Vincent Gallo (born April 11, 1961) is an American actor, director,
model, musician, painter and former motorcycle racer. Though he has
had minor roles in mainstream films such as Arizona Dream, The Funeral
and Palookaville, he is most associated with independent movies,
including Buffalo '66, which he wrote, directed, scored and starred
in, and The Brown Bunny, which he also wrote, directed, produced,
starred in and photographed. In the early 2000s, he released several
solo recordings on Warp Records.Vincent Gallo was born in Buffalo, New
York, the son of Janet, a hairdresser, and Vincenzo Vito Gallo, also a
hairdresser and professional gambler. Both of his parents emigrated
from Sicily, Italy.During Gallo's artistic period in the 1980s, when
he worked as a musician and painter in New York City, he also began
experimenting with film. He made the short film "If You Feel Froggy,
Jump" and appeared in the 1981 film Downtown 81 with painter
Jean-Michel Basquiat. In 1984, Gallo acted in The Way It Is (1985) by
Eric Mitchell, which included actors Steve Buscemi and Rockets
Redglare. After starring in the obscure 1989 film Doc's Kingdom, he
began acting in small parts in more well-known films such as
Goodfellas, The House of the Spirits, and The Perez Family. French
director Claire Denis hired Gallo to act in several films such as the
short film Keep It for Yourself, the made-for-TV U.S. Go Home, and its
follow-up feature Nénette et Boni (1996)."
model, musician, painter and former motorcycle racer. Though he has
had minor roles in mainstream films such as Arizona Dream, The Funeral
and Palookaville, he is most associated with independent movies,
including Buffalo '66, which he wrote, directed, scored and starred
in, and The Brown Bunny, which he also wrote, directed, produced,
starred in and photographed. In the early 2000s, he released several
solo recordings on Warp Records.Vincent Gallo was born in Buffalo, New
York, the son of Janet, a hairdresser, and Vincenzo Vito Gallo, also a
hairdresser and professional gambler. Both of his parents emigrated
from Sicily, Italy.During Gallo's artistic period in the 1980s, when
he worked as a musician and painter in New York City, he also began
experimenting with film. He made the short film "If You Feel Froggy,
Jump" and appeared in the 1981 film Downtown 81 with painter
Jean-Michel Basquiat. In 1984, Gallo acted in The Way It Is (1985) by
Eric Mitchell, which included actors Steve Buscemi and Rockets
Redglare. After starring in the obscure 1989 film Doc's Kingdom, he
began acting in small parts in more well-known films such as
Goodfellas, The House of the Spirits, and The Perez Family. French
director Claire Denis hired Gallo to act in several films such as the
short film Keep It for Yourself, the made-for-TV U.S. Go Home, and its
follow-up feature Nénette et Boni (1996)."
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