'''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, with the likes of sports agent Rob Pelinka (Kobe Bryant) and renowned international photographer Michael Stahlschmidt. 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 ''The Lost World: 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 Lopez 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 ''Dodgeball'', 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 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

He is 6'5" tall

He used to smoke 2 packs a day, he quit smoking sometime in 2005 around the time he was shooting for "The Wedding Crashers".

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 cheek 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 dating 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

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

Footnotes

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References

*VinceV.com Fansite
*'''www.VinceVaughn.org ~Vince Vaughn Fansite'''
*VinceBaby.com ~ Vince Vaughn Fansite
*Vince Vaughn fansite
*The Frat Pack tribute page

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