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 Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio was born on June 30, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, to Phyllis, a restaurant manager and server, and Gene D'Onofrio, a theatre production assistant and interior designer. He is of Italian descent and has two older sisters. He studied at the Actors Studio and the American Stanislavski Theatre. Vincent D'Onofrio is known as an "actor's actor". The wide variety of roles he has played and the quality of his work have earned him a reputation as a versatile talent.His first paid role was in Off-Broadway's "This Property Is Condemned". He continued appearing in plays and worked as a bouncer, a bodyguard and a delivery man. In 1984, he made his Broadway debut in "Open Admissions", followed by work in numerous other stage plays. In 2012, D'Onofrio returned to teach at the Lee Strasberg Theater & Film Institute. As a film actor, D'Onofrio's career break came when he played a mentally unbalanced recruit in Full Metal Jacket (1987), directed by the renowned Stanley Kubrick. For this role D'Onofrio gained nearly 70 pounds. He had a major role in Dying Young (1991), and appeared prominently in the box-office smash Men in Black (1997) as the bad guy (Edgar "The Bug").Other films of note in which he has appeared are Mystic Pizza (1988), JFK (1991), The Player (1992), Ed Wood (1994), The Cell (2000), The Break-Up (2006) and Jurassic World (2015). In 1996, D'Onofrio garnered critical acclaim along with co-star Ren��e Zellweger for The Whole Wide World (1996), which he helped produce. He also made a guest appearance in The Subway (1997), where he played an accident victim who could not be rescued and was destined to die. For this performance he won an Emmy nomination. In 2000, he both produced and starred in Steal This Movie (2000), a biopic of radical leader Abbie Hoffman.In 2001, D'Onofrio took the role which has likely given him his greatest public recognition: Det. Robert Goren, the lead character in the TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001). Goren is based on Sherlock Holmes but, instead of relying upon physical evidence like Holmes, D'Onofrio's character focuses on psychology to identify the perpetrators, whom he often draws into confessing or yielding condemning evidence. He played the part for 10 years.In his career D'Onofrio's various film characters have included a priest, a bisexual former porn star, a hijacker, a serial killer, Orson Welles, a space alien, a 1960s radical leader, a pulp fiction writer, an ingenious police investigator and Stuart Smalley's dope-head brother. His on-screen love interests have included Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Ren��e Zellweger, Marisa Tomei, Tracey Ullman, Rebecca De Mornay and Lili Taylor. One of his latest roles is in Marvel's Daredevil (2015) as Daredevil's nemesis, Wilson Fisk. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
Bio:
Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio was born on June 30, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, to Phyllis, a restaurant manager and server, and Gene D'Onofrio, a theatre production assistant and interior designer. He is of Italian descent and has two older sisters. He studied at the Actors Studio and the American Stanislavski Theatre. Vincent D'Onofrio is known as an "actor's actor". The wide variety of roles he has played and the quality of his work have earned him a reputation as a versatile talent.His first paid role was in Off-Broadway's "This Property Is Condemned". He continued appearing in plays and worked as a bouncer, a bodyguard and a delivery man. In 1984, he made his Broadway debut in "Open Admissions", followed by work in numerous other stage plays. In 2012, D'Onofrio returned to teach at the Lee Strasberg Theater & Film Institute. As a film actor, D'Onofrio's career break came when he played a mentally unbalanced recruit in Full Metal Jacket (1987), directed by the renowned Stanley Kubrick. For this role D'Onofrio gained nearly 70 pounds. He had a major role in Dying Young (1991), and appeared prominently in the box-office smash Men in Black (1997) as the bad guy (Edgar "The Bug").Other films of note in which he has appeared are Mystic Pizza (1988), JFK (1991), The Player (1992), Ed Wood (1994), The Cell (2000), The Break-Up (2006) and Jurassic World (2015). In 1996, D'Onofrio garnered critical acclaim along with co-star Ren��e Zellweger for The Whole Wide World (1996), which he helped produce. He also made a guest appearance in The Subway (1997), where he played an accident victim who could not be rescued and was destined to die. For this performance he won an Emmy nomination. In 2000, he both produced and starred in Steal This Movie (2000), a biopic of radical leader Abbie Hoffman.In 2001, D'Onofrio took the role which has likely given him his greatest