- The popular Japanese-made cartoon series Speed Racer is set to get the go-ahead from Warner Brothers after Vaughn sold them his concept for the movie. (June 29, 2004)
- Vaughn was the victim of a car-less hit and run early Friday morning - He was celebrating his 33rd b-day in the wee hours Friday at L.A.'s Lava Lounge when the stealth decking occurred; the mystery assailant and his accomplice made their getaway and are still on the loose and being hunted by police. (March 29, 2003)
- Vaughn is q tried-and-true Midwestern boy
- Hyperactive and a lackluster student, Vaughn spent time in special ed. and ran with a fast crowd, although he has claimed that he never felt the need for all-out rebellion.
- He and screenwriter Scott Rosenberg have agreed to steer clear of the downtown Wilmington bar scene, after they copped pleas for a barroom brawl that ended with the stabbing of actor Steve Buscemi.
- His character in MADE makes derogatory comments about the film MICKEY BLUE EYES while on their flight to New York. That movie (also a mob comedy) featured Vincent Pastore, the actor playing their driver in New York.
- His father plays the lucky gambler at the $100-minimum poker table in SWINGERS (1996).
- Impressed director Steven Spielberg as he offered the role for Vaughn in THE LOST WORLD: JURASSIC PARK (1997).
- In one scene, Sean Combs commented on Vaughn's character getting all 21 JUMP STREET... Vaughn was in an episode of 21 JUMP STREET (1987).
- his dad Vernon Vaughn makes a cameo in MADE (2001) as the Hollywood High School football coach .
- When Bobby goes to pick up Chloe, she is watching a news story on fires. Ricky started this fire at the beginning of the movie when he threw is matchbook out the window. There is a reference to Ricky (Vince Vaughn) shoving a shiv (knife) into someone's neck. This is a reference to his part in Psycho (MADE).
- Sometimes Credited As: Vincent Vaughn
- Vince's dad, Vernon Vaughn, can be seen as the man sitting at the $100 minimum bet table in the movie SWINGERS.
- Was president of his class in high school
- Appeared with Joey Lauren Adams in Dwight Yoakam's music video for These Arms.
- Was banned from Wilmington, N.C. bars, ordered to undergo alcohol assessment, and fined $250 after an April brawl. (31 May 2001)
- Once dated actress Joey Lauren Adams
- Had an action figure for his character in THE LOST WORLD.
- Auditioned but was turned down for supporting parts in SCHOOL TIES, ALIVE and DAZED AND CONFUSED.
- Met SWINGERS costar Jon Favreau while working on his big-screen debut, RUDY
- Was afraid of failing, so he ran for high school class president. He thought they couldn't fail the class president, and he was right!
- Nominated for Best On-Screen Team at MTV Movie Awards for OLD SCHOOL (2003) - shared with Will Ferrell, Luke Wilson
Quotes- "If I'm not interested in a woman, I'm straight-forward. Right after sex, I usually say, 'I can't do this anymore. Thanks for coming over!'"
- I don't like the glamorous nights so much. I usually leave depressed and I don't know why. Maybe it's the forced politeness. I like the local bar with money in the jukebox and a pretty girl next to me.
- "I'm just a kid who wanted to be part of the game and make movies. I was out here in Los Angeles seven years and you forget the time you struggled and when people said 'no' and you couldn't get an agent. I hadn't worked for a year-and-a-half [before being cast in SWINGERS]"
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