This actor’s mother was once ranked as one of the United States’ top money managers by Bloomberg Wealth Manager magazine.
He decided to become an actor after being involved in a car accident which derailed his chance at athletic success.
He was considered for the role of Chandler on “Friends.”
He is an avid fan of the Chicago Cubs and the University of Notre Dame, both of which were featured prominently in one of his films.
He does not own a cell phone.
He has been dubbed one of Hollywood’s Frat Pack
Who is he?
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Vince Vaughn is the son of Sharon Eileen, a Canadian-born real estate agent and stockbroker who was once ranked as one of the United States’ top money managers by Bloomberg Wealth Manager magazine.
Although he didn’t get the role of Chandler Bing on “Friends,” he did go on to date on of the stars of the show, Jennifer Aniston.
The Chicago Cubs and the University of Notre Dame were both featured in his film “The Break-Up,” which also starred Aniston.
Vaughn does not like cell phones and does not own one. When he’s working on a movie, he is given one and usually winds up losing it.
He is considered the leader of, what the media refers to as, “The Frat Pack,” along with Will Ferrell, Jack Black, Ben Stiller, Steve Carell, Owen Wilson, and Luke Wilson. The “Frat Pack” name is a reference to the film, Old School (2003), featuring Vaughn, Ferrell and Luke Wilson, due to the wide number of films featuring the seven actors. Vaughn’s “Frat Pack” films include, Wedding Crashers (2005), Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004), Starsky & Hutch (2004) and Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004).
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