Actor who has been one of the leading faces of comedy movies for years: Who is Vince Vaughn?

His full name is Vincent Anthony Vaughn, he was born on March 28, 1970 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was born to his mother, realtor and stockbroker Sharon Eileen, and his father, Vernon Lindsay Vaughn, a salesman at a toy company. Raised both Protestant and Catholic as a child, Vaughn has Lebanese, Italian, Irish, English and German ancestry.

Growing up in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, Vaughn played football and baseball, as well as wrestling. In 1988, he moved to Lake Forest, graduating from Lake Forest High School there. Having been introduced to musical theater at a young age, Vaughn decided to pursue acting in 1987.

In 1988, Vaughn appeared in a TV commercial for Chevrolet, a car brand, and then decided to move to Hollywood. The following year, he appeared in the war drama television series "China Beach" and in 1990 in the TV series "Schoolbreak Specials". His first movie role came as Jamie O'Hara in the sports biopic "Rudy" directed by David Anspaugh.

Not so successful until 1996, Vaughn's promotion role came when he took the lead role with Jon Favreau as Trent Walker in the comedy-drama "Swingers" directed by Doug Liman. The film, which was successful both critically and commercially, took place on the best lists of many magazines.

The following year, he appeared as Nick Van Owen in the sequel, "The Lost World: Jurassic Park," a sci-fi action movie directed by Steven Spielberg. The film received mixed reviews from critics and was a huge success at the box office, making it the second highest-grossing film of 1997. It has also been nominated for many awards in various fields. He continued this success with his role as John "Sheriff" Volgecherev in the drama thriller "Return to Paradise"(1998) directed by Joseph Ruben. Although the film was generally appreciated, it failed to meet the production budget at the box office.

In the same year, he played one of the leading roles in the black comedy film "Clay Pigeons" directed by David Dobkin. The film was both mixed reviews and a box office failure. Later, he played one of the leading roles in the psychological horror movie "Psycho" directed by Gus Van Sant. The film was received as a major failure both at the box office and critically. In 2000, he starred with Jennifer Lopez and Vincent D'Onofrio in the science fiction psychological thriller "The Cell" directed by Tarsem Singh. Despite receiving many mixed reviews, the film was successful at the box office. He also appeared as Taylor Henry in the western movie "South of Heaven, West of Hell" directed and co-written by Dwight Yoakam.

In 2001, Vaughn co-starred with Favreau, Peter Falk, and Sean Combs in the crime comedy "Made", written and directed by Jon Favreau. In the following years, he co-starred with Luke Wilson and Will Ferrell in the black comedy film "Old School" directed by Todd Phillips. Despite receiving mixed reviews, the film was successful at the box office. Thus, Vaughn's popularity and popularity continued to grow.

He then appeared with Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson in the cop action comedy movie "Starsky & Hutch" (2004), directed by Todd Phillips. The film, which received mixed reception upon release, was able to make a healthy commercial profit at the box office. After these roles, Vaughn became known as one of the Hollywood "Frat Pack", a group of actors starring in comedies. That same year, Rawson co-starred with Ben Stiller in the sports comedy "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story" written and directed by Marshall Thurber. The film, which received generally positive reviews, resulted in a huge financial success at the box office.

Later in the year, he appeared in the satirical comedy film "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" directed by Adam McKay. The film, which was met with moderate reviews, was successful at the box office. The film, which appeared on many lists and was subsequently gradually acclaimed, was considered one of the best comedy films of the 2000s. In 2005, he took a lead role in the comedy-drama film "Thumbsucker" written and directed by Mike Mills.

Also in 2005, he starred as Roger "Raji" Lowenthal in the crime-comedy "Be Cool" directed by F.Gary Gray and based on the novel of the same name. Despite the negative reviews, the film was able to earn a small profit. Later, Vaughn starred with Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie in the action comedy movie "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" directed by Doug Liman. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film did well at the box office. He then took the lead role with Owen Wilson in the comedy "Wedding Crashers" directed by David Dobkin. The film was successful both critically and at the box office.

The following year, he co-starred with Jennifer Aniston in the romantic comedy-drama film "The Break-Up" directed by Peyton Reed. The film was a financial success at the box office, resulting in mixed and average reviews. He earned an award and a nomination at the Teen Choice Awards for his performance. In 2007, he took a lead role with Paul Giamatti in David Dobkin's Christmas comedy "Fred Claus". Apart from negative reviews, the film failed to meet the production budget at the box office.

Later that year, he appeared in the biographical adventure drama film "Into the Wild" written and directed by Sean Penn. The film was successful at the box office and earned positive reviews from critics, as well as many awards and nominations, making its mark as a success. Meanwhile, he had a producing and co-starring role in the comedy documentary film "Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days and 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland" directed by Ari Sandel.

In 2008, he co-starred with Reese Witherspoon in the Christmas comedy "Four Christmases" directed by Seth Gordon. The film, which received generally negative reviews from critics, resulted in double the production budget at the box office. The following year, he played one of the leading roles in the romantic comedy "Couples Retreat" directed by Peter Billingsley. Although it achieved a healthy success at the box office, it did not achieve the same success in a critical sense.

In the following years, he co-starred with Kevin James in the black comedy film "The Dilemma" directed by Ron Howard. The film failed to meet its production budget, as well as to negative reviews. In 2013, he co-starred with Owen Wilson in the comedy film "The Internship" directed by Shawn Levy. Despite mixed reviews, the film was a healthy commercial success. He then took the lead role in the comedy-drama film "Delivery Man" written and directed by Ken Scott. Despite mixed reviews, the film grossed twice its production budget at the box office.

Later in the year, he took a lead role in the comedy film "Unfinished Business" directed by Ken Scott, and the film was neither a box office nor a critical success. He later appeared in the main cast as Francis "Frank" Semyon in the second season of the anthology crime drama television series "True Detective". The following year, he starred as Sergeant Howell in a biographical war movie "Hacksaw Ridge" directed by Mel Gibson. The film, which received great acclaim, was also met with a successful result at the box office. In addition, the film was selected as one of the ten best films of 2016 and resulted in many awards and nominations.

He later appeared in the prison action thriller "Brawl in Cell Block 99" and the detective thriller "Dragged Across Concrete", both written and directed by S.Craig Zahler. While both films were critically successful, they were box office failures. In 2019, he appeared in the biographical sports comedy-drama film "Fighting with My Family" written and directed by Stephen Merchant. The film was met with both positive reviews and a successful box office receipt.

In 2020, he co-starred with Kathryn Newton in the comedy slasher movie "Freaky" directed by Christopher Landon. The film ended up with moderate grossing, as well as positive reviews. He later guest-starred in eight episodes of the television sitcom "Curb Your Enthusiasm" produced and broadcast by HBO. In 2022, he took part in the filming of the sequel "A Christmas Story Christmas", the Christmas comedy movie directed by Clay Kaytis. Later that year, Vaughn co-founded "Audiorama," a podcast network and production company with Greg Olsen and Ryan Kalil.

Most recently, it has been announced that he will be appearing as a voice actor in the fantasy comedy movie "IF" written and directed by John Krasinski, and the movie is expected to be released on May 24, 2024. It was also announced that she will play one of the lead roles in the television series "Bad Monkey" created by Bill Lawrence.

Private life

In 2005, Vaughn fell in love with actress Jennifer Aniston, and the couple separated the following year. In 2009, Vaughn announced his engagement to real estate agent Kyla Weber. The couple married in January 2010 and the couple has two children, a daughter and a son.

Self-described libertarian Vaughn began training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2016 and later became a blue belt holder.