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I started acting when I was seven-years-old. By the time I was 17 I would say: If I'm not a star by the time I'm 18, I'll get out of the business.

Vin Diesel

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Vin Diesel
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: July 18
Actor
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Film Director
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Stage Actor
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Alameda County
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