Vincent D'Onofrio is a renowned American actor and producer. He has played over a hundred roles in various genres. However, his favorites are drama and fantasy.
The future performer was born in 1959 in Brooklyn, June 30. My father was engaged in interior design. The family often had to change their place of residence. From early childhood, Vincent and his two sisters managed to visit Hawaii, Miami, and live in Colorado.
Towards a calling
The boy graduated from high school and entered Boulder at the University of Colorado. The student became interested in theater, began to attend the theatrical community. D'Onofrio decided to study acting with Sonya Moore at the American Stanislavsky Theater in New York and with Sharon Chatton at the Actors Studio.
Since 1984, the novice actor was accepted into the troupe. He began playing on the Broadway stage. The recognition came quickly enough. Personal life also settled down. The actor married Karin van der Donk. They had two children. However, the couple soon broke up.
The next choice of the artist in 1991 was his colleague actress Greta Skakki. The family existed for three years and broke up. One child was born, daughter Leila.
Vincent's film portfolio is very extensive. Viewers consider many paintings to be classic. In 1990, D'Onofrio starred in Nude Tango. He played the mysterious gangster Cholo. The role did not become a landmark in his career, but the fans remembered it. Vincent also managed to take part in the famous "Men in Black" in 1997. He reincarnated as Edgar, the "Beetle" alien.
Among the latest works, the film "Judge" 2014 stands out. In it, the artist played Glen Palmer. The actor willingly participates in television projects. He starred in the TV series "Daredevil", "Miami Police: Department of Morals", "Slaughter Department". All of his characters are very colorful and realistic.
It is impossible to name the exact number of serial works, since the performer began to act in them in the eighties. But the artistic path is not the only facet of talent. Vincent tried his hand at screenwriting, directing and film production.
In all his endeavors, he achieved success. In 2010 he created the script for the film "Don't Go to the Woods" and directed the tape, in 2014 he wrote "Passage".
The most striking works
The talented figure has won a number of awards. Among them are "Saturn" for "Men in Black", and awards for "Cage" and "Daredevil". After a half-century anniversary, the artist continues to act in films. He is called one of the most outstanding performers at the turn of the past and present centuries. Pictures with his participation simply cannot be of low quality.
In 1983, the actor starred in a low-budget project. However, his real debut was with Stanley Kubrick in 1987. The performer was invited to the "All-Metal Jacket". For the sake of getting the role, the thin artist was forced to gain more than three dozen kilograms. The work paid off: the image of Leonard became the most recognizable.
The artist starred in "Mystic Pizza", "Die Young" with Julia Roberts. In 1991, Vincent was offered to play in the film about the investigation into the assassination of Kennedy by New Orleans attorney Jim Garrison by Oliver Stone at JFK.
In 1992, in the comedy The Gambler, Vincent co-starred with Robert Altman. The tape tells about a filmmaker who finds himself in the role of a terrified victim of an unknown person. In 1996, Bigelow's fantastic project "Strange Days" came up. It was about a merchant of memories experienced like virtual reality.
Then there was "The whole huge world" with the main male role. In the film, the actor starred with Renee Zellweger. The project tells about the creator of the legendary Conan Robert Howard and his chosen one, the young teacher Novalin Price. For the created image, Vincent received the title of Best Actor at the Seattle Film Festival, and the film won first prize.
The iconic role was played by Robert Goren from the television series Law & Order: Malicious Intent. The artist participated in the telenovela from 2011 to 2011. In the series, the character of D'Onofrio is one hundred main characters. The New York detective worked in tandem with Alex Eames. Captain Deakins is in charge of the department. Heroes face the most incredible crimes in each episode. All the events of the project of the franchise, unlike the original, shows from the perspective of the criminals themselves, and not exclusively from the point of view of the police.
Iconic images and films
The fantastical comedy project 1993 about Men in Black tells about aliens living illegally on Earth. For them and to combat them, a special device has been created, which erases memory for people who are faced with difficult situations. This makes the presence of aliens invisible.
Bureau Veteran Kay takes Police Officer Edwards as his assistant. Anxiety begins among the aliens, many leave the city. Agents become aware of the newly arrived "bug". He maliciously violates the law on staying on the planet. Using the image of Farmer Edgar, the invader cracks down on everyone in the hunt for the Arkill galaxy.
Stanley Kubrick's 1987 film The Full Metal Jacket, released in 1987, chronicles the Marines' training base for the Vietnam War. Recruits arrive in South Carolina for a basic combat training course.
Immediately, the youth is led by an experienced soldier, Sergeant Hartman. He loves to humiliate inexperienced beginners and prefers to act very harshly. He chooses Homer Kucha as his "favorite", performed by D'Onofrio. The overweight soldier is constantly letting down the platoon, not fitting into any of the indicators. As a result, Hartman appoints the Joker as the squad leader, obliging everyone to answer for the mistakes of the clumsy Heap. The unlucky soldier receives from his colleagues for the fact that during a search the sergeant finds a donut.
