Vincent Gallo
Birth Name:
Vincent Gallo
Birth Place:
Buffalo, New York, United States
Profession
Actor, Soundtrack, Director, Writer, Producer, Editor, Art director, Cinematographer, Production designer, Set decorator, Costume designer, Make up department, Art department, Music department, Camera department
Fast Facts
- His film "The Brown Bunny" won a FIPRESCI Prize at the 2003 Viennale for its bold exploration of yearning and grief and for its radical departure from dominant tendencies in current American filmmaking
- After leaving home, he started playing in Gray, an experimental music group, then recorded an avant-garde industrial noise album with the band Bohack
- Gave radical and spontaneous public performances in the streets of New York City titled "The One Armed Man," "The Man with No Face," "Sandman," "Boy Hit by a Car" and "Boy Cries in Restaurant Window" among others
- Is directly involved in his films from start to finish, creating his own trailers and posters and involving himself in their sales and distribution
- Known for creating conceptual performance pieces and art
- His record collection includes over 35,000 vinyl LPs
- Reached the professional level of Grand Prix motorcycle racing in the 1980s
Awards
- 1998Grand Special PrizeNominated
- 1998Grand Prix Asturias - Best Feature:Nominated
- 1998Special Prize of the Young Jury - Best Feature:Winner
- 1998Open Palm AwardNominated
- 1998NYFCC Award - Best First Film:Nominated
- 1998Bronze HorseNominated
- 1998Grand Jury Prize - Dramatic:Nominated
- 1999Independent Spirit Award - Best First Feature:Nominated
- 1999MovieZone AwardWinner
- 1999OFTA Film Award - Best First Feature:Nominated
- 2001'La Galería' Award - Best Performance (Mejor Interpretación):Winner
- 2002Best ActorWinner
- 2003Palme d'OrNominated
- 2003Golden AlexanderNominated
- 2003FIPRESCI PrizeWinner
- 2004Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
- 2004Stinker Award - Worst Sense of Direction (Stop them before they direct again!):Nominated
- 2004Stinker Award - Worst On-Screen Couple:Nominated
- 2010Best ActorWinner
- 2010Golden LionNominated
- 2010Volpi Cup - Best Actor:Winner
- 2011Eagle - Best Actor (Najlepsza Glówna Rola Meska):Nominated