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Vincent Gallo

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Vincent Gallo
When a young mother is barricaded inside a pantry by her violent ex-boyfriend, she must use ingenuity to protect her two small children from escalating danger while finding an escape.
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Vincent Gallo. American-born, Buffalo, New York, 1961. Left home, moved to New York City in 1978, and began playing in the experimental musical group, Gray, with artist Jean Michel Basquiat. After leaving Gray, he formed the band, Bohack, and recorded the highly regarded avant-garde industrial noise album, "It Took Several Wives".

During the same period, Gallo also became known in New York City for his very unusual street performances, which were spontaneously executed in public and also witnessed by invited guests in the know. The One-Armed Man, The Man with No Face, Sandman, Boy Hit by a Car, and Boy Cries in Restaurant Window, to name a few. These radical public performances were upsetting and disturbing and were meant to provoke thought, self-reflection and consciousness. Gallo's invited guests could witness his performance's impact in this larger public context.

One invited guest, New York Underground filmmaker, Eric Mitchell, cast Gallo as the lead in his film, The Way It Is (1985), alongside newcomer Steve Buscemi. The Way It Is (1985) was Gallo's first appearance in a feature-length film, though previously he had directed himself in several short films, including If You Feel Froggy, Jump (1980), The Gunlover (1986) and Rocky 10, as well as the collaborations with filmmaker Michael Holman, Vincent Gallo as "Jesus Christ" (used in Julian Schnabel's Basquiat (1996)) and Vampire LeStat.

Since his early performance art days, Gallo has continued to create very conceptual performance pieces. Examples are a series of protesting of protests. Gallo has also created his own website, which upon closer examination, is actually a highly conceptual artwork resonating with his early performance work.

On his website www.vincentgallo.com in the merchandise section, Gallo is selling his sperm and sexual fantasies as conceptual works. Gallo's Internet art questions celebrity, procreation, ego, social agenda, and views of religion, race and sexuality. These public offerings are motivated by extreme sensitivity, concept and thoughtfulness, however their presentation appears crude and offensive. Misinterpretation of this work is common and Gallo is often incorrectly categorized as a racist, sexist, homophobe. Gallo has had over 25 one-man shows of his paintings, including several with famed New York art dealer, Annina Nosei, and 4 museum shows including one at the Hara Museum in Tokyo, Japan.

Gallo has also released several musical albums including 2 on the prestigious Warp Records label-When and Recordings of Music for Film. Gallo wrote, composed and performed the original music for the films Buffalo '66 (1998), The Agent (1990) and Promises Written in Water (2010).

In the 1980s, Gallo reached the professional level of Grand Prix motorcycle racing, though he did not win a national championship. Gallo is one of the actual motorcycle riders in his feature film, The Brown Bunny (2003).

For many years, Gallo has been known and highly respected in hi-fi and music recording circles and is considered by many professionals in the field as having world-class knowledge and experience. He has been published many times by specialty magazines focused on high fidelity designs and equipment as well as music recording techniques and equipment. His collection of vintage hi-fi and recording gear, as well as musical instruments, is amongst the largest and most refined in the world. Gallo is also a fanatic record collector, owning over 35,000 vinyl LP's.

Gallo has no agent, manager, assistant or intern and he makes his films without producers, and with extremely scaled down crews. He has self-distributed his movies and is directly involved in his films' sales for distribution. Gallo has also created all of his films' trailers and posters.

Gallo is one of the most misunderstood, misquoted, misrepresented talents in the past 25 years and a brief review of his IMDb page suggests he has also been incredibly prolific.
BornApril 11, 1961
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    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 16 nominations total

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    Known for

    Buffalo '66 (1998)
    Buffalo '66
    7.4
    • Billy Brown
    • 1998
    Vincent Gallo and Chloë Sevigny in The Brown Bunny (2003)
    The Brown Bunny
    4.9
    • Bud Clay
    • 2003
    Johnny Depp, Faye Dunaway, and Jerry Lewis in Arizona Dream (1993)
    Arizona Dream
    7.2
    • Paul Leger
    • 1993
    Essential Killing (2010)
    Essential Killing
    6.1
    • Mohammed
    • 2010

