Black History Month Great Black Person #23 of 29:
Vin Diesel?
I don't think anyone truly knows the exact ethnicity of Vin Diesel, but I'm fairly sure he qualifies for this list. Over the years, poor Vin has gotten a bum rap as an inferior actor who stars in terrible movies, but that's not entirely true. He was in Saving Private Ryan, Pitch Black, and the surprisingly legit Fast Five... those are all solid. Also, his robotic acting came in handy when he voiced the Iron Giant in the (stellar) movie of the same name. Sure, Vin may not be the most talented actor in the world, but he's made some smart career choices. He's managed to pick movies that have loads of sequels and he's spent about half his career acting opposite of decidedly worse actor Paul Walker. Anyone looks like a good actor next to Paul Walker. So here's to you Vin Diesel, I'm sure we'll be seeing you soon in The Fast and the Furious 19.
What do you think the name of that movie will be? Normally I'd guess that it would have some extreme statement following a comma (ex: "The Fast and the Furious: Exploding Boobies"), but so far they've been a bit more creative on the titles. Maybe "She's Fast and He's Furious"? Or how about a cool double title with another popular film series, like "The Fast and the Furious vs. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"?
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