Vince Vaughn
{{short description|American actor (born 1970)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Vince Vaughn
| image = File:Actor Vince Vaughn (2025) (cropped).jpg
| caption = Vaughn in 2025
| birth_name = Vincent Anthony Vaughn
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1970|3|28}}
| birth_place = Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.
| occupation = Actor
| years_active = 1988–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Kyla Weber|January 2, 2010}}
| children = 2
}}
Vincent Anthony Vaughn{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/facts/Vince-Vaughn|title=Vince Vaughn: American Actor|publisher=Britannica.com|access-date=November 5, 2020|archive-date=October 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023124447/https://www.britannica.com/facts/Vince-Vaughn|url-status=live}} (born March 28, 1970){{cite magazine|url=https://www.playboy.com/articles/playboy-interview-vince-vaughn|title=Playboy Interview: Vince Vaughn|first= David|last=Hochman|date=February 12, 2015| magazine=Playboy|access-date=December 7, 2017|archive-date=February 14, 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150214070138/https://www.playboy.com/articles/playboy-interview-vince-vaughn|url-status=dead}} is an American actor. He is known for starring as a leading man in numerous comedy films during the late 1990s and 2000s. He was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award and a Saturn Award.
Vaughn made his acting debut in the sports drama film Rudy (1993). He had his career breakthrough with the comedy Swingers (1996). He starred in a string of successful comedy films such as Old School (2003), Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004), Wedding Crashers (2005), The Break-Up (2006), Fred Claus (2007), Four Christmases (2008), Couples Retreat (2009), The Dilemma (2011), The Internship (2013), and Delivery Man (2013).
He is also known for his dramatic roles playing Nick Van Owen in The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997), and Norman Bates in Psycho (1998). He acted in other drama films such as The Locusts (1997), Return to Paradise (1998), The Cell (2000), South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000), Domestic Disturbance (2001), Hacksaw Ridge (2016), Brawl in Cell Block 99 (2017), Dragged Across Concrete (2018), and Freaky (2020).
On television, he starred as career criminal Frank Semyon in the second season of the HBO anthology crime drama television series True Detective (2015), and as a detective turned restaurant inspector in the Apple TV+ drama series Bad Monkey (2024). He also took recurring roles in the animated Netflix sitcom F Is for Family (2018), and in the HBO comedy series Curb Your Enthusiasm (2020–2024).
Early life
Vaughn was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota.{{Cite web |title=Vince Vaughn |url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/vince-vaughn/bio/3030386406/ |access-date=2022-03-21 |website=TVGuide.com |archive-date=December 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211229011203/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/vince-vaughn/bio/3030386406/ |url-status=live }} His mother, Sharon Eileen (née DePalmo),{{cite web |last=Humphreys |first=David |url=http://www.etcanada.com/blogs/etc_55639/vince-vaughn-cobie-smulders-talk-parenthood-delivery-man/celebs/film/ |title=Vince Vaughn, Cobie Smulders Talk Parenthood, 'Delivery Man' |work=Entertainment Tonight |location=Canada |date=November 4, 2013 |access-date=August 3, 2014 |archive-date=December 17, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217075849/http://www.etcanada.com/blogs/etc_55639/vince-vaughn-cobie-smulders-talk-parenthood-delivery-man/celebs/film/ |url-status=dead }} is a real estate agent and stockbroker who was once ranked one of the top U.S. money managers by Bloomberg Wealth Manager magazine. His father, Vernon Lindsay Vaughn, worked as a salesman for a toy company.{{cite news|title=Money honey Vaughn turns Disturbingly evil|work=The Toronto Star|date=November 2, 2001|url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/426175291.html?dids=426175291:426175291&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+02%2C+2001&author=&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Money+honey+Vaughn+turns+Disturbingly+evil&pqatl=google|access-date=February 22, 2010|archive-date=July 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724224828/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/access/426175291.html?dids=426175291:426175291&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+02%2C+2001&author=&pub=Toronto+Star&desc=Money+honey+Vaughn+turns+Disturbingly+evil&pqatl=google|url-status=dead}} Vincent's Catholic mother and Protestant father{{cite news |last=Webb |first=Cynthia L. |date=November 3, 1998 |title=Vince Vaughn: Seriel Killer |url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WE&s_site=kansas&p_multi=WE&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB576000EED9D5B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025070909/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WE&s_site=kansas&p_multi=WE&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB576000EED9D5B&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |access-date=December 10, 2007 |agency=Associated Press}} raised him in both the Protestant and Catholic faiths.