Vinnie Jones
Vinnie Jones | ||
![]() Vinnie Jones (2010)
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Personnel | ||
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Surname | Vincent Peter Jones | |
birthday | January 5, 1965 | |
place of birth | Watford , England | |
size | 1.88 m | |
position | midfield player | |
Men's | ||
Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
1984-1986 | Wealdstone FC | 38 | (2)
1986 | IFK Holmsund | 22 | (1)
1986-1989 | Wimbledon FC | 77 | (9)
1989-1990 | Leeds United | 46 | (5)
1990-1991 | Sheffield United | 35 | (2)
1991-1992 | Chelsea FC | 42 | (4)
1992-1998 | Wimbledon FC | 177 (12) |
1998-1999 | Queens Park Rangers | 9 | (1)
National team | ||
Years | selection | Games (goals) |
1994-1997 | Wales | 9 | (0)
1 Only league games are given. |
Vincent Peter "Vinnie" Jones (born January 5, 1965 in Watford , England ) is a British actor and former football player . After his active time as a professional footballer , he devoted himself to acting .
Football career
Jones began his career in 1984 at Wealdstone FC in the English fifth division, then known as the Alliance Premier League , while also working on construction sites. After 2 years he moved to Sweden for one season at IFK Holmsund in the lowest Swedish professional class. Between 1986 and 1990, Jones played for Wimbledon FC (with which he won the FA Cup in the 1987/88 season) and Leeds United , before moving to 6th from 1992 after brief stints with the Sheffield United and Chelsea FC teams Years for Wimbledon FC and finally ended his playing career with the Queens Park Rangers in 1999 as a player- coach. He was also appointed to the Welsh national team in 1994 , for which he made his debut on December 14 in the qualifier for the 1996 European Football Championship against Bulgaria . He was also the captain of the selection.
He was known for his physical style of play, which earned him his nickname "the ax". He also became famous for a snapshot showing him during a game when he grabbed his opponent Paul Gascoigne in the testicles . Jones is also said to still hold the record for the fastest yellow card (received within three seconds of kick-off) as a Chelsea player against Sheffield United in 1992. Jones was sent off 13 times in his career and played a total of 438 professional games.
Jones has remained deeply connected to British football since retiring as a professional. He was substituted on in the second half of a game by Carlisle United in 2001 , donated his FA Cup medal to his long-term employer, Wimbledon FC, or holds the office of president for the regional league team Soham Town Rangers FC.
Acting career
On the side, Jones acted in several television roles, had his own radio shows and wrote for a major English newspaper for six years. He was later offered a role in the film Jack, Queen, King, grAS by Guy Ritchie , which he accepted. He decided in 1999 to end his active football career to focus entirely on acting. He achieved high fame as an actor in his second role for Guy Ritchie in the film Snatch - Pigs and Diamonds . Jones proved to be a natural and received many awards (including "Best Newcomer from the Odeon Cinemas' People's Choice Awards", "Best Debut Performance from the Variety Club of Great Britain" and "Empire Magazine's Best Newcomer"). He played u. a. in the films Just 60 seconds and password: with Swordfish and in 2002 signed a contract for six film roles with Morgan Freeman . He was also seen in the film Mean Machine , in which he plays the ex-captain of the England national team who is in prison for assault. In the movie Euro Trip , he acted as leader of the hooligans of Manchester United . In X-Men 3 he plays the role of Juggernaut . In 2008 he took on a role in the horror film The Midnight Meat Train . In the documentary series Toughest Cops , he accompanied police officers in various countries in their daily work.
Others
In an ironic instructional video from 2011 by the British Heart Association , he explains life-saving chest compressions as a gang boss .
