Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio (born June 30, 1959) is an American actor and film producer. He first gained attention for his role as "Private Leonard 'Gomer Pyle' Lawrence" in Full Metal Jacket, and more currently for his role as Detective Robert Goren in Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
D'Onofrio was born in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, of Italian descent. Vincent is the son of Gennaro (Gene) D’Onofrio, an interior designer and p...
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Vincent Phillip D'Onofrio (born June 30, 1959) is an American actor and film producer. He first gained attention for his role as "Private Leonard 'Gomer Pyle' Lawrence" in Full Metal Jacket, and more currently for his role as Detective Robert Goren in Law & Order: Criminal Intent.
D'Onofrio was born in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, of Italian descent. Vincent 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. Vincent's 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 boy. His middle sister Elizabeth D'Onofrio is an actress and drama coach now residing on Ft. Myers Beach, Florida. His eldest sister, Toni, owns the Rib City restaurant chain in Utah.
In 1984, D'Onofrio became a full member of the American...
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