Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio was born on June 30, 1959 in Brooklyn, New York, to Phyllis, a restaurant manager and server, and Gene D'Onofrio, a theater production assistant and interior designer. He is of Italian descent and has two older sisters. He studied at the Actors Studio and the American Stanislavski Theatre. Vincent D'Onofrio is known as an "actor's actor". The wide variety of roles he has played and the quality of his work have earned him a reputation as a versatile talent. His first paid role was in Off-Broadway's "This Property Is Condemned". He continued appearing in plays and worked as a bouncer, a bodyguard and a delivery man. In 1984, he made his Broadway debut in "Open Admissions", followed by work in numerous other stage plays. In 2012, D'Onofrio returned to teach at the Lee Strasberg Theater & Film Institute. As a film actor, D'Onofrio's career break came when he played a mentally unbalanced recruit in _Full Metal Jacket as Daredevil's nemesis, Wilson Fisk. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
Played the character of "Bill Newman" in both JFK and Malcolm X .
Last name is pronounced Don-off-ree-o.
He bleached his hair blonde for his part in Adventures in Babysitting .
Gained a world record 70 pounds for his role in Full Metal Jacket .
Vincents sister, actress Elizabeth DOnofrio , teaches acting in Asheville, North Carolina.
Gained 45 pounds for his role in The Salton Sea .
One of the founders of the River Run Film Festival (Winston-Salem, North Carolina), along with his sister, Elizabeth DOnofrio , and their father, Gene DOnofrio.
Daughter: Leila George , born March 20, 1992. Her mother is actress Greta Scacchi.
Sons: Elias Gene DOnofrio, born in December 1999. Luka DOnofrio, born on February 14, 2008. Their mother is Carin van der Donk.
Unhappy with his impression of Orson Welles , director Tim Burton had DOnofrios voice dubbed, in the film Ed Wood . The near perfect Orson Welles impression was supplied by voice-over artist Maurice LaMarche.
Rene Zellweger thanked him in her Oscar acceptance speech when she won Best Actress in a Supporting Role for Cold Mountain .
Has played Orson Welles in two different, unrelated productions: Ed Wood and Five Minutes, Mr. Welles .
"I want you to be big -- Lon Chaney big," Stanley Kubrick informed DOnofrio during the filming of Full Metal Jacket .
Uncle of Hawk DOnofrio. Hawk is the son of Vincents older sister, Elizabeth DOnofrio.
Coincidentally, he played Moriarty in the TV movie Sherlock while he starred as Robert Goren in "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" , whose character is based on Sherlock Holmes.
Was considered for the role of Knuckles in Suburban Commando .
He is of Italian descent.
Lives in New York to be with his family and for the filming of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent" .
Was the first choice for the role of Martin Brundle in The Fly II and was nearly cast for the part but his screen tests didnt go well. He was born the same year that Return of the Fly was released and he has the same first name as Vincent Price who appeared in The Fly .
He is left-handed.
