to become a movie star and, for the first time, choose the roles he wanted to take. A Cool, Dry Place (1998) put him as a loving father, Return to Paradise (1998) cast him as a man having to make a life or death decision to save a friend, and Clay Pigeons (1998) cast him as an interesting serial killer. Since then his roles have been primarily in comedies such as Old School (2003), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), Wedding Crashers (2005), and Couples Retreat (2009).- IMDb Mini Biography By: TrendEkiD@aol.com
- SpouseKyla Weber(January 2, 2010 - present) (2 children)
- ChildrenLocklyn Kyla VaughnVernon Lindsay Vaughn
- Parents
- RelativesVictoria Vaughn(Sibling)Valeri Vaughn(Sibling)
- Sardonic sense of humour
- Frequently works with good friends Ben Stiller and Jon Favreau
- Often plays slobbish but likeable characters
- Towering height
- Often plays sadistic types
- Topped Forbes magazine's list of actors who give movie studios the best return on their investment, with his films earning $14.75 dollars for every $1 dollar he is paid.
- On June 8, 2019, Vince Vaughn received the third highest award bestowed by the United States Army to a civilian. He was presented with the Meritorious Public Service Medal in recognition of his lasting contributions to service member's morale. Mr. Vaughn has visited numerous military bases both domestically and internationally many times holding special screenings of his films. The award was presented at the annual ball hosted by the Greater Los Angeles Chapter of the Association of the United States Army (AUSA). The ball also celebrated the 244th birthday of the Army and the 75th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the code name given to the battle of Normandy during World War II. He was also recognized for his work in retelling a soldier's story in Mel Gibson's film Hacksaw Ridge (2016).
- Lost a piece of his thumb in an automobile accident.
- Does not like cellphones and does not own one. When he's working on a movie, he is given one and usually winds up losing this.
- Because he did not have an exemplary grade in school, he became the president of his Senior Class at Lake Forest High School (1988) because he knew that if he were the president, he would speak at graduation. If he had to speak at graduation, then the school would have to let him graduate.
- The best thing as an actor, the best tool you have is your imagination. That you kind of take things that have happened, and then go and expand on them. However small it is, you use your imagination to create what that reality is. There's something kind of fun when you're not old enough to do anything, driving a car, getting into a bar, drinking, going to a party you don't belong to, something when you're young in that innocent way.
- I've never done a romantic comedy, because it seems they can't just tell a love story. It's always something like a radio station does a poll and decides these two people will get along, and if they do they get a million dollars. You don't need all of that to get into a love story. [2001]
- We were out of work actors who played a lot of video games, so we were sort of surprised that Swingers was seen as cool. I think any cool in it was a geekiness, an awkwardness that most people can relate to.
- I think too many people look at the arts with a religious outlook. Arts, music, singing and performing, it's all make-believe.
- If I'm not interested in a woman, I'm straight-forward. Right after sex, I usually say, 'I can't do this anymore. Thanks for coming over!'
- The Dilemma (2011) - $17,500,000
- Fred Claus (2007) - $20,000,000
- The Break-Up (2006) - $12,000,000 (to star and produce)
- Wedding Crashers (2005) - $3,000,000
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