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{{short description|American actor, filmmaker and musician (born 1961)}}
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| caption            = Gallo in 2004
| name               = Vincent Gallo
| birth_date         = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1961|4|11}}
| birth_place        = [[Buffalo, New York]], U.S.
| education          = [[Sweet Home High School (Amherst, New York)|Sweet Home High School]]
| occupation         = {{flatlist|
* Actor
* filmmaker
* musician
* model
* painter
}}
| years_active       = 1981–present
| notable_works      = {{ubl|''[[Buffalo '66]]''|''[[The Brown Bunny]]''|''[[Essential Killing]]''}}
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|background = solo_singer
|genre   = {{hlist|[[Alternative rock|Alternative]]|[[film score]]}}
|label   = [[Warp Records|Warp]]
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'''Vincent Gallo''' (born April 11, 1961)<ref>{{cite web |last1=Gallo |first1=Vincent |title=Vincent Gallo's biography |url=https://www.vincentgallo.com/misc/index.html |website=vincentgallo.com |access-date=August 1, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3m5SrXs42YEC |title=The Francis Ford Coppola Encyclopedia |isbn=9780810876514 |last1=Welsh |first1=James M. |last2=Phillips |first2=Gene D. |last3=Hill |first3=Rodney F. |date=27 August 2010 |page=93|publisher=Scarecrow Press }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Young |first1=Rob |title=Warp: Labels Unlimited |date=2005 |publisher=Black Dog |page=165}}</ref><ref name="Deadline">{{cite web |last1=Wiseman |first1=Andrea |title=Vincent Gallo Returns To Acting In The Daily Wire Movie 'Shut In' |url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/daily-wire-vincent-gallo-movie-shut-in-returns-acting-brown-bunny-1234883251/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=1 December 2021}}</ref> is an American actor, filmmaker, and musician. He has won several accolades, including a [[Volpi Cup for Best Actor]], and has been nominated for the [[Palme d'Or]], the [[Golden Lion]], and the [[Stockholm International Film Festival#Bronze horse: Best film|Bronze Horse]].

Gallo was a successful painter and musician, working with [[Jean-Michel Basquiat]] and [[Lukas Haas]]. Gallo later became an actor and starred in films including ''[[Arizona Dream]]'' (1993), ''[[The House of the Spirits (film)|The House of the Spirits]]'' (1993), ''[[Palookaville (film)|Palookaville]]'' (1995), ''[[The Funeral (1996 film)|The Funeral]]'' (1996), ''[[Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby]]'' (1999), ''[[Trouble Every Day (film)|Trouble Every Day]]'' (2001), ''[[Stranded (2001 film)|Stranded]]'' (2001), ''[[Tetro]]'' (2009), ''[[Metropia (film)|Metropia]]'' (2009), ''[[Essential Killing]]'' (2010), ''[[The Legend of Kaspar Hauser]]'' (2012), and ''[[Shut In (2022 film)|Shut In]]'' (2022).

As a filmmaker, Gallo directed, wrote, and starred in ''[[Buffalo '66]]'' (1998), ''[[The Brown Bunny]]'' (2003), and ''[[Promises Written in Water]]'' (2010). He has also directed and starred in numerous short films, including ''[[The Agent (2010 film)|The Agent]]'' (2010), and several music videos, such as "[[Going Inside]]" (2001), "[[Cosmopolitan Bloodloss]]" (2002), and "[[99 Problems]]" (2004). Gallo has released several albums, including ''[[When (album)|When]]'' (2001), and worked as a model, having been photographed by [[Calvin Klein (fashion house)|Calvin Klein]], [[H&M]], [[Supreme (brand)|Supreme]], [[Persol]], and [[Yves Saint Laurent (brand)|Yves Saint Laurent]].

Gallo's work has gained a [[cult following]].<ref name="bad"/><ref name="Deadline"/>

==Early life==
Vincent Gallo was born on April 11, 1961, in [[Buffalo, New York]] to Vincent Gallo Sr. and Janet Gallo. He has an older brother named Charles and a younger sister named Janine.<ref name="American">{{cite news|last=Kuczynski|first=Alex|title=Vincent Gallo's American Buffalo|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/28/style/vincent-gallo-s-american-buffalo.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=28 June 1998}}</ref> Gallo was raised [[Catholic Church|Catholic]], and made his [[First Communion]] in 1969.<ref>{{cite web|title=Vincent Gallo's St. Anthony Medallion From His 1st Holy Communion|url=https://www.vgmerchandise.com/store/product.php?productid=82&cat=6|work=VincentGallo.com|access-date=29 July 2023}}</ref>

Gallo's parents are [[Sicilians|Sicilian]] and worked as hairdressers, with his father having retired to be "a gambler."<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/handpicked-to-be-a-wise-guy-1175444.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220817/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/handpicked-to-be-a-wise-guy-1175444.html |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live | work=The Independent | location=London | title=Handpicked to be a wise guy | first=Liese | last=Spencer | date=October 1, 1998 | access-date=April 9, 2010}}</ref> 
Gallo has described his parents as dishonest people, saying "If it was my birthday, I knew my mother took me to the [[K-Mart]] and she stole my toy. She'd put it in the shopping cart and we'd walk out. I was raised with that."<ref name="Guardian"/> Growing up, Gallo says that his father was abusive and beat him on several occasions, including one instance where Gallo's father broke his nose. He has said that while growing up, his father was "this kind of dark, raging figurehead...That's not who he is today, but when I was a child there wasn't a day...when he didn't hit me, punish me, yell at me or tell me something I did wrong."<ref name="American"/> Gallo's mother also forbade him from decorating his own room, which he shared with his siblings and grandfather,<ref name="Freak">{{cite news|title=Gallo's Humor: FFC Interviews Vincent Gallo|url=https://www.filmfreakcentral.net/ffc/2004/08/gallos-humor-ffc-interviews-vincent-gallo.html|work=Filmfreakcentral.com|date=22 August 2004}}</ref> and from owning a guitar, leading Gallo to secretly hide the latter underneath his bed. Gallo has attributed his self-described controlling and perfectionist nature as a filmmaker to his childhood experiences.<ref name="Freak"/>

Gallo claims that at the age of 12 he worked for the local [[mafia]] in Buffalo, helping them to perform small crimes, such as carjacking and shoplifting. Supposedly, Gallo worked for the mafia for approximately one year, and desired to continue down a life of crime and become a powerful gangster. However, he was eventually convinced by a mafia member, who felt that Gallo was wasting his potential, to abandon it in favor of a legitimate career.<ref name="Dazed">{{cite news|last=Sanders|first=Michael|title=Vincent Gallo: mad, bad, and dangerous to know|url=https://www.dazeddigital.com/artsandculture/article/37329/1/vincent-gallo-1997-interview-buffalo-66|work=Dazed Digital|date=1997}}</ref>

After graduating from [[Sweet Home High School (Amherst, New York)|Sweet Home High School]] in 1978, Gallo left his home in Buffalo and ran away to New York City at the age of 16.<ref name="American"/><ref name="Buffalo Magazine">{{cite news|last=Githens|first=Lauri|title=REBEL WITHOUT A PAUSE THE NON-STOP, OUT-THERE LIFE OF ACTOR VINCENT GALLO|url=https://buffalonews.com/news/rebel-without-a-pause-the-non-stop-out-there-life-of-actor-vincent-gallo/article_ef1b77aa-ef6a-5da0-b25a-094925b8cb7a.html|work=The Buffalo News|date=12 January 1997}}</ref> He took up various jobs, including ones working in a hi-fi guitar shop and as a restaurant dishwasher.<ref>{{cite news|last=Engelbrekston|first=Lisa|title=Vincent Gallo Comes to SOhO|url=https://www.independent.com/2008/09/30/vincent-gallo-comes-soho/|work=Santa Barbara Independent|date=30 September 2008}}</ref>

Gallo claims he went on to race motorbikes professionally, supposedly without training, in [[Formula TT|Formula II]].<ref name="Formula II">{{cite news|last=Kennedy|first=Randy|title=FILM; Vincent Gallo Dares You To See It (If You Can Find It)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/15/movies/film-vincent-gallo-dares-you-to-see-it-if-you-can-find-it.html|work=[[New York Times]]|date=15 August 2004|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210303060929/https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/15/movies/film-vincent-gallo-dares-you-to-see-it-if-you-can-find-it.html|archive-date=3 March 2021}}</ref> Gallo says he raced for [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]],<ref name="Dazed"/> but never won a national championship. He claims to have raced 125cc and 250cc WERA bikes in the 1980s; and later performed his own racing scenes in his 2004 film ''[[The Brown Bunny]]''. In the film, Gallo rides a gold [[Honda NSR250]], which he personally designed.<ref>{{cite news|author=Staff|title=Motorcycle racing emerges as the hippest new celebrity fascination.|url=https://www.montereycountyweekly.com/news/local_news/motorcycle-racing-emerges-as-the-hippest-new-celebrity-fascination/article_dae1efc9-3ffe-5a06-9493-f6f68eefab1c.html|work=Montery County Weekly|date=7 July 2005}}</ref> He also went on to become a successful painter.<ref name="Guardian"/>

