Vince Vaughn is an American actor recognized for his leading roles in comedy films of the late 1990s and 2000s, including Swingers (1996), Old School, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, and Wedding Crashers (2005). He first gained attention with his debut in Rudy (1993) and rose to wider recognition through Swingers, becoming part of the Hollywood Frat Pack alongside Ben Stiller, Will Ferrell, Jack Black, and Owen Wilson. Vaughn has also delivered dramatic performances in Return to Paradise, Hacksaw Ridge, and the HBO series True Detective. A producer through his company Wild West Picture Show Productions, he was awarded a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in the Motion Pictures category in 2024.