Vincent Anthony Vaughn[1] (born March 28, 1970)[2] is an American actor. He is known for starring as aleading man in numerous comedy films during the late 1990s and 2000s. He was nominated for aScreen Actors Guild Award and aSaturn Award.
Vaughn was born inMinneapolis, Minnesota.[1][3] His mother, Sharon Eileen (née DePalmo),[4] is a real estate agent and stockbroker who was once ranked one of the top U.S. money managers byBloomberg Wealth Manager magazine. His father, Vernon Lindsay Vaughn, worked as a salesman for a toy company.[5] Vincent's Catholic mother and Protestant father[6] raised him in both theProtestant andCatholic faiths.[7] He has Italian, Irish, English, Lebanese, and German ancestry.[8]
Vaughn lived inBuffalo Grove, Illinois, until he was eight years old.[9] After moving toLake Forest, he graduated fromLake Forest High School in 1988 where he played football and baseball and wrestled, although he has called himself "unathletic" and "very average" at high school sports. At a young age, he had been introduced to musical theater and, in 1987, decided to become an actor. He has credited his mother as the inspiration for his career, saying, "I saw her overcome stuff, and I thought if you worked hard at something you'd give yourself a chance".[10]
Career
1988–2002: Career beginnings
Vaughn in 2006
In 1988, Vaughn was cast in aChevrolet commercial and subsequently moved to Hollywood. He appeared in the 1989 season of the television seriesChina Beach and in threeCBS Schoolbreak Specials in 1990. His first film role was 1993'sRudy as Notre Dame football tailback Jamie O'Hara. He struck up a friendship withJon Favreau, who was also a first-time actor. Two years later, he was cast in a lead role in a proposed revival of77 Sunset Strip that was to air on the fledglingWB Television Network, but the project ceased development after initial testing.[citation needed]
In 2006, Vaughn starred in the comedy-dramaThe Break-Up oppositeJennifer Aniston. Rosie Wash ofThe Guardian wrote that the film, "subverts the love-conquers-all formula of traditional rom-com to arrive at the more satisfying conclusion".[20] In 2007, Vaughn starred in the Christmas comedy filmFred Claus as a sarcastic, wild-at-heart older brother ofSanta Claus (Paul Giamatti). The film was directed byDavid Dobkin, who had directed Vaughn inWedding Crashers, and co-starredElizabeth Banks andKevin Spacey. Next, he moved from comedy to drama inSean Penn'sInto the Wild, a film about the adventures ofChristopher McCandless, based on the best-selling book byJon Krakauer. In 2008, Vaughn starred in his second Christmas comedy,Four Christmases, withReese Witherspoon. The film portrays a couple who struggle to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas.[21]
In 2009, he starred inCouples Retreat, a comedy chronicling four couples who undergo therapy sessions at a tropical island resort.Malin Åkerman played his wife.[22] Vince's father, Vernon, portrayed his father in the film. In February 2010, Vaughn was among the nearly 80 musicians and actors to sing the charity-single remake ofWe Are the World. Vaughn starred inRon Howard's comedyThe Dilemma, released in January 2011. It was produced by Wild West Picture Show Productions, his production company.[23][24] On July 31, 2012, it was announced that Vaughn would be developing a reboot produced byCBS to the sitcomThe Brady Bunch, which was taken off the air in 1974.[25] In 2013, Vaughn co-wrote and starred alongside Owen Wilson inThe Internship.[26]
2015–present: Dramatic roles and TV work
Vaughn in 2015
In 2015, he starred inUnfinished Business, which grossed $4.8 million in its opening weekend, a career low for Vaughn. He also starred in the second season ofTrue Detective alongsideColin Farrell, which premiered on June 21. In 2016, he starred in the crime thrillerTerm Life, which featured Favreau in a supporting role and was directed by Peter Billingsley.[27] Also in 2016, he played a drill sergeant in the war filmHacksaw Ridge.[28]
In March 2022, Vaughn,Greg Olsen, andRyan Kalil launched a podcast network and production company named Audiorama.[30] The first podcast available from the network,Youth, Inc., focuses on youth sports.[31] In 2024, he starred in theApple TV+ drama seriesBad Monkey playing a detective turned restaurant inspector. The show is created byBill Lawrence and debuted on August 14, 2024.[32]
In 2005, Vaughn began datingJennifer Aniston, his co-star inThe Break-Up.[34] In late 2006, he sued three tabloid magazines for reporting that he had been unfaithful to Aniston.[35] They broke up in November 2006.[34]
On June 10, 2018, Vaughn was arrested on suspicion ofdrunken driving andresisting arrest inManhattan Beach, California, after failing a sobriety test at a police checkpoint.[48] In May 2019, he was convicted of a reduced charge of reckless driving after he entered ano contest plea. Vaughn was sentenced to three years' probation and ordered to undergo a three-monthalcohol abuse program.[49]
He is the majority shareholder of the Coachella Valley Scorpions, a team of theNational Pickleball League (NLP), launched in 2023, for players aged 50 and up.[51]
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