Vincent Philip D'Onofrio (; born June 30, 1959) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his supporting and leading roles in both film and television. He has been nominated for a
Primetime Emmy Award
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.
His roles include Private Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence in ''
Full Metal Jacket
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'' (1987), Edgar the Bug in ''
Men in Black
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'' (1997) and ''
Men in Black: The Series'' (1997–2001), Carl Stargher in ''
The Cell'' (2000), New York City Police Detective
Robert Goren
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Goren is a detective investigator first grade for the Ma ...
in ''
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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'' (2001–11), Victor "Vic" Hoskins in ''
Jurassic World
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'' (2015), and
Wilson Fisk / Kingpin in four television series of the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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.
Early life
D'Onofrio was born on June 30, 1959, in
Bensonhurst
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,
Brooklyn
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,
New York City
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,
New York
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* New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States
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Film and television
* '' ...
. He is of Italian descent, with ancestors from
Naples
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.
His parents Gennaro and Phyllis D'Onofrio met while Gennaro was stationed in
Hawaii
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with the
US Air Force
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. Gennaro was trained as an interior decorator but spent most of his spare time in amateur theater.
Vincent is the youngest of three siblings. His older siblings are Antoinette (born 1956) and
Elizabeth
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(born 1957), an actress and drama coach residing in
Fort Myers Beach, Florida
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. He was raised in Hawaii and
Colorado
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during his early years.
[
D'Onofrio's parents divorced when he was young; his mother later married George Meyer. He became stepbrother to Guy and Connie, Meyer's children from a previous marriage. The family relocated to the ]Hialeah, Florida
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...
area. D'Onofrio has described himself as a shy boy who spent "a lot of time in my room, staying in my head", later became interested in magic and sleight of hand, tricks he learned from Cuban entertainers who owned a small magic shop.
In his teens, he worked backstage in set building and sound production at a number of community theater Community theatre refers to any theatrical performance made in relation to particular communities—its usage includes theatre made by, with, and for a community. It may refer to a production that is made entirely by a community with no outside hel ...
s run by his father. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School
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Career
Acting and filmmaking
After graduating from high school, D'Onofrio started to appear on stage. During an 18-month stint at the University of Colorado
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in Boulder, Colorado
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, he was involved with small, community-theater productions. He later studied method acting
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at the American Stanislavsky Theater and the Actors Studio
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, under coaches Sonia Moore and Sharon Chatten, which landed him his first paid role in off-Broadway's ''This Property Is Condemned''. He went on to appear in a number of their productions, including ''Of Mice and Men
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'' and ''Sexual Perversity in Chicago
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''. D'Onofrio continued his career by performing in many New York University
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In 1832, the ...
student productions while also working as a bouncer at the Hard Rock Cafe
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, a bodyguard for Robert Plant
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and Yul Brynner
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and a deliveryman.
In 1984, he made his Broadway debut as Nick Rizzoli in ''Open Admissions
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''. In 1986, D'Onofrio took on the role often considered the defining moment in his acting career, as Pvt. Leonard Lawrence, an overweight, clumsy Marine
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* Marine pollution
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* ...
recruit in the movie ''Full Metal Jacket
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''. On a tip from friend Matthew Modine
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, D'Onofrio was urged to send audition tapes to director Stanley Kubrick
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, in England. Four tapes later, D'Onofrio landed the role. Originally, the character of Pvt. Lawrence had been written as a "skinny ignorant redneck
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"; however, Kubrick believed the role would have more impact if the character were big and clumsy. D'Onofrio gained for the role, bringing his weight to . This remains the record for most weight gained by an actor for a film. While filming an obstacle course scene for the movie, D'Onofrio injured his left knee, compounded by the excessive weight, which required surgical reconstruction.
Over the course of nine months after filming of ''Full Metal Jacket'' was completed, D'Onofrio lost nearly all the weight he had gained for his role. He went on to play Dawson, the owner of Dawson's Garage, in ''Adventures in Babysitting
''Adventures in Babysitting'' (also known as ''A Night on the Town'' in certain countries) is a 1987 American teen comedy film written by David Simkins and directed by Chris Columbus in his directorial debut. It stars Elisabeth Shue, Keith Coo ...
