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Early life

Vincent D'Onofrio was born in Brooklyn, New York. His family moved around in his youth, and he grew up in Hawaii, Florida, and Colorado. He graduated from Hialeah-Miami Lakes High School in Florida in 1977 and then attended a Colorado university for about 18 months. He then dropped out of college to pursue acting. He was accepted for study with the American Stanislavsky Theatre in New York City. [1] For other meanings, see Brooklyn (disambiguation). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Official language(s) English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Area  Ranked 8th  - Total 104,185 sq mi (269,837 km²)  - Width 280 miles (451 km)  - Length 380 miles (612 km)  - % water 0. ... Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School, commonly referred to as HML or Lakes, is a secondary school located at 7977 W 12th Avenue, in Hialeah, Florida on the boundary with the city of Miami Lakes, Florida; its principal is Karen L. Robinson. ... Konstantin (Constantin) Stanislavski (Константи́н Серге́евич Станисла́вский / Алексе́ев) (January 5, 1863... Serge Sudeikins poster for the Bat Theatre (1922). ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City 1,214. ...

Career

In 1984, D'Onofrio became a full member of the American Stanislavsky Theatre and appeared in a number of its productions, including Of Mice and Men and Sexual Perversity in Chicago. He also made his Broadway debut as Nick Rizzoli in Open Admissions. Before this breakthrough, he had been acting in New York University student films and was working as a bouncer. [2] Of Mice and Men is a novella by John Steinbeck, first published in 1937, which tells the tragic story of George and Lennie, two displaced Anglo migrant farm workers in California during the Great Depression (1929-1939). ... Sexual Perversity in Chicago is a 1974 play by American playwright David Mamet. ... Broadway theatre[1] is often considered the highest professional form of theatre in the United States. ... Open admissions is a type of admissions in the process of college admissions in the United States in which the only criterion for admission is a High-school diploma. ... New York University (NYU) is a major research university in New York City. ... A bouncer is a term for a person who deals with disorderly people in a bar or pub. ...

In 1987 D'Onofrio entered the mainstream consciousness with two film roles that showcased his range as an actor. Most notable was the role of Private Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence in Stanley Kubrick's 1987 film, Full Metal Jacket. This was D'Onofrio's first major role, and he gained 70 pounds (32 kg) for the part (see List of actors who gained or lost weight for a role). [3] The other role was that of Dawson, the owner of Dawson's Garage in Adventures in Babysitting, which was directed by Chris Columbus. D'Onofrio only appears in one pivotal scene (near the end of the movie), but his role was memorable in that his muscular physique and long blonde hair cause Sara (the film's youngest character) to mistakenly believe that he is actually Thor, the superhero she idolizes. Gomer Pyle on The Andy Griffith Show Gomer Pyle was the simple-minded gas station attendant and later auto mechanic in the American TV sitcom The Andy Griffith Show, played by Jim Nabors. ... Stanley Kubrick (July 26, 1928 – March 7, 1999) was an artistically influential, Academy Award-winning and critically acclaimed American film director and producer. ... Full Metal Jacket (1987) is a film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford. ... The following actors intentionally gained or lost weight especially for a role in a movie or a TV series. ... Adventures in Babysitting is a 1987 film written by David Simkins and directed by Chris Columbus and starring Elisabeth Shue, Bradley Whitford, Maia Brewton, Anthony Rapp, Penelope Ann Miller, and Keith Coogan. ... Chris Columbus (born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, on September 10, 1958) is an American filmmaker. ... Thor (often called The Mighty Thor) is a fictional character and a superhero appearing in the Marvel Universe. ... The references in this article would be clearer with a different and/or consistent style of citation, footnoting or external linking. ...