public recognition: Det. Robert Goren, the lead character in the TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001). Goren is based on Sherlock Holmes but, instead of relying upon physical evidence like Holmes, D'Onofrio's character focuses on psychology to identify the perpetrators, whom he often draws into confessing or yielding condemning evidence. He played the part for 10 years.In his career D'Onofrio's various film characters have included a priest, a bisexual former porn star, a hijacker, a serial killer, Orson Welles, a space alien, a 1960s radical leader, a pulp fiction writer, an ingenious police investigator and Stuart Smalley's dope-head brother. His on-screen love interests have included Julia Roberts, Cameron Diaz, Ren��e Zellweger, Marisa Tomei, Tracey Ullman, Rebecca De Mornay and Lili Taylor. One of his latest roles is in Marvel's Daredevil (2015) as Daredevil's nemesis, Wilson Fisk. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
Tivia:
Gained a world record 70 pounds for his role in Full Metal Jacket (1987)."I want you to be big -- Lon Chaney big," Stanley Kubrick informed D'Onofrio during the filming of Full Metal Jacket (1987).Gained 45 pounds for his role in The Salton Sea (2002).Daughter: Leila George, born March 20, 1992. Her mother is actress Greta Scacchi.One of the founders of the River Run Film Festival (Winston-Salem, North Carolina), along with his sister, Elizabeth D'Onofrio, and their father, Gene D'Onofrio.Ren��e Zellweger thanked him in her Oscar acceptance speech when she won 'Best Actress in a Supporting Role' for Cold Mountain (2003).Unhappy with his impression of Orson Welles, director Tim Burton had D'Onofrio's voice dubbed, in the film Ed Wood (1994). The near perfect Orson Welles impression was supplied by voice-over artist Maurice LaMarche.Played the character of "Bill Newman" in both JFK (1991) and Malcolm X (1992).Despite playing his character's nemesis in Full Metal Jacket (1987) D'Onofrio was in fact very respected in real life by the late R. Lee Ermey who played Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. Ermey said D'Onofrio's performance of Private Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence was the best performance in the entire film.Last name is pronounced Don-off-ree-o.Ex father-in-law of Sean Penn.Lives in New York to be with his family and for the filming of Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001). (2002)Has played Orson Welles in two different, unrelated productions: Ed Wood (1994) and Five Minutes, Mr. Welles (2005).Sons: Elias Gene D'Onofrio, born in December 1999. Luka D'Onofrio, born on February 14, 2008. Their mother is Carin van der Donk.He is one of a few actors to have worked with both Stanley Kubrick and Robert Altman - along with Matthew Modine, Sydney Pollack, and Malcolm McDowell.Vincent's sister, actress Elizabeth D'Onofrio, teaches acting in Asheville, North Carolina.Coincidentally, he played Moriarty in the TV movie Sherlock (2002) while he starred as Robert Goren in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), whose character is based on Sherlock Holmes.He bleached his hair blond for his part in Adventures in Babysitting (1987).Was considered for the role of Knuckles in Suburban Commando (1991).Uncle of Hawk D'Onofrio. Hawk is the son of Vincent's older sister, Elizabeth D'Onofrio.Was the first choice for the role of Martin Brundle in The Fly II (1989) and was nearly cast for the part but his screen tests didn't go well. He was born the same year that Return of the Fly (1959) was released and he has the same first name as Vincent Price who appeared in The Fly (1958). |
| Name: |
Vincent D'Onofrio |
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Actor,Producer,Director (IMDB) |
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All World |
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Actor,Producer,Director |
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Actor,Producer,Director |
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Vincent D'Onofrio profile
| Height: |
6' 3?' (1.92 m) |
| Biography: |
Vincent Phillip D\'Onofrio was born on June 30, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, to Phyllis, a restaurant manager and server, and Gene D\'Onofrio, a theatre production assistant and interior designer. He is of Italian descent and has two older sisters. He |
| Trivia: |