'' (1987). He appears in one scene near the end of the film. In 1988, he was cast in another supporting role in the film ''Mystic Pizza
''Mystic Pizza'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy-drama film directed by Donald Petrie in his feature directorial debut, and starring Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts and Lili Taylor. It follows the coming-of-age of three young Portuguese-America ...
'', playing the fiancé of Lili Taylor
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's character. In the film, which was Julia Roberts
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' breakout film, he was billed under his full name Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio.
D'Onofrio continued to play a wide variety of minor or supporting roles, including the father of a saint in Nancy Savoca
Nancy Laura Savoca (born July 23, 1959) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter.
Early life and education
Nancy Laura Savoca was born in 1959 in the Bronx, New York, to Argentine and Sicilian immigrants Maria Elvira and Carlos S ...
's ''Household Saints
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'' (1993), director Orson Welles
George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter, known for his innovative work in film, radio and theatre. He is considered to be among the greatest and most influential f ...
in Tim Burton
Timothy Walter Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for his gothic fantasy and horror films such as ''Beetlejuice'' (1988), ''Edward Scissorhands'' (1990), ''The Nightmare Before Christmas'' (1993), ...
's ''Ed Wood
Edward Davis Wood Jr. (October 10, 1924 – December 10, 1978) was an American filmmaker,
actor, and pulp novel author.
In the 1950s, Wood directed several low-budget science fiction, crime and horror films that later became cult cla ...
'' (1994), farmer Edgar and the evil "Bug" that possesses him from ''Men in Black
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'' (1997), a man who claims to be from the future in '' Happy Accidents'' (2000), and the serial killer
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*
*
*
* with the murders taking place over more than a month and including a significant period of time between them. While most authorities set a threshold of three ...
Carl Stargher, opposite Jennifer Lopez
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's character in '' The Cell'' (2000).
In 1992, he appeared in Robert Altman
Robert Bernard Altman ( ; February 20, 1925 – November 20, 2006) was an American film director, screenwriter, and producer. He was a five-time nominee of the Academy Award for Best Director and is considered an enduring figure from the New H ...
's '' The Player'', as an aspiring screenwriter. In 1997, he made a move to television and received an Emmy
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nomination for his appearance as John Lange in the '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' episode " Subway". In 1999, he turned down a role in ''The Sopranos
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''. D'Onofrio portrayed leftist radical Abbie Hoffman
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in ''Steal This Movie
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'' in 2000, starring Janeane Garofalo
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Garofalo began her career as a stand-up comedian and became a cast member on ...
as his wife.
In 2001, he took on what became his longest and perhaps best-known role as Det. Robert Goren on the NBC
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/USA Network
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television show ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent
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''. On March 1, 2008, D'Onofrio made a cameo appearance in a presidential election-related sketch in a ''Saturday Night Live
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'' episode as his character Det. Robert Goren. In the sketch, he interrogates Hillary Clinton
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(played by Amy Poehler
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). His entrance to and exit from the skit are punctuated by the ''Law & Order
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''Law & Order'' aired its entire run on NBC, premiering on ...
'' "dun-DUN" sound.
In 2009, it was announced that D'Onofrio would be leaving ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' in the spring of 2010, with his last appearance occurring in the two-part, season-9 premiere. He was replaced by Jeff Goldblum
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...
, but after a drop in ratings, D'Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe
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Early life
Erbe was born in New ...
agreed to return for a 10th (and final) season of the show.
In 2003, it was reported that D'Onofrio and Joe Pantoliano
Joseph Peter Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an American character actor who has appeared in over 150 films, television and stage productions.
After his early roles in the television series ''M*A*S*H'' and the 1983 comedy ''Risky Busin ...
had begun work on a small film titled ''Little Victories'', about a 12-year-old boy whose perceptions of the world are forever changed when his gangster uncle comes to live with him. According to a television interview with Pantoliano, the film was not completed and went into turnaround due to a failure to raise the funds necessary for production.