{{cite news| title=Vince Vaughn: Playing Kooks is OK with Him|agency=Associated Press|publisher=VinceVaughn.com|url=http://www.vince-vaughn.com/archives/1998_10.html|access-date=May 24, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060423041508/http://www.vince-vaughn.com/archives/1998_10.html|archive-date=April 23, 2006}} He has Italian, Irish, English, Lebanese, and German ancestry.{{cite web |url=https://metro.co.uk/2014/01/07/vince-vaughn-im-tired-of-doing-some-of-the-comedy-stuff-4251664/ |title=Vince Vaughn: I'm tired of doing some of the comedy stuff |work=Metro |last=Ivan-Zadeh |first=Larushka |date=January 7, 2014 |access-date=June 26, 2021 |archive-date=September 27, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927010003/https://metro.co.uk/2014/01/07/vince-vaughn-im-tired-of-doing-some-of-the-comedy-stuff-4251664/ |url-status=live }}
Vaughn lived in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, until he was eight years old.{{Cite web |title=Vince Vaughn in Love |url=https://www.chicagomag.com/Chicago-Magazine/June-2006/Vince-Vaughn-in-Love/ |access-date=2024-08-08 |website=Chicago Magazine |language=en-US}} After moving to Lake Forest, he graduated from Lake 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".[https://web.archive.org/web/20040518163941/http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page3/story?page=10bqs/vaughn ESPN interview]; retrieved April 26, 2010.
Career
= 1988–2002: Career beginnings =
In 1988, Vaughn was cast in a Chevrolet commercial and subsequently moved to Hollywood. He appeared in the 1989 season of the television series China Beach and in three CBS Schoolbreak Specials in 1990. His first film role was 1993's Rudy as Notre Dame football tailback Jamie O'Hara. He struck up a friendship with Jon Favreau, who was also a first-time actor. Two years later, he was cast in a lead role in a proposed revival of 77 Sunset Strip that was to air on the fledgling WB Television Network, but the project ceased development after initial testing. Vaughn did not gain wider success until his role in 1996's Swingers with Favreau.
Afterward, Steven Spielberg cast Vaughn as Nick Van Owen in the 1997 blockbuster The Lost World: Jurassic Park, which gave him increased exposure. He followed that up with the lead role in The Locusts the same year. In 1998, he starred in the critically acclaimed drama Return to Paradise with Anne Heche, and starred in Clay Pigeons with Janeane Garofalo and Joaquin Phoenix. In 2000, he starred in The Cell with Jennifer Lopez and in 2001, appeared in Made, another film penned by Favreau. Vaughn also appeared in Dwight Yoakam's directorial debut, South of Heaven, West of Hell (2000). He also starred with John Travolta in the thriller Domestic Disturbance (2001).
= 2003–2014: Comedic stardom =
Vaughn's performance in the 2003 comedy Old School increased his popularity, establishing him as a leading man in comedic films.{{cite web|url= https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/old-school-will-ferrell-vince-vaughn-luke-wilson-scot-armstrong-todd-phillips-185238819.html|title= Old School at 20|website= Yahoo News|date= February 21, 2023|accessdate= August 5, 2024}} Vaughn starred opposite Will Ferrell and Luke Wilson.{{cite web|url= https://www.cbsnews.com/news/vince-vaughn-is-old-school/|title= Vince Vaughn Is 'Old School'|website= CBS News|date= February 20, 2003|accessdate= August 5, 2024}} The film was a commercial and critical success.{{cite web|url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1667663361/|title= Old School (2003)|website= Box Office Mojo|accessdate= August 5, 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/old_school|title= Old School|website= Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate= August 5, 2024}} In 2004, Vaughn appeared alongside Ben Stiller in the buddy cop action-comedy Starsky & Hutch and the sports comedy Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story. Both films were commercial hits. Film critic Rob Mackie of The Guardian compared the satirical nature within the
film Dodgeball to that of the Rob Reiner directed comedy film This Is Spinal Tap (1984) and added that the film "stays consistently funny".{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/2005/jan/28/dvdreviews.shopping2|title= Dodgeball - A True Underdog Story|website= The Guardian|date= January 28, 2005|accessdate= August 5, 2024|last1= MacKie|first1= Rob}}