==Film career==
===20th century===
During Gallo's artistic period in the 1980s, when he worked as a musician and painter in New York City, he also began experimenting with film. Gallo created the short film "If You Feel Froggy, Jump" and appeared in the 1981 film ''[[Downtown 81]]'' with painter [[Jean-Michel Basquiat]]. In 1984, Gallo acted in the [[No Wave]] film ''[[The Way It Is (film)|The Way It Is or Eurydice in the Avenues]]'' (1985) by [[Eric Mitchell (filmmaker)|Eric Mitchell]], along with actors [[Steve Buscemi]], [[Edwige Belmore]], [[Mark Boone Junior]] and [[Rockets Redglare]]. After starring in the obscure 1989 film ''Doc's Kingdom'', he began acting in small parts in more well-known films such as ''[[Goodfellas]]'', ''[[The House of the Spirits]]'', and ''[[The Perez Family]]''. French director [[Claire Denis]] hired Gallo to act in several films such as the short film ''[[Keep It for Yourself]]'', the made-for-TV ''U.S. Go Home'', and its follow-up feature ''[[Nénette et Boni]]'' (1996)."<ref name="movies.nytimes.com">{{cite news| url=http://movies.nytimes.com/person/90927/Vincent-Gallo/biography | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080313063211/http://movies.nytimes.com/person/90927/Vincent-Gallo/biography | url-status=dead | archive-date=March 13, 2008 | department=Movies & TV Dept. | work=[[The New York Times]] | author=Andrea LeVasseur | date=2008 |title=Vincent Gallo biography| access-date=April 9, 2010}}</ref>

In 1998, Gallo released his directorial debut film, ''[[Buffalo '66]]''. The film received positive critical reception and was nominated for an award for "Best First Feature" at the [[Independent Spirit Awards]].<ref name="movies.nytimes.com"/> Gallo made this drama for $1.5&nbsp;million, serving as writer, director, lead actor, and composer/performer of the soundtrack. The release of ''Buffalo '66'' "gained him a solid fan base."<ref name="movies.nytimes.com"/>

During filming, Gallo had difficulties working with actress [[Christina Ricci]], who starred in the film alongside him. According to Ricci, Gallo was a "crazy lunatic man" and did not get along with her on the set. Ricci also said that Gallo mocked her weight several years after the film released, and that she has no interest in ever seeing his other films.<ref name="Time">{{cite news|url=http://www.timeout.com/film/features/show-feature/2921/|title=Christina Ricci interview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080411193729/http://www.timeout.com/film/features/show-feature/2921/|archive-date=11 April 2008}}</ref> Gallo disputes Ricci's account, and in 2018, wrote "I still smile when I see a picture of her and when she insults me in the press it reminds me that we are connected in some way, and for that I am grateful. Christina Ricci was my friend during the filming of Buffalo 66 and working with her made sense and felt natural....I insulted her jokingly one day to a friend and a sneaky gossip writer overheard me. Christina and I have not spoken since."<ref name="Gallo letter"/>

===2000s===
In 2001, Gallo again collaborated with Denis, and appeared in her horror film ''[[Trouble Every Day (film)|Trouble Every Day]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Elley|first=Derek|title=Trouble Every Day|url=https://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/trouble-every-day-1200468352/|work=Variety|date=14 May 2001}}</ref>

In 2003, Gallo starred in and directed the film ''[[The Brown Bunny]]'', which chronicles a motorcycle racer's cross-country road trip and co-starred [[Chloë Sevigny]]. The film, which contained a scene of Sevigny performing unsimulated [[oral sex]] upon Gallo, received an overwhelmingly negative critical response to its Cannes premiere and became a media [[scandal]], in part due to Gallo's use of a still image from a sex scene on a promotional billboard.  Andrea LeVasseur of ''[[Allmovie]]'' said that ''The Brown Bunny'' "premiered to much derision at the [[2003 Cannes Film Festival]]."<ref name="movies.nytimes.com"/> Film critic [[Roger Ebert]] stated that ''The Brown Bunny'' was the worst film in the history of Cannes.<ref name=ebert>{{cite book | last = Ebert | first = Roger | title = Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2006 | publisher = Andrews McMeel Publishing | location = Kansas City | year = 2005 | isbn = 978-0-7407-5538-5 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780740755385 }}</ref> Gallo retorted by calling Ebert a "fat pig with the physique of a slave trader" and put a [[Curse|hex]] on Ebert, wishing him [[colon cancer]].<ref name=ebert/> Ebert then responded – adapting a statement made by [[Winston Churchill]] – that, "although I am fat, one day I will be thin, but Mr.&nbsp;Gallo will still have been the director of ''The Brown Bunny''."<ref name=ebertohseven>{{cite book | last = Ebert | first = Roger | title = Roger Ebert's Movie Yearbook 2007 | publisher = Andrews McMeel Publishing | location = Kansas City | year = 2006 | isbn = 978-0-7407-6157-7 | url-access = registration | url = https://archive.org/details/rogerebertsmov00eber }}</ref> In 2003, several media sources later reported that Gallo apologized to Ebert, but Gallo disputed this, saying "I never apologized for anything in my life...The only thing I am sorry about is putting a curse on Roger Ebert's colon. If a fat pig like Roger Ebert doesn't like my movie then I'm sorry for him."<ref>{{cite news|title=Gallo: I never apologised for Brown Bunny|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/jun/03/world.cannes2003|date=3 June 2003|work=[[The Guardian]]}}</ref>

In 2004, Gallo and Ebert appeared to have reconciled, and Ebert ended up giving a thumbs up to a re-edited version of ''The Brown Bunny''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-brown-bunny-2004|title=The Brown Bunny Movie Review & Film Summary (2004)|date=September 3, 2004|work=[[Roger Ebert]]|access-date=August 1, 2013}}</ref> However, in a 2018 article, written after Ebert's death, Gallo accused Ebert's review of the re-edited version as being "far fetched and an outright lie."<ref name="Gallo letter"/>

Gallo was strongly considered for and almost cast as Uncle Rico in the 2004 film ''[[Napoleon Dynamite]]'', though the role ultimately went to [[Jon Gries]].<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Timothy|last=Gunatilaka|title=Is the reissued special edition of ''Napoleon Dynamite'' worth buying?|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/05/19/reissued-special-edition-napoleon-dynamite-worth-buying/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=19 May 2006|access-date=March 12, 2023|archive-date=March 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312081342/https://ew.com/article/2006/05/19/reissued-special-edition-napoleon-dynamite-worth-buying/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2008, Gallo was cast as the titular character in [[Francis Ford Coppola]]'s drama film ''[[Tetro]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite news|last=Miller|first=Winter|title=French Cops lead in 'Tetro'|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/markets-festivals/french-cops-lead-in-tetro-1117982112/|work=Variety|date=9 March 2008}}</ref>

===2010s===
In 2010, Gallo won the [[Volpi Cup]] for Best Actor at the [[67th&nbsp;Venice International Film Festival]] for his non-speaking role in ''[[Essential Killing]]''. Gallo did not attend the ceremony to accept his award in person, leaving the duty to the film's director [[Jerzy Skolimowski]], who tried to get the actor to reveal himself, leading the audience in a chant of his name. Gallo was not in attendance.<ref name="Inside Out Film">{{cite web|author=iofilm|url=http://www.iofilm.co.uk/awards/essential-killing-takes-triple-at-venice|title=Essential Killing Takes Triple at Venice |access-date=September 13, 2010|work=inside out film|date=September 13, 2010}}</ref><ref name="BBC News">{{cite web|author=BBC News Staff|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11281250 |title=Quentin Tarantino denies Venice nepotism claim|access-date=September 13, 2010|work=[[BBC News]]|date=May 7, 2010}}</ref>

At the festival, Gallo's third feature film, ''[[Promises Written in Water]]'', debuted. It was also screened once at the [[2010 Toronto International Film Festival]]. The film received polarized and mostly negative reviews from critics, though several positive reviews cited it as one of the year's greatest films. The film was nominated for the [[Golden Lion]].

Gallo has stated that he has no plans to ever distribute the film and allow it to be seen again, as "I do not want my new works to be generated in a market or audience of any kind." He also added that allowing the film only ever being shown at two screenings was part of a deal he made with [[Delfine Bafort]], who starred in the film.<ref>{{cite news|last=Jagernauth|first=Kevin|title=Vincent Gallo Doesn't Plan On Releasing 'Promises Written In Water'|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/07/vincent-gallo-doesnt-plan-on-releasing-promises-written-in-water-117190/|work=[[IndieWire]]|date=29 July 2011}}</ref> Gallo explained in a 2011 interview that the film would be "allowed to rest in peace, and stored without being exposed to the dark energies from the public."<ref name="New York Times">{{cite news|last=Lim|first=Dennis|title=R.I.P. 'Promises,' It Was Nice Knowing You|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/10/movies/vincent-gallo-keeps-promises-written-in-water-off-screens.html|work=[[New York Times]]|date=8 June 2012}}</ref> As of 2024, ''Promises Written in Water'' is not available to watch, and has not been screened since 2010.

