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.
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Movies (72)
Memória
2023 · Songs
Alarido
2022 · Sammy
Short Plays
2014 · Director
United States Wins the World Cup
2014 · Director, Music
The Human Trust
2013 · Harold Marcus
The Legend of Kaspar Hauser
2013 · The Pusher / The Sheriff
2 Days in New York
2012 · Himself
Loosies
2012 · Jax
Blank City
2011 · Self (archive footage)
Wretches & Jabberers
2011 · Music
42 One Dream Rush
2010 · Pan
The Agent
2010 · The Talent, Executive Producer, Producer, Art Direction, Director, Editor, Screenplay, Original Music Composer
Promises Written in Water
2010 · Kevin, Art Direction, Director, Original Music Composer, Producer, Editor, Screenplay
Essential Killing
2010 · Mohammed
Anea 17
2010 · Director
Metropia
2009 · Roger Olofsson (voice)
History of the Buffalo Bills
2009 · Self
Tetro
2009 · Angelo 'Tetro' Tetrocini
1989
2009 · Ernest
The Mother of Invention
2009 · Thanks
Night of Pan
2009 · Pan - The Legend
Oliviero Rising
2009 · Oliviero
Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton
2007 · Self
Moscow Zero
2006 · Owen
Vic
2006 · Thanks
The Work of Director Mark Romanek
2005 · Self (segment "99 Problems")
Lit: All Access
2004 · Self (segment "Bitter")
Ramones: We're Outta Here!
2004 · Self
Rated 'R': Republicans in Hollywood
2004 · Himself
Kill Your Idols
2004 · Thanks
Corinne Day Diary
2004 · Himself
The Undesirables
2003 · Tony Bendando
Vincent Gallo: 48 People Who Should be Dead In Hollywood
2003 · Self (archive footage)
The Brown Bunny
2003 · Bud Clay, Screenplay, Producer, Director of Photography, Editor, Makeup Artist, Set Designer, Camera Operator, Art Direction, Director
The Groovenians
2002 · Nixon
Get Well Soon
2001 · Bobby Bishop / Kevin Moss
Stranded
2001 · Luca Baglioni
Honey Bunny
2001 · The Emotional Man, Editor, Writer, Director, Producer
Downtown '81
2001 · Thanks, Original Music Composer
Sangre caníbal: Un oscuro deseo
2001 · Dr. Shane Brown
John Frusciante Plays and Sings
2001 · Director
Hide and Seek
2000 · Frank
Freeway 2
2000 · Sister Gomez
Goodbye Lover
1999 · Mike
L.A. Without a Map
1999 · Moss, Music
Late August, Early September
1999 · Thanks
Johnny 316
1998 · Johnny
Buffalo '66
1998 · Billy Brown, Screenplay, Director, Original Music Composer, Story
Looking for Enemies Finding Friends
1997 · Vincent Gallo NYC 1997, Director
Vincent Gallo Directs
1997 · Self, Writer, Director
Truth or Consequences, N.M.
1997 · Raymond Lembecke
Perfect Moment
1997 · Self
Nenette and Boni
1997 · Vincenzo Brown
Palookaville
1996 · Russell Pataki
Basquiat
1996 · Party Guest (uncredited)
The Funeral
1996 · Johnny
Angela
1996 · Preacher
The Perez Family
1995 · Orlando
U.S. Go Home
1995 · Captain Brown
The House of the Spirits
1993 · Esteban García
Figaro Story
1993 · Vito Brown (segment "Keep It for Yourself")
Arizona Dream
1993 · Paul Leger
Keep It for Yourself
1991 · Vito Brown
Alex
1991 · Mário
Breath of Life
1990 · Producer
GoodFellas
1990 · Henry's 70's Crew
Doc's Kingdom
1988 · Jimmy
Fatal Temptation
1988 · Producer
Vampire Lestat
1987
The Way It Is
1986 · Victor / Heurtebise, Original Music Composer
Vincent Gallo as Flying Christ
1981 · Jesus, Original Music Composer, Executive Producer
Golden State Killer
· Joseph James DeAngelo, Director, Writer