In November 2005, D'Onofrio won Best Actor at the Stockholm International Film Festival
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The w ...
for his role as Mike Cobb in the independent film
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'' Thumbsucker''. In 2006, he appeared in ''The Break-Up
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'', starring Jennifer Aniston
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and Vince Vaughn
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Vaughn began acting in the late 1980s, appearing in minor television roles before attaining wider recognition with the 1996 comedy-drama film '' Swingers''. He has appeared in ...
, playing Vaughn's eccentric brother. Vaughn and he had appeared together in two previous films, '' The Cell'' (2000), wherein Vaughn played an FBI
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agent pursuing D'Onofrio's character, and ''Thumbsucker'' (2005). He appears in the Oscar-winning short "The New Tenants
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" (2009).
Over the next few years, D'Onofrio co-starred in films such as: ''Staten Island
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'' (2009), ''Brooklyn's Finest
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'' (2010), ''Kill the Irishman
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'' (2011), ''Crackers'' (2011), ''American Falls'' (2012), '' Fire with Fire'' (2012), and ''Ass Backwards
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The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival ...
'' (2013).
In 2011, he began work on the Jennifer Lynch
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2012 film '' Chained'' (previously titled ''Rabbit'') in which he portrays Bob, a serial killer who kidnaps a young boy, Rabbit, and makes him his protégé. When he becomes older, Rabbit must decide whether to follow in the footsteps of his captor or plan his escape. The film shot in areas in and around Regina and Moose Jaw
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, both in Saskatchewan. On May 1, 2012, due to "explicit violence", the movie was given an NC-17
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rating by the MPAA
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, despite an appeal by Jennifer Lynch, and the distributor, with scenes cut to maximize theater exposure and distribution. No stranger to the NC-17 ratings, Lynch, who responded to the ruling a day later had previously seen cuts made to her film ''Boxing Helena
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''. In July 2012, a press release from Anchor Bay announced that the film would be released on Blu-ray and DVD on October 2, 2012, and would include the deleted scene, involving a throat being cut, which caused the NC-17 rating.
On September 14, 2011, it was announced that D'Onofrio would star alongside Ethan Hawke
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in a new NBC show, ''Blue Tilt'', named after the harmful psychological effects homicide detectives experience after constantly dealing with horrific crimes. D'Onofrio and Hawke had worked together in the films ''The Newton Boys
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'', ''Staten Island
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'', ''Brooklyn's Finest
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'' and ''Sinister
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''. The hour-long cop drama, in which D'Onofrio would play Sonny, was to follow the main characters' attempts to balance their careers with family life. Writer Chris Brancato, fresh from Season 10 of ''Law and Order: Criminal Intent'', was brought on board to pen the episodes. Filming of the pilot episode was set to start in February 2012. On March 27, 2012, a tweet from Kevin Dunigan, the co-creator and developer of the pilot, revealed that NBC
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had shelved the project because it did not have enough "pop to attract viewers".
On April 30, 2012, the short film ''Crackers'', starring D'Onofrio as Gus, won a People's Choice Award
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at the Fort Myers Beach
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Film Festival. The festival, which had been dormant for six years, was rekindled and partly organized by Vincent's sister, actress Elizabeth D'Onofrio.
Also in November, filming began on the Vidhu Vinod Chopra
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movie, ''Broken Horses'', which focused on gang warfare around the border between the United States and Mexico. D'Onofrio starred alongside Chris Marquette
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and Anton Yelchin
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.
In 2013, D'Onofrio co-starred in the film '' Escape Plan'', filmed in , also starring Sylvester Stallone
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, Arnold Schwarzenegger
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, and 50 Cent
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. D'Onofrio portrayed Lester Clark, deputy director of the Prisons Bureau.
D'Onofrio co-starred in the film drama '' The Judge'' (2014).
His other projects included a role in ''Supreme Ruler'' with Marcia Gay Harden
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Born ...
and Jeffrey Dean Morgan
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, Eric Bogosian
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's ''Mall'' which he co-wrote with his former ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' co-star, and ''Pawn Shop Chronicles
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''.
In 2015, D'Onofrio made his Marvel Cinematic Universe
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debut as Wilson Fisk
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in the first season of ''Daredevil
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* A stunt performer
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* Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications), a fictional 1940s superhero popularized by writer-artist Charles Biro
* Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), a Marvel comic book superher ...
