Vincent Gallo
Vincent Gallo (born April 11, 1961) is an American film actor, director, producer, screenwriter, singer-songwriter, and painter. Although he has had minor roles in mainstream films such as Goodfellas, he is most associated with independent movies, including Buffalo '66, which he wrote, directed, did the music for and starred in; The Brown Bunny, which he also wrote, directed, produced, starred in and photographed; Arizona Dream; The Funeral; and Palookaville. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Gallo was a painter in the New York City art scene showing with famed art dealer Annina Nosei, performed in a rap duo and was part of the first hip hop television broadcast Graffiti Rock, and played in an industrial band called Bohack which released an album title It Took Several Wives.
In the early 2000s, he released several solo recordings on WARP records. Gallo is known for his outspoken views and generally sarcastic nature, once stating: "I stopped painting in 1990 at the peak of my success just to deny people my beautiful paintings; and I did it out of spite." Gallo was awarded the Coppa Volpi for Best Actor at the 67th Venice International Film Festival for his performance as a wordless escaping Muslim prisoner in Jerzy Skolimowski's Essential Killing. His own feature film Promises Written In Water, which he wrote, directed, produced and starred in, also screened In Competition at the festival.
Known for
The Equalizer
Tony Santiago
GoodFellas
Henry's 70's Crew
Figaro Story
Vito Brown (segment "Keep It for Yourself")
Buffalo '66
Billy Brown
Arizona Dream
Paul Leger
The Undesirables
Tony Bendando
Angela
Preacher
Dirt
Sammy Winter
The Groovenians
Nixon
Loosies
Jax
Stranded
Luca Baglioni
Shut In
Sammy
Goodbye Lover
Mike
Moscow Zero
Owen
L.A. Without a Map
Moss
The Brown Bunny
Bud Clay
Oliviero Rising
Oliviero
Essential Killing
Mohammed
The House of the Spirits
Esteban García
The Agent
The Talent
Metropia
Roger Olofsson (voice)
Tetro
Angelo 'Tetro' Tetrocini
Palookaville
Russell Pataki
Trouble Every Day
Dr. Shane Brown
Perfect Moment
Self
Blank City
Self (archive footage)
Nenette and Boni
Vincenzo Brown
Ramones: We're Outta Here!
Self
My Coolest Years
Himself
Hide and Seek
Frank
Doc's Kingdom
Jimmy
Basquiat
Party Guest (uncredited)
42 One Dream Rush
Pan
Get Well Soon
Bobby Bishop / Kevin Moss
The Funeral
Johnny
Golden State Killer
Joseph James DeAngelo
The Human Trust
Harold Marcus
2 Days in New York
Himself
Truth or Consequences, N.M.
Raymond Lembecke
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby
Sister Gomez
The Perez Family
Orlando
U.S. Go Home
Captain Brown
The Groovenians
Nixon (voice)
Vampire Lestat
Honey Bunny
The Emotional Man
Johnny 316
Johnny
The Legend of Kaspar Hauser
The Pusher / The Sheriff
Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton
Self
Night of Pan
Pan - The Legend
Lit: All Access
Self (segment "Bitter")
Graffiti Rock
Prince Vince
Keep It for Yourself
Vito Brown
The Way It Is
Victor / Heurtebise
Promises Written in Water
Kevin
Rated 'R': Republicans in Hollywood
Himself
Corinne Day Diary
Himself
Black Baby
Self (archive footage)
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
Self (segment "99 Problems")
1989
Ernest
History of the Buffalo Bills
Self
Alex
Mário
Vincent Gallo as Flying Christ
Jesus
Vincent Gallo Directs
Self
Looking for Enemies Finding Friends
Vincent Gallo NYC 1997
Vincent Gallo: 48 People Who Should be Dead In Hollywood
Self (archive footage)
The Howard Stern Show
Himself
Graffiti Rock
Himself - "Prince Vince"