Vincent Kleen, American actor

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American film actor and producer Vincent Klin (his photos are presented on the page) was born on June 30, 1960 in Auckland, New Zealand. His father was once expelled from Holland for his radical Nazi beliefs. In New Zealand, he met Vincent's mother, a native Polynesian. As soon as the boy was four years old, the family moved to Honolulu, the capital of the Hawaiian archipelago, where his father was able to find work as a confectioner.

Sports

At the age of eight, Vincent Klin began to ride a skateboard, and when he was thirteen, windsurfing became the main sports activity of a teenager. In 1980, the young man became the best surfer in Hawaii and entered the top twenty athletes in his class. However, in addition to success in competitions, it was necessary to earn a living, and Vincent Klin, whose height and weight - 1.88 meters and 96 kg, respectively - met model standards, was able to get a job as a fashion model in a large agency. Thus, the issue of material self-sufficiency was resolved.

Vincent Klin did not aspire to get a higher education, he was quite satisfied with the average receivedat Aya High School College.

In windsurfing, Klin excelled, in the "World Tour 1980" he won the title of champion and entered the top five surfers in the world.

Career start

Vincent made his big movie debut only in 1989, playing Fender Tremolo, the leader of a pirate gang in the action movie called "Cyborg" directed by Albert Pyun. A peculiar appearance, a cruel facial expression opened the way for the actor to play gangster roles. The second film with the participation of Klin was "Red Surf", in which the main character was played by George Clooney. A character named Noga was one of the bandits in the boss's gang.

In 1991, the actor took part in the creation of four action movies, in each of which he managed to prove himself in the best possible way. Vincent Klin, whose films quickly became popular, created one image after another on the screen. All his characters were completely negative, but the actor still managed to put a share of attractiveness into each role.

Actor and police

In 1994, Vincent Klin was arrested for drug possession. For an actor to be behind bars was unthinkable. The shock was so strong that he forgot about drugs forever. They did not start a criminal case, the incident was hushed up, and the popular performer of criminal characters remained at large. However, this incident left a noticeable mark on Klin's fate. All sponsors immediately abandoned it, sources of income instantly dried up. The actor had a lotwork, accept any role, just to stay afloat and earn some money.

Next step

In the late nineties, Vincent Klin starred in eighteen films, most of the roles were episodic or supporting. Films alternated with television series, the actor tried to be in time everywhere. His natural activity and energy reserve helped to cope with the task.

The most notable roles were in the series "Detective Nash Bridges", "Baywatch" and "The Adventures of Briscoe County". Of the films for the big screen, we can distinguish the following: "Wave of Passion", "Explosion", "Nemesis", "Knights", "Double Dragon", "Night Hunter", "Gangster Country".

Organizer experience

In 2001, Klin tried his hand at producing. He led from beginning to end production of the film directed by Albert Pyun "Explosive mechanism". Starring Steven Seagal and Tommy Sizemore. In general, Vincent coped with the task, but did not return to producing films anymore.

Filmography

During his career, Vincent starred in twenty-five roles of various genres. The following is a partial list of his films.

• "Max Destroyer", 2004.
• "Crime Zone", 2001.
• "Destroyer Team", 2000.
• "Black Angel", 1999.
• "Wavepassion", 1998.
• "Explosion", 1997.
• "Black Hawk Down", 1996.
• "Night Hunter", 1996.
• "Jaguar Victim", 1996.
• "Regenerator", 1995.
• "The Fist of the Law", 1995.
• "Double Dragon", 1994.
• "Knights", 1993.
• "Conflict of Interest", 1993.
• "Nemesis", 1992.
• "Bloody Conspiracy", 1991.

Final

In 2004, the actor starred in his last film - "Max Destroyer" - and retired. Vincent has bought a small film studio and is going to make films based on his own scripts. Most likely, he will not succeed, since he cannot count on the participation of famous actors in his film projects, not to mention the stars.