Vincent D'Onofrio Movies and Career Information

Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio (born June 30, 1959) is an American actor, film producer, and singer. He first gained attention for his role as Private Leonard 'Gomer Pyle' Lawrence in the war film Full Metal Jacket and more recently for his role as Detective Robert Goren in the crime TV series Law & Order: Criminal Intent. D'Onofrio, who is of Sicilian descent, was born in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York. He is the son of Gennaro (Gene) D’Onofrio, an interior designer and part-time theater production assistant, and Phyllis D'Onofrio (now Meyer) a waitress and restaurant manager. His parents met while Gennaro was stationed in Hawaii with the U.S. Air Force. The couple relocated to the mainland where they had three children. Vincent is the youngest and the only son. His older sister Elizabeth is an actress and drama coach now residing in Fort Myers Beach, Florida. His eldest sister, Toni, owns the Rib City restaurant in Utah. In 1984, D'Onofrio became a full member of the American Stanislavsky Theatre, appearing 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.