Vinnie Jones Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

I bunked off school for eight days in a row to sit and watch Grease over and over.

Puffy faces, beer bellies - I can't afford to go that way. For the parts I play I've got to look respectable, lean and mean.

Trivia

If given the opportunity, Vinnie Jones would like to work with Robert De Niro because he is a classy guy.

Vinnie was part of the 'Crazy Gang' team that won the Football Association Challenge Cup, in 1988.

Vinnie Jones has written two autobiographies called Vinnie The Autobiograhy and My Life.

In 2007, Vinnie Jones will be seen in the movies Carry on London, In Like Flynn, The Filthy War, Rush Hour 3, The Condemned, Loaded, Strength and Honor, and The Riddle.

Vinnie is often referred to as "The Axe" by his fans.

Vinnie was a student at Chancellors School located at Potters Bar, Hertfordshire.

Vinnie holds the record for being the quickest player ever to be yellow-carded in a game of professional soccer. He was booked 3 seconds into the game.

Vinnie was sent off more than ten times during his football career.

Vinnie's daughter Kayley was born in 1987.

Vinnie married his wife Tanya, in 1994 and they are still married as of 2006.

Vinnie actively participates in the running of his official website. He tries to read as many emails from fans as he possibly can.

Vinnie boasts a huge collection of cars. He owns everything from a Ferrari to various German sports cars.

Vinnie owns a thoroughbred racehorse named partially after one of the films he appeared in: Sixty Seconds.

Vinnie won The Millennium Cigar Award for Male Cigar Personality of the Year.

In 1998, Vinnie won the Sir James Carreras award for Outstanding new talent for his performance in a variety club in Great Britain.

Vinnie won the Odeon Cinemas Audience award for Best Actor award for his appearance in Lock Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

In 2001, Vinnie won the Empire Award for Best British Actor for his appearance in Snatch.

Vinnie appeared in a series of commercials for Bacardi Rum from 2001 to 2003.

Vinnie appeared in a TV commercial for Sky Digital Television in 2001.

Vinnie was banned from flying on Virgin Atlanticafter causing a fight on a flight to Tokyo.

Vinnie appeared in the 2003 Smirnoff Ice commercials.