Vince Vaughn

Vince Vaughn is an American actor who has garnered much success, mostly in film. Born in Minneapolis, MN in 1970, Vaughn started acting in community theater at age seven. After graduating from Illinois’s Lake Forest High School in 1988, Vaughn moved to Hollywood to begin an acting career in earnest, and was cast in the 1993 football drama Rudy. Slowly but subsequently, Vaughn’s career thrived as he landed parts in films such as the Jurassic Park sequel, Lost World, the remake of Psycho, Clay Pigeons, The Cell, and Domestic Disturbance with John Travolta.

Despite Vaughn’s talent in dramatic films, the role that gave him significant acclaim was in the 1996 cult classic Swingers. Vaughn’s portrayal of the arrogant and fast talking Tent Walker proved to be a touchstone characterization that Vaughn would draw from in future successful comedic roles (Old School, Starsky and Hutch, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Be Cool, Wedding Crashers, The Break-Up, and Fred Claus.) His frequent collaboration with Swingers’ writer and actor Jon Favreau as well as the “Frat Packers”, is also a factor in Vaughn’s flourishing career.

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• “The Break-Up:” A Condo in Chicago Worth Fighting For

  
  Hooked on Houses — Authority: 540
  W elcome to Movie Monday , when I feature the sets from our favorite films. The Break-Up, featuring Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston, was the anti-romantic comedy. Instead of following a couple in the process of falling in love, we watched a relationship fall apart. In the movie, Gary and Brooke share a ...
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• Ryan Seacrest has a STALKER??

  
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  It’s been reported that Ryan Seacrest has an ‘alleged’ stalker. His name is Chidi Uzomah Jr. and was arrested yesterday and arraigned yesterday in court. He pled not guilty to one count of felony stalking and two misdemeanor counts of violating a court order to maintain distance from the star. The star, ...
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• Robert Downey Jr. And Ben Stiller Turn Down Oscars Hosting Gig, So Whos The Right Fit For The Job?

  
  MTV Movies Blog — Authority: 744
  While Ricky Gervais is busy working on his routine for hosting the Golden Globes , the folks orchestrating the Academy Awards are feverishly hunting for a host of their own. Hugh Jackman , last years master of ceremonies, has already turned down the gig, and now it appears that the dynamic duo of Ben Stiller and ...
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• COUPLES RETREAT The movie 2009

  
  Reel Suave — Authority: 122
  Genre – Comedy Director – Peter Bellingsley Cast – Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Kristen Bell, Kristin Davis Release date - October 2009 Rated - PG Couples Retreat is about a group of four holiday-seeking couples who travel to a tropical island for a getaway. One of the couples has certain ...
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• Box Office Breakdown: That Was It for Paranormal Activity

  
  FilmCrunch — Authority: 480
  Based on the numbers from the past week, it looks like This Is It should remain in theaters longer than two weeks. Oh wait - it will. Since opening late Tuesday night, the concert film has generated a total of $34.4 million domestically - $23.2 million just over the weekend - and approximately $101 worldwide. ...
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• Top Shelf at the Box Office

  
  Punch Drunk Critics — Authority: 437
  Only one new film enters the top 10 this week, and its not exactly your typical Hollywood blockbuster. Instead its a concert film that has been benefitted from its stars untimely death, but also by a phenomenal word of mouth. With so few new releases, the old standbys had to bear the burden. Some recent releases held ...
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• Moore Scores at Diamond Pub

  
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  Moore Scores at Diamond PubDiamond Pub 9-Ball Tournament / Louisville, KYby Tom FryerJunior Moore is a champion, and he has first-time promoter Ernie Borraga to thank. Borraga joined forces with Louisville’s venerable tournament room, The Diamond Pub, to stage a 9-ball event November 1. Of the 32 invited players ...
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• Couples Retreat

  
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  A comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort’s therapy sessions is not optional. This movie was released on October 9 and i failed to see it. I ...
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• The Director’s Cut vs. Couples Retreat

  
  The Directors Cut Radio Show and Podcast — Authority: 106
  The Directors Cut reviews Couples Retreat starring Vince Vaughn This week we review “Couples Retreat” starring Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Jon Favreau, Kristin Davis, Malin Akerman, and Kristen Bell.  Plus, we count down the Top Ten Women of Hollywood we want to see NAKED (hehehehe). Ollie took notes during ...
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• Kermode on “Couple’s Retreat”