After this series of roles, he was dubbed one of the Hollywood "Frat Pack", alongside Will Ferrell, Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson. The name refers to the group of actors who frequently co-star in film comedies.{{cite web|url= https://movieweb.com/funniest-frat-pack-movies/|title= The Top 10 Funniest Frat Pack Movies, Ranked|website= Movieweb|date= January 24, 2023|accessdate= August 5, 2024}}{{cite web|url= https://screenrant.com/best-funniest-frat-pack-movies/|title= The 15 Best & Funniest Frat Pack Movies Ranked|website= ScreenRant|date= September 16, 2023|accessdate= August 5, 2024}} He appeared in 2005's independent film Thumbsucker, crime-comedy film Be Cool, and action-comedy film Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Also in 2005, Vaughn starred alongside Owen Wilson in Wedding Crashers, which grossed over $200 million at the U.S. box office.{{cite web|url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl1282967041/|title= Wedding Crashers|website= Box Office Mojo|accessdate= August 5, 2024}} The film also starred Rachel McAdams, Bradley Cooper, Isla Fisher, and Christopher Walken. Critics J.R. Jones of The Chicago Reader praised both Vaughn and Wilson on their chemistry describing them as "enormously funny" adding the film is a "rich send-ups of wedding culture".{{cite web|url= https://chicagoreader.com/film/wedding-crashers-2/|title= Wedding Crasher|website= Chicago Reader|date= July 15, 2005|accessdate= August 5, 2024}}
In 2006, Vaughn starred in the comedy-drama The Break-Up opposite Jennifer Aniston. Rosie Wash of The Guardian wrote that the film, "subverts the love-conquers-all formula of traditional rom-com to arrive at the more satisfying conclusion".{{cite news|url= https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2014/mar/25/the-break-up-guilty-pleasure|title= My guilty pleasure: The Break-Up|website= The Guardian|date= March 25, 2014|accessdate= August 5, 2024|last1= Swash|first1= Rosie}} In 2007, Vaughn starred in the Christmas comedy film Fred Claus as a sarcastic, wild-at-heart older brother of Santa Claus (Paul Giamatti). The film was directed by David Dobkin, who had directed Vaughn in Wedding Crashers, and co-starred Elizabeth Banks and Kevin Spacey. Next, he moved from comedy to drama in Sean Penn's Into the Wild, a film about the adventures of Christopher McCandless, based on the best-selling book by Jon Krakauer. In 2008, Vaughn starred in his second Christmas comedy, Four Christmases, with Reese Witherspoon. The film portrays a couple who struggle to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas.{{cite magazine |first=Dave |last=Mcnary |url=https://variety.com/2007/film/features/vaughn-witherspoon-set-for-comedy-2-1117969202/ |title=Vaughn, Witherspoon set for comedy |magazine=Variety |date=July 26, 2007 |access-date=February 29, 2020 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012004547/http://variety.com/article/VR1117969202.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 |archive-date=October 12, 2007 }}
In 2009, he starred in Couples Retreat, a comedy chronicling four couples who undergo therapy sessions at a tropical island resort. Malin Åkerman played his wife.[http://www.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Kristen-Bell-Kristin-26563.aspx Trio of Ladies Going on Couples Retreat] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120703021127/http://www.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Kristen-Bell-Kristin-26563.aspx |date=July 3, 2012 }}" TV Guide. October 15, 2008. Retrieved October 15, 2008. 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 of We Are the World. Vaughn starred in Ron Howard's comedy The Dilemma, released in January 2011. It was produced by Wild West Picture Show Productions, his production company.[http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/04/release_of_kevin_james_zookeep.html Release of Kevin James's Zookeeper Pushed to Summer 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125120330/https://www.vulture.com/2010/04/release_of_kevin_james_zookeep.html |date=January 25, 2024 }} Retrieved April 26, 2010.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/exec/vince-vaughn|title=Vince Vaughn|website=Variety|date=October 15, 2013|access-date=December 13, 2017|archive-date=August 30, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170830175030/http://variety.com/exec/vince-vaughn/|url-status=live}} On July 31, 2012, it was announced that Vaughn would be developing a reboot produced by CBS to the sitcom The Brady Bunch, which was taken off the air in 1974.{{cite news|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/07/31/cbs-and-vince-vaughn-developing-the-brady-bunch-reboot|title=CBS and Vince Vaughn Developing The Brady Bunch Reboot|date=July 31, 2012|access-date=July 31, 2012|archive-date=August 3, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120803000602/http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/07/31/cbs-and-vince-vaughn-developing-the-brady-bunch-reboot|url-status=live}} In 2013, Vaughn co-wrote and starred alongside Owen Wilson in The Internship.{{cite web|url= https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_internship_2013|title= The Internship (2013)|website= Rotten Tomatoes|accessdate= August 5, 2024}}
= 2015–present: Dramatic roles and TV work =