During the Venice festival, Gallo also released a short film, titled ''[[The Agent (2010 film)|The Agent]]'', which was nominated for Best Short Film. ''The Agent'' starred [[Sage Stallone]], and has also only ever been screened twice, with Gallo having no plans to re-release it to the public.<ref name="Gallo letter"/>

In 2012, Gallo starred in Davide Manuli's ''[[The Legend of Kaspar Hauser]]'', a modern-western interpretation of the German legend of [[Kaspar Hauser]] which premiered at the [[International Film Festival Rotterdam]]. Gallo plays the two largest roles in the film, the English-speaking Sheriff and the Italian-speaking assassin.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/rotterdam-review-vincent-gallos-unhinged-dual-role-performance-cant-save-pretentious-legend-of-kaspar-hauser|title=Rotterdam Review: Vincent Gallo's Unhinged, Dual Role Performance Can't Save Pretentious 'Legend Of Kaspar Hauser'|work=IndieWire|first=Brandon|last=Harris|date=February 2012}}</ref> Later that year, he appeared in [[Julie Delpy|Julie Delpy's]] ''[[2 Days in New York]]'', in a cameo role as himself. In the film, Gallo appears as a [[Mephistopheles|Mephistopheles-like]] version of himself, who purchases the protagonist's (Delpy) soul, after she puts it up for auction.<ref>{{cite news|author=[[Roger Ebert|Ebert, Roger]]|title=Guess who's coming to dinner: Papa|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/2-days-in-new-york-2012|work=[[RogerEbert.com]]|date=15 August 2012}}</ref> Delpy wrote the role with Gallo specifically in mind, who agreed to the part after reading the screenplay.<ref>{{cite news|last=Vineyard|first=Jen|title=Julie Delpy Talks Exposing Herself In '2 Days In New York' & Talks About The Film's Great Cameo|url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/general-news/julie-delpy-talks-exposing-herself-in-2-days-in-new-york-talks-about-the-films-great-cameo-107305/|work=[[IndieWire]]|date=10 August 2012}}</ref>

In 2013, Gallo's website listed that he had directed, written, produced, and acted in his fourth feature film, ''April''. It states that the film is 88 minutes long, stars Gallo as the lead character Seth Goldstone, and co-stars pornographic actor [[Jamie Gillis]]. The film has never been released, leading to speculation about the nature of the project.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schmidlin|first=Chris|title=Will It See The Light Of Day? Vincent Gallo Reveals New Project 'April' Co-Starring Late Porn Star Jamie Gillis|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2013/08/will-it-see-the-light-of-day-vincent-gallo-reveals-new-project-april-co-starring-late-porn-star-jamie-gillis-94965/|work=[[IndieWire]]|date=9 August 2013}}</ref> That year, Gallo also co-starred with [[Kōichi Satō (actor)|Kōichi Satō]] and [[Yoo Ji-tae]] in [[Junji Sakamoto]]'s film, ''[[Human Trust]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/vincent-gallo-joins-japanese-thriller-human-trust-co-starring-koichi-sato-oldboy-star-yu-ji-tae-20130712|title=Vincent Gallo Joins Japanese Thriller 'Human Trust' Co-Starring Kôichi Satô & 'Oldboy' Star Yu Ji-Tae|work=IndieWire|first=Charlie|last=Schmidlin|date=July 12, 2013}}</ref>

===2020s===
In 2022, Gallo appeared in [[D. J. Caruso]]'s thriller film ''[[Shut In (2022 film)|Shut In]]''. Released by ''[[The Daily Wire]]'', ''Shut In'' marked Gallo's first acting role since 2013.<ref name="Deadline"/>

In January 2024, it was revealed that Gallo was set to portray [[Joseph James DeAngelo]] in ''[[Golden State Killer (film)|The Policeman]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Meyers|first=Ashley Scott|title=SELLING YOUR SCREENPLAY: Ep. 498 - Make the Stories You Want to Tell with Jordan Gertner|url=https://scriptmag.com/selling-screenplay-podcast/make-the-stories-you-want-to-tell-with-jordan-gertner|work=ScriptMag|date=28 August 2023}}</ref><ref name="Franco">{{cite news|last=Vivarelli|first=Nick|title=James Franco on New Movie 'Hey Joe,' Being 'Grateful' for His Fall From Grace and the End of Seth Rogen Friendship: 'I Guess It's Over'|url=https://variety.com/2024/film/global/james-franco-new-movie-hey-joe-lawsuit-seth-rogen-friendship-1236190559/|work=Variety|date=25 October 2024}}</ref><ref name="Policeman">{{cite web|last=Kilkenny|first=Katie|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/vincent-gallo-accusations-sexually-explicit-comments-auditions-1235785668/|title=Vincent Gallo Accused of Making Sexually Explicit Comments in Auditions for Golden State Killer Movie|publisher=The Hollywood Reporter|date=11 January 2024}}</ref> He was accused of being abusive and sexually inappropriate with 3 actresses auditioning for the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bergeson |first=Samantha |date=2024-01-11 |title=Vincent Gallo Allegedly Encouraged 'Torture Porn Fantasies' and Improvised Unsimulated Sex Scenes During 'The Policeman' Auditions — Report |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/vincent-gallo-accused-torture-porn-the-policeman-set-1234942805/ |access-date=2025-08-20 |website=IndieWire |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Yandoli |first=Krystie Lee |date=2024-01-11 |title='I Want You to Believe You Will Die': Vincent Gallo Made Auditions Hell, Women Say |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/vincent-gallo-james-franco-sexual-misconduct-the-policeman-golden-state-killer-1234944623/ |access-date=2025-08-20 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref> In May 2025, [[Lionsgate Films]] obtained the film, which was also retitled to ''Golden State Killer''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Wiseman|first=Andreas|title=Vincent Gallo & James Franco's Golden State Killer Thriller On Sale At Cannes Market With Lionsgate; U.S. Deal In The Bag|url=https://deadline.com/2025/05/vincent-gallo-james-franco-golden-state-killer-film-us-deal-1236393783/|work=Deadline|date=12 May 2025}}</ref> Speculation also emerged that the film may have been directed and written by Gallo himself, using a pseudonym.<ref>{{cite news|last=Pearce|first=Leonard|title=Roman Polanski, Vincent Gallo, and Panos Cosmatos Plan New Features|url=https://thefilmstage.com/roman-polanski-vincent-gallo-and-panos-cosmatos-plan-new-features/|work=TheFilmStage|date=14 May 2025}}</ref>

In April 2025, ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'' initially reported that Gallo would co-star with [[Karla Sofía Gascón]] in ''The Life Lift'', a psychological thriller directed by Stefania Rossella Grassi.<ref name="Gascon">{{cite news|last=Vivarelli|first=Nick|url=https://variety.com/2025/film/global/karla-sofia-gascon-next-film-life-lift-vincent-gallo-1236371460/|title=Karla Sofía Gascón to Star as Psychiatrist Who 'Embodies God and the Devil' in 'The Life Lift' With Vincent Gallo (EXCLUSIVE)|work=Variety|date=17 April 2025}}</ref> In May, Gallo told ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' that he had only been approached, and has not been signed onto the film, alleging that the filmmakers leaked a "false rumor" to obtain financing.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Nolfi|first=Joey|title=Vincent Gallo says Italian filmmakers 'leaked false rumor' he's in new Karla Sofía Gascón film, which they dispute: 'They are clowns' (exclusive)|url=https://ew.com/vincent-gallo-says-filmmakers-leaked-false-rumor-11733011|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=12 May 2025}}</ref>

==Music and modeling career==
===Music===
[[File:Vincent Gallo.jpg|thumb|right|Gallo performing in 2005]]
Gallo played electric bass and sang in the mid-1970s in several adolescent garage bands such as Blue Mood; a progressive rock cover band named Zephyr (not to be confused with the late 1960s band of the same name, or the 1980s [[Johnny Goudie]]-fronted band of the same name) which did one performance at Lincoln Park, Tonawanda, New York in 1978; The Good (with Bernie Kugel and Larry Galanowitz); The Detours; and the Plastics.<ref name=autogenerated3>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p471620/biography|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic ((( Vincent Gallo – Biography )))<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> At the age of 16, Gallo moved to New York City and was a later member of the band [[Gray (band)|Gray]], with visual artist [[Jean-Michel Basquiat]]. Gray played at clubs such as [[Max's Kansas City]], [[CBGB]]'s, [[Hurrah (nightclub)|Hurrahs]], and the [[Mudd Club]]. A few of Gray's recordings appear on the soundtrack for the film ''[[Downtown 81]]''.<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r551298|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic ((( Downtown 81 > Overview )))<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

In 1984, Gallo (using the name "Prince Vince") also appeared as a dancer on an unsold TV pilot for a [[hip-hop dance]] show called ''[[Graffiti Rock]]''.

Gallo played in a band called Bohack, which recorded an album entitled ''It Took Several Wives''.<ref name=autogenerated3 /> When Bohack disbanded, Gallo turned his attention to acting, directing, and composing in films. He wrote songs for the soundtrack of the 1998 film ''[[Buffalo 66]]''. He played in a rock band with [[Lukas Haas]] called Bunny, and Gallo put out his own album which he wrote, performed and produced under [[Warp (record label)|Warp Records]], titled ''When''.<ref name=autogenerated3 /><ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20011108032618/http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2001/10/1610.cfm "CD REVIEWS: Hayden, Ozzy Osbourne, Sloan, The Tea Party and many more"]}}. ''Chart Attack'', October 16, 2001, by Debbie Bento</ref>

On August 3, 2013, Vincent Gallo headlined the 3rd Annual San Frandelic Summer Fest in San Francisco.<ref>[http://events.sfgate.com/san_francisco_ca/events/show/339010983-3rd-annual-san-frandelic-summerfest-w-vincent-gallo-spindrift-more "3rd Annual San Frandelic Summerfest w/ Vincent Gallo, Spindrift & More!"]. ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]''. Retrieved December 18, 2013.</ref>

Gallo directed music videos for the songs "[[Going Inside]]" by [[John Frusciante]], and "[[Clicked Singles Best 13|Anemone]]" by [[L'Arc-en-Ciel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Frusciante&first=John|title=John Frusciante music videos|access-date=April 8, 2008|publisher=Music Video Database}}</ref> He also starred in the music videos for "Bitter" by [[Lit (band)|Lit]], "[[Cosmopolitan Bloodloss]]" by [[Glassjaw]], and "Grounded" by [[My Vitriol]].