  
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  A s it is well documented around here I’m a big fan of the BBC’s Mark Kermode. I don’t always agree with his analysis but I am always entertained by his analysis. Now while I haven’t yet seen Couple’s Retreat (nor do I plan to), I suspect that this is one of the cases where I likely would agree with the ...
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• Vince and Kyla Retreat to Rome

  
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  Vince Vaughn and Kyla Weber cuddled up as they took a walking tour around Rome on Wednesday. Vince is taking advantage of his promotional world tour , and turned it into a romantic vacation and real life Couples Retreat by bringing costar Malin Akerman and her husband along for the ride. Vince and Kyla looked ...
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• BTWF roles: Vince Vaughn on 21 Jump Street

  
  Seriously? OMG! WTF? — Authority: 148
  (starts at 1:15 in)Before Vince Vaughn was a Wedding Crasher, he was just a student on 21 Jump Street. OMG! I can’t believe I am going to say this but how doable was the 19 year old actor in that 1989 episode? addthis_url = http%3A%2F%2Fseriouslyomg.com%2F%3Fp%3D12305; addthis_title = ...
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• COUPLES RETREAT — JACKY JASPER’S BOOTLEG MOVIE REVIEWS…

  
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  Tweet This Story! This is the first installment of my new series called “$3 Bootlegs”. My mission behind $3 Bootlegs, is to look out for all of my readers by checking out a flick, before letting you all know if it is, or is not worth your hard-earned dollars at the cinema. Some of you may be asking ...
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• Box Office Breakdown: Saw Outdone by Paranormal Activity

  
  FilmCrunch — Authority: 480
  Have audiences seen enough Saw ? Although Jigsaw is known for slaying his competition, the serial killer was no match for Katie Featherstone and Micah Sloat. This weekend, those two unknowns saw their small project, Paranormal Activity , finally top the box office charts. The movie, which was produced for ...
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• Top Shelf at the Box Office!

  
  Punch Drunk Critics — Authority: 437
  So Ill toot my own horn just a little bit. Im sure youll allow me that pleasure. Im so rarely right when it comes to analyzing box office trends that when I finally nail one Im going to bloviate about it. I predicted last week(ok, mildly hinted) that I thought Paranormal Activity would beat out Saw VI because its more ...
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• Cirque du Flop: The Vampire Needs Box Office Assistance

  
  The Frat Pack Tribute — Authority: 122
  John C. Reilly and Patrick Fugit in Cirque du Freak: The Vampires Assistant Tough times for John C. Reilly at the box office. Months ago there was talk of Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant becoming the first film of a Cirque franchise like Twilight . That will not be the case, as The Vampire’s ...
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• Movie Notes: The Break-Up

  
  Webomatica - Entertainment and Tech Digest — Authority: 428
  = 1 star Starring Jennifer Aniston, Vince Vaughn Directed by Peyton Reed Synopsis Co-habitating couple Brooke (Jennifer Aniston) and Gary (Vince Vaughn) decide to break up, but neither wants to move out of their Chicago condo. Hilarity ensues. The Good Aniston is solidly believable portraying Brooke’s ...
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• Vince Vaughn is in Greece

  
  Mavrixonline.com — Authority: 438
  It’s time to call in sick with pink eye, pack your bags and get your ass on a plane to Greece, because that’s where Vince Vaughn is right now. Is it bad that I still think he’s uber sexy, even though his hairline looks like its making a run for his back? How can you say no to a guy that looks like a 90s version ...
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• Ill Have What Hes Having

  
  Blogs — Authority: 159
  The scene: New Orleans, the French Quarter. Im out with college friends to celebrate the wedding weekend of a fellow buddy. It sounds like the set-up for a Vince Vaughn or Seth Rogen movie– with a lead-in like that, Im sure you can envision any number of intriguing outcomes to the tale. Alas, you dont know me ...
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• Couples Retreat (2009)

  
  Movie Mobsters — Authority: 130
  Rated PG-13 on appeal for sexual content and languageDirected By: Peter BillingsleyWritten By: Jon Favreau, Vince VaughnStarring: Vince Vaughn, Jon Favreau, Jason Bateman, Faizon Love, Kristin Davis, Kristen Bell, Malin Akerman, Jean Reno, Peter Serafinowicz, Ken JeongReview:I am fan of Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman and ...
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