Vivek Anand Oberoi was born on September 3, 1976, in Hyderabad, Telangana, to a Punjabi father, Suresh Oberoi, a renowned actor. His mother, Yashodhara Oberoi, hails from a Punjabi business family settled in Chennai. He has a younger sister named Meghna Oberoi, who is a singer and painter.

Vivek Oberoi is fluent in Tamil due to his mother's family being assimilated in the region. He studied at Mayo College, Ajmer, and Mithibai College, Mumbai. Later, he completed his master's degree in film acting in New York, after being spotted by the director of New York University at an actors' workshop in London.

Vivek Oberoi made his acting debut in 2002 with starring roles in the Hindi crime film "Company" and the romantic drama "Saathiya". His performances were highly praised, earning him two Filmfare Awards for "Company".

He subsequently had intermittent commercial successes in the comedy "Masti" (2004), the horror film "Kaal" (2005), and the action film "Shootout at Lokhandwala" (2007). His supporting performances in the dramas "Omkara" (2006) and "Kurbaan" (2009) were also praised. Following a decline, he had commercial success in 2013 with the sequels "Grand Masti" and "Krrish 3". He has since expanded to South Indian cinema, playing villainous roles in the action films "Vivegam" (2017), "Lucifer" (2019), "Vinaya Vidheya Rama" (2019), and "Kaduva" (2022).

Vivek Oberoi leads a simple lifestyle. He abstains from drinking, smoking, and was inspired by Kareena Kapoor to adopt a vegetarian diet. He is also a businessman and philanthropist.

Vivek Oberoi is married to Priyanka Alva. They met for the first time in Florence, Italy, where they ended up talking to each other until the wee hours of the next day. Within 48 hours of their first meeting, Vivek was sure that Priyanka was the one for him.

Vivek and Priyanka are parents to a daughter, Ameyaa (born in 2015), and a son, Vivaan (born in 2013).

Vivek Oberoi has won several awards throughout his career. He won the Filmfare Best Debut Award and the Filmfare Best Supporting Actor Award for "Company" in 2002. He also won the IIFA Best Villain Award for "Shootout at Lokhandwala" in 2008 and the IIFA Green Global Award in 2010.