Filmography (selection)
- 1998: Jack, Queen, King, grAS (Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels)
- 2000: Gone in 60 Seconds (Gone in Sixty Seconds)
- 2000: Snatch - Pigs and Diamonds (Snatch)
- 2001: Mean Machine - The Longest (Mean Machine)
- 2001: Password: Swordfish (Swordfish)
- 2002: Night at the Golden Eagle
- 2004: Survive Style 5+
- 2004: Hawaii Crime Story
- 2004: Blast - Nobody escapes terrorism (Blast)
- 2004: Eurotrip (EuroTrip)
- 2005: The Number One Girl
- 2005: Slipstream - In the Shadow of Time (Slipstream)
- 2005: Submerged
- 2005: Mysterious Island ( Mysterious Island , TV movie)
- 2006: Johnny What
- 2006: Played - Scorched (Played)
- 2006: X-Men 3: The Last Stand (X-Men: The Last Stand)
- 2006: She's the Man - totally my type! (She's the Man)
- 2006: The Other Half
- 2007: 7-10 split
- 2007: Tooth & Nail
- 2007: Strength and Honor
- 2007: The Condemned (The Condemned)
- 2008: Hell Ride
- 2008: The Midnight Meat Train
- 2008: Loaded
- 2009: The Heavy
- 2009: Year One - Every beginning is difficult (Year One)
- 2009: Legend of the Bog
- 2009: Untitled
- 2010: Chuck (TV series, episode 3x02 Chuck Versus the Three Words )
- 2010: Smokin 'Aces 2: Assassins' Ball
- 2010: Locked Down
- 2011: Cross
- 2011: Bulletproof Gangster (Kill the Irishman)
- 2011: Blood Out
- 2011: The Cape (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2011: Age of the Dragons
- 2011: No kissing! - Honeymoon with obstacles (You May Not Kiss the Bride)
- 2011: The liquidator
- 2012: Madagascar 3: Escape through Europe ( Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted , voice)
- 2012: Fire with Fire - Revenge follows its own rules (Fire with Fire)
- 2012: Company of Heroes
- 2012: Freelancers
- 2012: Hijacked - Kidnapped (Hijacked)
- 2013: Elementary (TV series, 2 episodes)
- 2013: Thrill To Kill
- 2013: Escape Plan
- 2013: Blood of Redemption (Vendetta)
- 2014: Psych (TV series, episode 8x01)
- 2014: What the fuck is redirected? (Redirected)
- 2014: Lethal Punisher: Kill or be killed (A Certain Justice)
- 2014: Titanium - Criminal Planet XT-59 (Вычислитель)
- 2014: Gutshots Straight
- 2014: Way of the Wicked - The devil never dies! (Way of the Wicked)
- 2014: Reaper
- 2014: The Musketeers ( The Musketeers , TV series, episode 1x08)
- 2015: Gridlocked - In the line of fire (Gridlocked)
- 2015: Mercenary: Absolution (Absolution)
- 2015: Rivers 9
- 2015: Bite
- 2015: All In or Nothing
- 2015–2016: Galavant (TV series, 18 episodes)
- 2015-2018: Arrow (TV series, 9 episodes)
- 2016: Cross Wars - The team is back (Cross Wars)
- 2016: The Magnificent Seven (The Magnificent Seven)
- 2018: Deception - Magic of Crime ( Deception , TV series, 13 episodes)
Private life
In 1994 Jones married soccer player Steve Terry's ex-wife , Tanya Terry. She brought a daughter into the marriage, and together they fathered a son, Aaron. He also speaks with the words "I am very proud to be British, for the royal family and very conservative." ( "I am very proud of being British, very pro the monarchy and very Conservative." ) As a supporter of the Conservative England party out. Between 2014 and 2015, both Jones and his wife jointly defeated a skin cancer that they had independently developed. His wife died in July 2019 after a long and serious illness.
Web links
- Vinnie Jones in theInternet Movie Database(English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ IFK Holmsund - Fotboll ( Memento from October 4, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Klubben Online (in Swedish), accessed on July 10, 2016
- ^ Vinnie Jones on this time at Leeds United Sabotage Times, accessed July 10, 2016
- ↑ Maximilian Schmeckel: Portrait of Vinnie Jones spox.com, accessed on July 10, 2016
- ^ Vinnie Jones: Hard man with soft center, BBC News, accessed July 10, 2016
- ↑ The infamous Vinnie Jones incident ( memento of the original from December 18, 2003 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. The Weird Picture Archive (in English)
- ↑ Scott Murray and Sean Ingle, Knowledge Unlimited The Guardian, accessed July 10, 2016
- ↑ Alex Raack, DER SPIEGEL: Vinnie Jones: Soccer villain from Wales - DER SPIEGEL - history. Retrieved March 2, 2020 .
- ↑ Ben Hunt: Vinnie Jones backs AFC Wimbledon ... for the Premier League! The Sun, accessed July 10, 2016
- ↑ Soham Town Rangers FC pitcher.com (in English), accessed on July 10, 2016
- ^ The Telegraph Vinnie Jones demonstrates CPR ( September 24, 2013 memento in the Internet Archive ) January 2, 2012, accessed September 15, 2014
- ^ Aislinn Simpson: Vinnie Jones watches son's passing out parade Telegraph.co.uk, accessed July 10, 2016
- ↑ whatispolitics.co.uk: 18 Famous Conservative Supporters ( Memento of the original from October 10, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (in English), Retrieved July 10, 2016
- ↑ Simon Boyle: Vinnie Jones wins battle with skin cancer after vowing to fight it with everything he had Mirror, accessed July 10, 2016
- ↑ Vinnie Jones's wife Tanya dies after long illness BBC, accessed July 11, 2019
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Jones, Vinnie |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | The Ax |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Welsh football player and actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | January 5, 1965 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Watford , England |