Vin Diesel has become the latest star to be teased in the viral meme trend that sees Twitter users post 3D-rendered versions of famous celebrities to comedic effect.

The Fast and Furious actor's name began trending on Twitter after the Alamo Drafthouse New York City account tweeted out a computer animated image of a man bearing a distinct resemblance to Vin Diesel alongside a spoof claim regarding its origins.

"Scientists at Princeton University have reconstructed this 3D model of how Adam, the first human being created by God, might have looked," they wrote alongside the picture.

Scientists at Princeton University have reconstructed this 3D model of how Adam, the first human being created by God, might have looked pic.twitter.com/lvnk5Pwn3P

— Alamo Drafthouse NYC (@AlamoNYC) October 27, 2022

The gag soon went viral, with the original tweet garnering over 11,500 retweets, 19,500 quote tweets and 128,700 likes. The Vin Diesel wisecracks, meanwhile, flew thick and fast.

"Was his name Vin Diesel?" Tisaiyan asked, while Mfanelo couldn't resist a reference to Dom Toretto's favorite catchphrase from the Fast and Furious movies, writing: "And God said unto him; let there be FAMILY."

A PHD student at the MIT came up with a thesis in support suggesting that Eve might have looked like this pic.twitter.com/n3EyFJZ9zW

— Dothan (@dgonah) October 28, 2022

He wasn't alone in that respect. Dr_Alexe dubbed the image: "The first family man," with amee_ehelamal adding: "Bro didn't lie when he said 'family is everything.' Bro started family."

Others couldn't resist coming up with their own spoof 3D reconstructions. One had a suggestion for Eve:

Scientists at Stanford University have reconstructed this 3D model of how Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ might have looked. pic.twitter.com/J8o4ECVxIP

— 𝙁𝙐𝙏𝙐𝙍𝙀 𝘿𝙄𝙇𝙁 (@brotaminz) October 25, 2022

Another claimed to have found a reconstruction of Moses:

There was even a 3D rendering of Jesus:

A similar study at Stanford University showed that this is what Jesus of Nazareth may have looked like pic.twitter.com/31LpZ7zFgy

— Tretorn (@ChefBoyettardee) October 27, 2022

But while plenty of people appeared to be in on the joke, a few seemed slightly confused and even a little bit angry.

2_Plate_Biriyani said: "Rubbish, Adam was said to be of dark complexion. His complexion is said to be similar to the people of Sudan." Sharaadkuttan, meanwhile, rejected the basic premise commenting: "First human created by God"? There isn't anything remotely scientific about this phrase."

Alamo Drafthouse NYC tried to stress the entire thing was a joke, commenting under the tweet: "Just a reminder that we're a movie theater, not an academic journal."

Despite this, it seemed some were evidently unaware that the Vin Diesel tweet was part of an ongoing running joke online that has seen a variety of big names given the 3D-rendering treatment.

Earlier this week, a tweet from ColossusNick claimed: "Scientists at Stanford University have reconstructed this 3D model of how Joseph, the husband of Mary the Mother of Jesus Christ might have looked."

Scientists at Stanford University have reconstructed this 3D model of how Joseph, the husband of Mary the Mother of Jesus Christ might have looked. pic.twitter.com/zw0XOphtDk

— 🎃💀🦇🄽🄸🄲🄺🦇💀🎃 (@ColossusNick) October 26, 2022

The accompanying image was a bust of wrestling icon and The Princess Bride star André René Roussimoff, a.k.a .Andre the Giant.

Another viral tweet saw singer and actress Lady Gaga get the meme treatment with brotaminz posting a doctored image of the star alongside the claim: "Scientists at Stanford University have reconstructed this 3D model of how Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ might have looked."

While the exact origins of the meme trend are unclear, they appear to be an attempt at lampooning the 3D renderings of ancient species created by institutions like the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History and celebrity culture.

Newsweek has contacted the Alamo Drafthouse for comment.

Vin Diesel at the 2022 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California. The Fast & Furious actor's name began trending on Twitter for an unexpected reason.Frazer Harrison/Getty

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