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Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Oct 15, 2015 2:42 PM UTC  HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 01: Actor Vin Diesel helps his daughter Hania Riley leave a thumbprint during Diesel's hand and footprint ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on April 1, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) HOLLYWOOD, CA - APRIL 01: Actor Vin Diesel helps his daughter Hania Riley leave a thumbprint during Diesel's hand and footprint ceremony at TCL Chinese Theatre IMAX on April 1, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images) Jason Kempin—Getty Images  by [Olivia B. Waxman](https://time.com/author/olivia-b-waxman/)  ## Olivia B. Waxman Staff Writer Oct 15, 2015 2:42 PM UTC On _The Tonight Show_ Wednesday night, Vin Diesel read aloud a gushing text that his seven-year-old daughter texted from her iPhone where she said she loved him and missed him. (Also: a seven-year-old kid has an iPhone?!) The actor, famous his role in _Fast & Furious,_ visited Jimmy Fallon’s show to promote his upcoming horror film, _The Last Witch Hunter_, out in theaters October 23\. 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