In 2015, he starred in Unfinished Business, which grossed $4.8 million in its opening weekend, a career low for Vaughn. He also starred in the second season of True Detective alongside Colin Farrell, which premiered on June 21. In 2016, he starred in the crime thriller Term Life, which featured Favreau in a supporting role and was directed by Peter Billingsley.{{cite web|url=https://www.thoughtco.com/jon-favreau-vince-vaughn-and-peter-billingsley-4037175|title=Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn & Peter Billingsley: Friends & Frequent Collaborators|last=McKittrick|first=Christopher|date=April 25, 2016|publisher=ThoughtCo.com|access-date=May 8, 2017|archive-date=October 14, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014162337/https://www.thoughtco.com/jon-favreau-vince-vaughn-and-peter-billingsley-4037175|url-status=live}} Also in 2016, he played a drill sergeant in the war film Hacksaw Ridge.{{cite news|url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/11/06/vince-vaughn-hacksaw-ridge-sergeant-howell/93265030/|title = Funny guy Vince Vaughn gets serious in Mel Gibson's 'Hacksaw Ridge'|work = USA Today|last = Alexander |first = Bryan|date = November 6, 2016|accessdate = December 2, 2023}}
In 2018, Vaughn co-starred alongside Mel Gibson in Dragged Across Concrete, his second collaboration with S. Craig Zahler, whom he worked with the year before on Brawl in Cell Block 99. In 2020, he starred with Kathryn Newton in the horror-comedy film Freaky, in which they play a serial killer and a teenage girl who switch bodies. On January 20, 2022, it was announced that Vaughn will produce a sequel to the 1983 film A Christmas Story titled A Christmas Story Christmas with Peter Billingsley (who will reprise his role as Ralphie) through his production company Wild West Picture Show Productions for Warner Bros. Pictures and HBO Max.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2022/01/a-christmas-story-sequel-legendary-and-warner-bros-peter-billingsley-ralphie-1234916613/|title='A Christmas Story' Sequel In The Works At Legendary And Warner Bros With Peter Billingsley Set To Reprise Ralphie Role|date=January 20, 2022|first=Justin|last=Kroll|accessdate=August 11, 2022|archive-date=January 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220120234327/https://deadline.com/2022/01/a-christmas-story-sequel-legendary-and-warner-bros-peter-billingsley-ralphie-1234916613/|url-status=live}}
In March 2022, Vaughn, Greg Olsen, and Ryan Kalil launched a podcast network and production company named Audiorama.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=2022-03-07 |title=Vince Vaughn & NFL Stars Greg Olsen & Ryan Kalil Launch Podcast Company Audiorama |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/vince-vaughn-nfl-greg-olsen-ryan-kalil-launch-podcast-audiorama-1234971437/ |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=Deadline |archive-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921121934/https://deadline.com/2022/03/vince-vaughn-nfl-greg-olsen-ryan-kalil-launch-podcast-audiorama-1234971437/ |url-status=live }} The first podcast available from the network, "Youth, Inc.", focuses on youth sports.{{Cite web |last=Rigdon |first=Jay |date=2022-03-07 |title=Greg Olsen, Ryan Kalil, and Vince Vaughn teaming up for podcast network Audiorama |url=https://awfulannouncing.com/podcasts/greg-olsen-ryan-kalil-and-vince-vaughn-are-launching-a-podcast-network.html |access-date=2022-09-21 |website=Awful Announcing |archive-date=September 21, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921121934/https://awfulannouncing.com/podcasts/greg-olsen-ryan-kalil-and-vince-vaughn-are-launching-a-podcast-network.html |url-status=live }} In 2024, he starred in the Apple TV+ drama series Bad Monkey playing a detective turned restaurant inspector. The show is created by Bill Lawrence and debuted on August 14, 2024.{{cite web|url= https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/vince-vaughn-apple-tv-series-bad-monkey-1236082104/|title= Vince Vaughn Fast Talks His Way Through Florida Murder Case in First Trailer for Apple TV+ Series 'Bad Monkey'|website= Variety|date= July 24, 2024|accessdate= August 5, 2024}}
In August 2024, Vaughn received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Motion Pictures.{{Cite web |last=kristen |date=2024-08-12 |title=Vince Vaughn |url=https://walkoffame.com/vince-vaughn/ |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=Hollywood Walk of Fame |language=en-US}}
Personal life
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In 2005, Vaughn began dating Jennifer Aniston, his co-star in The Break-Up.{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1566406,00.html|title=Jennifer Aniston & Vince Vaughn Split|date=December 5, 2006|work=People|access-date=April 29, 2013|first=Julie|last=Jordan|archive-date=July 5, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130705085921/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,1566406,00.html|url-status=dead}} In late 2006, he sued three tabloid magazines for reporting that he had been unfaithful to Aniston.{{cite news|title=Vince Vaughn to tabloids: Watch it|publisher=CNN|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/18/people.vaughn.aniston.ap/index.html|access-date=October 18, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061026052217/http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/10/18/people.vaughn.aniston.ap/index.html|archive-date=October 26, 2006}} They broke up in November 2006.
