| "I've always felt that people put me down, and I'd fight back. I played football 15 years, and nobody gave me any credit,they never will do"  | Vinnie Jones mini-bio:Vinnie Jones was born in Watford, England, on January 5, 1965. Was a student at Chancellors School, Potters Bar, HertfordshireHe.First came to public notice as a professional footballer, playing in the English Football League. Noted as one of soccer's hard men, he leapt to fame when a photographer at a match snapped him "marking" Newcastle United's Paul Gascoigne by grabbing his testicles. He has played for Wimbledon, Leeds United, Sheffield United, Chelsea, and Queens Park Rangers. Internationally, he played for Wales, qualifying for that nationality through his grandparents.
Played 384 league games and scored 33 goals in his soccer career, most of them with Wimbledon. He was sent off more than ten times.
Was briefly player/coach of Queens Park Rangers football club. [1998]Holds the record for being the quickest player ever to be yellow-carded in a game of professional soccer. He was booked 3 seconds into the game.During another match, he ended the career of Tottenham defender Gary Stevens with a vicious tackle.Vinnie formed a football team called the Hollywood All Stars Football Club (HASFC) in spite of the existing Hollywood United Football Club. HASFC beat United in their inaugural season and won the championship.
He made his first acting appearance in the British comedy/thriller Lock,Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) at the age of 33, although he had previous presented a video on football's hard men (for which he was censured by the Football Association.)
He starred in the blockbuster, X-men:The Last Stand (2006) as Cain Marko, also known as the Juggernaut. Prior to that, he played the scowling soccer coach illustrating both his likability and comedic side in Dreamworks' She's the man(2006) with Amanda Bynes
Other projects include a lead role in Johnny Was(2006) starring Roger Daltrey, Eriq La Salle, and Lennox Lewis, and he also appears in the independent feature,The Riddle (2007), starring Vanessa Redgrave and Derek Jacobi.
Over the years, he has received a number of prestigious awards, which showcase his accomplishments as a talented actor. In 1997, he won Satellite TV's Personality of the Year from Satellite TV Europe Magazine. In 1998, GQ Magazine named Jones Man of the Year. He was awarded Best Actor for Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels at the Odeon Audience Award and also won the award for Outstanding New Talent from the Sir James Carreras Award Variety Club of GB. Jones won Best Debute in 1999 for Lock,Stock and two Smoking Barrels (1998) at Empire Magazine's "The Award's 1999" and was titled the Male Cigar Personality of the Year at the The Millennium Cigar Award In 2001, he was named Best British Actor for Empire Magazine's "The Awards 2001." In 2002 Jones received the Award for Best Supporting Actor for Night at the Golden Eagle at the New York Film Festival, and in 2005 he was honored with Best Newcomer for Slipstream (2005) at London's Sci-Fi Film Festival.
Is banned from flying on Virgin Atlantic after causing a fight on a flight to Tokyo.
Shares birthday with Gone in Sixty Seconds (2000) co-star Robert Duvall
Was originally set to play Skinner McGraw in Hero Wanted (2008) but couldn't due to filming commitments on Clive Barker's The Midnight Meat Train (2008).Guy Ritchie offered him a role in Revolver (2005),but he turned it down for unknown reasons.
In 2002 he revealed that he is a supporter of the British Conservative Party.
Invited by singer Joss Stone to participate in her 3rd album "Introducing Joss Stone". He's the male voice in the album's 1st track "Change (Vinnie Jones Intro)".
In 1998 Jones published his autobiography, "Vinnie: The Autobiography",
In 2000, Jones caused controversy when he appeared in an ad for a drink called "Red Devil". In the ad, Jones is pruning flowers in his garden when he sees a robin crying because its bird feeder is empty. Jones fills the feeder, and places it on the windowsill of his hitchen Seeing the feeder, the robin flies at it, collides with the kitchen window, and slides down the pane while Jones bursts out laughing. Many parents said the ad (which drew about 390 complaints) was tasteless, and upsetting for children. Later, the ad was shown only after the nine o'clock
Vinnie performed a cover version of the song"Bad,Bad Leroy Brown"on the popular British television show,TOTP2 in December 2002.
Vinne with good friend Jason Statham | VITAL STATS | | Vinnie Jones Information: | | Eye color: Brown | | Height: 6'2 | | Nickname(s):The Axe,The Crusher | | Notable feature(s):eyes,grin, | | Education: Chancellors School | | Family: Wife Tanya,son and daughter Aaron and Kayley | | Resides in: Los Angeles and owns a house in Hertfordshire | | Religious affiliations: Unkown | | Political affiliation: British Conservative Party | | Personal interests/hobbies:Football,singing,fighting,hunting,fishing | | Charities/Causes: President of NOBs | | | Vinne and his wife Tanya
Vinnie Jones and his son Aaron after the passing out parade at the Army
Foundation College in Harrogate, North Yorkshire | |
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