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Vin Diesel Re-cuts His Rihanna Rendition
Originally posted 02/19/2013 05:00PM
Vin Diesel: an action star and a gentleman.
After showing off his vocal range with a cover of Rihanna's "Stay" on Friday, The Fast and the Furious star is revealing the inspiration behind his touching performance (and his re-cut clip, below).
After seeing Rihanna perform the song at the Grammy Awards, Diesel, 45, decided to record himself singing the tune and dedicate it to his longtime girlfriend, Paloma Jimenez, in lieu of a traditional Valentine's Day card.
With the help of his daughter, Diesel obtained a mic and an amp while Jimenez was on a flight and "the rest is history," he tells PEOPLE.
Vin Diesel Covers Rihanna's 'Stay' – and Wins the Internet for the Day
Originally posted 02/15/2013 02:30PM
This video could break the Internet, and there aren't even any cats in it.
On Feb. 14, Vin Diesel posted a video of his heartfelt cover of Rihanna's song "Stay" to his Facebook page – and in a matter of hours, the video was shared more than 26,000 times, because who doesn't want to watch the musclebound Fast & Furious star sing?
In the clip, a shadowed Diesel says, "Happy V day amore," before launching into a karaoke-style rendition of the ballad as the video (where a nude Rihanna sings in the bathtub) is projected on the wall next to him.
Vin Diesel Breakdances as a Teenager
Originally posted 05/05/2011 01:55PM
He has quick reflexes behind the wheel of a car, but Fast Five star Vin Diesel can bust a move on the dance floor!
In a clip first posted by Bossip.com, a track-suited teen Diesel and a pal show off some mad fresh moves for an instructional breakdancing video.
Next up for the actor: Dancing with the Stars 2: Electric Boogaloo?
– Cara Lynn Shultz
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Readers Choose Vin Diesel Sexiest Man Alive on Facebook
Originally posted 11/17/2010 08:20AM
You like Vin Diesel. You really, really "Like" him.
The actor, 43, demolished the competition in PEOPLE's first-ever Sexiest Man Alive on Facebook poll, earning 56 percent of the vote in a five-way race, with lots of help from his 18 million Facebook fans.
So, now Vin can brag that he's not just an attractive guy – he's the hottest man in social media.
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Vin Diesel: Fatherhood Is a 'Beautiful, Beautiful Thing'
Originally posted 08/26/2008 09:40AM
As an action hero Vin Diesel spends his time chasing bad guys and dodging explosions – but in real life he's just happy changing diapers.
The star of the upcoming Babylon A.D. – who welcomed his first child, a daughter, in April with girlfriend Paloma Jimenez – says fatherhood has given him a whole new perspective.
"Someone once told me that, when you have a child, it opens up parts of your heart that you never knew existed. And it is so true," Diesel told Parade magazine. "It's like you have a child and you
think, 'Everything that I've done up until this point is insignificant
in comparison to being a father.' It's a beautiful, beautiful thing."
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Vin Diesel Becomes a Father
Originally posted 06/05/2008 11:45PM
Vin Diesel and his girlfriend, model Paloma Jimenez, have quietly become parents of a baby girl, his rep tells PEOPLE.
Diesel, 40, and Jimenez welcomed their first child on April 2.
Diesel is currently shooting and producing Fast and Furious, due out June 2009, and will next be seen starring in Babylon AD on August 29.
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Vin Diesel Kids Around
Originally posted 03/09/2005 06:00AM
Though the old Hollywood adage says never work with animals or children, Vin Diesel, who costars with a brood of tykes in the hit comedy The Pacifier, disagrees. "I think that it's so inaccurate because when you work with kids, all you have to do is step out of the way and let them shine. It was so easy," he tells us. Easy, but also hard to shake. While filming his next movie, the Sidney Lumet-directed drama Find Me Guilty, "I would be standing on-site rocking back and forth," Diesel recalls. "Sidney said, 'Why are you rocking back and forth? You're (playing) a 48-year-old attorney that's living in prison. Why are you doing this?' I was so accustomed to having a baby that I kept going back and forth like this. I couldn't stop it. I kept doing this like I had a baby on me."
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Vin Diesel Pacifies New Fans at Box Office
Originally posted 03/07/2005 08:00AM
Vin Diesel's family comedy The Pacifier was hot among moviegoers this weekend, while the reception to John Travolta's Get Shorty sequel Be Cool was, well, cool.
New Role: Vin Diesel's Star Rising
Originally posted 07/31/2001 01:00PM
The career of the actor from "The Fast and the Furious" is growing fast and furiously. For $10 million, he'll play a new kind of 007.
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