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Apr 9, 2024 · An actor who starred in the 1980s cult horror series Hellraiser has been chosen as the Green Party candidate in a Croydon by-election. Nicholas Vince, most famous for his roles in Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II, will contest the upcoming Woodside by-election on May 2.
Jul 26, 2012 · Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Take The War of the Roses, inject it with some loud, glossy, big-budget action, add a dash of potent sexy chemistry between your stars, and you’ve got 2005’s Mr. and Mrs....
- Overview
- Early life
- Stardom: from Swingers to The Break-Up
- Later films
- Other activities and personal life
Vince Vaughn (born March 28, 1970, Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.) American comedian and film actor with a sardonic and affable style who is best known for his roles in comedies, notably Swingers (1996), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), and Wedding Crashers (2005).
Vaughn is the youngest of three children born to Sharon (née DePalmo) Vaughn, a stockbroker and real-estate agent, and Vernon Vaughn, a salesman. Vince Vaughn grew up in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, and later Lake Forest, both of which are suburbs of Chicago. He began performing as a child and also played various sports, including wrestling, football, ...
In 1989 Vaughn, who stands 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 metres) tall, began landing small TV roles, but he struggled to break through. He was considered but was passed over for the role of Joey Tribbiani in the sitcom Friends; Matt LeBlanc eventually won the part. While filming the football drama Rudy (1993), Vaughn met Jon Favreau, and the two became friends and frequent collaborators. Their first project was the cult classic Swingers (1996), in which they both starred; Favreau also wrote the movie. The dramedy centres on a group of friends in Los Angeles, and Vaughn played a smooth-talking aspiring actor.
After seeing his performance in Swingers, director Steven Spielberg cast Vaughn in The Lost World: Jurassic Park, the 1997 sequel to Jurassic Park (1993). Although the film was a huge hit, Vaughn did not immediately cash in on his new fame. Instead he appeared in several little-known films in 1998: A Cool, Dry Place, Clay Pigeons, and Return to Paradise. That year he also starred in Gus Van Sant’s poorly received remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller Psycho (1960).
After these stumbles Vaughn found success with a string of comedy hits that began with Old School (2003), a film about three friends (played by Vaughn, Will Ferrell, and Luke Wilson) who attempt to relive their college years by opening a fraternity. That was followed by Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), in which he and Ben Stiller face off as dueling gym owners who form dodgeball teams to compete in a tournament. In 2005 Vaughn starred with Owen Wilson in Wedding Crashers and had a supporting role in Mr. & Mrs. Smith, an action comedy featuring Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt. These films helped establish Vaughn as a major movie star.
Vaughn next appeared in The Break-Up (2006). It chronicles the end of a relationship between Vaughn’s character and his girlfriend, played by Jennifer Aniston. During filming, in 2005, the two actors began dating. At the time Aniston was in the process of divorcing Pitt, and her real-life relationship with Vaughn became fodder for the tabloids. They parted ways in 2006. In a subsequent interview with Vogue, Aniston credited Vaughn with bringing her “back to life.” His later films from this period include the holiday comedies Fred Claus (2007), in which he played the brother of Santa Claus (Paul Giamatti), and Four Christmases (2008).
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Vaughn’s career subsequently cooled. As the Los Angeles Times observed in a 2020 profile, “Hollywood has largely backed away from the type of R-rated, male-oriented comedies that were once his bread and butter.” In the 2010s Vaughn pivoted to work on more-dramatic projects, including the second season (2015) of the HBO series True Detective and the films Hacksaw Ridge (2016), a World War II drama directed by Mel Gibson, and Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017). He and Gibson later starred as detectives in Dragged Across Concrete (2018).
In the 2020 horror movie Freaky, Vaughn played a serial killer who switches bodies with a high-school girl. He also appeared (2020 and 2021) in Larry David’s HBO comedy series, Curb Your Enthusiasm, but, unlike many other celebrities, who played versions of themselves on the show, Vaughn portrayed the character Freddy Funkhouser.
Vaughn, whose sister Victoria Vaughn served in the U.S. Army Reserve, was involved with various efforts to support the U.S. military. He notably visited U.S. troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, set up benefit comedy shows for the Army Emergency Relief Fund, and held special screenings of his films at both domestic and overseas military bases.
In 2010 Vaughn married Kyla Weber, a real-estate agent. They have two children. Vaughn is a fan of Chicago sports teams, especially the Cubs of Major League Baseball.
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Jul 20, 2017 · Sir Vince Cable has been crowned leader of the Liberal Democrats without a contest - this is the story of how he got there.
Feb 13, 2024 · For those struggling to keep track, here are all the allegations of abuse or enabling abuse that have been levied publicly against Vince McMahon since 1992.
Jul 25, 2023 · As virtuosic guitarist, impeccable songwriter and stellar vocalist, Vince Gill is a country music triple threat. Here's Holler's list of his best songs.
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Sep 30, 2024 · Vince McMahon, the driving force behind the national expansion of professional wrestling, is best known as the former owner and CEO of WWF/WWE. While the biggest impact he made was as an...
