Vincent Vito Gallo (born April 11, 1961) is an American film actor, director (Film director), producer (Film producer), screenwriter, singer-songwriter, and painter (Painting). Although he has had minor roles in mainstream films such as Goodfellas, he is most associated with independent movies (independent film), including Buffalo 66, which he wrote, directed, did the music for and starred in, The Brown Bunny, which he also wrote, directed, produced, starred in and photographed, Arizona Dream, The Funeral and Palookaville. In the late 70s and early 1980s, Gallo was a painter in the New York City art scene showing with famed art dealer Annina Nosei, performed in a rap (Hip hop music) duo and was part of the first Hip Hop television broadcast Graffiti Rock, and played in a industrial band called Bohack which released an album title It Took Several Wives. In the 1990s, Gallo played in two noise bands, Bunny and RRIICCEE. In the early 2000s, he released several solo recordings on WARP records. Gallo is known for his outspoken views and generally hostile nature,Citation neededdate=January 2010 once stating: "I stopped painting in 1990 at the peak of my success just to deny people my beautiful paintings; and I did it out of spite."