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Full Vincent Gallo Biography
Both of Vincent Gallo's parents had emigrated from Sicily. His belief is that "the only real Italians are from Buffalo" and that he has little in common with "those monkeys" who live in Sicily. After his father kicked him out of the house at the age of 16, Gallo began living in New York City, and from there traveling around most of Europe. He returned to New York under the name 'Prince Vince', his rapping alter ego.
Gallo acted in the film Arizona Dream, with Johnny Depp, in the cult comedy Palookaville, and in The Funeral, and had a lead role in the film Truth or Consequences, N.M. . In 1998, his film Buffalo '66 was nominated for, but did not win, an award for "Best First Feature" at the Independent Spirit Awards. Gallo made this comedy drama film for $1.5 M and did most of the creative tasks (writing, directing, lead acting role, music) himself. The release of Buffalo '66 "...gained him a solid fan base." Gallo's next films were the crime drama Freeway 2: Confessions of a Trickbaby, a drama entitled Stranded: Náufragos, a thriller called Hide and Seek, and a romantic comedy called Get Well Soon. Gallo acted in another Claire Denis film, a bizarre erotic/horror movie called Trouble Every Day.
A war of words erupted between Gallo and popular film critic Roger Ebert in 2003 regarding Ebert's statement that The Brown Bunny was the worst film in the history of Cannes. Gallo retorted by calling Ebert a "fat pig with the physique of a slave trader." Ebert then responded, paraphrasing a statement once made by Winston Churchill that "although I am fat, one day I will be thin, but Mr. Gallo will still have been the director of The Brown Bunny."
A shorter, re-edited version of the film played later in 2004 at the Toronto International Film Festival (although it still retained the controversial sex scene). While not receiving the highest praise, neither did it garner the same level of derision as the Cannes version, and on the August 28, 2004 episode of the television show Ebert & Roeper, Ebert gave the new version of the film a "thumbs up" rating. In a column published at about the same time, Ebert reported that he and Gallo had made peace. Ironically, the outrage and hysteria surrounding The Brown Bunny meant it ended up being the most talked-about film of the festival. The $10 million film had the second highest per-screen average at the box office the weekend it opened, beaten only by an IMAX movie . The film won approval from Sony Pictures Entertainment, which acquired multiterritory distribution rights of the film in February 2005. Sony Pictures Entertainment also released the film on DVD in North America in August 2005.
In 2002 he released "Recordings of Music for a Film", which is a remastered version of his older music. He also did shows with Jim O'Rourke playing on bass. Gallo has also performed shows with Sean Lennon, whom he collaborated with on an album they completed in 2004, that has yet to be released. Nikolai Haas, Lukas Haas's younger brother, was a drummer for a few of Gallo's shows. Gallo also curated one weekend of the UK music festival All Tomorrow's Parties in April 2005. His friend John Frusciante appeared on the bill. Gallo selected Yoko Ono as a headline act, and also performed with her and her son Sean Lennon at this event.
In 2006 he contributed beatboxing on Zoozersadd's third album, "The Gates of Hell," produced by fellow indie filmmaker, Joel Potrykus .
In early 2005, Gallo made a posting on his merchandise website offering his "disease-free" sperm for $1 million. However he added that he "maintains the right to refuse sale of his sperm to those of extremely dark complexions. Though a fan of Franco Harris, Derek Jeter, Lenny Kravitz and Lena Horne, Mr. Gallo does not want to be part of that type of integration."
He also offered a $50,000 discount to any woman "who can prove she has naturally blonde hair and blue eyes" and "anyone who can prove a direct family link to any of the German soldiers of the mid-century". Gallo also expressed his desire to impregnate a Jewish woman, because "this connection to the Jewish faith would guarantee his offspring a better chance at good reviews and maybe even a prize at the Sundance Film Festival or an Oscar." In early 2006, Gallo made another website posting offering his services as an "evening or weekend escort" and was open to any woman who would pay his fee of $50,000 for one night or $100,000 for a weekend.
Gallo's true political ideology is difficult to ascertain. He claims to be a supporter of the Republican Party, and has been seen at a New York fashion show with George W. Bush's daughters Barbara and Jenna and also claims that his fantasy is "becoming more like the stereotype of the Republican Party" He also wishes to look "more like George Will." However, his style is often deliberately controversial and tongue-in-cheek, which makes it difficult to decide whether the political beliefs he espouses are really his own. In his own words Gallo "considered himself a radical, always, but an extremely conservative radical". |
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