Vincent D Onofrio

Vincent D'Onofrio had an affair with the actress Greta Scacchi in the early 1990s. The couple had a daughter.

On March 22, 1997, he married the Dutch model Carin van der Donk and became the father of a boy in 1999. Although the couple split after a few years, they reconciled later on and had another son.

Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio was born in Brooklyn, New York City on June 30, 1959. His father, Gene D'Onofrio was an interior designer and a theater production assistant. His mother, Phyllis, was a server and restaurant manager. He also has two elder sisters Antoinette and Elizabeth.

He lived in New York until his parents divorced and later on, the family moved to Florida.

This boy of Italian descent became interested in magic and started learning tricks from Cuban entertainers who owned a magic shop.

In his teens, D'Onofrio worked backstage in community theatres, assisting in set-building as well as sound production.

He graduated from the Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School. He also studied at the American Stanislavski Theatre and the Actors Studio.

To make both ends meet, Vincent D'Onofrio started working as a bouncer in city clubs, as a bodyguard for Yul Brynner and Robert Plant and also as a deliveryman. In his off-hours, he did stage roles and Off-Broadway parts.

In 1984, D'Onofrio made his Broadway debut in the ‘Open Admissions’.

In 1987, he did the most challenging and unforgettable role of his early acting career – as a clumsy Marine recruit. This role was for the film ‘Full Metal Jacket’.

In 1987, he played the role of ‘Dawson’ in ‘Adventures in Babysitting’. Although D'Onofrio was seen only in one scene of the film, he caught the attention of the public because of his sexy body.

In the year 1988, he worked as a supporting actor in the flick ‘Mystic Pizza’. After this role, he continued playing supporting and minor roles till 2000. One of his supporting roles, the evil "Bug" in the film ‘Men in Black’ brought him immense appreciation.

Vincent Philip D'Onofrio appeared as Pvt. Leonard Lawrence in the movie ‘Full Metal Jacket’. His role as an overweight, unstable marine recruit was the most defining one in his whole career. For this role, the actor gained 70 lbs, ultimately bringing his total body weight to 280 lbs.

He is also known for his role as the detective Robert Goren that he played on a hit TV show ‘Law & Order: Criminal Intent’ and his role in the film ‘Thumbsucker’ is also considered as a major contribution to the big screen.

He along with his father and sister opened the RiverRun International Film Festival at Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

In 2011, he appeared in an ad produced by the Citizens Crime Commission of New York. This ad urged a ban on large-capacity firearm magazines.