In January 2025, Gallo's new album, ''Butterfly'', was released; Gallo co-created the album with musician [[Harper Simon]]. Gallo claims that the album was originally recorded in 2021, but had its release cancelled by [[Because Music]] due to his political views. Gallo's self-owned label, Family Friend Records, later purchased the rights to the album and finalized its release.<ref>{{cite web|title=Butterfly (47) – The Music of Butterfly|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/32424654-Butterfly-The-Music-of-Butterfly|website=Discogs|access-date=17 December 2024}}</ref>

===Modeling===

In 1990, Gallo modeled for [[Calvin Klein (fashion house)|Calvin Klein]].<ref name="Buffalo Magazine"/> In 2007, Gallo modeled for [[Stefano Pilati|Stefano Pilati's]] menswear campaign,<ref name="Hero">{{cite news|title=Vincent Gallo returns to front the SS18 Saint Laurent campaign|url=https://hero-magazine.com/article/120393/vincent-gallo-returns-to-front-the-ss18-saint-laurent-campaign|work=Hero (magazine)|date=12 March 2018}}</ref> and was also photographed for [[Supreme (brand)|Supreme]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://supreme.com/news/366/|title=Magazine for A/W 2007|work=Supreme.com|date=25 October 2007}}</ref> In 2009, Gallo appeared as a model in [[H&M]] Spring Collection alongside [[Eva Herzigova]].<ref>{{cite web |title=H&M Spring 2009 : Eva Herzigova, Shalom Harlow and Vincent Gallo |url=http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/f79/h-m-spring-2009-eva-herzigova-shalom-harlow-vincent-gallo-77529.html |url-status=unfit |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311141514/http://www.thefashionspot.com/forums/f79/h-m-spring-2009-eva-herzigova-shalom-harlow-vincent-gallo-77529.html |archive-date=March 11, 2009 |access-date=December 11, 2022 |publisher=the Fashion Spot}}</ref> He later did a fashion campaign and photo shoot with [[G-Star Raw]] jeans in Fall 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.g-star.com/en_us/featured/collaborations/vincent-gallo.htm|title = Vincent Gallo|date = 2013-05-14|access-date = January 2, 2015|website = G-Star RAW|publisher = G-Star RAW inc.|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150203011306/https://www.g-star.com/en_us/featured/collaborations/vincent-gallo.htm|archive-date = February 3, 2015|url-status = dead|df = mdy-all}}</ref> In 2017, Gallo modeled glasses for [[Persol]] in their Spring/Summer campaign.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vincent Gallo Stars in New Persol Campaign|url=https://www.thefashionisto.com/vincent-gallo-2017-person-spring-summer-campaign/|work=The Fashionisto|date=27 February 2017}}</ref> From 2017 through 2018, Gallo also appeared as a model, photographed in black-and-white, in the [[Yves Saint Laurent (brand)|Saint Laurent SS18 campaign]].<ref name="Hero"/>

Additionally, Gallo has stated that he once walked in a [[fashion show]] for designer [[Anna Sui]], but left her disappointed by his performance, and was never hired by Sui again.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vincent Gallo Wants You Out of Those Jeans|url=https://www.thecut.com/2007/09/vincent_gallo_wants_you_out_of.html|work=The Cut|date=11 September 2007}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Gallo lives in [[Arizona]],<ref name="Arizona">{{cite news|last=Zilko|first=Christian|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2022/01/vincent-gallo-praises-kyrsten-sinema-1234690981/|title=Vincent Gallo Praises Kyrsten Sinema as 'Free Thinking, Sensitive, and Thoughtful'|work=[[IndieWire]]|date=16 January 2022}}</ref> owning a $3.25 million mansion in [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Knott|first=Gloria|title=Director who calls himself the "Donald Trump of Cannes" buys Tucson mansion|url=https://tucson.com/news/local/director-who-calls-himself-the-donald-trump-of-cannes-buys-tucson-mansion/article_4a360996-b2c0-11e8-9255-eba733fce1ab.html|work=Tucson.com|date=9 September 2018}}</ref>

Gallo previously owned two Los Angeles houses designed by modernist architect [[John Lautner]] - the [[Garcia House (Los Angeles)|The Garcia House]] and the Wolff house.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Almendrala |first1=Anna |title=John Lautner's Wolff House In West Hollywood |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/john-lautners-wolff-house_n_718926 |access-date=20 September 2025 |publisher=Huffington Post |date=16 September 2010}}</ref> He also previously owned a [[condominium|condo]] at [[Trump Tower]], as well as apartments in buildings designed by [[Jean Nouvel]] and [[Richard Meier]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Verde|first=Ben|title=Vincent Gallo sells Trump Tower condo for $1.59M|url=https://www.inman.com/2022/02/15/vincent-gallo-unloads-trump-tower-condo-for-1-59m-a-modest-profit/|work=InMan|date=15 February 2022}}</ref> Gallo is a [[teetotaler]].<ref name="Guardian">{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Andrew|title=Buffalo boy|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2001/sep/30/features.magazine|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=29 September 2001}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Smith|first=Damon|title=Good fella: The musical adventures of Vincent Gallo|work=[[The Phoenix (newspaper)|The Phoenix]]|date=31 January 2002|url=https://bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/other_stories/documents/02137677.htm#google_vignette|access-date=31 July 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020209072409/http://bostonphoenix.com/boston/music/other_stories/documents/02137677.htm|archive-date=9 February 2002}}</ref> He is a collector of [[Phonograph record|vinyl records]] and pre-[[World War II|war]] sound equipment.<ref>{{cite podcast|host=[[Elvis Mitchell|Mitchell, Elvis]]|title=Vincent Gallo - The Treatment|url=https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/vincent-gallo-1|website=KCRW|date=21 August 1998|time=8:20}}</ref>

Gallo has said that he once lived in author [[William S. Burroughs]]'s house for six months.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gibbons|first=Fiachra|title=Bad boy Vincent treats festival to Gallo humour|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2003/may/22/cannes2003.cannesfilmfestival|work=The Guardian|date=21 May 2003}}</ref> Gallo also knew poet [[John Giorno]], who lived with Burroughs at the time. Throughout their lives, Burroughs and Gallo exchanged postcards, letters, and mixtapes.<ref name="Freak"/> [[Ohio State University]] holds one of Gallo's letters to Burroughs among its archival collection.<ref>{{cite web|last=Bennett|first=John M.|url=https://library.osu.edu/finding-aids/rarebooks/burroughs87.php|title=WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS PAPERS, WSB97: GUIDE AND INVENTORY|date=May 1999}}</ref>

In 1984, Gallo was married to a woman for just 10 weeks, before their relationship ended.<ref name="Guardian"/> Gallo once dated socialite [[Paris Hilton]]. Gallo has held close friendships with musician [[Johnny Ramone]] (prior to Ramone's death in 2004),<ref>{{cite news|last=Boucher|first=Geoff|title=In Death, He Wants to Be Celebrated |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-jan-15-me-ramone15-story.html|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=15 January 2015}}</ref> musician [[John Frusciante]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Tobias|first=Scott|title=Vincent Gallo|url=https://www.avclub.com/vincent-gallo-1798208372|work=AV Club|date=1 September 2004}}</ref> and actress [[Milla Jovovich]].<ref>{{cite AV media|people= Gallo, Vincent; Jovovich, Milla; Leitch Jr., Donovan|title=Vincent Gallo, 2006 Radio Interview, feat. Milla Jovovich|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVxLRF-QYhA|date=2006}}</ref>

On May 24, 2001, Gallo successfully sued actor [[John Ventimiglia]] for [[assault]] and [[battery (crime)|battery]]. The [[New York Supreme Court]] decided the case in Gallo's favor in ''Gallo v. Ventimiglia'' (2001).<ref>{{cite web|title=Gallo v. Ventimiglia|url=https://scholar.google.co.uk/scholar_case?case=1974237241917310476|date=2001|access-date=16 January 2024}}</ref>

Gallo has garnered infamy for making incendiary and provocative comments. When once asked by an interviewer if he was Jewish, Gallo replied, "No, I do not have the Jew gene."<ref name="bad"/> On his website, Gallo offers himself as an escort to women for $50,000; and sells his sperm for $1,000,000.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gidick|first=Sarah|title=#SocialGathering: Vincent Gallo's Another Man Essay, Explained|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/style/vincent-gallos-man-essay-explained-1097032/|work=Hollywood Reporter|date=23 March 2018}}</ref> His website has been labeled as satirical by media outlets such as ''[[The Daily Wire]]'',<ref name="Deadline"/> and has drawn the scorn of other outlets, such as ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Heritage|first=Stuart|title=I could have Vincent Gallo's baby|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2010/jan/04/vincent-gallo-sperm|work=The Guardian|date=4 January 2010}}</ref> Gallo has stated in interviews that his website and provocative statements are satire, and has mocked critics who have interpreted them as serious.<ref>{{cite news|last=Alson|first=Stuart|title=Vincent Gallo|url=https://www.ifqmag.com/?albdesign_popup_cpt=vincent-gallo|work=Independent Film Quarterly|quote="I think the liberal mainstreamers in the press may be trying hard to eliminate antagonism and they may not have a sense of humor. In any case they seem to react harshly to things I say that they feel are offensive racially, religiously or regarding sexual preference. What is so odd to me is that if we are all equal and truly connected which I believe, then my remarks make no sense other than as humor. Yet my comments enrage so many who pantomime sensitivity in this regard."}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Fagan|first=Mark|title=Every Last World: Vincent Gallo - The Complete Transcript|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2007-11-30/565884/|work=The Austin Chronicle|date=30 November 2007|quote="It's so embarrassing to me that I've created, let's say, a vocabulary or a character that sort of mocks and mimics that stuff, because the only thing I find entertaining about it is in humor. ... So I play this role. I use these slurs or these outlandish concepts, which are so obviously meant to be funny or absurdist, at least absurdist. No hate group has ever reached out to me."}}</ref>

