He combined playing football with working as a hod carrieron constr… Jones became known to American audiences in the 2000 film remake of Gone in 60 Seconds, in which he played Sphinx. In 2002, Jones received the award for Best Supporting Actor for Night at the Golden Eagle (2001) at the New York Film Festival and, in 2005, he was honored with Best Newcomer for Slipstream (2005) at London's Sci-Fi Film Festival. [17][18], He also was the presenter of the infamous Soccer's Hard Men video released in 1992, which featured archived footage of him and many other "hard men" of the game, and included advice for budding "hard men". Publicity Listings Vinnie Jones has worked hard in order to be successful in two demanding careers. Played 384 league games and scored 33 goals in his soccer career, most of them with Wimbledon. Vincent Peter Jones (born 5 January 1965) is an English actor, producer, singer, presenter, and former professional footballer. 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If I see a guy slap a girl I … Jones was at her bedside when she died on 6 July 2019. Official Sites. His football career ended in … Wins 66. View agent, publicist, legal and company contact details on IMDbPro, Mortal Kombat WARNER BROS/HBO TV Show Cast (Fantasy). Vinnie Jones Age, Height, Weight, Net worth, Wife, Career, Bio & Facts. [5], He played one season on loan with Swedish club IFK Holmsund in 1986, helping to lead the team to the Division 3 Mellersta Norrland title.[6][7]. Is banned from flying on Virgin Atlantic after causing a fight on a flight to Tokyo. In 1998 Jones published his autobiography, "Vinnie: The Autobiography" which was later reprinted to include information on his 1998 feature film debut in Guy Ritchie's 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.' In the 2004 Japanese film Survive Style 5+, he played a hitman from Britain. [27] At some point, his wife was also diagnosed with skin cancer, which then spread to her brain by 2018. He also played for and captained the Welsh national team, having qualified through a Welsh grandparent. Ten fun facts about Vinnie Jones Fact 1 Born in Watford, Hertfordshire, Jones represented and captained the Welsh national football team, having qualified via a Welsh grandparent. Despite being born in England he was capped nine times by the Wales national team (he qualified to play for Wales by way of a Welsh grandparent). [1998]. He was a member of the Wimbledon team which won the FA Cup in 1988, beating league champions Liverpool 1–0 in the final. It's a European country now. In 2007, he played McStarley in The Condemned, a film about death row inmates forced to fight to the death on a remote island. [36] As a result of the conviction Hertfordshire police revoked Jones' firearms licence and seized the weapons listed on the licence. But no one comes close to the fearsome Vinnie Jones. He has also appeared on television, namely as Sebastian Moran in Elementary and Brick in Arrow. His income source is widely considered his acting career but his 15 years long football career also contributed to building his worth. [26] In November 2013, Jones received treatment after finding signs of skin cancer below his eye. His second exit from Wimbledon came when he became player/coach of QPR in early 1998, scoring on his debut against Huddersfield Town. [33] He has been a fan of Tottenham Hotspur FC since childhood. He also previously played for Chelsea and Leeds United. Vinnie Jones is an English actor and a former professional footballer who has played several matches as a midfielder for different football clubs. Vincent Peter Jones - Queens Park Rangers, Wimbledon FC, Chelsea FC, Sheffield United, Leeds United, IFK Holmsund, Wealdstone FC Jones left Leeds United early in the 1990–91 season after losing his regular first-team place to youngsters David Batty and Gary Speed. He played 184 games in the Premier League, in which he scored 13 goals. Position. He made 177 League appearances and scored 12 goals with [13], Jones was known for his "hard man" image on the pitch. Vincent Peter Jones (born 5 January 1965) is a British actor, producer, singer, presenter, and former professional footballer. Wimbledon chairman Sam Hammam branded Jones a "mosquito brain". He teamed up with director Dominic Sena again the following year for the thriller Swordfish, in which he played one of John Travolta's henchmen. [12], Jones' international call-up was however greeted with consternation by some and was even ridiculed by Jimmy Greaves, who said, "Well, stone me! In the same year, he played Zed in the movie Blood Out. In 1997, he won Satellite TV's "Personality of the Year", from Satellite TV Europe Magazine. [November 24, 2013] Receiving treatment for skin cancer. Was a student at Chancellors School, Potters Bar, Hertfordshire. In December 1994 Jones was named in the Wales international squad, qualifying under FIFA rules via his Ruthin-born maternal grandfather. When Smith was replaced as Wales manager by Jones’s former Wimbledon manager Bobby Gould a few months later, he remained a regular member of the Welsh national squad. Non-league Wealdstone benefitted from Jones’ new-found physicality, as did the building sites he worked on by day as a hod carrier. After just one