In March 2009, it was announced that Vaughn was engaged to Canadian realtor Kyla Weber.{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20263330,00.html|title=Vince Vaughn Gets Engaged!|date=March 5, 2009|work=People|access-date=April 29, 2013|first=Eunice|last=Oh|archive-date=March 4, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304062117/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20263330,00.html|url-status=dead}} They married on January 2, 2010,{{cite news|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/vince-vaughn-weds-201041|title=Vince Vaughn Weds!|publisher=UsMagazine.com|access-date=June 16, 2010|archive-date=April 11, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100411010004/http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/vince-vaughn-weds-201041|url-status=live}} in the Armour House at Lake Forest Academy in Lake Forest, Illinois. Their two children were born in 2010 and 2013.{{cite news|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20451757,00.html|title=Vince Vaughn Welcomes a Daughter|date=December 20, 2010|work=People|access-date=April 29, 2013|first=Elizabeth|last=Leonard|archive-date=May 8, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508213953/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20451757,00.html|url-status=dead}}Leonard, Elizabeth (August 9, 2013). [http://celebritybabies.people.com/2013/08/09/vince-vaughn-welcomes-son-vernon-lindsay/ "Vince Vaughn Welcomes Son Vernon Lindsay"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130812005000/http://celebritybabies.people.com/2013/08/09/vince-vaughn-welcomes-son-vernon-lindsay/ |date=August 12, 2013 }}. People; retrieved August 9, 2013.
Vaughn is a fan of the Chicago Bears.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagobears.com/photos/top-10-celebrity-bears-fans|work=ChicagoBears.com|title=Top 10: Celebrity Bears fans|accessdate=May 30, 2025}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/sports/famous-chicago-bears-fans/126881/|work=NBCChicago.com|title=Famous Chicago Bears Fans|date=June 30, 2021|accessdate=May 30, 2025}}
Vaughn describes himself as a libertarian.{{cite web|url=https://www.theadvocates.org/2015/02/vince-vaughn-im-libertarian/|title=Vince Vaughn: I'm a Libertarian|access-date=September 22, 2019|date=February 19, 2015|archive-date=September 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190923004216/https://www.theadvocates.org/2015/02/vince-vaughn-im-libertarian/|url-status=dead}} He supported Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul in both the 2008 and 2012 elections,{{cite news |last1=Costa |first1=Robert |title=Vince Vaughn to Ron Paul: You're So Money! |url=https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/vince-vaughn-ron-paul-youre-so-money-robert-costa/ |access-date=January 14, 2020 |work=National Review |date=September 16, 2011 |archive-date=March 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210308134111/https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/vince-vaughn-ron-paul-youre-so-money-robert-costa/ |url-status=live }} and Rand Paul in the 2016 election.{{Cite web|title = Vince Vaughn Crashes Young Americans for Liberty Convention|url = http://blog.panampost.com/alice-salles/2015/04/27/vince-vaughn-crashes-young-americans-for-liberty-convention/|website = The Canal|access-date = February 8, 2016|language = en-US|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160219175125/http://blog.panampost.com/alice-salles/2015/04/27/vince-vaughn-crashes-young-americans-for-liberty-convention/|archive-date = February 19, 2016|url-status=dead|df = mdy-all}} In June 2015, Vaughn expressed his opposition to gun control.{{cite web | first = Jonathan | last = Heaf | url = https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/vince-vaughn-covers-july-issue-british-gq | title = True Detective's Vince Vaughn on gun control, Edward Snowden and comedy | publisher = GQ | date = June 1, 2015 | access-date = January 26, 2020 | archive-date = January 26, 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200126191551/https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/vince-vaughn-covers-july-issue-british-gq | url-status = live }}
