Vincent D'Onofrio

Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio (born June 30, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American character actor and producer.

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June 30 - 1959 - Brooklyn, New York - American - Character actor - Producer

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He currently plays Detective Robert Goren in '.

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D'Onofrio's family moved around in his youth, and he grew up in Hawaii, Florida, and Colorado. He graduated from 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. His sister, Elizabeth D'Onofrio, also studied with the same group.

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Hawaii - Florida - Colorado - Stanislavsky - New York City - Elizabeth D'Onofrio

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1984 was an important year for the young D'Onofrio. He 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.

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1984 - Of Mice and Men - Sexual Perversity in Chicago - Broadway - Open Admissions - New York University - Bouncer

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It was his turn as the disturbed and bullied Private Leonard "Gomer Pyle" Lawrence in Stanley Kubrick's 1987 film, Full Metal Jacket, which was the role that first brought him to the film world's attention. In gaining 70 pounds (32 kg) for the role, D'Onofrio showed his commitment to the craft. Since then, he has played a wide variety of roles, including iconic director Orson Welles in Tim Burton's Ed Wood and Yippie founder Abbie Hoffman in Steal This Movie.

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Gomer Pyle - Stanley Kubrick - 1987 - Full Metal Jacket - Orson Welles - Tim Burton - Ed Wood - Yippie - Abbie Hoffman - Steal This Movie

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He also has dabbled in film production and to date has produced two movies, The Whole Wide World and Guy in 1996 and 1997, respectively, and executive produced two others, The Velocity of Gary in 1998 and Steal This Movie in 2000.

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Produced - The Whole Wide World - Guy - Executive produced - The Velocity of Gary - Steal This Movie

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D'Onofrio has moved to the small screen where he has been no less appreciated. He received an Emmy nomination in 1998 for his appearance as John Lange, the doomed accident/murder victim in the acclaimed "Subway" episode of '. He currently stars as Detective Robert Goren, a principal character, on the NBC television show Law & Order: Criminal Intent.

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Emmy - Robert Goren - NBC

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On 9 February, 2005, NBC announced that Chris Noth, who played Detective Mike Logan in Law & Order (the original series) from 1990 to 1995, will join the cast of Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Detective Logan in the 2005–2006 season. D'Onofrio and Noth will share the lead role, alternating being the lead detective from week to week.

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9 February - 2005 - Chris Noth - Mike Logan - Law & Order - 1990 - 1995

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According to a June 16, 2005 interview with the Australian newspaper The Age, D'Onofrio will do, in cooperation with Channel Ten, a yet unrevealed show in Australia.

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June 16 - 2005 - Australia - The Age - Channel Ten

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