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Mark Sinclair (born July 18, 1967), known professionally as Vin Diesel, is an American actor and film producer. One of the world's highest-grossing actors, he is best known for portraying Dominic "Dom" Toretto in the Fast & Furious franchise. Born in California, Diesel attended Hunter College in New York City, where studies in creative writing led him to begin screenwriting. He wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the short drama film Multi-Facial (1995) and his debut feature, Strays (1997). He came to prominence in the late 1990s. First, he gained recognition for his appearance in Steven Spielberg's Saving Private Ryan in 1998. He followed up with commercially successful films such as Boiler Room (2000) and The Pacifier (2005). He gained stardom as a leading action star headlining numerous franchises, including Fast & Furious, XXX, and The Chronicles of Riddick. His voice acting work includes The Iron Giant (1999), the video games The Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay (2004) and The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena (2009), and the voices of Groot I and Groot II in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU); he portrayed the characters in six superhero films, beginning with Guardians of the Galaxy (2014). Diesel has reprised his role as Groot for the Disney+ animated shorts series I Am Groot (2022–2023), the television special The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022), and the animated film Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018). He founded the production company One Race Films, where he has also served as a producer or executive producer for his star vehicles. Diesel also founded the record label Racetrack Records and video game developer Tigon Studios, providing his voice and motion capture for all of Tigon's releases.
After Xandar was attacked by Ronan the Accuser and his Kree followers, Nova Prime knew that Xandar needed a better defense for the planet but also for the power stone that they had acquired. Centurion Tanak valt found it a bad idea, as it would bring conflict, Nova Prime sent Rohmann dey and Ko-Rel to recruit a suitable carrier of this power. They witnessed human Richard Rider stand bravely against the space-criminal Diamondhead, who almost killed Rider if not for the Nova Corps. They imprisoned Diamondhead and recruited Rider. Rider was skeptical about the planet and the power he held, but accepted it. Suddenly, a large explosion went off on Xandar's capital building, killing Rohmann Dey and many other Xandarians. Richard was furious, and Nova Prime put the core on full alert to find the culprit. Rider and Ko-Rel teamed up to find the assailant, developing a romance. They discovered it was long-time loyal Centurion Titus who was consumed by greed and jealousy for the strength the power stone granted. Titus and Richard battled, with Rider not wanting any more damage defeated him and transported him to Kyln. Richard returns his helmet for a time to take a break from fighting. In the post credits, Nova Prime gives teenager Sam Alexander the helmet. The GOTG would also cameo and visit Xandar to check up on it after Titus' attack.