===Politics===
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Gallo is a lifelong [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]<ref name="Way We Live">{{cite news|last=Soloman|first=Deborah|title=THE WAY WE LIVE NOW: 8-22-04: QUESTIONS FOR VINCENT GALLO; Gallo's Humor|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/22/magazine/the-way-we-live-now-8-22-04-questions-for-vincent-gallo-gallo-s-humor.html|work=[[New York Times]]|date=22 August 2004}}</ref> and a [[conservative]].<ref name="Observer">{{cite news|author=NYO Staff|title=G.O.P. Gallo|url=https://observer.com/2004/01/gop-gallo/|work=[[The New York Observer]]|date=26 January 2004}}</ref> He holds [[anti-abortion]],<ref name="Lodown">{{cite magazine|title=Vincent Gallo: The Context of Gallo - Metropia & Promises Written in Water|magazine=[[Lodown Magazine]]|issue=69|url=https://imgur.com/a/Ouv2Zsy|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531174859/https://imgur.com/a/Ouv2Zsy |pages=71–75 |archive-date=May 31, 2023 }}</ref> [[anti-drug]], and [[anti-pornography]] views.<ref name="Formula II"/> Gallo once authored an anti-abortion [[opinion piece]] in ''[[BlackBook]]''.<ref name="Lodown"/>

Gallo is a fan of U.S. President [[Richard Nixon]], describing him as an "intellectual".<ref name="Way We Live"/> Gallo claims to have met Nixon when he was six years old.<ref name="bad"/>

In 2004, Gallo appeared in the documentary, ''[[Rated R: Republicans in Hollywood]]'', discussing the political discrimination he has faced in the film industry as a conservative.<ref>{{cite news|last=Schorn|first=Peter|title=Rated R: Republicans in Hollywood|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2006/01/07/rated-r-republicans-in-hollywood|work=[[IGN]]|date=18 May 2012}}</ref> He also spoke at the [[Women's National Republican Club]], where he expressed his support for President [[George W. Bush]], saying that "you know the United States has a great President...when the French hate him!"<ref name="Observer"/> Later that year, Gallo also met [[Barbara Bush (born 1981)|Barbara Bush]] and [[Lauren Bush]], attending a fashion show alongside them.<ref>{{cite news|first=Vanessa|last=Grigoriadis| title=Party Girls|url=https://nymag.com/nymetro/news/rnc/9699/|work=New York Magazine|date=24 August 2004}}</ref>

In 2018, Gallo expressed his support for President [[Donald Trump]], writing that he is "extremely proud [Trump] is the American President."<ref name="Gallo letter">{{cite news|last=Gallo|first=Vincent|title=An Essay by Vincent Gallo – Unfiltered and Unedited |url=https://www.anothermanmag.com/life-culture/10236/an-open-letter-from-vincent-gallo-unfiltered-and-unedited|work=[[Another Man]]|date=20 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Rahman|first=Abid|title=Vincent Gallo Pens Essay on Weinstein, Trump and 'Brown Bunny': "I Was the Donald Trump of Cannes"|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politics-news/vincent-gallo-pens-essay-weinstein-trump-brown-bunny-i-was-donald-trump-cannes-1096776/|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=22 March 2018}}</ref> In 2022, he also praised then-[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] Senator [[Kyrsten Sinema]] as an "open minded and thoughtful" politician, who "adds productive ideological diversity and balance to our beautiful country";<ref name="Arizona"/> and donated $250 to the campaign of Republican Representative [[Juan Ciscomani]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Vincent Gallo - Open Secrets|url=https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=vincent+gallo&cycle=&state=AZ|access-date=11 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711233846/https://www.opensecrets.org/donor-lookup/results?name=vincent+gallo&cycle=&state=AZ|archive-date=11 July 2023}}</ref>

In August 2024, Gallo met Trump and endorsed him in the [[2024 United States presidential election|2024 presidential election]];<ref>{{cite Instagram|user=vincentgallo|postid=C_L1SDCy0hp|title=TRUMP 2024|date=27 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=@vincentgallo|title=Trump 2024 - Gallo|url=https://i.imgur.com/ZTSeD3f.png|work=Instagram|date=27 August 2024}}</ref> while calling Trump "the greatest president the USA has ever produced."<ref name="American Gallo">{{cite news|last=Neale|first=Spencer|title=Gallo's Humor|url=https://www.theamericanconservative.com/gallos-humor/|work=The American Conservative|date=2 September 2024}}</ref>

===Views on film and music===
In 2009, Gallo listed [[Francis Ford Coppola|Francis Ford Coppola's]] ''[[The Rain People]]'' (1969) as his favorite film.<ref>{{cite video|author=TetroFilm|title=Tetro: My Boys|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sahU11i0zV0|work=[[YouTube]]|time=1:05}}</ref> He has cited [[Warren Beatty]] as one of his favorite actors,<ref name="Beatty"/> as well as his "idol".<ref>{{cite podcast|host=[[Elvis Mitchell|Mitchell, Elvis]]|title=Vincent Gallo - The Treatment|url=https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/vincent-gallo-1|website=KCRW|date=21 August 1998|time=2:45}}</ref>

In a 1998 interview with [[Elvis Mitchell]], Gallo explained that his taste in films is "hokey". He has listed ''[[The Boy in the Plastic Bubble]]'' (1976), ''[[All Fall Down (1962 film)|All Fall Down]]'' (1962),<ref>{{cite podcast|host=[[Elvis Mitchell|Mitchell, Elvis]]|title=Vincent Gallo - The Treatment|url=https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/vincent-gallo-1|website=KCRW|date=21 August 1998|time=2:20}}</ref> ''[[Lilith (film)|Lilith]]'' (1964), ''[[Mickey One]]'' (1965), ''[[The Ravine]]'' (1969), ''[[The Only Game in Town (play)|The Only Game in Town]]'' (1970), ''[[The Panic in Needle Park]]'' (1971), ''[[The Gambler (1974 film)|The Gambler]]'' (1974), ''[[The Death of Richie]]'' (1977), ''[[The Beyond (1981 film)|The Beyond]]'' (1981), and ''[[Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo]]'' (1999) among his favorite films.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Nashawaty|first=Chris|title=Vincent Gallo rages against the Hollywood machine|url=https://ew.com/article/1998/07/24/vincent-gallo-rages-against-hollywood-machine/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=24 July 1998}}</ref><ref name="Beatty">{{cite magazine|last=Patterson|first=Troy|title=Catching up with Vincent Gallo|url=https://ew.com/article/1999/01/22/catching-vincent-gallo/|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|date=22 January 1999|access-date=March 12, 2023|archive-date=March 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230312222907/https://ew.com/article/1999/01/22/catching-vincent-gallo/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="Caveh"/> In his interview with Mitchell, Gallo also stated that his films are heavily inspired by music, describing ''[[Buffalo '66]]'' as a "pure [[Musical film|musical]]."<ref>{{cite podcast|host=[[Elvis Mitchell|Mitchell, Elvis]]|title=Vincent Gallo - The Treatment|url=https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/vincent-gallo-1|website=KCRW|date=21 August 1998|time=0:40}}</ref> Gallo has also expressed a preference for mixing his films with a mono audio track, as opposed to surround sound.<ref>{{cite podcast|host=[[Elvis Mitchell|Mitchell, Elvis]]|title=Vincent Gallo - The Treatment|url=https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/vincent-gallo-1|website=KCRW|date=21 August 1998|time=10:16}}</ref>

Although a member,<ref name="Downtown">{{cite news|last=Hoban|first=Phoebe|title=Downtown Actor, Uptown Ambitions|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/24/movies/downtown-actor-uptown-ambitions.html|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=24 November 1996}}</ref> Gallo has expressed disdain for the [[Screen Actors Guild]], calling them "a self-serving union that has never had the best intentions of its membership in mind".<ref>{{cite news|author=ABC News|title=Gallo Eager to Cross Picket Line|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=105995|work=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|date=30 April 2001}}</ref>

Gallo has cited [[King Crimson]]'s ''[[In the Court of the Crimson King]]'' as his favorite album. He used the album's track "[[Moonchild (King Crimson song)|Moonchild]]" during a dance sequence in his film ''Buffalo '66''.<ref>{{cite podcast|host=[[Elvis Mitchell|Mitchell, Elvis]]|title=Vincent Gallo - The Treatment|url=https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/vincent-gallo-1|website=KCRW|date=21 August 1998|time=7:30}}</ref> He has also called the [[Ramones]] the greatest band of all time.<ref>{{cite video|title=Vincent Gallo on the Ramones|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nHIx1rMdWKY|work=Youtube|access-date=15 January 2024}}</ref>