In the time since, D'Onofrio has continued to play a wide variety of roles, including iconic director Orson Welles in Tim Burton's Ed Wood, farmer Edgar and the evil "Bug" from Men In Black, Yippie founder Abbie Hoffman in Steal This Movie, time traveler from the distant future in Happy Accidents, and fictional serial killer Carl Stargher in The Cell. George Orson Welles (May 6, 1915 – October 10, 1985) was an American theater and film producer and director, and a theater, radio and film actor. ... Timothy William Burton (born August 25, 1958) is an Academy Award-nominated American film director, writer and designer known for his off-beat and quirky style. ... Ed Wood is a biopic directed by Tim Burton, stars Johnny Depp as the cross-dressing cult movie maker Edward D. Wood Jr. ... Men in Black is a 1997 science fiction comedy action film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith and Vincent DOnofrio. ... The Youth International Party (whose adherents were known as Yippies, a variant on Hippies) was a highly theatrical political party established in the United States in 1967. ... Abbott Howard Abbie Hoffman (November 30, 1936 – April 12, 1989) was a social and political activist in the United States, co-founder of the Youth International Party (Yippies), and later, a fugitive from the law, who lived under an alias following a conviction for dealing cocaine. ... Steal This Movie (2000) is an American biographical film of 1960s radical figure Abbie Hoffman. ... Happy Accidents is a 2000 film starring Marisa Tomei and Vincent DOnofrio. ... The Cell is a 2000 movie written by Mark Protosevich and directed by Tarsem Singh. ...

He also has dabbled in film production and direction, having, to date, produced two movies, The Whole Wide World and Guy in 1996 and 1997, respectively, executive produced two others, The Velocity of Gary in 1998 and Steal This Movie in 2000 and directed the short Five Minutes, Mr. Welles in 2005. This last represents a culmination of D'Onofrio's desire to improve on his performance as Welles in Ed Wood, which reputedly left director Tim Burton underwhelmed and in need of a voice-over artist despite D'Onofrio's uncanny physical resemblence to the late actor/director. A film producer creates the conditions for making movies. ... The Whole Wide World is a 1996 film depicting the relationship between pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard (played by Vincent DOnofrio) and schoolteacher Novalyne Price Ellis (played by Renée Zellweger). ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

D'Onofrio has since moved to the small screen. He received an Emmy nomination in 1997 for his appearance as John Lange, the doomed victim in the acclaimed "Subway" episode of Homicide: Life on the Street. He currently stars as Detective Robert Goren, a principal character, on the NBC television show Law & Order: Criminal Intent. An Emmy Award. ... Homicide: Life on the Street is an American television drama series chronicling the life of a fictional Baltimore police homicide unit. ... Detective Robert Bobby Goren is a fictional character featured in NBCs Law & Order: Criminal Intent, played by Vincent DOnofrio. ... NBC (an abbreviation for National Broadcasting Company, its former corporate name) is an American television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York Citys Rockefeller Center. ... Law & Order: Criminal Intent is a United States crime drama television series that began in 2001. ...

In 2003, it was reported that D'Onofrio and Joe Pantoliano began 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. No release date has been published.[4] Joseph Peter Joe Pantoliano (born September 12, 1951) is an American actor. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

In November 2005, he won Best Actor at the Stockholm International Film Festival for his role as Mike Cobb in the independent film Thumbsucker. Look up November in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Stockholm International Film Festival is an annual film festival in Stockholm, Sweden. ... An independent film, or indie film, is usually a low-budget film that is produced by a small movie studio. ... Thumbsucker may refer to the following: Thumbsucker (novel), a 1999 novel by Walter Kirn. ...

In 2006, D'Onofrio again appeared on the big screen in The Break Up, starring Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn. In it, D'Onofrio played Vaughn's somewhat eccentric brother. This fraternal pairing of the two was regarded by many as a clever casting choice, since the two actors have similar physical features and mannerisms that, combined with having the same first name, cause many casual movie fans to confuse the two actors. The two had previously appeared together in The Cell, where Vaughn co-starred as an FBI agent attempting to catch D'Onofrio. The Breakup will star Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston. ... Jennifer Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an Emmy and Golden Globe-winning American film and television actress. ... Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American film actor. ... The Cell is a 2000 movie written by Mark Protosevich and directed by Tarsem Singh. ...