In 2016, Vaughn began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the Gracie Academy in Torrance, California.{{cite web | url = https://jiujitsutimes.com/vince-vaughn-earns-his-white-belt-in-gracie-jiu-jitsu/ | title = Vince Vaughn Earns His White Belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu | date = February 29, 2016 | publisher = Jiu-Jitsu Times | access-date = February 20, 2018 | archive-date = February 21, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180221161415/https://jiujitsutimes.com/vince-vaughn-earns-his-white-belt-in-gracie-jiu-jitsu/ | url-status = live }} He received his blue belt in 2018.{{cite web | url = https://www.bjjee.com/bjj-news/actor-vince-vaughn-promoted-blue-belt-bjj-2-years-training/ | title = Actor Vince Vaughn Promoted to Blue Belt in BJJ After 2 years of Training | date = February 8, 2018 | publisher = Bjj Eastern Europe | access-date = February 20, 2018 | archive-date = February 21, 2018 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180221100656/https://www.bjjee.com/bjj-news/actor-vince-vaughn-promoted-blue-belt-bjj-2-years-training/ | url-status = live }}
On June 10, 2018, Vaughn was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving and resisting arrest in Manhattan Beach, California, after failing a sobriety test at a police checkpoint.{{cite magazine |agency=Associated Press |title=Actor Vince Vaughn Arrested on Suspicion of Drunken Driving, Resisting Arrest |url = http://time.com/5307590/vince-vaughn-arrested-drunken-driving/ |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180611015843/http://time.com/5307590/vince-vaughn-arrested-drunken-driving/ |url-status = dead |archive-date = June 11, 2018 |date=June 10, 2018 |access-date=June 10, 2018 |magazine=Time |publisher=Meredith Corporation|location=New York City}} In May 2019, he was convicted of a reduced charge of reckless driving after he entered a no contest plea. Vaughn was sentenced to three years' probation and ordered to undergo a three-month alcohol abuse program.{{cite news |title=Vince Vaughn convicted of reckless driving for DUI arrest |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/05/03/vince-vaughn-convicted-reckless-driving-dui-arrest/1096423001/ |access-date=January 14, 2020 |work=USA Today |archive-date=March 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200310015835/https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/people/2019/05/03/vince-vaughn-convicted-reckless-driving-dui-arrest/1096423001/ |url-status=live }}
In 2019, Vaughn received the Meritorious Public Service Medal from the U.S. Army for his contributions to service members’ morale.{{Cite web |last=kristen |date=2024-08-12 |title=Vince Vaughn |url=https://walkoffame.com/vince-vaughn/ |access-date=2024-08-17 |website=Hollywood Walk of Fame |language=en-US}}
Filmography
= Film =
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | For the Boys | Cheering Soldier in Crowd | Uncredited |
| 1993 | Rudy | Jamie O'Hara | Credited as Vincent Vaughn |
| 1994 | At Risk | Max Nolan | |
| rowspan="2" | 1996 | Just Your Luck | Barry | Direct-to-video |
| Swingers | Trent Walker | ||
| rowspan="2" | 1997 | {{sortname|The|Lost World: Jurassic Park}} | Nick Van Owen | |
| {{sortname|The|Locusts|dab=film}} | Clay Hewitt | ||
| rowspan="4" | 1998 | {{sortname|A|Cool, Dry Place}} | Russell Durrell | |
| Return to Paradise | John "Sheriff" Volgecherev | ||
| Clay Pigeons | Lester Long | ||
| Psycho | Norman Bates | ||
| rowspan="3" | 2000 | South of Heaven, West of Hell | Taylor Henry | |
| {{sortname|The|Cell|The Cell (film)}} | FBI Agent Peter Novak | ||
| {{sortname|The|Prime Gig}} | Pendelton "Penny" Wise | ||
| rowspan="3" | 2001 | Made | Ricky Slade | Also producer |
| Zoolander | Luke Zoolander | Uncredited cameo | |
