Vince Vaughn
Vince Vaughn was born on March 28, 1970 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the son of Vernon Lindsay Vaughn, a salesman for a meat company, and Sharon Eileen (née DePalmo), a Canadian-born real estate agent and stockbroker once ranked as one of the United States’ top money managers by Bloomberg Wealth Manager magazine. He has two older sisters, Valerie and Victoria. He was raised “both Protestant and Catholic” by his Catholic mother and Protestant father. He has Italian, Irish, and Lebanese ancestry. His parents divorced in 1991. He grew up in Buffalo Grove, Illinois where he played football and wrestled. He then moved to Lake Forest, Illinois, where he graduated from Lake Forest High School in 1988, with award winning writer Dave Eggers, sports agent Rob Pelinka (represents stars such as Kobe Bryant), fellow actor Don Tiffany. He developed an interest in theater at a young age. He decided to become an actor in 1987, after being involved in a car accident which derailed his chance at athletic success.
Vaughn dated two of his The Break-Up co-stars: actress Joey Lauren Adams during the filming of 1999’s and Jennifer Aniston between 2005 and 2006. His relationship with Aniston began the summer after her separation from husband Brad Pitt. Due to the media firestorm surrounding it, along with Pitt’s relationship with Angelina Jolie, Vaughn and Aniston’s relationship was showered with tabloid attention. Rumors about the relationship included the couple moving to Australia, and a possible engagement. In the fall of 2006, Vaughn filed a lawsuit against three tabloid magazines, accusing them of falsely claiming that he had been unfaithful to Aniston, thus tacitly confirming their relationship.
By December 2006, both Vaughn’s and Aniston’s reps confirmed that they had broken up. On March 5, 2009, it was announced that Vaughn and Canadian realtor Kyla Weber are engaged. Weber’s father confirmed the story.
Vaughn is also an avid fan of the Chicago Blackhawks, Chicago Bears and Chicago Cubs and the University of Notre Dame, all of which are featured prominently in his film The Break-Up. Similarly, Vaughn played a small part in the movie Rudy.
Vaughn is part of the U.S.O. tour. He has visited soldiers all over Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Iraq. He lives in Chicago.
