Mark Sinclair -- or as most know him, Vin Diesel -- proved that even at the age of 48, he still has what it takes to break the Internet. Diesel showed off his chiseled body and ink while wearing only a towel in a recent photo on Instagram, and made a similarly subtle plug for his new movie.
Vin Diesel posts shirtless, tattooed shower photo "in character" for new action role https://t.co/gGX8lWSsPs pic.twitter.com/eukskC78Jt
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The actor is known for starring in action movies such as The Chronicles of Riddick trilogy and the epic series Fast and the Furious. Diesel's revealing post comes just three days after he announced the release dates for the last trilogy in the Fast and the Furious series; the photo's caption reads: "I even shower in character... What's good... Xander." It's an obvious reference to his movie xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, in which he plays lead role Xander Cage.
Diesel also posted pics of his "dad bod" after a reporter asked about reports the actor was going soft. The tasteful photo of the Chronicles of Riddick actor fully clothed sent up a clamor for pictures of the Vin Diesel six-pack. Of course, he complied.
Popsugar explains, "Photos of the actor standing shirtless on a balcony hit the Internet, with headlines calling out that the actor looked "softer." Diesel, who'd been promoting The Last Witch Hunter, had a thoughtful reaction to the situation, writing, "It is amazing the response from the journalists who I have been talking to for the last two days in New York. Today one wanted to see the dad bod. Haha. I am wondering if I should show the picture... Body-shaming is always wrong!""
It is amazing the response from the journalists who I have been talking to for the last two days in New York. Today one wanted to see the dad bod. Haha. I am wondering if I should show the picture... Body-shaming is always wrong! What do you think? #LastWitchHunter A photo posted by Vin Diesel (@vindiesel) on Oct 10, 2015 at 8:25pm PDT
The Six Pack Show Off:
The pic from yesterday... For those who wanted the show... For all the angels that love dad bod regardless... I will post an exclusive video on my Facebook when I am done with press today. #LastWitchHunter #HappyCreative A photo posted by Vin Diesel (@vindiesel) on Oct 11, 2015 at 11:49am PDT
Dateline reports the release dates for the Fast and the Furious 8, 9 and 10 are April 14, 2017, April 19, 2019 and April 2, 2021, respectively.