    Credits

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    Actor



    • Golden State Killer
      • Joseph James DeAngelo
      • Completed



    • Rainey Qualley in Shut In (2022)
      Shut In
      5.8
      • Sammy
      • 2022
    • The Human Trust (2013)
      The Human Trust
      4.3
      • Harold Marcus
      • 2013
    • The Legend of Kaspar Hauser (2012)
      The Legend of Kaspar Hauser
      6.5
      • Pusher
      • Sheriff
      • 2012
    • Julie Delpy, Chris Rock, Alexia Landeau, Albert Delpy, and Talen Ruth Riley in Two Days in New York (2012)
      Two Days in New York
      6.0
      • Vincent Gallo (uncredited)
      • 2012
    • Michael Madsen, Vincent Gallo, Peter Facinelli, and Jaimie Alexander in Loosies (2011)
      Loosies
      6.1
      • Jax
      • 2011
    • 42 One Dream Rush (2010)
      42 One Dream Rush
      5.7
      Short
      • Pan (segment "Night of Pan")
      • 2010
    • The Agent
      6.7
      Short
      • Vincent Gallo
      • 2010
    • Promises Written in Water (2010)
      Promises Written in Water
      6.0
      • Kevin
      • 2010
    • Essential Killing (2010)
      Essential Killing
      6.1
      • Mohammed
      • 2010
    • Metropia (2009)
      Metropia
      6.2
      • Roger Olofsson (voice)
      • 2009
    • 1989 (2009)
      1989
      6.6
      Short
      • Ernest
      • 2009
    • Vincent Gallo and Alden Ehrenreich in Tetro (2009)
      Tetro
      6.8
      • Angelo 'Tetro' Tetrocini
      • 2009
    • Night of Pan (2009)
      Night of Pan
      6.0
      Short
      • Pan
      • 2009
    • Oliviero Rising (2007)
      Oliviero Rising
      4.6
      • Oliviero
      • 2007
    • Courteney Cox in Dirt (2007)
      Dirt
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Sammy Winter
      • 2007

    Director



    • Golden State Killer
      • Director (as Vito Brown)
      • Completed



    • Anea 17
      6.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Short Plays (2014)
      Short Plays
      4.9
      • Director (segment "USA")
      • 2014
    • United States Wins the World Cup
      5.4
      Short
      • Director
      • 2014
    • The Agent
      6.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 2010
    • Promises Written in Water (2010)
      Promises Written in Water
      6.0
      • Director
      • 2010
    • The Curse of Manuel Chiche
      Short
      • Director
      • 2003
    • Vincent Gallo and Chloë Sevigny in The Brown Bunny (2003)
      The Brown Bunny
      4.9
      • Director
      • 2003
    • John Frusciante: Going Inside
      9.2
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2001
    • John Frusciante: Moments Have You
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2001
    • Vincent Gallo: Honey Bunny (2001)
      Vincent Gallo: Honey Bunny
      6.6
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2001
    • John Frusciante in John Frusciante Plays and Sings (2001)
      John Frusciante Plays and Sings
      8.2
      Video
      • Director
      • 2001
    • L'Arc-en-Ciel in L'arc-en-ciel: Anemone (2000)
      L'arc-en-ciel: Anemone
      7.2
      Music Video
      • Director
      • 2000
    • Vincent Gallo and Bethany Ritz in Live, Love, Drive (1999)
      Live, Love, Drive
      6.7
      Short
      • Director
      • 1999
    • Buffalo '66 (1998)
      Buffalo '66
      7.4
      • Director
      • 1998
    • Vincent Gallo Directs
      6.2
      Short
      • Director
      • 1997

    Producer



    • Anea 17
      6.7
      Short
      • producer
      • 2019
    • United States Wins the World Cup
      5.4
      Short
      • producer
      • 2014
    • The Agent
      6.7
      Short
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Promises Written in Water (2010)
      Promises Written in Water
      6.0
      • producer
      • 2010
    • Vincent Gallo and Chloë Sevigny in The Brown Bunny (2003)
      The Brown Bunny
      4.9
      • producer
      • 2003
    • John Frusciante: Going Inside
      9.2
      Music Video
      • producer
      • 2001
    • John Frusciante: Moments Have You
      Music Video
      • producer
      • 2001
    • Vincent Gallo: Honey Bunny (2001)
      Vincent Gallo: Honey Bunny
      6.6
      Music Video
      • executive producer
      • 2001
    • John Frusciante in John Frusciante Plays and Sings (2001)
      John Frusciante Plays and Sings
      8.2
      Video
      • producer
      • 2001
    • Breath of Life (1990)
      Breath of Life
      6.6
      • producer
      • 1990
    • The Gunlover
      6.5
      Short
      • producer
      • 1986
    • If You Feel Froggy, Jump
      6.4
      Short
      • producer
      • 1980

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    Videos21

    Metropia
    Clip 1:18
    Metropia
    Tetro
    Clip 1:37
    Tetro
    Tetro
    Clip 1:37
    Tetro
    Tetro
    Clip 1:21
    Tetro
    Tetro
    Clip 1:45
    Tetro
    Tetro
    Interview 2:02
    Tetro
    Tetro
    Interview 2:58
    Tetro

    Personal details

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    • Official site
      • Vincent Gallo
    • Alternative names
      • Bohack
    • Height
      • 5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
    • Born
      • April 11, 1961
      • Buffalo, New York, USA
    • Parents
        Genevieve Gallo
    • Other works
      TV commercial for Toyota Celica (1999)
    • Publicity listings
      • 2 Print Biographies
      • 10 Interviews
      • 6 Articles
      • 6 Pictorials
      • 6 Magazine Cover Photos

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Is a big music enthusiast. Gallo owns over 30,000 vinyl albums and has the largest collection of vintage Hi Fi and audio gear in the USA.
    • Quotes
      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.
    • Nickname
      • Vinnie
    • Salaries
        Loosies
        (2011)
        $175,000

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