ACTOR
Vince Vaughn
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- #001
Vince Vaughn topped Forbes magazine's list of actors who give film studios the best return on their investment; his films earned $14.75 for every $1 he was paid.
- #002
Vince Vaughn lost part of his thumb in a car accident.
- #003
Vince Vaughn dislikes cell phones and does not own one. When he is working on a film he is given one, and he usually loses it.
- #004
On June 8, 2019, Vince Vaughn received the third-highest award the United States Army can give to a civilian. He was presented with the Outstanding Public Service Medal for his lasting contributions to soldiers' morale. Vaughn has visited numerous military bases at home and abroad many times, arranging 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 Army's 244th birthday and the 75th anniversary of Operation Overlord, the code name for the Normandy battle during World War II. He was also recognized for his work retelling a soldier's story in Mel Gibson's film Hacksaw Ridge (2016).
- #005
Because he did not have exemplary grades in school, Vince Vaughn became senior class president at Lake Forest High School (1988) because he knew that if he were president he would speak at graduation. If he had to speak at graduation, the school would have to let him graduate.
- #006
After Steven Spielberg saw him in the comedy film Swingers (1996), he cast Vince Vaughn in a role in The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997).
- #007
His father, Vernon Vaughn, appeared in six of Vince's films: Swingers (1996), Made (2001), The Break-Up (2006), Four Christmases (2008), Couples Retreat (2009) and Term Life (2016).
- #008
Vince Vaughn is good friends with actors Jon Favreau and Joaquin Phoenix.
- #009
Vince Vaughn married Kyla Weber, a Canadian real estate agent, on January 2, 2010, after getting engaged on Valentine's Day 2009.
- #010
Vince Vaughn was banned from bars in Wilmington, North Carolina, ordered to undergo an alcohol assessment and fined $250 following an altercation in April.
- #011
Vince Vaughn had a relationship with Jennifer Aniston (August 2005-November 2006).
- #012
Vince Vaughn is a graduate of the famous ImprovOlympic, along with actors Mike Myers, the late Chris Farley, Ossie Beck, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler and Adam McKay.
- #013
Vince Vaughn's favorite films are One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975), Tender Mercies (1983), The Bad News Bears (1976), Terms of Endearment (1983), Urban Cowboy (1980), Five Easy Pieces (1970) and Paper Moon (1973).
- #014
In 2007, Forbes magazine estimated Vince Vaughn's earnings that year at $25 million.
- #015
Before he became famous, Vince Vaughn had made the steroid-using film The Fourth Man (1990) together with Peter Billingsley.
- #016
Vince Vaughn once admitted to Premiere magazine that one of his favorite films was Little Darlings (1980).
- #017
Vince Vaughn graduated from Lake Forest High School in 1988.
- #018
Vince Vaughn's paternal grandfather, Daniel Richard Vaughn, was born in California to parents from Kentucky, Vernon Leonidas Vaughn and Rebecca Jane Larison; Daniel's ancestry included English, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish and Scottish as well as distant German, Swiss-French and Dutch roots. Vince's paternal grandmother, Rose Marie Saba, was born in Ohio to Lebanese immigrant parents James Moses Saba and Mary Jacob Bettros. Vince's mother was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, and was raised in Ohio from an early age. Vince's maternal grandfather, Georgio "George" DePalmo, was of Italian descent, while Vince's maternal grandmother, Jeanette Teal, from Ohio, was of English, Irish and German descent.
- #019
Vince Vaughn attended Lake Forest High School with Pulitzer Prize-nominated author Dave Eggers.
- #020
Vince Vaughn ranked 31st on Premiere magazine's 2006 "Power 50" list. It was his first appearance on the list.
- #021
On August 12, 2024, Vince Vaughn was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6201 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California. Television producer Bill Lawrence and filmmaker Peter Billingsley were guest speakers at the ceremony.
- #022
Vince Vaughn was listed as a potential nominee in the voting for the 2008 Razzie Awards. He was proposed in the Worst Actor category for his performance in Fred Claus (2007). However, he was not nominated.
- #023
Vince Vaughn's mother, Sharon Vaughn, was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada.
- #024
Vince Vaughn is the younger brother of Valeri Vaughn and Victoria Vaughn.
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