season at Stamford Bridge, he was back with Wimbledon in the early stages of the 1992–93 season, when the FA Premier League had just been formed. Often plays a very angry brute character, who swears a lot at people he dislikes. His hometown is Watford, United Kingdom. Vinnie Jones Net Worth. Jones made an appearance for Carlisle United, coming on as a second-half substitute in 2001 in a friendly against Irish team Shelbourne, teaming up with friend Roddy Collins who was manager at the time. He also famously played the role of a football hooligan in the movie Eurotrip. I've always felt that people put me down, and I'd fight back. Tanya had a daughter by her first husband, footballer Steve Terry. Below the table, you can find everything about him. I'm a Conservative but I talk for the ordinary working classes. Jones explained that he had "mixed up" the date of the hearing, for which he received a four-match ban and was told by Football Association officials to "grow up". He played a total of 35 matches for The Blades in the First Division, scoring two goals. Having begun playing as a teenager in local amateur football, a 19-year-old Jones was signed on semi-professional terms by Wealdstone of the Alliance Premier League in 1984. All nine of his Welsh caps came during his second spell with Wimbledon. He was fined £1,100 and ordered to perform 80 hours of community service. Vinnie formed a football team called the Hollywood All Stars Football Club (HASFC) in spite of the existing Hollywood United Football Club. Is an English former professional football player and tv presenter. Although this was a major role with significant screen time, he only had one line of dialogue because his character was a silent, tough brawler. Jones played professionally as a defensive midfielder from 1984 to 1999, notably for Wimbledon, Leeds United, Sheffield United, Chelsea, and Queens Park Rangers. His real name is Vincent Peter Jones and his nickname is Vinnie. [28] He discussed her death during an appearance on Piers Morgan's Life Stories in September 2020,[29] and said that he does not plan to remarry. Vincent Peter Jones was born on January 5, 1965 in Watford, England. Vinnie Jones. Jones proved he could thrive, and under the stewardship of Howard Wilkinson he received only three yellow cards during the entire season.[8]. After exceeding 40 disciplinary points that season, he was once again summoned to Lancaster Gate, the headquarters of The Football Association, but failed to appear. Other projects include a lead role in Johnny Was (2006), starring Roger Daltrey, Eriq La Salle and Lennox Lewis, and he also appears in the independent feature, The Riddle (2007), starring Vanessa Redgrave and Derek Jacobi.Over the years, he has received a number of prestigious awards, which showcase his accomplishments as a talented actor. He has played for Wimbledon, Leeds United, Sheffield United, … Jones was a housemate on the reality television show Celebrity Big Brother 7 in 2010, and celebrated his 45th birthday while he participated. Vincent Peter Jones was born on January 5, 1965 in Watford, England. He went on to make 52 total appearances for Chelsea, scoring 7 goals and receiving only 3 yellow cards. Career [edit | edit source] Vincent Peter "Vinnie" Jones (born 5 January 1965) is a retired English footballer who is now a film actor. He first came to public notice as a professional footballer, playing in the English Football League. In 2001, he was named Best British Actor for Empire Magazine's "The Awards 2001". Having met Tanya Terry when they were both 12 years old and next-door neighbours in Watford, Jones later married her in 1994. He was booked 3 seconds into the game. Noted as one of football's hard men, he leaped to fame when a photographer, at a match, snapped him "marking" Newcastle United's Paul Gascoigne, by grabbing his testicles. 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Cup and the League Cup, and finished eighth in the Premier League. In 1998, GQ Magazine named Jones "Man of the Year". As of 2020, Vinnie Jones has an estimated net worth of $10 million. The data represented with this background color are not complete. A young addition to the experienced Wealdstone team which was soon to become the first ever club to achieve the non-league "double" in the 1984–85 season, he was a non-playing squad member in the club's victory at Wembley Stadium in the 1985 FA Trophy final. He is 56 years old (in 2021). [23] The same year, he was featured in another football film, She's the Man, as the coach of the Illyria team. It's all happening, just like I said it would. His character is an elite assassin invited to eliminate the main character. Having begun playing as a teenager in local amateur football, a 19-year-old Jones was signed on semi-professional terms by Wealdstone of the Alliance Premier League in 1984. [24] He received loud cheers as he entered the house and was the favourite to win going into the house, but he did not maintain popularity with the public; the crowd chanted "get Vinnie out" on the final night and booed him as he left the house after he finished in third place. Vinnie Jones has featured in more than 70 films since his football days and has recently produced a $6million movie in Hollywood – but he’d swap it all for a career in coaching. His former Wimbledon manager Dave Bassett signed him for Sheffield United in September 1990 for a transfer fee of £700,000. 