Vincent D'Onofrio Trivia Quiz

Answer: University of Colorado at Boulder

He did not graduate. In the late 1970s, he dropped out and returned to New York to study at the Actors Studio and American Stanislavsky Theatre.

Answer: Bouncer at the Hard Rock Café

After returning to New York City in the late 1970s, Vincent paid the bills as a bouncer at the Hard Rock Café, where an angry customer once broke his nose by hitting him in the face with a ketchup bottle. During this time he also played parts in NYU student films.

Answer: River Run Film Festival

The River Run Film Festival, located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, has been dedicated to showcasing the best new films from independent, international and student film makers. At the time it was founded, Vincent's sister Elizabeth D'Onofrio was teaching acting in Asheville, North Carolina.

Answer: Thumbsucker

I have always thought Vince Vaughn somewhat resembles D'Onofrio. From their association in making movies together, Vince and Vincent have become good friends. In addition to both being tall, they both have two sisters, and both have played comedic roles as well as roles as psychopaths.

Answer: The Velocity of Gary

Salma Hayek was in love with Vincent's character Valentino. So was Thomas Jane, who played Gary. This was a tough movie to watch on many fronts. Credit should go to D'Onofrio for taking chances and not shying away from controversial subjects and roles.

Answer: Bleach his hair blond

In 1987, he played the role of Dawson, the owner of Dawson's Garage. D'Onofrio appeared in only one pivotal scene near the end of the film, but his role attracted attention because of his muscular physique and long blond hair, which caused the film's youngest character to mistakenly believe he was actually Thor, the comic-book superhero she idolized.

Answer: Orson Welles in "Ed Wood"

Director Tim Burton was unhappy with Vincent's voice as Welles in the 1994 film, so had it dubbed by voice-over artist Maurice LaMarche. Because of his own dissatisfaction with his performance in the role due to lack of time for preparation, D'Onofrio later directed and performed in a critically acclaimed 2005 short film about Orson Welles entitled "Five Minutes, Mr. Welles".

Answer: Exhaustion

Rumors ran rampant as to the reason. Despite speculation to the contrary, exhaustion was the reason given. According to an 11/27/04 article in Variety Magazine, "'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' was shut down for six shooting days due to Vincent D'Onofrio's hospitalization for exhaustion. Back onstage Tuesday with D'Onofrio (Detective Robert Goren) on hand, I spoke to him in his dressing room via phone.

He sounded fine and assured me that he was indeed OK. He insisted the cause of his absence was strictly 'exhaustion'." This was the impetus for the show adding Chris Noth as an alternate major case detective to take some of the pressure off D'Onofrio.

Answer: Household Saints

In this 1993 film, Vincent was an Italian butcher who married a character played by Tracey Ullman. Their marriage was overshadowed by his domineering and superstitious mother. They eventually had a baby who, when she grew up (played by Lili Taylor), was a kindred spirit to the overly religious grandmother.
Vincent was not in "I Shot Andy Warhol" (1996), a film for which Lili Taylor received critical acclaim.
He was also not in "The Notorious Bettie Page" (2005), another Lili Taylor film.
He played the role of Abbie Hoffman with Janeane Garofolo playing the role of his wife Anita Hoffman in "Steal This Movie" (2000), which also featured Jeanne Tripplehorn.

Answer: Renée Zellweger

Zellweger acknowledged Vincent D'Onofrio in her acceptance speech for Best Actress in a Supporting Role in 2003 for "Cold Mountain". She listed a number of people who had helped her in her career, recognizing "Vincent D'Onofrio for teaching me how to work." She played the romantic lead with him in the 1996 film "The Whole Wide World" which Vincent produced and starred in.

This was one of her earliest films.