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Actor · 2024
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Biography
💥Vincent Peter Jones. Born in 1965 in Watford, United Kingdom. He grew up in a family with a younger sister. His father worked as a gamekeeper, and his mother was a housewife. He studied at a school in Hertfordshire. He works as an actor. He was in a relationship with Milena Elliston, and the couple has a son, Aaron. He was married to Tanya Lamount until her death, and he adopted Tanya's daughter from her first marriage, Kayley.
🏆Main awards🏆: Empire (2000) [Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels]
🎬Main projects🎬: "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1998), "Snatch" (2000), "Gone in 60 Seconds" (2000), "X-Men: The Last Stand" (2006), "EuroTrip" (2004)
⭐Interesting fact⭐: Before his acting career, Vinnie was a professional footballer and became famous for his tough style of play, earning a reputation as one of the roughest players in football.
Filmography
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Interesting facts
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In his youth, before the age of 20, Vinnie worked at a construction site, and on weekends he had a side job at a supermarket.
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Full name is Vincent Peter Jones.
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Jones is banned from flying on Virgin Atlantic flights after he got into a fight on a flight to Tokyo.
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In 1997, Jones came close to going to prison — he beat up a neighbor with whom he had fallen out over a dispute regarding the boundaries of his land. But Vinnie was lucky; he got off with a fine of 1,150 pounds and one hundred hours of community service. He painted walls in a nursing home and helped the poor and orphans.
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In November 2013, Vinnie Jones announced that he had been battling cancer since February of that year and had undergone three operations to remove tumors.
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On the pitch, Jones was known for his toughness and roughness, and for this he was nicknamed "The Bonebreaker".
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Before starting his acting career, Vinnie Jones was a professional footballer. He played for the English football clubs Wimbledon, Leeds United, Sheffield United, Chelsea, and Queens Park Rangers (1986-99). He played 9 matches for the Wales national team (1994-97). He was an FA Cup winner with Wimbledon (1988).
Family & relationships
Tanya Jones
spouse · Children: 2 · divorced
Frequent collaborators
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