==Public reception==
Gallo's acting performances have received generally positive reviews from film critics. [[Nathan Rabin]] of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' praised Gallo's performance in ''[[Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby]]'' as "ever-eccentric" and "profound".<ref>{{cite news|title=Freeway II: Confessions Of A Trickbaby|url=https://www.avclub.com/freeway-ii-confessions-of-a-trickbaby-1798195843|work=AV Club|date=29 March 2002}}</ref> Film critic [[Roger Ebert]] frequently praised Gallo's performances, including those in ''[[The Brown Bunny]]'' (2004),<ref name="Ebert Bunny">{{cite news|last=Ebert|first=Roger|title=Revised editing releases a much improved 'Brown Bunny'|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-brown-bunny-2004|work=[[RogerEbert.com]]|date=3 September 2004}}</ref> ''[[Tetro]]'' (2009),<ref>{{cite news|last=Ebert|first=Roger|title=Lives haunted by the wounds and secrets of childhood|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/tetro-2009|date=17 June 2009}}</ref> ''[[Essential Killing]]'' (2010),<ref>{{cite news|last=Ebert|first=Roger|title=The limits of endurance |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/essential-killing-2010|work=[[RogerEbert.com]]|date=17 November 2010}}</ref> and ''[[2 Days in New York]]'' (2012).<ref>{{cite news|title=Guess who's coming to dinner: Papa |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/2-days-in-new-york-2012|work=[[RogerEbert.com]]|date=15 August 2002}}</ref> Gallo's performance in ''[[Shut In (2022 film)|Shut In]]'' (2022) was singled out and praised by Cath Clarke of ''[[The Guardian]]'' and John Semley of ''[[The New Republic]]'', who gave the film itself negative reviews.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Semley|first=John|title=Can Conservatives Make a Real Movie?|url=https://newrepublic.com/article/165394/can-conservatives-make-real-movie-shut-in-daily-wire|magazine=[[The New Republic]]|date=17 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Clarke|first=Cath|title=Shut In review – Vincent Gallo returns for clueless poke at Hollywood's 'liberal bias'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2022/may/23/shut-in-review-vincent-gallo-returns-for-clueless-poke-at-hollywoods-liberal-bias|work=The Guardian|date=23 May 2022}}</ref>

Gallo's directional work has received more polarized reception from critics. ''[[Buffalo '66]]'' (1998) received generally positive reviews from critics, and was praised by Ebert,<ref>{{cite news|last=Ebert|first=Roger|title=Buffalo '66|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/buffalo-66-1998|work=[[RogerEbert.com]]|date=7 August 1998}}</ref> [[Elvis Mitchell]],<ref>{{cite podcast|host=[[Elvis Mitchell|Mitchell, Elvis]]|title=Vincent Gallo - The Treatment|url=https://www.kcrw.com/culture/shows/the-treatment/vincent-gallo-1|website=KCRW|date=21 August 1998}}</ref> and [[Andrew Johnston (critic)|Andrew Johnston]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Johnston|first=Andrew|date=June 25, 1998|title=Buffalo '66|journal=Time Out New York|pages=84}}</ref> Conversely, ''The Brown Bunny'' (2004) received mixed reviews. Ebert described the initial 119-minute festival cut of the film as the worst film in the history of [[Cannes Film Festival|Cannes]], though later praised the 93-minute cut of the film, awarding it 3/4 stars.<ref name="Ebert Bunny"/> Moria McDonald of ''[[The Seattle Times]]'' gave the film a negative review, calling it a "self-indulgent and seemingly endless road movie".<ref>{{cite news|title="The Brown Bunny" hops into road-movie monotony|url=https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?slug=brown10&date=20040910|work=Seattle Times|date=10 September 2004}}</ref> [[Manohla Dargis]] gave the film a mixed review, describing it as "Neither an atrocity nor a revelation".<ref>{{cite news|last=Davis|first=Manohhla|title=FILM REVIEW; The Narcissist And His Lover|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/08/27/movies/film-review-the-narcissist-and-his-lover.html|work=The New York Times|date=27 August 2004}}</ref> ''[[Promises Written in Water]]'' (2010) received mostly negative reviews, including from Leslie Felperin of ''[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]'',<ref>{{cite news|author=Felperin, Leslie|date=6 September 2010|url=https://variety.com/2010/film/reviews/promises-written-in-water-1117943447/|title=Promises Written in Water|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> Deborah Young of ''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'',<ref>{{cite news|author=Young, Deborah|date=14 October 2010|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/promises-written-water-film-review-29948|title=Promises Written in Water — Film Review|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref> and Xan Brooks of ''[[The Guardian]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Brooks|first=Xan|title=Promises Written in Water|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/sep/07/promises-written-in-water-venice|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=7 September 2010}}</ref> It received a mixed review from Scott Tobias of ''[[The A.V. Club]]'',<ref>{{cite news|last1=Tobias|first1=Scott|last2=Murray|first2=Noel|title=TIFF '10: Day 6|url=https://www.avclub.com/tiff-10-day-6-1798221737|work=[[The A.V. Club]]|date=15 September 2010}}</ref> and a positive one from Truls Lie of ''[[Ny Tid|Modern Times Review]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lie|first=Truls|title=Mostra 2010: Death in Venice |url=https://www.moderntimes.review/mostra-2010-death-venice/| date=15 December 2010|work=[[Ny Tid|Modern Times Review]]}}</ref>

In 2010, ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' listed ''Buffalo '66'' (1998) as the 36th-greatest [[independent film]] ever made, calling it a "mini masterpiece".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmsite.org/independentfilms.html |title=50 Greatest Independent Films From Empire |publisher=Filmsite.org |date=2010}}</ref> French cinema magazine ''[[Les Cahiers du Cinéma]]'' voted ''The Brown Bunny'' (2004) one of the ten best films of the year;<ref>{{cite web|title=Cahiers du Cinema: Top Ten Lists 1951–2008|access-date=February 12, 2009|url=http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~ejohnson/critics/cahiers.html|archive-date=March 27, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120327102838/http://alumnus.caltech.edu/~ejohnson/critics/cahiers.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> while ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'' listed it as one of the 100 "defining" films of the decade.<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/film/6501160/Top-100-movies-defining-the-noughties-00s-in-film.html | work=The Daily Telegraph | location=London | title=The films that defined the noughties | first1=David | last1=Gritten | first2=Tim | last2=Robey | first3=Sukhdev | last3=Sandhu | date=6 November 2009}}</ref> ''[[Film Comment]]'' also included it among the best unreleased films of 2003, ranking it 14th.<ref>{{cite news|title=Best Movies of 2003|url=https://www.filmcomment.com/article/film-comments-end-of-year-critics-poll-2003/|work=[[Film Comment]]|date=January–February 2004}}</ref>

''The Brown Bunny'' (2004) has been praised by [[Safdie Brothers|Josh Safdie]],<ref>{{cite news|title=Josh Safdie - BFI|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/sightandsoundpoll2012/voter/1009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160223005550/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people//sightandsoundpoll2012/voter/1009|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 23, 2016|work=British Film Institute|access-date=2 April 2023}}</ref><ref name="essential">{{cite news|author=EssentialJournal|title=Good Times Bad Times: Q&A with Josh Safdie |url=https://essentialjournal.co.uk/good-times-bad-times-qa-josh-safdie/|date=17 November 2017|work=essentialjournal.co.uk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228205945/https://essentialjournal.co.uk/good-times-bad-times-qa-josh-safdie/|archive-date=28 February 2018}}</ref> and [[Claire Denis]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Newman|first=Nick|url=https://thefilmstage.com/claire-denis-on-both-sides-of-the-blade-autofiction-and-facetime/|title=Claire Denis on Both Sides of the Blade, Autofiction, and FaceTime Actor|date=6 July 2022|work=The Film Stage}}</ref> ''Promises Written in Water'' (2010) was hailed as one of the greatest films of the decade by cinematographer [[Sean Price Williams]].<ref>{{cite news|title=10/10: Sean Price Williams|url=https://projectr.tv/blog/10-10-sean-price-williams|date=2017|work=Projectr.tv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210623083227/https://projectr.tv/blog/10-10-sean-price-williams |archive-date=2021-06-23 }}</ref> Actor [[Robert Pattinson]] has also cited Gallo's performance in ''[[Arizona Dream]]'' (1993) as influential on his career.<ref>{{cite news|first=Ryan|last=Fujitani|url=https://editorial.rottentomatoes.com/article/robert-pattinsons-five-favorite-films/|title=Robert Pattinson's Five Favorite Films|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|date=10 August 2017}}</ref>

