Vin Diesel Net Worth
Vin Diesel is an American-born actor best known for his role in The Fast and the Furious movies and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Starting his career in the 1990s, Diesel has appeared in more than 55 films and TV series. Additionally, he has worked on about half as many projects as a producer as well.
During his adolescence, Diesel remained very much involved with theater and decided to join Hunter College in New York. He studied creative writing, which led him to start screenwriting. Now, if one wonders why Vin Diesel, of all names? It started when he worked as a bouncer at a nightclub in New York. He wanted to have a name that would sound tough for his work. Vin comes from his mother’s last name, which is Vincent. Meanwhile, Diesel came from his friends, who considered him energetic.
Strays In 1997, Diesel secured funds to produce the crime drama Strays, which was his first feature-length film. Once again, he not only starred in the film, but he also wrote, directed, and produced the film. It received a nomination from the Sundance Festival in the same year for the Grand Jury Prize. Saving Private Ryan In 1998, Vin Diesel was cast as Private Caparzo in Steven Spielberg’s Saving Private Ryan. Diesel starred alongside Tom Hanks and Matt Damon in the massively successful project, which grossed over $482 million against its $70 million budget Following the success of Saving Private Ryan, Diesel continued to appear in supporting roles in films until his 2000’s Pitch Black, which was a surprise hit at the box office, grossing $53 million worldwide on a $23 million budget. It was Diesel’s first time starring as the character Richard B. Riddick.
Fast & Furious Movies In 2009, Diesel returned as Dominic Toretto to the Fast franchise for Fast & Furious. With a budget of $85 million, the movie earned over $360 million globally.
Diesel would continue to start in the franchise for Fast Five (where he was reportedly paid $15 million), Fast & Furious 6, Furious 7, The Fate of the Furious, and F9: The Fast Saga (where he was reportedly paid $20 million plus a cut of profits). He’s also working on 2023’s Fast X, which will co-star Jason Momoa and Charlize Theron. The movie, which Diesel is currently filming, is set to release on May 19, 2023. It’s reported that for the tenth film in the franchise, the studio has $100 million of the $300 million budget set aside for cast salaries. And Variety is reporting that Diesel will be paid $20 million.
Needless to say, The Fast and Furious movies have had a considerable impact on Vin Diesel’s net worth. With Furious 7 being his third-highest-grossing film, The Fate of the Furious being his fourth-highest-grossing film, and Fast & Furious 6 being his sixth-highest-grossing film.
Guardians of the Galaxy In 2014, Vin Diesel’s net worth substantially grew yet again, this time with his entrance into the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) as Groot. Diesel lent his voice to Groot in the James Gunn-written (and directed) film, which starred Chris Pratt as Peter Quill. With a budget of $170 million, the film earned over $773 million globally. Diesel returned to voice Groot in 2017’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, which was also a hit at the box office, making $863 million on its $200 million budget. Next came 2018’s Avengers: Infinity Wars and 2019’s Avengers: Endgame. Infinity Wars sits in the number two spot on Diesel’s highest-grossing films, earning $2.05 billion on its $321 million budget. And Diesel’s highest-grossing film, as of 2022, is still Avengers: Endgame. The film earned over $2.8 billion worldwide on its $356 million budget. Additionally, the movie is also the second-highest-grossing film of all time, only beaten out by 2009’s Avatar.
Diesel also owns what real estate vlogger Enes Yilmazer calls the “World’s Largest RV”, which offers 1,200 square feet of living space across two floors. While it’s not truly the world’s largest RV, it is considered to be the second most expensive at $1.1 million, sitting behind Will Smith’s $2.5 million RV.Another contributor to Vin Diesel’s net worth is his production company, One Race Films. Additionally, Diesel also founded Racetrack Records and Tigon Studios, a record label and a video game development company.In September 2020, he also ventured into music, releasing the song Feel Like I Do, which was produced by Kygo.Personal Life When it comes to his personal life, Vin Diesel generally wants it lowkey and private. Sometime in 2001, he dated Michelle Rodriguez, his costar in the Fast & Furious film. Since 2007, the Hollywood actor has been dating Mexican model Paloma Jimenez.