| Domestic Disturbance | Rick Barnes / Jack Parnell | ||
| rowspan="3" | 2003 | Old School | Bernard "Beanie" Campbell | |
| I Love Your Work | Stiev | ||
| Blackball | Rick Schwartz | ||
| rowspan="5" | 2004 | Starsky & Hutch | Reese Feldman | |
| Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story | Peter La Fleur | ||
| Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy | rowspan="2" | Wes Mantooth | rowspan="2" | Uncredited | |
| Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | |||
| Paparazzi | Actor | ||
| rowspan="4" | 2005 | Thumbsucker | Mr. Geary | |
| Be Cool | Roger "Raji" Lowenthal | ||
| Mr. & Mrs. Smith | Eddie | ||
| Wedding Crashers | Jeremy Grey | ||
| 2006 | {{sortname|The|Break-Up}} | Gary Grobowski | Also writer and producer |
| rowspan="2" | 2007 | Into the Wild | Wayne Westerberg | |
| Fred Claus | Frederick "Fred" Claus | rowspan="3" | Also producer | |
| rowspan="2" | 2008 | Wild West Comedy Show | Himself | |
| Four Christmases | Brad / Orlando McVie | ||
| 2009 | Couples Retreat | Dave | Also writer and producer |
| 2011 | The Dilemma | Ronny Valentine | Also producer |
| rowspan="3" | 2012 | Art of Conflict: The Murals of Northern Ireland | Narrator | Documentary; also producer |
| The Watch | Bob McAllister | ||
| Lay the Favorite | Rosie | ||
| rowspan="4" | 2013 | The Internship | Billy McMahon | Also writer and producer |
| A Case of You | Alan | ||
| Delivery Man | David Wozniak | ||
| Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Wes Mantooth | Cameo | |
| 2015 | Unfinished Business | Daniel "Dan" Trunkman | |
| rowspan="2" | 2016 | Term Life | Nick Barrow | Also producer |
| Hacksaw Ridge | Sgt. Howell | ||
| 2017 | Brawl in Cell Block 99 | Bradley Thomas | |
| 2018 | Dragged Across Concrete | Anthony Lurasetti | |
| rowspan="2" | 2019 | Fighting with My Family | Hutch Morgan | |
| Seberg | Carl Kowalski | ||
| rowspan="3"| 2020 | Arkansas | Frog | |
| The Binge | Principal Carleson | ||
| Freaky | Blissfield Butcher / Millie Kessler{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/freaky-vince-vaughn-universal-blumhouse-fall-release-1234574292/|title=Universal Sets Blumhouse Body-Swap Movie 'Freaky' For Fall Theatrical Release|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|date=September 10, 2020|access-date=September 10, 2020|archive-date=September 10, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910165238/https://deadline.com/2020/09/freaky-vince-vaughn-universal-blumhouse-fall-release-1234574292/|url-status=live}} | ||
| rowspan="2"| 2021 | North Hollywood | Oliver | |
| Queenpins | Simon Kilmurray | ||
| rowspan="2"|2025 | Broke | {{N/A}} | Producer |
| Nonnas | Joe Scaravella | Also executive producer | |
| 2026 | Animal Friends | Post-production | |
| rowspan="2"| TBA | Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice | Post-production | |
| Easy's Waltz | Post-production |
= Television =
| class="wikitable sortable" | ||||
| Year
! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable"|Notes ! class=unsortable|Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="2" | 1989 | China Beach | Motor Pool Driver | Episode: "The Unquiet Earth" | |
| 21 Jump Street | Bill Peterson | Episode: "Mike's P.O.V." | ||
| rowspan="3" | 1990 | ABC Afterschool Specials | Jason | Episode: "A Question About Sex" | |
| rowspan="3" | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Steve | Episode: "Malcom Takes a Shot" | ||
| | Steve Guarino | Episode: "The Fourth Man" | |||
| 1991 | Richard | Episode: "Lies of the Heart" | ||
| 1992 | Doogie Howser, M.D. | Mark | Episode: "Sons of the Desert" | |
| rowspan="4" | 1998 | Mr. Show with Bob and David | Sheep Dog | Episode: "It's Perfectly Understandishable" | |
| | Hercules | Loki (voice) | Episode: "Hercules and the Twilight of the Gods" | ||
| | The Larry Sanders Show | Himself | Episode: "The Interview" | ||
| | Saturday Night Live | Himself (host) | Episode: "Vince Vaughn/Lauryn Hill" | ||
