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Vincent Gallo

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Vincent Gallo

Born April 11, 1961 in Buffalo - New York - USA46 films

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.

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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.

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GoodFellas posterFirst watchGoodFellas19908.5as Henry's 70's CrewThe true story of Henry Hill, a half-Irish, half-Sicilian Brooklyn kid who is adopted by neighbourhood gangsters at an early age and climbs the ranks of a Mafia family under the guidance…View film

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Filmography

46 films as actor
  1. TBAGolden State KillerJoseph James DeAngelo
  2. 2022Shut InSammy
  3. 2013The Human TrustHarold Marcus
  4. 2013The Legend of Kaspar HauserThe Pusher / The Sheriff
  5. 2012LoosiesJax
  6. 201042 One Dream RushPan
  7. 2010The AgentThe Talent
  8. 2010Promises Written in WaterKevin
  9. 2010Essential KillingMohammed
  10. 2009MetropiaRoger Olofsson (voice)
  11. 2009TetroAngelo 'Tetro' Tetrocini
  12. 20091989Ernest
  13. 2009Night of PanPan - The Legend
  14. 2009Oliviero RisingOliviero
  15. 2006Moscow ZeroOwen
  16. 2003The UndesirablesTony Bendando
  17. 2003The Brown BunnyBud Clay
  18. 2002The GrooveniansNixon
  19. 2001Get Well SoonBobby Bishop / Kevin Moss
  20. 2001StrandedLuca Baglioni
  21. 2001Honey BunnyThe Emotional Man
  22. 2001Trouble Every DayDr. Shane Brown
  23. 2000Hide and SeekFrank
  24. 2000Freeway II: Confessions of a TrickbabySister Gomez
  25. 1999Goodbye LoverMike
  26. 1999L.A. Without a MapMoss
  27. 1998Johnny 316Johnny
  28. 1998Buffalo '66Billy Brown
  29. 1997Truth or Consequences, N.M.Raymond Lembecke
  30. 1997Nenette and BoniVincenzo Brown
  31. 1996PalookavilleRussell Pataki
  32. 1996BasquiatParty Guest (uncredited)
  33. 1996The FuneralJohnny
  34. 1996AngelaPreacher
  35. 1995The Perez FamilyOrlando
  36. 1995U.S. Go HomeCaptain Brown
  37. 1993The House of the SpiritsEsteban García
  38. 1993Figaro StoryVito Brown (segment "Keep It for Yourself")
  39. 1993Arizona DreamPaul Leger
  40. 1991Keep It for YourselfVito Brown
  41. 1991AlexMário
  42. 1990GoodFellasHenry's 70's Crew
  43. 1988Doc's KingdomJimmy
  44. 1987Vampire Lestat
  45. 1986The Way It IsVictor / Heurtebise
  46. 1981Vincent Gallo as Flying ChristJesus