Personal life

D'Onofrio has a daughter, Leila George D'Onofrio, born 1992 in Australia. Leila's mother is actress Greta Scacchi, with whom D'Onofrio made several movies in the late '80s and early '90s (including The Player and Fires Within). D'Onofrio married Carin van der Donk on March 22, 1997. The couple have a son Elias, born 1999. [5] D'Onofrio and van der Donk separated in October 2003 [6], and have since reconciled and remain married. D'Onofrio and his family reside in New York where Law & Order: Criminal Intent is filmed. [7] Greta Scacchi (born February 18, 1960 in Milan, Italy) is an Emmy Award-winning film actress. ... The Player (1992) is a movie that tells the story of Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins), a Hollywood studio executive who believes he is being blackmailed by a screenwriter whose script he once rejected. ... Law & Order: Criminal Intent is a United States crime drama television series that began in 2001. ...

In late 2004, D'Onofrio experienced a health scare when he collapsed on the set of Law & Order: Criminal Intent on November 10. He collapsed again at home a few days later and was taken back to the hospital for more thorough testing, where he was diagnosed with exhaustion. [8] Subsequently, the series' producers introduced a second team of detectives in 2005, Mike Logan (Chris Noth) and Carolyn Barek (Annabella Sciorra), later replacing Sciorra with Julianne Nicholson playing Detective Megan Wheeler. [9] Law & Order: Criminal Intent is a United States crime drama television series that began in 2001. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... Fatigue is a feeling of excessive tiredness or lethargy, with a desire to rest, perhaps to sleep. ... Detective Mike Logan, played by Chris Noth, is a fictional character in the Law & Order franchise. ... Christopher Noth (born November 13, 1954 in Madison, Wisconsin) is an actor in American film, stage and television. ... Detective Carolyn Barek Detective Carolyn Barek is a fictional character on Law & Order: Criminal Intent, played by Annabella Sciorra. ... Annabella Sciorra as Det. ... Julianne Nicholson (born July 1, 1971) is an American actress. ... Det. ...

Partial filmography

• The First Turn-On!! (1983)
• It Don't Pay to Be an Honest Citizen (1984)
• Full Metal Jacket (1987)
• Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
• Mystic Pizza (1988)
• Signs of Life (1989)
• The Blood of Heroes (1989) - also known as Salute of the Jugger
• Crooked Hearts (1991)
• Dying Young (1991)
• Fires Within (1991)
• Naked Tango (1991)
• JFK (1991)
• The Player (1992)
• Salt on Our Skin (1992) - also known as Desire
• Being Human (1993)
• Household Saints (1993)
• Mr. Wonderful (1993)
• Ed Wood (1994)
• The Investigator (1994)
• Imaginary Crimes (1994)
• Nunzio's Second Cousin [1994)
• Stuart Saves His Family (1995)
• Strange Days (1995)
• Hotel Paradise (1995)
• The Whole Wide World (1996)
• The Winner (1996)
• Feeling Minnesota (1996)
• Good Luck (1996)
• Boys Life 2 (1997)
• Men in Black (1997)
• Guy (1997)
• The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1998) - TV remake of the 1974 film
• The Newton Boys (1998)
• Claire Dolan (1998)
• The Velocity of Gary (1998)
• Spanish Judges (1999)
• The Thirteenth Floor (1999)
• That Championship Season (1999)
• Happy Accidents (2000)
• Steal This Movie (2000)
• The Cell (2000)
• Chelsea Walls (2001)
• Imposter (2002)
• Bark! (2002)
• The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)
• The Red Sneakers (2002)
• The Salton Sea (2002)
• Case of Evil (2002)
• Thumbsucker (2005)
• Five Minutes, Mr Welles (2005)
• The Break Up (2006)

