Vin Diesel
Diesel in 2005, photo by PR Photos
Birth Name: Mark Sinclair
Place of Birth: Alameda, California, United States
Date of Birth: July 18, 1967
Ethnicity:
*biological father – African-American, possibly other
*mother – Scottish, English, German, Irish, Austrian
Vin Diesel is an American actor, producer, director, and screenwriter. He is the star of The Fast and the Furious films, to which he has mostly devoted himself to since 2009. He has also had leading roles in the films Saving Private Ryan, The Iron Giant, voicing the title character; Boiler Room, Pitch Black, and its sequels The Chronicles of Riddick and Riddick; Knockaround Guys, xXx, and its sequel xXx: Return of Xander Cage; A Man Apart, The Pacifier, Find Me Guilty, Babylon A.D., The Last Witch Hunter, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, and Bloodshot, and as the voice of Groot in the MCU. He has played characters of various ethnic backgrounds. He wrote and directed the short film Multi-Facial and the film Strays (1997).
Vin was born in Alameda County, California, as was his mother, and was raised in New York City, New York. Vin’s mother, Delora Shirlene (Sinclair), an astrologer, is white, and has Scottish, English, German, Irish, and Austrian ancestry. The identity of Vin’s biological father is not publicly known. Vin has described himself as “definitely a person of colour.” In a speech in 2013, Vin stated that his biological parents’ relationship, as it was interracial, was illegal in much of the United States while his mother was pregnant with Vin in 1967; in the speech, he appeared to verify that his biological father was of African-American heritage.
Vin’s stepfather from a young age, Irving H. Vincent, is African-American, and Vin frequently refers to him as his father. Irving is an acting instructor and theatre manager.
Vin has three children with his partner, Mexican model Paloma Jimenez. A picture of Vin’s mother, stepfather, and partner Paloma (from left to right), can be seen here.
Vin’s maternal grandfather likely was Angus McBain Sinclair (the son of Ewart Gladstone Sinclair and Marcia Brucker/Brucher Lever). Angus was born in Montana. Ernest was the son of Canadian parents, James Bruce Sinclaire/Sinclair and Maria/Mary Ann McBain, who were of Scottish descent. Marcia was the daughter of William Henry/J. Lever, whose parents were English, and of Anna Brucker, whose own parents, Ferdinand Brucker and Margaretta/Margaret Zechmeister, were German and/or Austrian.
Vin’s maternal grandmother was Carmen Lucile/Lucille Wells (the daughter of Tobin Borden “Tobie” Wells and Hazel Dolly “Nana” Hewitt). Carmen was born in Oklahoma, and had English, German, and Irish ancestry. Tobin was from Farmerville, Union Parish, Louisiana, and was the son of Thomas Frederick Wells and Nancy Jane Hodges. Hazel was from Fort Cobb, Caddo County, Oklahoma, and was the daughter of Thomas R. Hewitt and Margaret “Maggie” Haffey.
Diesel in 2011, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Sources: Vin’s 2013 speech about his parents, while accepting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame – http://www.youtube.com
Vin mentions his mother’s Scottish ancestry – http://entertainment.stv.tv
Vin’s maternal grandfather, Angus McBain Sinclair, on the 1920 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Angus McBain Sinclair on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Vin’s maternal great-grandfather, Ewart Gladstone Sinclair, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Vin’s maternal great-grandmother, Marcia Brucker/Brucher Lever, on the 1900 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Vin’s maternal great-great-grandmother, Anna Brucker, on the 1880 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Genealogy of Vin’s maternal grandmother, Carmen Lucile/Lucille (Wells) Gay, with pictures of many of Vin’s ancestors – http://www.findagrave.com
Vin’s maternal grandmother, Carmen Lucile/Lucille Wells, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Carmen Lucile/Lucille Wells on the 1940 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
Vin’s maternal great-grandmother, Hazel Dolly “Nana” Hewitt, on the 1910 U.S. Census – https://familysearch.org
To You
If any scientist told you that,they need there degrees taken away.Pale skin as in white people didn’t appear until 6000 yrs ago,that’s been proven.I wouldn’t have said it other wise.Also the black didn’t instantly transformer once they enter europe,that took time.Also,you can have blue eyes and be black:
http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg269/ally0479/blueeye3.jpg
http://www.africancolours.net/media/10929_2_03,%20Miss%20Richard%20Wachira.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/168/436511376_10bac511f2.jpg?v=0
Now also,I know what picture your talking about,and it’s not 4000yrs old.next the north African berbers are not white,their mixed blooded people,and most of them will tell you that,and the way they look now is not how they always looked.I could go into,but it would take to long,let’s just say a lot of sex.
To You : I know you didn’t talked to me but i agree with Fuzzybear when he says that white people appeared 6000 years ago, a learnt it too while attending a biochemistry class, i was very surprised by this information, but i don’t think that my biochemistry teacher could lie lol
He said litterally (i translate from french): the “white” phenotype is actually a genetic mutation which appeared 6000 years ago in the caucasian region and then get fixed.
And for the Ancient Egytians, Herodote (the very first historician of the world) mentioned in his books that he could describe egyptians as red-skinned with kinky hair, but red is actually an ancient term used to describe black people. (i quote Pr Cheikh anta diop’s book “Nations nègres et cultures” http://www.answers.com/topic/cheikh-anta-diop)
@Fuzzybear
You don’t know what you are talking about. Where did you learn history. Nearly every scientist agrees that whites (light-skinned Caucasians) evolved within 10-15 thousand years of entering Europe — which was about 40-50 thousand years ago. So white people existed by 25-40 thousand years ago. Blue eyes are said to have appeared 10,000 years ago, so where do you get the impression that they only arose 6,000 years ago?
Secondly have you looked at ancient Egyptian depictions of themselves and their neighbors? Libyans (North Africans) are shown to be a light-skinned type of Caucasians. West Asians (Middle Easterners) were portrayed as only a little bit darker than the Libyans. Nubians were described with typical black features. And the ancient Egyptians themselves were depicted as red/tan or yellow. So Caucasians were documented to have been living in North Africa during Ancient Egyptian times, which is at least 4,000 years ago.
The North African environment for the last 10 thousand years was was no different than that of West Asia or South Europe. They all have Mediterranean conditions, so why should the natives of this region look any different than other Caucasians with a Mediterranean appearance.
And I’m not American. I am a Lebanese from Brazil.
To drexxx
Yeah,that is bad
what a pity … !! It reminds me a funny show , where french reporters go in the US and ask american people on the streets the question :Do you know a country which begins by the letter U: NOBODY COULD ANSWER THE QUESTION !! I was so shocking ! Nobody found : United states