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"If you start something, you might as well finish it."

―Vince

Vince LaSalle

Background Information

Feature films

Recess: School's Out

Created By

Paul Germain
Joe Ansolabehere

Voiced By

Rickey D'Shon Collins

Inspiration

Michael Jordan

First Appearance

"The Break In"

Latest Appearance

"Lax" (Lilo & Stitch: The Series)

Character Information

Full name

Vincent Pierre LaSalle

Other names

Invince (Self-named)
Vincenzo
Vinnie
LaStupid, LaSweat (Lawson)
Kid Who Always Wins (by King Bob)

Gender

Male

Age

9
10 (Recess: School's Out & Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade)

Personality

Athletic, sarcastic, upbeat, competitive, friendly, warmhearted, handsome

Appearance

Tall, slender, black hair, gray eyes, light gray T-shirt, green basketball jersey with a yellow #1 on it over his shirt, dark gray baggy shorts, black high-top sneakers

Occupation

Third Street School Fourth (later Fifth) grade student.

Alignment

Good

Relatives

Mr. LaSalle (father)
Mrs. LaSalle (mother)
Chad LaSalle (older brother)

Allies

T.J. Detweiler
Ashley Spinelli
Gretchen Grundler
Mikey Blumberg
Gus Griswald

Enemies

Principal Prickly (formerly)
Erwin Lawson

Likes

Sports, fun, his friends, winning

Dislikes

Losing, missing out on the latest news at school

Vincent Pierre "Vince" LaSalle is one of the main characters of the television show Recess. Out of the six members of The Recess Gang, he is known to be the most athletic.

Personality

Vince's superior athletic abilities compared to those of his friends often made him egoistic. However, deep down, he knows how important his friends are to him. He is also very competitive and often competes with Lawson and his gang. In The Recess Gang, he and Spinelli are considered T.J.'s right hand.

Relationships

Mikey Blumberg

Mikey looks up to Vince, which is the focus of the episode "Copycat Kid". Mikey wishes he could be "cool" like Vince and be sporty (and was quite capable of shooting baskets in the episode) until Vince copies him. In the end, Mikey realizes the value of himself as an individual. The two remain good friends afterward.

Gretchen Grundler

Gretchen and Vince are good friends but have a rivalry. Most of their friendship is seen in "The Candidates", where they are put against each other for Class President. They are competitive until the end, where Vince realizes Gretchen truly deserved the spot. They end with Gretchen saying "a game of tetherball against a good friend". They have their moments of arguing and disagreeing, but also appear to be good friends.

T.J. Detweiler

Many have speculated Vince and T.J. to be best friends. In "The Barnaby Boys", Vince and T.J. act as characters from their favorite book. They are seen doing a lot of things together back in second grades, such as being in the same Boy Scout troop or making up the word "Whomps". However, in "The Break-Up", T.J. can't bring himself to say Vince is his best friend. Vince is also occasionally ambivalent about T.J.'s plans, especially at the beginning of the show. It is thought T.J. shares the most interests with Vince, but he is an equal friend in T.J.'s sight.

Ashley Spinelli

Both Vince and Spinelli are considered T.J.'s Right Hand. They are good friends but do not interact as much as they do with other members of the gang.

Gus Griswald

Vince and Gus do not interact as much as they do with other members of the gang. They were shown to do a project together in "Good Ole T.J."

Family

Vince has unnamed parents and an older brother, Chad, who is a geek. Although he and Vince are very different, Vince looks up to him. According to the episode "Gretchen And The Secret of Yo", his father does the taxes of Tommy Tate, which implies he is a Certified Public Account.

Appearance

Recess Pilot — The Recess Gang (Minus T.J.) as they appeared in the pilot.

He is a tall and lean boy with black hair. He is taller than Gus, T.J., and Spinelli, but is shorter than Mikey and Gretchen. Vince wears a green basketball jersey with the number 1 on it with short gray shorts. He wears black and white sneakers and often seen with a pair of yellow wristbands.

Vince looked slightly different in the unaired pilot from 1996 (which would eventually be remade into "The Break-In"). In it, he had the same hair color, but his hair was in a buzz cut, he wore a red T-shirt with a yellow "1" on it (some earlier sketches showed the "1" as a "V"), and had a slightly "older" look, like a teenager, though he had the same shorts and sneakers. The show's creators, Paul and Joe, once stated that they had to go through a lot of hairstyles before choosing the right one for Vince. In the episode "I Will Kick No More Forever", his '1' changed to '0', describing his loss of confidence.