''. He reprised the role in an extended cameo appearance in season 2, and in season 3 as a series regular. He returned to the role in 2021 with the Marvel Studios
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series '' Hawkeye.'' He also portrayed Victor "Vic" Hoskins in the action adventure film ''Jurassic World
''Jurassic World'' is a 2015 American science fiction action film directed by Colin Trevorrow, who co-wrote the screenplay with Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver, and Derek Connolly from a story by Jaffa and Silver. It is the first installment in the ...
'' (2015), and Jack Horne in Antoine Fuqua
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's 2016 remake of ''The Magnificent Seven
''The Magnificent Seven'' is a 1960 American Western film directed by John Sturges. The screenplay by William Roberts is a remake – in an Old West–style – of Akira Kurosawa's 1954 Japanese film '' Seven Samurai'' (itself initially relea ...
''.
In 2016, he played the role of the evil Duke Luca Abele in the video game ''Dishonored 2
''Dishonored 2'' is a 2016 Action-adventure game, action-adventure video game developed by Arkane Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It is the sequel to 2012's ''Dishonored''. After ...
''. He was able to draw upon his extensive acting experience to fully flesh out the voice of the corrupt Duke Abele in various public speeches that were broadcast in-game over large speakers suspended in the game area.
D'Onofrio plays the role of Vincent "The Chin" Gigante in the American crime drama television series ''Godfather of Harlem
''Godfather of Harlem'' is an American crime drama television series which premiered on September 29, 2019, on Epix. The series is written by Chris Brancato and Paul Eckstein, and stars Forest Whitaker as 1960s New York City gangster Bumpy Johnso ...
''. The series began in 2019 and is scheduled for a third season in 2023.
He is set to reprise his role as Wilson Fisk/Kingpin in the Disney+ series ''Echo
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''.
Directing
D'Onofrio has also had success behind the camera, producing ''The Whole Wide World
''The Whole Wide World'' is a 1996 American independent biographical film produced and directed by Dan Ireland in his directorial debut. It depicts the relationship between pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard (Vincent D'Onofrio) and schoolteach ...
'' (1996), in which he also starred, and '' Guy'' (1997) as well as executive producing ''The Velocity of Gary
''The Velocity of Gary'', also known as ''The Velocity of Gary* *(Not His Real Name)'', is a 1998 American drama film directed by Dan Ireland and written by James Still, based on his homonymous play. It stars Thomas Jane in the title role, along wi ...
'' (1998) and ''Steal This Movie!
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'' (2000). In 2005, he directed and starred in the short film ''Five Minutes, Mr. Welles'' (2005), which represented a culmination of D'Onofrio's desire to improve on his performance as Welles in ''Ed Wood
Edward Davis Wood Jr. (October 10, 1924 – December 10, 1978) was an American filmmaker,
actor, and pulp novel author.
In the 1950s, Wood directed several low-budget science fiction, crime and horror films that later became cult cla ...
'', which reportedly left director Tim Burton underwhelmed. Burton decided to procure the services of voiceover artist Maurice LaMarche
Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958) is a Canadian voice actor, comedian, and impressionist. He has voiced the Brain in '' Animaniacs'' as well as its spin-off '' Pinky and the Brain'', Big Bob in ''Hey Arnold!'' (1996–2004), and a variety of ...
due to being known for his imitation of Welles' voice to produce a more dramatically effective rendering of the character's dialogue. Disappointed with his performance, having been given two weeks notice to prepare for the role, D'Onofrio wrote, produced, directed, and starred in the short in answer to the critics and himself. The film depicts D'Onofrio as Welles preparing for his role in ''The Third Man
''The Third Man'' is a 1949 British film noir directed by Carol Reed, written by Graham Greene and starring Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, and Trevor Howard. Set in postwar Vienna, the film centres on American Holly Martins (Cotten), ...
''.
In 2008, he returned to directing with the feature-length musical slasher '' Don't Go in the Woods'' (2010), written by his friend Joe Vinciguerra, featuring a score by Sam Bisbee
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Biography
Bisbee graduate ...