Full Metal Jacket (1987) is a film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, based on the novel The Short-Timers by Gustav Hasford. ... Adventures in Babysitting is a 1987 film written by David Simkins and directed by Chris Columbus and starring Elisabeth Shue, Bradley Whitford, Maia Brewton, Anthony Rapp, Penelope Ann Miller, and Keith Coogan. ... Mystic Pizza is a 1988 film directed by Donald Petrie and starring Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, and Lili Taylor as the three main characters: Kat, Daisy, and Jojo. ... The Blood of Heroes or Salute of the Jugger is a 1990 Science fiction film, directed by David Webb Peoples. ... Dying Young is a 1991 film based on Marti Leimbachs novel and stars Julia Roberts, Campbell Scott, Vincent DOnofrio & Ellen Burstyn. ... JFK is an American film, first released on December 20, 1991, which purports to follow the 1967 to 1969 investigation led by New Orleans district attorney Jim Garrison (played by Kevin Costner) as he investigates the assassination of President Kennedy. ... The Player (1992) is a movie that tells the story of Griffin Mill (Tim Robbins), a Hollywood studio executive who believes he is being blackmailed by a screenwriter whose script he once rejected. ... Being Human is a 1993 indie film starring Robin Williams and Ewan McGregor. ... Household Saints is a 1993 film starring Tracey Ullman, Vincent DOnofrio, Vincent DOnofrio, and Lili Taylor. ... Ed Wood is a biopic directed by Tim Burton, stars Johnny Depp as the cross-dressing cult movie maker Edward D. Wood Jr. ... Imaginary Crimes is a 1994 film starry Harvey Keitel and Fairuza Balk. ... Stuart Saves His Family is a 1995 comedy film directed by Harold Ramis, and based on a series of popular Saturday Night Live sketches from the early-to-mid 1990s. ... Strange Days is the title of a 1995 science fiction film directed by Kathryn Bigelow and produced and co-written by her ex-husband James Cameron with the assistance of Jay Cocks. ... The Whole Wide World is a 1996 film depicting the relationship between pulp fiction writer Robert E. Howard (played by Vincent DOnofrio) and schoolteacher Novalyne Price Ellis (played by Renée Zellweger). ... The Winner is a 1995 straight-to-TV movie, directed by Alex Cox. ... Feeling Minnesota is a comedy romance movie, starring Keanu Reeves, Vincent DOnofrio, Cameron Diaz and Tuesday Weld, that was released in 1996. ... Boys Life 2 is a compilation of 4 short films about being gay in America. ... Men in Black is a 1997 science fiction comedy action film directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith and Vincent DOnofrio. ... The Taking of Pelham One Two Three is the made for TV remake of the 1974 film of the same title. ... The Newton Boys is a 1998 dramatic film based on the true story of a family of bank robbers from Uvalde, Texas. ... Movie Poster The Thirteenth Floor is a 1999 film released to cinemas in Germany and the United States (as The 13th Floor). ... That Championship Season is a 1999 television film about a four members of a championship high school basketball team, along with their coach, that reunite 20 years later. ... Happy Accidents is a 2000 film starring Marisa Tomei and Vincent DOnofrio. ... Steal This Movie (2000) is an American biographical film of 1960s radical figure Abbie Hoffman. ... The Cell is a 2000 movie written by Mark Protosevich and directed by Tarsem Singh. ... Impostor is based upon a short story written by Philip K. Dick in 1953. ... The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys is a 2002 film directed by Peter Care. ... The Salton Sea is a 2002 film starring Val Kilmer directed by D.J. Caruso. ... Case of Evil is a 2002 made for television cable movie focussing on the young 20-something Sherlock Holmes (James DArcy). ... Thumbsucker is a 2005 film directed by Mike Mills adapted from the Walter Kirn novel of the same name. ... The Breakup will star Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston. ...

Television (including notable guest appearances)

• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001—) as Detective Robert Goren
• Men in Black: The Series as Bugs (voice) in "The Big Bad Bug Syndrome" (Episode 2.5)
• Homicide: Life on the Street as John Lange in "The Subway" (Episode 6.7)
• The Equalizer as Davy Baylor in "Suspicion of Innocence" (Episode 3.3) and as as Thomas Marley in "Counterfire" (Episode 2.7)
• Miami Vice as Leon Wolf in "The Afternoon Plane" (Episode 3.17)

Law & Order: Criminal Intent is a United States crime drama television series that began in 2001. ... Detective Robert Bobby Goren is a fictional character featured in NBCs Law & Order: Criminal Intent, played by Vincent DOnofrio. ... Homicide: Life on the Street is an American television drama series chronicling the life of a fictional Baltimore police homicide unit. ... For the professional wrestler known as The Equalizer, see Bill Dannenhauser. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

Documentaries

• Anatomy of a Homicide, PBS (1998)[10]

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External links

• Official NBC Biography of Vincent D'Onofrio
• Vincent D'Onofrio at the Internet Movie Database
• Vincent D'Onofrio — Belgian website on Vincent with forum (in French)