<P> Dominic "Dom" Toretto is a fictional character and one of the three main protagonists of The Fast and the Furious franchise, the other being Brian O'Conner and Sean Boswell . He is portrayed by Vin Diesel and was created by screenwriter Gary Scott Thompson . Dom is introduced in the first film of the series The Fast and the Furious (2001). He later appears in Fast & Furious (2009), Fast Five (2011), Fast & Furious 6 (2013), Furious 7 (2015), and The Fate of the Furious (2017), as well as the short film, Los Bandoleros (2009) and a cameo appearance at the end of The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift (2006). 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003) is the only film in the franchise not to feature the character . </P> <P> The role put Diesel on Hollywood's A-list, and won him the 2002 and 2014 MTV Movie Awards for Best On - Screen Team with Paul Walker . Diesel's portrayal of the character has been given much of the credit for the longevity of the film series, and the actor has become strongly identified with the character . </P> <P> The Fast and the Furious film series was inspired by an article on street racing, "Racer X", that appeared in the May 1998 issue of Vibe magazine . Having witnessed his father's death in a stock car race, Dominic is left with the responsibility of watching his younger sister, Mia Toretto, and leading the racers dependent on him . Vin Diesel was reportedly paid $2.5 million to star as Dominic Toretto in The Fast and the Furious and $15 million to star in and produce Fast Five . </P> <P> Dominic Toretto is a fearless street racer, auto mechanic, and ex-convict . The character is the older brother of Mia Toretto and love interest of Letty Ortiz . Throughout the series, Dominic's crew has perpetrated many high - speed semi hijackings, stealing millions of dollars in merchandise . He has spent most of his life running from the law . </P>

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