01:39 Iconic Moment: Jones goes in goal at Newcastle 24/7/2018 CC AD 01:02 Iconic Moment: Jones winner at Highbury 18/10/2017 CC AD More Videos : Latest Player Videos Vinnie Jones: Football Career Vinnie Jones' football career began in 1984, when he played for the Alliance Premier League team, Wealdstone. Outside of football, he worked as a hod carrier. One of his lines in the film ("I'm the Juggernaut, bitch!") He played Juggernaut in Marvel's X-Men: The Last Stand. [21] He is currently club president of non-league Soham Town Rangers. I get on with the boys at the pub but I can also mix with. Born in Watford, Jones hoped a career in football could start out at his local side, but Watford Boys rejected him for being too small. Career Record: Played 9, Drew 3, Lost 6: Goals: 0 (Vinnie Jones is pictured above during his Wales debut against Bulgaria on 14th December 1994. label.tablePlayerRecords. Like, really. In June 2010, he released a press statement stating that he was donating his 1988 FA Cup winners medal to the fans of AFC Wimbledon, wishing the club the best for the future. My next one, in Australia, will be my 30th. Was briefly player/coach of Queens Park Rangers football club. Holds the record for being the quickest player ever to be yellow-carded in a game of professional soccer. The average salary of a Jones is still not revealed. Jones won Best Debut in 1999 for Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998) at Empire Magazine's "The Awards 1999" and was titled the Male Cigar Personality of the Year at the Millennium Cigar Awards. Through the commendable film career into which Vinnie Jones seamlessly segued following his 15-year professional football career, the Hertfordshire-born footballer-turned-thespian has in more recent times come to embody his fair share of colourful characters on the big screen, each blessed with names that seldom bring to mind the image of a happy-go-lucky rom-com protagonist. He’s the craziest player in the history of B... Football has known a number of hooligans and troublemakers. His next role was in the 2006 film, X-Men: The Last Stand, as the comic book villain Juggernaut. Now Vinnie Jones is the most talented man on this list. Three seasons later, he contributed to another strong season for the club, who reached the semi-finals of both the F.A. “I'm always have been in my life a big protector of women. That same year, he voiced Freddie the Dog in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. [30], In 1998, Jones penned an autobiography called Vinnie: The Autobiography,[31] which was later revised and reprinted to include information on his first film appearance. Personal Details of Vinnie Jones. Jones accumulated this huge sum from his football career as well as acting career. 1996–97 in English football-Wikipedia In June 2010, Vinnie Jones , another former player of Wimbledon F.C. Vincent Peter Jones was born on 5 January 1965 in Watford, Hertfordshire, the son of Glenda (née Harris) and gamekeeper Peter Jones. In 2002, he revealed that he is a supporter of the British Conservative Party. The FA banned Jones indefinitely. Vinnie Jones he is a very tough guy on the big screen where he plays the roles of the cruel villain in the movie.If any of our readers did not know, before acting, He was a professional footballer, of those who left legs. Jones was then sold to Chelsea a year later on 30 August 1991, for a fee of £575,000. Vinnie Jones was born in 05 January 1965 şn Watford, Hertfordshire. Jones played a professional killer in the Kazakhstani film Liquidator in 2011. Vinnie Jones plays Scales on The Cape. It's not the country I grew up in. Since leaving football, Vinnie has made more than 60 television and film appearances, with many more projects either in progress or at advanced planning stages. He was sent off more than ten times. Premier League Record. He was born in Watford, United Kingdom. [11] He made his international debut under Mike Smith for Wales on 14 December 1994, three weeks before his 30th birthday, in a 3–0 home defeat to Bulgaria in the Euro 96 qualifiers. The most ridiculous tackles that players cannot get away with today. He first came to public notice as a professional footballer, playing in the English Football League. On 18 September 1991, Jones scored his first goal for the club in the 2–0 win against Aston Villa. HASFC beat United in their inaugural season and won the championship. Was originally set to play Skinner McGraw in. We've had cocaine, bribery and Arsenal scoring two goals at home. Noted as one of football's hard men, he leaped to fame when a photographer, at a match, snapped him "marking" Newcastle United's Paul Gascoigne, by grabbing his testicles. He played another football role as Mad Maynard, the leader of a Manchester United football hooligan firm, in the 2004 film EuroTrip. I said it all 15 years ago, that diving would creep in, and also that the England team would suffer, because none of these foreign managers would buy English players. Appearances 184. 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