, and starring various unknown actors hand-picked by D'Onofrio. It follows an indie rock band who venture into the woods to write new music, only to meet a crazed murderer (Tim Lajcik
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). The film, shot in 13 days near Kingston, New York
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, had a budget of $100,000 and played at numerous festivals throughout 2009 and 2010. Initially slated for national release in December 2011, the film opened to limited theaters on January 13, 2012, and was released on DVD on June 12, 2012. His next project is directing and starring in the 2019 western ''The Kid The Kid or The Kids may refer to:
Fictional characters
* The kid (''Blood Meridian''), a character in Cormac McCarthy's 1985 novel ''Blood Meridian''
* The Kid (''The Matrix''), a character in the ''Matrix'' film series
* The Kid (''The Stand'' ...
''.
Music
On October 27, 2009, D'Onofrio made his musical debut, appearing in character as comedic country
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singer George Geronimo Gerkie at Joe's Pub
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in New York City. He appeared as Gerkie again at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom
The Hammerstein Ballroom is a ballroom located within the Manhattan Center at 311 West 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The capacity of the ballroom is dependent on the configuration of the room; it seats 2,500 people for theat ...
on December 6, 2009, during Matt Pinfield's Holiday Extravaganza Show and at the premiere of his movie ''Don't Go in the Woods'' at Joe's Pub on May 28, 2010. A fourth concert was held at the pub on July 22, 2010, with proceeds from the event going to the Utah Meth Cops project.
On November 11, 2011, while teaching students at the Tribeca Flashpoint Media Arts Academy
Flashpoint Chicago is a non-profit campus of Columbia College Hollywood, a private liberal arts college with a focus on communication, media arts, and contemporary storytelling. Flashpoint Chicago is located in downtown Chicago, Illinois.
The co ...
, D'Onofrio discussed plans for further concerts, and a George Gerkie documentary which is to be filmed by ''Ultrasuede: In Search of Halston'' director Whitney Smith.
In September 2011, Australian hip hop band The Funkoars
The Funkoars are an Australian hip hop act from Adelaide, South Australia, Australia. The group is part of the Certified Wise crew of hip hop artists from South Australia (including the Hilltop Hoods, and Vents), who also collaborated on various ...
, released an album titled ''The Quickening'', featuring the song "Being Vincent D'Onofrio", an homage to D'Onofrio's career and his work on ''Law and Order: Criminal Intent''. In February 2012, the band announced their upcoming "Being Vincent D'Onofrio Tour 2012" with artwork featuring D'Onofrio's face in place of the band members'.
In 2014, D'Onofrio released two songs as part of an avant garde spoken-word project with multi-instrumentalist and composer Dana Lyn. The first single, "I'm a Hamster", gathered attention on social media. The full album was made available for purchase in March 2015, on the band's website.
Other work
In 1998, D'Onofrio, with his father Gene and sister Elizabeth, founded the RiverRun International Film Festival
The RiverRun International Film Festival is an annual Oscar-qualifying film festival held each spring in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The festival is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization and presents a variety of feature-length and short films fro ...
in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
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. In 2003, former film producer and dean of the School of Filmmaking at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts, Dale Pollock, took over the festival and moved it from Brevard, North Carolina, to Winston-Salem. Annually, the festival showcases the best films offered from the independent and international industry, as well as those from student filmmakers.
In 2008, alongside his sister, Toni, D'Onofrio began hosting events to raise money for the Utah Meth Cops Project. He served as the project's spokesperson from 2009 to 2012.
In the fall of 2011, D'Onofrio became a member of the advisory board for the Woodstock Film Festival
The Woodstock Film Festival is an American film festival that was launched in 2000 by filmmakers Meira Blaustein and Laurent Rejto with the goal to bring high quality independent film to the Hudson Valley region. The festival takes place each fa ...
, which holds an annual event for independent films. Other members of the board include Griffin Dunne
Thomas Griffin Dunne (; born June 8, 1955) is an American actor, film producer, and film director. Dunne studied acting at The Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre in New York City. He is known for portraying Jack Goodman in '' An Amer ...
, Ethan Hawke
Ethan Green Hawke (born November 6, 1970) is an American actor and film director. He has been nominated for four Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards and a Tony Award. Hawke has directed three feature films, three off-Broadway plays, and a doc ...