| 2000 | Sex and the City | Keith Travers | Episode: "Sex and Another City" | |
| 2001 | Going to California | Gavin Toe | Episode: "This Year's Model" | |
| rowspan="2" | 2013 | Pursuit of the Truth | rowspan="2" | Himself (host) | 10 episodes; also producer | |
| | Saturday Night Live | Episode: "Vince Vaughn/Miguel" | |||
| 2015 | True Detective | Frank Semyon | 8 episodes | |
| 2018 | F Is for Family | Chet Stevenson (voice) | 8 episodes; also executive producer | |
| 2020–2024 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Freddy Funkhouser | 11 episodes | |
| 2022
| {{n/a}} | Television movie; producer only | ||||
| 2024- | Bad Monkey | Andrew Yancy | Also executive producer |
= Music videos =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Artist(s) |
|---|
| 1998
| "These Arms" |
| 2010 |
| 2016
| "Don't Wanna Know" | Maroon 5 |
= Video games =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Voice role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |
|---|
| 1997
| Chaos Island: The Lost World | Nick Van Owen | |
Awards and nominations
| class= "wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
! Organizations ! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Category ! scope="col"| Work ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col" class="unsortable"| {{refh}} |
| rowspan="1" scope="row" | Australian Film Critics Association
| style="text-align:center;"| 2017 | Best Supporting Actor | {{Nominated}} | |
|---|
| rowspan="1" scope="row" | Blockbuster Entertainment Award
| style="text-align:center;"| 2001 | Favorite Actor – Science Fiction | The Cell | {{Nominated}} | |
| rowspan="1" scope="row" |CinemaCon Award
| style="text-align:center;"| 2013 | Comedy Duo of the Year (with Owen Wilson) | {{WON}} | |
| rowspan="1" scope="row" |Critics' Choice Super Award
| style="text-align:center;"| 2021 | Best Actor in a Horror Movie | Freaky | {{WON}} | |
| rowspan="1" scope="row" | Gold Derby Award
| style="text-align:center;"| 2008 | Ensemble Cast | rowspan="1" |Into the Wild | {{Nominated}} | |
| rowspan="1" scope="row" |Golden Schmoes Award
| style="text-align:center;"| 2005 | Favorite Celebrity of the Year | {{n/a}} | {{Nominated}} | |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" |MTV Movie + TV Award
| style="text-align:center;"| 2003 | Best On-Screen Team ( with Will Ferrell & Luke Wilson) | {{Nominated}} | |
| style="text-align:center;"| 2005
| Best On-Screen Team (with the cast of Dodgeball) | DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story | {{Nominated}} | |
| style="text-align:center;", rowspan="2" |2006
| rowspan="2" |Wedding Crashers | {{Nominated}} | |
| Best On-Screen Team (with Owen Wilson)
| {{WON}} | |
| style="text-align:center;"| 2021
| Freaky | {{Nominated}} | |
| rowspan="4" scope="row" |People's Choice Award
| style="text-align:center;"| 2006 | Favorite On-Screen Match-Up (with Owen Wilson) | {{WON}} | |
| style="text-align:center;", rowspan="2" |2007
| Favorite Leading Man | rowspan=2|The Break-Up | {{WON}} |
| Favorite On-Screen Match-Up (with Jennifer Aniston)
| {{Nominated}} | |
| style="text-align:center;"| 2010
| Favorite Comedy Star | rowspan="1" |Couples Retreat | {{Nominated}} | |
| rowspan="1" scope="row" |Saturn Award
| style="text-align:center;"| 2018 | {{Nominated}} | |
| rowspan="1" scope="row" |Screen Actors Guild Award
| style="text-align:center;"| 2008 | Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture | {{Nominated}} | |
| rowspan="1" scope="row" | ShoWest Convention Award
| style="text-align:center;"| 2006 | {{n/a}} | {{WON}} | |
| rowspan="5" scope="row" |Teen Choice Award
| style="text-align:center;"| 2005 | Be Cool | {{Nominated}} | |
| style="text-align:center;", rowspan=2|2006
| rowspan="2" |The Break-Up | {{Nominated}} | |
| Choice Movie – Chemistry (with Jennifer Aniston)
| {{WON}} | |
| style="text-align:center;", rowspan=2|2010
| Couples Retreat | {{Nominated}} | |
| Choice Activist
| {{n/a}} | {{WON}} | |
References
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