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Vin Di Bona

Producer · Born April 10, 1944 (82) · Cranston, Rhode Island, USA

Vincent John "Vin" Di Bona (born April 10, 1944) is an American television producer of the television shows MacGyver, Entertainment Tonight, and America's Funniest Home Videos. He runs an eponymous production company called Vin Di Bona Productions. In 2010, Di Bona launched a second business, FishBowl Worldwide Media, an independent production company developing properties for film, television, digital platforms and brands.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
April 10, 1944 (82)
From
Cranston, Rhode Island, USA
Works as
Producer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Up 16% in 30 days

What are Vin Di Bona's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Bonds
23%
Society
20%
Ideas
11%
Morality
8%
Survival
8%
Ambition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Wry: How sincerely it treats its story and characters, from ironic to earnest. Browse their wry movies.
Tone · Sincerity
ironicearnest

A split, not a type: Ironic 2 · Wry 0 · Earnest 1

Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 0 · Dark 1

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 1

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
4
Warm
3
Absurd
2
Hopeful
2
Triumphant
2
Other
5

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy3
  • Bittersweet1
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Vin Di Bona's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Vin Di Bona's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

18 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page.

  • Totally Funny Animals(2024)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • America's Funniest Videos: Animal Edition(2021)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Videos After Dark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Executive Producer

  • Trans Am(2018)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Gigglefudge, U.S.A.(2016)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Insane Pools Off the Deep End(2015)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all shows

  • Toned Up(2013)

    Show Producer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Long Weekend(2005)

    Producer

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Touched By Evil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1997)

    Executive Producer

  • For the Love of Nancy(1994)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • America's Funniest People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show Creator

  • You've Been Framed! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1990)

    Show 209 episodes · Producer

  • America's Funniest Home Videos(1989)

    Show 543 episodes · Creator · Producer

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all shows

  • MacGyver (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show 22 episodes · Line Producer · Producer

  • High Powder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    First Assistant Director

  • Entertainment Tonight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1981)

    Show 175 episodes · Producer

  • Australia's Funniest Home Videos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

  • Off the Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show Creator

Career shape

A full career of 11 titles, 9 of them dated from 1981 to 2019.

Biggest box office

The Long Weekend (2005)

$3.5M worldwide

Highest rated

For the Love of Nancy (1994)

Midcredits 65th

Most popular right now

The Long Weekend (2005)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Producing7 of 11: 5 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew6 of 11: 4 only other crew, 2 with another role

By decade

1980s4 · crew1990s4 · crew2010s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Vin Di Bona's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 51st percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

62ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th1
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 9 titles are Mixed.

  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · producer

Toned Up (2013)

95th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · producer

For the Love of Nancy (1994)

Midcredits 65th · 58% liked

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Vin Di Bona work with?

People who share at least 2 of Vin Di Bona's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dan Slider shares the most, 2.

Composers

Producers