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  Vinnie JonesAKA:
Vincent Peter Jones
Birthdate:
01/05/1965 Birthplace:
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biography
One of the toughest of England’s “hard men” of football, Vinnie Jones parlayed his notoriety as a talented if ruthless player for championship teams into a career as a supporting actor and occasional lead in films on both sides of the Atlantic. Jones’ movie roles rarely asked him to do more than provide a physically imposing presence, but from time to time – most notably in Guy Richie’s “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels” (1998) – he displayed a knack for comic delivery as well. He also successfully parodied his two-fisted soccer persona in a string of popular television ads in England,
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milestones
Year
Milestone
Began his football (soccer) career with the semi-professional Wealdstone Football Club (or F.C.)
1986
Joined the Wimbledon F.C.; won the Football Association Challenge Cup in 1988
1992
Hosted a video compilation called “Soccer’s Hard Men,” which offered up footage of him and other footballers engaging in rough gameplay
1994
Chosen to captain the Wales International soccer team
1998
Served as player/coach of the Queens Park Rangers before retiring the following year
1999
Made acting debut in Guy Ritchie’s crime comedy, “Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels,” as enforcer and debt collector Big Chris
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