Foreign Voice Actors

Arabic: Hussein Raouf
Brazilian Portuguese: Vagner Fagundes
Castilian Spanish: Manuel Gimeno
Danish: Mathias Klenske
Dutch: Maikel Nieuwenhuis
Finnish: Samuel Harjanne
French: Dimitri Rougeul
German: Kim Hasper
Hindi: Prasad Barve
Hungarian: Bíró Attila
Italian: Monica Ward
Japanese: Hayato Taya (First half of series)/Miyu Irino (Second half of series)
Latin Spanish: Alejandro Millián Cervantes
Norwegian: Even Rognlid
Polish: Jędrzej Łagodziński
Portuguese: Miguel Teixeira
Swedish: Sebastian Paulsson
Taiwanese: Liu Jie

Trivia

Like Gretchen and Spinelli, Vince is one of the only members of the main six to keep the same voice actor in every episode, movie, and the Lilo & Stitch crossover.
While playing kickball, he kicks with his left leg and throws with his right hand.
According to the original Recess website in the late 1990s, Michael Jordan is Vince's idol.
He has been the Class President every year since kindergarten, except fourth grade. It is unknown whether who became the class president in fifth grade.
Vince is based on Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere's friend in college also named Vince.
Vince has appeared in every episode of the series.
According to "Teachers Lounge", Vince has a dog, but it is unknown what its gender and name are.
His peewee pal was Jake.
He stood up to Chucko.
He gets fan-mail from Brasilia addressed to El Yanki Fantastico.
Although the school does not allow students to wear shorts, Vince is allowed since he plays basketball.^[1]

References

↑ Recess: School's Out Bonus Feature: "Recess Digital Comic Book"

Gallery

The Recess Wiki has a collection of images about Vince LaSalle

Recess

Media: Recess (Episode List) | Recess: School's Out | Recess: All Growed Down | Recess: Taking the Fifth Grade | Recess Christmas: Miracle on Third Street

Songs: Recess Theme Song | "We Shall Not Be Moved" | "Jingle Bells" (Recess Version) | "The Otter Dance" | Bonky Theme Song

[1] Recess: School's Out Bonus Feature: "Recess Digital Comic Book"