Gained a world record 70 pounds for his role in Full Metal Jacket (1987)."I want you to be big -- Lon Chaney big," Stanley Kubrick informed D'Onofrio during the filming of Full Metal Jacket (1987).Gained 45 pounds for his role in The Salton Sea (2002).Daughter: Leila George, born March 20, 1992. Her mother is actress Greta Scacchi.One of the founders of the River Run Film Festival (Winston-Salem, North Carolina), along with his sister, Elizabeth D'Onofrio, and their father, Gene D'Onofrio.Ren��e Zellweger thanked him in her Oscar acceptance speech when she won 'Best Actress in a Supporting Role' for Cold Mountain (2003).Unhappy with his impression of Orson Welles, director Tim Burton had D'Onofrio's voice dubbed, in the film Ed Wood (1994). The near perfect Orson Welles impression was supplied by voice-over artist Maurice LaMarche.Played the character of "Bill Newman" in both JFK (1991) and Malcolm X (1992).Despite playing his character's nemesis in Full Metal Jacket (1987) D'Onofrio was in fact very respected in real life by the late R. Lee Ermey who played Gunnery Sergeant Hartman. Ermey said D'Onofrio's performance of Private Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence was the best performance in the entire film.Last name is pronounced Don-off-ree-o.Ex father-in-law of Sean Penn.Lives in New York to be with his family and for the filming of Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001). (2002)Has played Orson Welles in two different, unrelated productions: Ed Wood (1994) and Five Minutes, Mr. Welles (2005).Sons: Elias Gene D'Onofrio, born in December 1999. Luka D'Onofrio, born on February 14, 2008. Their mother is Carin van der Donk.He is one of a few actors to have worked with both Stanley Kubrick and Robert Altman - along with Matthew Modine, Sydney Pollack, and Malcolm McDowell.Vincent's sister, actress Elizabeth D'Onofrio, teaches acting in Asheville, North Carolina.Coincidentally, he played Moriarty in the TV movie Sherlock (2002) while he starred as Robert Goren in Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001), whose character is based on Sherlock Holmes.He bleached his hair blond for his part in Adventures in Babysitting (1987).Was considered for the role of Knuckles in Suburban Commando (1991).Uncle of Hawk D'Onofrio. Hawk is the son of Vincent's older sister, Elizabeth D'Onofrio.Was the first choice for the role of Martin Brundle in The Fly II (1989) and was nearly cast for the part but his screen tests didn't go well. He was born the same year that Return of the Fly (1959) was released and he has the same first name as Vincent Price who appeared in The Fly (1958). |
| Trademarks: |
Towering height and rotund frame
Often plays soft-spoken characters with troubled pasts |
| Quotes: |
[on acting] Some scenes you juggle two balls, some scenes you juggle three balls, some scenes you can juggle five balls. The key is always to speak in your own voice. Speak the truth. That's Acting 101. Then you start putting layers on top of that.
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I took a route of acting, rather than starmaking, so it cost me a lot financially.
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[on his career choices] It's something that I've been saying for years when people ask me how I pick the things that I do. I pick the things that scare me the most. You have to like the story first. I'm not gonna play a part that doesn't instill some kind of fear in me. If I read a part, and suddenly, I'm thinking halfway through, "I'm not sure I could get away with this", I think of everything I can think of to keep me from doing it, that's the one I should do.
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I am a method actor, but I'm also a film actor as well as a method actor. Characters that don't have humility, whether they are heroes or villains, are hard to relate to. All characters in every aspect of what we do should have humility. If they don't, then they're a cartoon character. I know that during actual performance scenes, what I need to trigger myself off, and I know how to trigger it off so that it will trigger you off, which will also influence how you feel when I'm expressionless.
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I'm not gonna make excuses for other actors. I'm just talking about myself. The good actors that I've met - I've met some of the best actors that we'll ever see - and I know for sure the one thing that we all have in common when we all look in each other's eyes, is that we're all struggling to achieve 100%. That's all I see when I see another artist. All of us are trying to achieve 100% in our work. That's all we struggle to do. We never do, but we never stop trying until the day we die. It's that struggle to achieve 100%, that's where our performance lies, that's what the audience gets. They get the struggle. |
| Job title: |
Actor,Producer,Director |
| Others works: |
[1996] Stage: Appeared in Sam Shepard's "Tooth of Crime (Second Dance)" off-Broadway, NY.
(2016) English dub of the animated film "Phantom Boy (2015)" - Voice Actor |
| Spouse: |
Carin van der Donk (March 22, 1997 - present) (2 children) |
| Children: |
Leila GeorgeElias Gene D'OnofrioLuka D'Onofrio |
| Parents: |
Phyllis D'Onofrio
Gene D'Onofri |
| Relatives: |
Elizabeth D'Onofrio (Sibling)
Hawk D'Onofrio (Niece or Nephew) |
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