Classic Moments : Vinnie Jones Hollywood Utd

Sunday, 07 October 2007

Interview with Vinnie Jones - Hollywood United Football Club. Jones was born in Watford to a father who worked as a gamekeeper. He started his football career in 1984 at non-league Wealdstone, during which time he combined playing football with being a hod-carrier.

He then moved to Wimbledon in 1986 for a £10,000 fee. He was part of the 'Crazy Gang' team that won the FA Cup in 1988, arguably the club's greatest achievement. He subsequently played for Leeds United, Sheffield United, and Chelsea, before moving back to Wimbledon again in 1992.

He played over 250 games for the Dons, before briefly becoming player/coach of QPR in 1998. When overlooked for the vacant post of manager of QPR, he announced his retirement from the game.

Jones retired from football in 1999, and despite a lack of formal training in acting has since found success as an actor. He has particularly profited from both his 'hard man' image (appearing in crime and action films) and his football experience. He has appeared in the following films:

1998 Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Big Chris
2000 Snatch Bullet Tooth Tony
Gone in Sixty Seconds The Sphinx
2001 Swordfish Marco
Mean Machine Danny Meehan
2002 Night at the Golden Eagle Rodan
2004 The Big Bounce Lou Harris
Tooth The Extractor
EuroTrip Mad Maynard
Blast! Michael Kittredge
Survive Style 5+ Killer
2005 The Number One Girl Dragos Molnar (voice)
Hollywood Flies Sean (TV Movie)
Slipstream Winston Briggs
Submerged Henry (voice)
Mysterious Island Bob (TV Movie)
2006 The Other Half The Boss
Johnny Was Johnny Doyle
She's the Man Coach Dinklage
Played Detective Brice
X-Men: The Last Stand Cain Marko/Juggernaut
Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties Rommel (voice)
7-10 Split Roddy
Strength and Honour Smasher O'Driscoll
2007 The Riddle Mike Sullivan
Rush Hour 3
The Condemned Ewan McStarley
The Heavy (filming)
Carry On London (filming)
2008 Midnight Meat Train Mahogany (in production)