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+|alias = Invince <small>(Self-named)</small><br>Vincenzo<br>Vinnie<br>LaStupid, LaSweat <small>([[Lawson]])</small><br>Kid Who Always Wins <small>(by [[King Bob]])</small>
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-'''Vincent Pierre "Vince" LaSalle''' is one of the main characters of the television show [[Recess|''Recess'']]. Out of the six members of [[The Recess Gang]], he is known to be the most athletic.
+'''Vincent Pierre '''"'''Vince'''"''' LaSalle''' is one of the main characters of the television show ''[[Recess]]''. Out of the six members of [[The Recess Gang]], he is known to be the most athletic.
 ==Personality==
-Vince's superior athletic abilities compared to those of his friends often made him egoistic. However, deep down, he knows how important his friends are to him. He is also very competitive and often competes with [[Erwin Lawson|Lawson]] and his gang. In the Recess Gang, he and Spinelli are considered T.J.'s right hand.
+Vince's superior athletic abilities compared to those of his friends often made him egoistic. However, deep down, he knows how important his friends are to him. He is also very competitive and often competes with [[Erwin Lawson|Lawson]] and [[Lawson's Crew|his gang]]. In The Recess Gang, he and [[Spinelli]] are considered [[T.J.]]'s right hand.
-==Family==
-Vince has an older brother, [[Chad LaSalle|Chad]], who is a geek. Although he and Vince are very different, Vince looks up to him.
 ==Relationships==
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 ==='''[[T.J. Detweiler]]'''===
-Many have speculated Vince and T.J. to be best friends. In "[[The Barnaby Boys]]", Vince and T.J. act as characters from their favorite book. They are seen doing a lot of things together back in second grades, such as being in the same Boy Scout troop or making up the word "Whomps". However, in "[[The Break Up|The Break-Up]]", T.J. can't bring himself to say Vince is his best friend. Vince is also occasionally ambivalent to T.J.'s plans, especially in the beginning of the show. It is thought T.J. shares the most interests with Vince, but he is an equal friend in T.J.'s sight.
+Many have speculated Vince and T.J. to be best friends. In "[[The Barnaby Boys]]", Vince and T.J. act as characters from their favorite book. They are seen doing a lot of things together back in second grades, such as being in the same Boy Scout troop or making up the word "Whomps". However, in "[[The Break Up|The Break-Up]]", T.J. can't bring himself to say Vince is his best friend. Vince is also occasionally ambivalent about T.J.'s plans, especially at the beginning of the show. It is thought T.J. shares the most interests with Vince, but he is an equal friend in T.J.'s sight.
 ==='''[[Spinelli|Ashley Spinelli]]'''===
-Both Vince and Spinelli are considered T.J.'s Right Hand. They are good friends but don't interact as much as they do with other members of the gang.
+Both Vince and Spinelli are considered T.J.'s Right Hand. They are good friends but do not interact as much as they do with other members of the gang.
 ==='''[[Gus Griswald]]'''===
-Vince and Gus don't interact as much as they do with other members of the gang. They were shown to do a project together in "[[Good Ole T.J.]]"
+Vince and Gus do not interact as much as they do with other members of the gang. They were shown to do a project together in "[[Good Ole T.J.]]"
+== Family ==
+Vince has unnamed parents and an older brother, [[Chad LaSalle|Chad]], who is a geek. Although he and Vince are very different, Vince looks up to him. According to the episode "[[Gretchen and the Secret of Yo|Gretchen And The Secret of Yo]]", his father does the taxes of [[Tommy Tate]], which implies he is a Certified Public Account.
 ==Appearance==
-[[File:Recess Pilot.png|thumb|271x271px|[[The Recess Gang]] (Minus [[T.J.]]) as they appeared in the pilot.]]
+[[File:Recess Pilot.png|thumb|262x262px|[[The Recess Gang]] (Minus [[T.J.]]) as they appeared in the pilot.]]
-He is a tall and lean boy with black hair. He is taller than Gus, T.J., and Spinelli, but is shorter than Mikey and Gretchen. Vince wears a green basketball jersey with the number 1 on it with short gray shorts. He wears black and white sneakers and often seen with a yellow wristband.
+He is a tall and lean boy with black hair. He is taller than Gus, T.J., and Spinelli, but is shorter than Mikey and Gretchen. Vince wears a green basketball jersey with the number 1 on it with short gray shorts. He wears black and white sneakers and often seen with a pair of yellow wristbands.
-Vince looked slightly different in the unaired pilot from 1996 (which would eventually be remade into "[[The Break In]]"). In it, he had the same hair color, but his hair was in a buzz cut, he wore a red T-shirt with a yellow "1" on it (some earlier sketches showed the "1" as a "V"), and had a slightly "older" look, like a teenager, though he had the same shorts and sneakers. The show's creators, Paul and Joe once stated that they had to go through a lot of hairstyles before choosing the right one for Vince. In the episode "[[I Will Kick No More Forever]]", his '1' changed to '0', describing his loss of confidence.
+Vince looked slightly different in the unaired pilot from 1996 (which would eventually be remade into "[[The Break In|The Break-In]]"). In it, he had the same hair color, but his hair was in a buzz cut, he wore a red T-shirt with a yellow "1" on it (some earlier sketches showed the "1" as a "V"), and had a slightly "older" look, like a teenager, though he had the same shorts and sneakers. The show's creators, [[Paul]] and [[Joe]], once stated that they had to go through a lot of hairstyles before choosing the right one for Vince. In the episode "[[I Will Kick No More Forever]]", his '1' changed to '0', describing his loss of confidence.
 ==Foreign Voice Actors==
+* '''Arabic:''' Hussein Raouf
+* '''Brazilian Portuguese: '''Vagner Fagundes
+* '''Castilian Spanish: '''Manuel Gimeno
+* '''Danish: '''Mathias Klenske
+* '''Dutch: '''Maikel Nieuwenhuis
 *'''Finnish:''' Samuel Harjanne
 *'''French: '''Dimitri Rougeul
 *'''German: '''Kim Hasper
+*'''Hindi: '''Prasad Barve
+*'''Hungarian: '''Bíró Attila
 *'''Italian: '''Monica Ward
-*'''Japanese: '''Taya Hayabusa (First half of series), Miyu Irino (Second half of series)
+*'''Japanese: '''[[Hayato Taya]] (First half of series)/[[Miyu Irino]] (Second half of series)
+*'''Latin Spanish: '''Alejandro Millián Cervantes
 *'''Norwegian: '''Even Rognlid
 *'''Polish:''' Jędrzej Łagodziński
+*'''Portuguese: '''Miguel Teixeira
 *'''Swedish: '''Sebastian Paulsson
-*'''Hindi: ''' Prasad Barve
-*'''Arabic:''' Hussein Raouf
-*'''Danish: '''Mathias Klenske
 *'''Taiwanese: '''Liu Jie
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 *While playing kickball, he kicks with his left leg and throws with his right hand.
 *According to the original ''Recess'' website in the late 1990s, Michael Jordan is Vince's idol.
-*He's been the Class President every year since kindergarten, except fourth grade. It is unknown whether who became the class president in fifth grade.
+*He has been the Class President every year since kindergarten, except fourth grade. It is unknown whether who became the class president in fifth grade.
-*Vince is based on [[Paul Germain]] and [[Joe Ansolabehere]]'s friend in college also named Vince.
+*Vince is based on Paul Germain and Joe Ansolabehere's friend in college also named Vince.
-*Vince has been in every episode of the series.
+*Vince has appeared in every episode of the series.
 *According to "[[Teachers Lounge]]", Vince has a dog, but it is unknown what its gender and name are.
 *His peewee pal was [[Jake]].
 *He stood up to [[Chucko]].
 *He gets fan-mail from Brasilia addressed to El Yanki Fantastico.
+*Although the school does not allow students to wear shorts, Vince is allowed since he plays basketball.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGdkbYcf_nM Recess: School's Out'' ''Bonus Feature: "Recess Digital Comic Book"]</ref>
+== References ==
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