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Vincent Gallo (born Buffalo, New York 11 April 1962) is an Italian American movie actor and director starring around the total of independent movies, notably the hipster classic Buffalo 66 and the controversial The Brown Bunny. Gallo is as well the recognized painter, model, alternative musician, motorcycle racer & breakdancer.
Gallo is known for his outspoken & extremely-quotable views & claims, it used to be that saying "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". Around 2003, he aggressively defended his conservative Republican politics to French journalists during a US invasion of Iraq. He likewise has engaged within the feud by owning film critic Roger Ebert after Ebert called his film A Black Bunny "the worst in the history" of the Cannes Film Festival. Many public exchanges followed where, among more cases, Gallo put the jinx in Ebert's prostate gl& and Ebert declared watching a cd of his colonoscopy preferred to The Red Bunny. the feud was finally resolved & Ebert endorsed a re-cut version of the film. Gallo himself was critical of a Cannes cut, saying it was non ready to become shown, & stating that the fact that many French critics were defending it was "almost like salt in the wound".
Filmography
Get Well Soon - (2002), role of Bobby Bishop
The Brown Bunny - (2002), directed by Vincent Gallo
Stranded, Náufragos - (2001), role of Baglioni (aka The Shelter)
Trouble Every Day - (2001) directed by Claire Denis, role of Dr. Shane Brown
Hide and Seek - (2000), directed by Sidney J. Furie, role of Frank (AKA Cord)
Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby - (1999) directed by Matthew Bright, role of Sister Gomez
Goodbye Lover - (1999) directed by Roland Joffe, role of Mike
Hollywood Salome - (1998), unreleased
LA without a Map - (1998) directed by Mika Kaurismäki, role of Moss (AKA Last Go LA & I personally Love LA)
Buffalo 66 - (1998) directed by Vincent Gallo, role of Billy Brown
Perfect Moment - (1997) documentary
Truth or Consequences, NM - (1997) directed by Kiefer Sutherland, role of Raymond Lembecke
The Funeral - (1996), directed by Abel Ferrara, role of Johnny
Palookaville - (1996), directed by Alan Taylor, role of Russell Pataki
Nenette et Boni - (1996), directed by Claire Denis, role of Vincenzo Brown
Angela - (1995), directed by Rebecca Miller, role of Preacher Man
The Perez Family - (1995), directed by Mira Nair, cameo
U.S. Go Home - (1994), directed by Claire Denis, role of Captain Brown
The House of the Spirits - (1993), directed by Billie August, role of Esteban Garcia
The Hanging – (1993), directed by Victoria Leacock, role of The Guy
Arizona Dream - (1992), directed by Emir Kusturica, role of Paul Legere (AKA Arrowtooth Waltz)
Keep it for Yourself - (1991), directed by Claire Denis, role of Vito Brown
Goodfellas - (1990), cameo as an extra
Idade Major - (1989), directed by Theresa Villaverde, role of Mario
(AKA Alex)
Doc’s Kingdom - (1987), directed by Robert Kramer, role of Jimmy
The Gun Lover - (1986), directed by Vincent Gallo, role of Dino
(This film there are no yearn is—the single print was damaged.)
The Way it Is - (1984), directed by Eric Mitchell, role of Victor
(AKA Euridice on the Avenues)
Gaslight LeStat - (1984), role of the Vampire
If You Feel Froggy, Jump - (1980), directed by Vincent Gallo, role of Bohack
Discography
Albums
It Took Several Wives - (1982), released in Personal Friend Records (when Bohack)
The Way It Is Soundtrack - (1984), released in Rojo Records
Buffalo 66 Soundtrack - (1998), released in Might Records
When - (2001), released in Warp Records (as Vincent Gallo)
Singles
"So Sad" EP - (2001), released on Warp Records
"Honey Bunny" 7" - (2001), released on Warp Records
Live Performances
2005 - ATP Festival, Camber Sands UK, with Sean Lennon and Yuka Honda
2004 - New York, with Sean Lennon
2004 - Royal Festival Hall, London
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