Vin Diesel

Vin Diesel voiced Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Avengers: Infinity War.

He was interviewed for the documentary Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe.

Awards

 * Together with Bradley Cooper, he was nominated for a MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo for his work on Guardians of the Galaxy.

Trivia

 * Vin Diesel's involvement with Marvel Studios began as just an internet prank he began by posting on Facebook that Marvel had "requested a meeting" with him. Eventually Marvel Studios actually contacted him and he was cast as Groot.
 * While recording for the voice of Groot, Vin Diesel was pleasantly surprised to be reunited with sound technician Doc Kane, whom he met while recording his role on .
 * Vin Diesel was linked to the role of Black Bolt for a long time when Inhumans was being developed as a feature film, however James Gunn has stated that Diesel is unlikely to play the role now that it will be a television series instead.
 * Vin Diesel previously worked with Kurt Russell in Furious 7 and The Fate of the Furious.