Vincent Van Patten Biography

Fast Facts

• Was named as the Association of Tennis Professionals Rookie of the Year in 1979
• Won the 2000 Port Hueneme International Film Festival Award for Best Director
• Is the son of actors Dick Van Patten and Pat Van Patten
• Started acting at the age of nine years old when he was cast in a Colgate commercial
• Quote: "(On why he likes poker) "It is matching wits, heart, and money against your fellow man․ It is the complete game․""
• As a tennis player, he was ranked as high as number 26 in the world on the ATP tour
• At the age of 14, he started wearing disguises in order to play poker at local casinos around Gardena, California