Vaughn is their only son and the youngest of their three children; he has two older sisters, Victoria and Valeri. As a child he was raised “both Protestant and Catholic” by his Catholic mother and Protestant father, and has English, Irish, German, Lebanese, and Italian ancestry. Two years later, he was cast a lead role in a proposed revival of 77 Sunset Strip that was to air on the fledgling WB Television Network, but the project ceased development after initial testing. in 2004, he appeared alongside Ben Stiller in the hit films Starsky & Hutch and Dodgeball, Anchorman, and had roles in 2005’s Be Cool, Thumbsucker and Mr. & Mrs. Smith. Fred Claus was directed by David Dobkin, who previously directed Vaughn in Wedding Crashers, and co-starred Elizabeth Banks and Kevin Spacey. On March 5, 2009, it was announced that Vaughn and Canadian realtor Kyla Weber were engaged. Vaughn and Weber married on January 2, 2010, in a small ceremony at the Great Hall of the historic Armour House at Lake Forest Academy in Vaughn’s hometown of Lake Forest, Illinois. The couple’s have two daughters, Demetrie Isabella Vaughn born October, 28, 1992 & Locklyn Kyla Vaughn, was born on December 18, 2010 in Chicago.

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His mother, Sharon Eileen (née DePalmo), a native of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, is a real-estate agent and stock broker who was once ranked as one of the United States’ top money managers by Bloomberg Wealth Manager magazine. Vaughn did not receive wider success until his role in 1996’s Swingers with Jon Favreau. Swingers was released in July 1996, and became a successful independent film.

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He has since appeared in a number of films, mostly comedies, including The Lost World: Jurassic Park, Old School, Starsky & Hutch, Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, Couples Retreat, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and Wedding Crashers. He then moved to Lake Forest, Illinois, where he graduated from Lake Forest High School in 1988, in a class that included award-winning writer Dave Eggers, sports agent Rob Pelinka, and fellow actor Don Tiffan. Two years later, he was cast a lead role in a proposed revival of 77 Sunset Strip, that was to air on the fledgling WB Television Network, but the project ceased development after initial testing. Afterwards, director Steven Spielberg cast Vaughn in the blockbuster The Lost World: Jurassic Park, which gave him increased exposure. After this series of roles, Vaughn was dubbed one of the Hollywood Frat Pack, a group of actors who frequently co-star in film comedies.