ActorVince Vaughnis many things to many people.
“I mean, I definitely had sides of me.
I’ve had a very unique life.
I had a lot of extreme experiences that gave me perspectives.”
Read on to learn more about his many transformations.
As a result, Vaughn toldPlayboyin 2015 that he was put in a lot of activities to keep busy.
“When I was younger they said I could be hyperactive and unfocused.
I probably would be medicated if I were growing up today,” he reflected.
“My parents, thankfully, said no to all that.”
Still, that meant he struggled in school.
As a child, Vaughn discovered a love of acting while at camp.
“During the summer, I participated in several different programs,” he toldChicago Magazine.
“The first acting I did was at the Gorton Community Center, in Lake Forest.
You had to be 13 years old or younger to be in a play.”
As he became a teenager, however, different things took priority.
“I played sports and hung out with the guys,” he remembered.
“I wrestled fifth, sixth, seventh, and eighth grades.
Soon enough, acting came calling once more.
“My parents didn’t want me to go downtown.
We lived in the suburbs,” he toldPlayboy.
From there, things continued to progress for Vaughn.
He explained, “That led to getting an agent and taking all this s*** seriously.
“I was from the suburbs, and that made me an outsider,” he said.
Soon, though, that was all about to change.
“Very quickly, I moved out to California.”
They became fast friends, and the relationship would affect the rest of his career.
“We always look at comedy sort of as an overcommitment to the ridiculous.”
The indie film was a success, and Vaughn’s career was off and running.
He was awed by the entertainment options and the free-flowing champagne, much to the chagrin of his co-star.
“I was just amazed that that was happening.
“And my point of view was, ‘But I haven’t been here before.
Why should I cheat myself out of this first-time experience?'”
“I think what made it unique for us was that we were kind of vulnerable.”
“I hadn’t done a lot of mainstream comedies,” Vaughn reflected toGQ.
In an interview withPlot Twist, Vaughn joked that he related to his character’s misogyny.
“I connected with him right away,” he said.
“His proclivity for regarding women as objects was something that resonated deeply with me.”
In addition to clips of various standup sets, Vaughn manages to wring pathos from the tour, too.
“Did you know I would tickle the heart bone, too?”
He also took questions from the audience.
“It’s grueling never knowing if the audience is going to think you’re funny.
It’s soul-destroying when they don’t laugh.”
There’s a warmth to Jennifer.”
The film may have been about a breakup, but it was also the catalyst for a new relationship.
Vaughn and Aniston began dating on set, attracting the attention of pop-culture fans everywhere.
“They’re just doing it to sell papers and magazines.”
When various tabloids printed rumors of an affair, however, he did take it personally.
He and Aniston broke up anyway, several months later.
“I never enjoyed the paparazzi side of it,” Vaughn toldPlayboy.
But I really spent most of that time finding ways not to be drawn into the attention.”
As a result, Vaughn’s next love story was far more low-key.
“I’m really happy,” he said.
They married in 2010 back in Lake Forest, Illinois, where Vaughn grew up.
“I waited until I was a little older, and I’m glad,” Vaughn told Playboy.
“Marriage is terrific, but it’s the hardest thing I think you’ll ever do.
You have to really work at it and want it.
I got to an age when it was something that seemed exciting.”
It’s really indescribable.
It’s awesome.”
“Kyla buckled up and I got in the car.
And I was like, ‘We’re a family,'” he said.
“We’re going to an appointment as a family.
It’s just a great feeling.”
“I think it’s just made me more empathetic, more patient.”
That included his part on the second season of “True Detective,” playing a character named Frank.
“I really like my character,” Vaughn told Playboy before the season premiered.
OnReddit, fans took Vaughn to task for seeming out of place in the role.
Those skeptical quotes are just brutal.
He also was on informal probation for three years, per TMZ.
In 2011, he supported Libertarian candidate Ron Paul for president, claiming that they were friends.
“I’ve never considered myself a traditional party person.
I really do like Ron Paul,” he told Rolling Stone (viaPolitico).
“I agree with him on most things.”
In 2020, Vaughn courted controversy when he shook hands with former President Donald Trump at a football game.
“It was the only time I’ve ever met him.
He was very personable,” Vaughn said.
“I think people are more charged than ever about these things.
Alongside his former co-star Peter Billingsley, Vaughn runs Wild West Picture Show Productions.
In addition to producing movies and television shows, Vaughn has also gotten into the podcast game.
In 2022, he launched a podcast production company called Audiorama.
The company was co-founded with sports analyst Greg Olsen, and several of their podcasts are sports-related.
Olsen toldFront Office Sportsthat the goal was to be involved in the creative side of things.
Speaking with The New York Times,Vaughn confessed to having stepped away from actingso much.
“For me, it’s like you want to ride every ride at the amusement park.”