, and Aidan Quinn
Aidan Quinn (born March 8, 1959) is an American actor who made his film debut in '' Reckless'' (1984). He has starred in over 80 feature films, including ''Desperately Seeking Susan'' (1985), '' The Mission'' (1986), ''Stakeout'' (1987), ''Aval ...
.
In February 2011, D'Onofrio became a public face of the gun control
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Most countries have a restrictive firearm guiding policy, with on ...
debate, appearing in an ad by the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City
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The Crime Commission’s recent education and advocacy efforts h ...
urging a ban on large-capacity ammunition magazines.
In 2012, D'Onofrio returned to teach at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
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where his daughter was a student.
On August 9, 2012, it was announced that D'Onofrio had been chosen to narrate the documentary, ''Heroes Behind The Badge'' (2012). The film follows four fallen officers and the impact their deaths have had on their families, colleagues, and communities. The proceeds are benefitting a memorial museum being built in Washington, DC. A longtime supporter of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial
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, D'Onofrio has been the spokesperson for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and Museum since 2010. A follow up to the documentary, subtitled ''Sacrifice and Survival'', was released in the fall of 2013.
On November 13, 2012, D'Onofrio joined the cast of the off-Broadway production ''Clive'', alongside Brooks Ashmanskas
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and Zoe Kazan
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. Produced by Jonathan Marc Sherman
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and directed by Ethan Hawke, the play, based on ''Baal'' by Bertolt Brecht
Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known professionally as Bertolt Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a pl ...
, opened at The New Group at Theatre Row on February 7, 2013.
Personal life
In the early 1990s, D'Onofrio was in a relationship with actress Greta Scacchi
Greta Scacchi, OMRI (; born 18 February 1960) is an Italian-Australian actress. She holds dual Italian and Australian citizenship. She is best known for her roles in the films '' White Mischief'' (1987), '' Presumed Innocent'' (1990), '' The Pla ...
, with whom he starred in several films during that period (including '' The Player'' and ''Fires Within
''Fires Within'' is a 1991 film directed by Gillian Armstrong. It stars Jimmy Smits, Greta Scacchi and Vincent D'Onofrio.
Plot
Set in the Cuban community in Miami, the story revolves around the relationship between Nestor (Smits), a recently rele ...
''). Their daughter is actress Leila George (born 1991/1992).
On March 22, 1997, D'Onofrio married Dutch model Carin van der Donk, and the couple had a son (born 1999). The couple split in the early 2000s, but reconciled and had a second son (born 2008).
On November 10, 2004, D'Onofrio collapsed on the set of ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''. He collapsed again at home a few days later, and was later diagnosed with exhaustion. His exhaustion was attributed to his 14-hour days filming ''Criminal Intent'', and the making of his short film ''Five Minutes, Mr. Welles'' during the show's hiatus
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*Hiatus (anatomy), a natural fissure in a structure
*Hiatus (stratigraphy), a discontinuity in the age of strata in stratigraphy
*''Hiatus'', a genus of picture-winged flies with sole member species ''Hiatus fulvipes''
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.
He resides with his family in a townhouse in the Gramercy Park
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neighborhood of Manhattan
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.
Filmography
Film
Television
Audio
* ''Mr. Laughs: A Look Behind The Curtain'' (2008), narrator for autobiographical documentary based on the life of comedian Sal Richards.
* ''Man on the Ledge'' (October 2010), radio play.
* ''Heroes Behind The Badge'' (Fall 2012), narrator for documentary.
* ''Like Father, Like Son'' and ''Ram King'' (October 2012), ''Tales From Beyond The Pale'' live radio play performed live at Dixon Place in NYC.
* ''Citizen Jane: Battle for the City'' (April 2017), voice of Robert Moses
Robert Moses (December 18, 1888 – July 29, 1981) was an American urban planner and public official who worked in the New York metropolitan area during the early to mid 20th century. Despite never being elected to any office, Moses is regarded ...
for documentary on Jane Jacobs
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' crusade to save Washington Square Park
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from being overrun by an expressway.Citizen Jane: The Battle for the City – Official Trailer I HD I Sundance Selects (YouTube)
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Video games
References
External links
Official NBC biography
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