10 Terrible Actors Who Got Lucky Breaks

2. Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel€™s best performance to date is unquestionably his vocal performance as The Iron Giant in the film of the same name, but in terms of live-action plaudits, it€™s pretty thin on the ground for the gruff-voiced actor. He got his big break in the Fast and the Furious series, coasting on the fact that, like so many entries into this list, he€™s got such a sufficient look that nobody really cares about his acting abilities, which are, I assure you, terrible. Try and watch The Pacifier without wanting to end your life on the spot €“ I dare you. It€™s not like the films stretch his acting abiliites anyway; the dialogue mostly consists of cheesy one-liners, and he mostly spends the films either driving a car or beating the crap out of someone. Audiences enjoy his no-nonsense approach, and with the sixth film due for release soon, as well as Diesel€™s own Riddick in production at the moment, it doesn€™t seem like he€™s going anywhere.
 
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