Filmmaker [[Francis Ford Coppola]] stated that he was warned against working with Gallo, with many in the film industry describing Gallo as "a nightmare." Nonetheless, Coppola chose to cast Gallo in ''[[Tetro]]'' (2009), and said that he found Gallo "was very intelligent and a pleasure to work with."<ref name="Independent">{{cite news|title=Vincent Gallo: 'I am available to all women - all women who can afford me, that is'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/profiles/vincent-gallo-i-am-available-to-all-women-ndash-all-women-who-can-afford-me-that-is-1989482.html|work=The Independent|date=5 June 2010}}</ref> Filmmaker [[Jerzy Skolimowski]] praised Gallo's performances and described him as a [[method actor]], but stated that he was difficult to direct and prone to anger.<ref>{{cite news|last=Godfrey|first=Alex|title=Vincent Gallo Wants His Berries|url=https://www.vice.com/da/article/vincent-gallo-wants-his-berries/|work=Vice|date=25 March 2011}}</ref> Filmmaker [[Safdie Brothers|Josh Safdie]] has also said that Gallo is "a genius. One of the smartest people I’ve ever met and known – funniest too";<ref name="essential"/> while filmmaker [[Caveh Zahedi]] has written that Gallo is "one of the most talented directors of his generation".<ref name="Caveh">{{cite news|last=Zahedi|first=Caveh|title="I don't intend to be a provocateur": Vincent Gallo| url=https://www.cavehzahedi.com/vincent-gallo-interview |work=CavegZahedi.com|access-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Additionally, actor [[Kevin Corrigan]] has described Gallo as "really funny",<ref>{{cite video|author=[[Austin Film Society]]|title=BUFFALO 66 w/ actor Kevin Corrigan and Bob Byington |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-6awwvS4tk|work=[[YouTube]]|time=30:48|date=26 October 2019}}</ref> while actresses [[Julie Delpy]]<ref>{{cite video|title=Johnny Vaughan interviews Vincent Gallo (Channel 4) 1999|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVlE71Cq3Is|time=4:10|date=1999}}</ref> and [[Courteney Cox]]<ref>{{cite episode|title=Courteney Cox; Richard Roeper; Plain White T's|series=[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]|season=15|number=164}}</ref> have all spoken positively about their experiences working alongside Gallo. Actor [[Alden Ehrenreich]] has also praised Gallo as "fascinating".<ref>{{cite news|author=Lady Miz Diva|title=Tetro Interview - Director Francis Ford Coppola and Actor Alden Ehrenreich| url=https://www.thedivareview.com/Tetro_Interview.htm|work=TheDivaReview.com|date=5 June 2009}}</ref> Conversely, actress [[Christina Ricci]] described her experience with Gallo as "working with a crazy lunatic man", and vowed to never work with him again.<ref name="Time"/>

''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' has described Gallo as "rapturous, hilarious, and notoriously acerbic",<ref name="Beatty"/> while ''[[The Independent]]'' has written that "Gallo may have an ego the size of a hot-air balloon, but even an hour in his company is wildly entertaining."<ref name="Independent"/> ''[[The Guardian]]'' has called him a "narcissistic, fantastic director"<ref>{{cite news|last=Leigh|first=Danny|title=No more public exposure: Vincent Gallo puts his films away|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2011/aug/05/vincent-gallo-promises-written-water|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=5 August 2011}}</ref> and said that Gallo "has a reputation as not only one of the most paranoid, controlling men in movies, but also one of the funniest."<ref name="bad">{{cite news|last=Peretti|first=Jacques|title='You are a bad man trying to do bad things to Vincent'|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2003/nov/14/television|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=13 November 2003}}</ref> ''[[The Austin Chronicle]]'' has written that Gallo is "Equally detested and adored".<ref name="Fagan">{{cite news|last=Fagan|first=Mark|title=Man of a Thousand Faces - Vincent Gallo Makes Music in Austin|url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/screens/2007-11-30/565874/|work=[[The Austin Chronicle]]|date=30 November 2007}}</ref> In 2011, ''[[GQ]]'' included Gallo on their list of ''The 25 Most Stylish Directors of All Time''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Hope|first=Clover|title=The 25 Most Stylish Directors of All Time|url=https://www.gq.com/gallery/most-stylish-directors-best-dressed|work=[[GQ]]|date=21 September 2011}}</ref>

Among the general public, Gallo possesses a [[cult following]], mostly relating to his films ''[[Buffalo '66]]'' (1998) and ''[[The Brown Bunny]]'' (2004).<ref name="bad"/><ref name="Deadline"/> Gallo's cult following remains especially popular in [[Japan]], having begun shortly after ''Buffalo '66'' was released in the country in 1999.<ref name="Japan">{{cite news|last=Dipietro|first=Monty|title=Vincent Gallo: the one that got away|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2002/08/07/arts/vincent-gallo-the-one-that-got-away/|work=[[Japan Times]]|date=7 August 2002|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209072231/https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2002/08/07/arts/vincent-gallo-the-one-that-got-away/|archive-date=9 December 2021}}</ref> The [[Hara Museum of Contemporary Art]] in Japan featured a survey of Gallo's art, titled the ''Vincent Gallo Retrospective 1977-2002'', holding roughly 120 paintings, drawings and photographs by Gallo;<ref>{{cite news|title=Vincent Gallo Retrospective In Japan|url=https://artdaily.cc/news/1937/Vincent-Gallo-Retrospective-In-Japan|work=ArtDaily}}</ref> prior to its closure in 2021.

===In other media===
Gallo's popularity in Japan led to him appearing or being referenced in several Japanese video games, [[manga]] comics, and [[anime]] films.

* In the 2001 Japanese anime film ''[[Cowboy Bebop: The Movie]]'', Gallo visually served as the primary inspiration for the film's antagonist, [[List of Cowboy Bebop characters#Vincent Volaju|Vincent Volaju]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Lancheros|first=Luz|title=Cowboy Bebop: Can Netflix capture the melancholy and sophistication of the best anime ever?|url=https://metrophiladelphia.com/cowboy-bebop-can-netflix-capture-the-melancholy-and-sophistication-of-the-best-anime-ever/|work=[[Metro Philadelphia]]|date=27 September 2021}}</ref>
* In the 2003 Japanese video game ''[[Silent Hill 3]]'', the character [[Characters of the Silent Hill series#Vincent Smith|Vincent Smith]] had his name and visual appearance inspired by Gallo.<ref>{{cite web|title=Silent Hill 3 Character Commentary|url=https://www.silenthillmemories.net/lost_memories/guide/066-067_en.htm|access-date=22 October 2024}}</ref>
* In the 2011 Japanese video game ''[[Catherine (video game)|Catherine]]'', the game's protagonist, Vincent Brooks, is loosely based on Gallo as he appeared in ''Buffalo '66.<ref>{{cite book|title=Catherine Visual & Scenario Collection ♀Venus☆Mode♂|publisher=ASCII Media Works|date=August 2011}}</ref>''

==Filmography==
===Feature films===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Year
! Title
! width="65" |Director
! width="65" |Writer
! width="65" |Producer
! width="65" |Editor
! width="65" |Composer
! Notes
|-
| 1998
| ''[[Buffalo 66]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2003
| ''[[The Brown Bunny]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
| Also [[cinematographer|DOP]]
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Promises Written in Water]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2013
| ''April''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Unreleased
|}

'''Acting performances'''
{{pending films key}}
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year 
! Title 
! Role 
! Notes
|-
| 1985 || ''[[The Way It Is (film)|The Way It Is]]'' || Victor / Heurtebise || 
|-
| 1988 || ''Doc's Kingdom'' || Jimmy || 
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Goodfellas]]'' || Henry's '70s Crew #3 || 
|-
| 1991 || ''A Idade Maior'' || Mario a.k.a. Alex || 
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1993 || ''[[Arizona Dream]]'' || Paul Leger ||
|-
|''[[The House of the Spirits (film)|The House of the Spirits]]'' || Esteban Garcia ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 1995 || ''[[Angela (1995 film)|Angela]]'' || Preacher ||
|-
| ''[[The Perez Family (film)|The Perez Family]]'' || Orlando ||
|- 
| ''[[Palookaville (film)|Palookaville]]'' || Russell Pataki || 
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1996 || ''[[Nénette and Boni]]'' || Vincenzo Brown ||
|-
| ''[[The Funeral (1996 movie)|The Funeral]]'' || Johnny ||
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Truth or Consequences, N.M. (film)|Truth or Consequences, NM]]'' || Raymond Lembecke ||
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1998 || ''[[Buffalo '66]]'' || Billy Brown ||
|-
| ''[[Johnny 316]]'' || Johnny ||
|-
| ''[[Goodbye Lover]]'' || Mike || Uncredited  
|-
| ''[[L.A. Without a Map]]'' || Moss ||
|-
| 1999 || ''[[Freeway II: Confessions of a Trickbaby]]'' || Sister Gomez ||
|-
| 2000 || ''[[Hide and Seek (2000 film)|Hide and Seek]]'' || Frank ||
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2001 || ''[[Trouble Every Day (film)|Trouble Every Day]]'' || Shane Brown ||
|-
| ''[[Stranded (2001 film)|Stranded]]'' || Luca Baglioni ||
|-
| ''Get Well Soon'' || Bobby Bishop / Kevin Moss ||
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2003 || ''[[The Brown Bunny]]'' || Bud Clay ||
|-
| ''Gli indesiderabili'' || Antonino 'Tony' Bendando ||
|-
| 2006 || ''[[Moscow Zero]]'' || Owen ||
|-
| 2007 || ''Oliviero Rising'' || Oliviero Olivieri ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009 || ''[[Tetro]]'' || Angelo 'Tetro' Tetrocini ||
|-
|''[[Metropia (film)|Metropia]]''
|Roger Olofsson || Voice role
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2010 || ''[[Essential Killing]]'' || Mohammed ||
|-
| ''[[Promises Written in Water]]'' || Kevin ||
|-
| 2011 || ''[[Loosies]]'' || Jax ||
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012 || ''[[The Legend of Kaspar Hauser]]'' || Pusher / Sheriff ||
|-
|''[[Two Days in New York]]''
|Himself || Uncredited
|-
| 2013 || ''[[Human Trust]]'' || Harold Marcus ||
|-
| 2022 || ''[[Shut In (2022 film)|Shut In]]'' || Sammy ||
|-
| TBA || {{pending film|italic=no|''[[Golden State Killer (film)|Golden State Killer]]''}} || [[Joseph James DeAngelo]] || Upcoming film
|}

===Television===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|- 
! Year !! Title !! Role !! Notes
|-
| 1984 || ''[[Graffiti Rock]]'' || Dancer || Pilot
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Crime Story (U.S. TV series)|Crime Story]]'' || Charlie Riccio || Episode: "Ground Zero"
|-
| 1989 || ''[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series)|The Equalizer]]'' || Tony Santiago || Episode: "[[The Equalizer (1985 TV series) season 4#ep85|Heart of Justice]]"
|-
| 1994 || ''Tous les garçons et les filles de leur âge...'' || Captain Brown || Episode: "U.S. Go Home"
|-
| 2002 || ''[[The Groovenians]]'' || Nixon || Pilot; Voice role
|-
| 2004 || ''[[Rated R: Republicans in Hollywood]]'' || Himself || [[Television documentary|Television documentary film]]
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Dirt (TV series)|Dirt]]'' || Sammy Winter || Episode: "This Is Not Your Father's Hostage Situation"
|}

===Short films===
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
! Year
! Title
! width="65" |Director
! width="65" |Actor
! Notes
|-
| 1979
| ''A Vincent Gallo as Jesus Christ''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Directed by [[Michael Holman (filmmaker)|Michael Holman]]
|-
| 1980
| ''If You Feel Froggy, Jump''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1984
| ''Too Many Fish''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Directed by Michael Holman
|-
| ''Gaslight LeStat''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Directed by Michael Holman
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1986
| ''The Gun Lover''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| ''Wedding''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 1988
| ''That Smell''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 1989
| ''Gallo 2000''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Keep It for Yourself]]''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 1993
| ''The Hanging''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Directed by Victoria Leacock
|-
| rowspan="2"| 1994
| ''U.S. Go Home''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Directed by [[Claire Denis]]
|-
| ''Casting Director Billy Hopkins Leaves a Message for Vincent Gallo''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan="4"| 1997
| ''Buffalo 66 Trailer''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Included on the 2014 [[Lionsgate Films|Lionsgate]] [[Blu-ray]] release of ''[[Buffalo '66]]'' 
|-
| ''Vincent Gallo Directs''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| ''Vincent Gallo Has a Thing or Two to Say About the British''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| 
|-
| ''Looking for Enemies Finding Friends'' 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Described as a "self-portrait of Vincent Gallo NYC 1997"
|-
| 1999
| ''Live Love Drive'' 
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| 2000
| ''Anemone''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2001
| ''Honey Bunny''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| ''John Frusciante Plays and Sings''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2003
| ''The Brown Bunny Trailers''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| Included on the 2005 [[Sony Pictures|Sony]] [[DVD]] release of ''[[The Brown Bunny]]''
|-
| ''The Curse of Manuel Chiche''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2004
| ''Vincent Gallo vs Sonic Youth''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Directed by Chris Habib
|-
| ''Akiko''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
| 2009
| ''1989''
| {{no}}
| {{yes}}
| Directed by Camilo Matiz
|-
| rowspan="2"| 2010
| ''Anea 17''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|-
| ''[[The Agent (2010 film)|The Agent]]''
| {{yes}}
| {{yes}}
| 
|-
| 2014
| ''United States Wins the World Cup''
| {{yes}}
| {{no}}
|
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Artist
! Song
! width="65" |Director
! width="65" |Appearance
|-
|1996
|[[Lit (band)|Lit]]
|"Bitter"
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|-
|rowspan="3"|2001
|[[My Vitriol]]
|"Grounded"
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|-
|[[John Frusciante]]
|"[[Going Inside]]"
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|-
|[[L'Arc-en-Ciel]]
|"[[Clicked Singles Best 13|Anemone]]"
|{{yes}}
|{{no}}
|-
|2002
|[[Glassjaw]]
|"[[Cosmopolitan Bloodloss]]"
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|-
|2004
|[[Jay-Z]]
|"[[99 Problems]]"
|{{no}}
|{{yes}}
|}

== Discography ==

===Albums===
* ''It Took Several Wives'' (1982, Family Friend Records) as Bohack
* ''The Way It Is Soundtrack'' (1984, Rojo Records)
* ''Buffalo '66 Soundtrack'' (1998, Will Records)
* ''[[When (album)|When]]'' (2001, [[Warp Records]])
* ''Recordings of Music for Film'' (2002, Warp Records)
* ''Butterfly'' (2025, Family Friend Records) <small>(with [[Harper Simon]])</small>

===EPs===
* ''So Sad'' (2001, Warp Records)

===Singles===
* ''Honey Bunny'' (2001, Warp Records)

== Bibliography ==

* {{cite book|title=Vincent Gallo: Paintings and Drawings, 1982-1988|date=1989|publisher=Kyoto Shoin|publication-place=Kyoto, Japan|isbn=978-4763685230|oclc=21964055}}
* {{cite book|title=Vincent Gallo 1962-1999|date=1999|publisher=Petit Grand Publishing, Inc.|publication-place=Osaka, Japan|isbn=978-4309903538|oclc=52101992}}
* {{cite book|title=Live, Love, Drive: Photographs By Vincent Gallo|date=1999|publisher=Little More|publication-place=Japan|isbn=978-4898150092}}
* {{cite magazine|title=Vincent Gallo (Open Letter)|magazine=[[Another Man]]|date=27 September 2018|url=https://www.anothermanmag.com/library/10525/vincent-gallo|issue=26}}

=== Illustration ===

* {{cite book|title=Brown Morning|author=[[Franck Pavloff|Pavloff, Franck]]|date=December 2003|publisher=大月書店 |edition=Japanese |isbn=9784272600472}}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! scope="col"| Year
! scope="col"| Award
! scope="col"| Category
! scope="col"| Recipient
! scope="col"| Result
! scope="col"| Ref.
|-
| 1998
| [[Deauville American Film Festival|Deauville Film Festival]]
| Grand Special Prize
| rowspan="12"|''[[Buffalo '66]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2"|1998
| rowspan="2"|[[Gijón International Film Festival]]
| Special Prize of the Young Jury
| {{won}}
|
|-
| Grand Prix Asturias 
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[Gotham Independent Film Awards 1998|1998]]
| [[Gotham Awards]]
| Open Palm Award
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 1998
| [[National Board of Review]]
| Special recognition
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[1998 New York Film Critics Circle Awards|1998]]
| [[New York Film Critics Circle]]
| Best First Film
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 1998
| [[Stockholm International Film Festival]]
| [[Stockholm International Film Festival#Bronze horse: Best film|Bronze Horse: Best Film]]
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| [[List of Sundance Film Festival selections#1998|1998]]
| [[Sundance Film Festival]]
| Dramatic Competition 
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 1999
| [[British Independent Film Awards]]
| Best Foreign Independent Film - English Language
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 1999
| [[Golden Trailer Awards]]
| Best Art and Commerce
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 1999
| [[Independent Spirit Awards]]
| Best First Feature
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 1999
| [[International Film Festival Rotterdam]]
| Moviezone Award 
| {{won}}
|
|-
| 2002
| [[Fantafestival]]
| Best Actor
| ''[[Stranded (2001 film)|Stranded]]''
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[2003 Cannes Film Festival|2003]]
| [[Cannes Film Festival]]
| [[Palme d'Or]]
| rowspan="5"|''[[The Brown Bunny]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 2003
| [[Thessaloniki International Film Festival]]
| Golden Alexander
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 2003
| [[Vienna International Film Festival]]
| FIPRESCI Prize
| {{won}}
| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://fipresci.org/festival/41st-viennale-vienna-international-film-festival/|title=41st Viennale - Vienna International Film Festival|work=Fipresci.org|date=October 2003|access-date=18 January 2024}}</ref>
|-
| 2003
| [[Village Voice Film Poll]]
| Best Undistributed Film
| {{nom}}
|
|-
| 2004
| [[Cahiers du Cinéma]]
| [[Cahiers du Cinéma's Annual Top 10 Lists|Top Ten Film Award]]
| {{nom|Sixth place; tied}}
|
|-
| 2010
| [[Mar del Plata International Film Festival]]
| Best Actor
| rowspan="2"|''[[Essential Killing]]''
| {{won}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3"|[[67th Venice International Film Festival|2010]]
| rowspan="3"|[[Venice Film Festival]]
| [[Volpi Cup for Best Actor|Best Actor]]
| {{won}}
|
|-
| [[Golden Lion]]
| ''[[Promises Written in Water]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite news|last=Adler|first=Tim|title=Venice Announces Competition Line-Up|url=https://deadline.com/2010/07/venice-announces-competition-line-up-57880/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]|date=29 July 2010}}</ref>
|-
| Best Short Film
| ''[[The Agent (2010 film)|The Agent]]''
| {{nom}}
| <ref>{{cite news|title=La Biennale di Venezia - Venezia 67|url=http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/festival/lineup/off-sel/orizzonti/orizzonti.html?currentpage=2|work=labiennale.org|page=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100801004927/http://www.labiennale.org/en/cinema/festival/lineup/off-sel/orizzonti/orizzonti.html?currentpage=2|archive-date=1 August 2010}}</ref>
|-
| [[Polish Academy Award for Best Actor|2011]]
| [[Polish Film Award]]
| Best Actor
| ''[[Essential Killing]]''
| {{nom}}
|
|}

==References==
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==External links==
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