Vincent Gallo

Vincent Gallo is the rare polymath who refuses to be filed under any single label. Guitarist, singer, director, actor, painter, writer, and a collaborator of Jean-Michel Basquiat, he has built a career on uncompromising, sometimes confrontational artistry. His Volpi Cup win confirms the talent, yet what fascinates me most is his utter indifference to consensus. Gallo divides opinion fiercely, and I think that is precisely the point. He makes work that demands a reaction rather than approval. For me he stands as a reminder that true authorship often comes packaged in difficulty, prickliness, and a stubborn refusal to please.

Name (English)

Vincent Gallo

Name (Japanese)

ヴィンセント・ギャロ

Reading

ゔぃんせんと・ぎゃろ

Born

April 11, 1961 (age 65)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Ox

Origin

Buffalo, New York, United States

Occupation

guitarist / singer / film director / actor / writer

High school

Sweet Home High School

Awards & achievements

• 2010 Volpi Cup for Best Actor

• Official sitehttps://www.vincentgallo.com/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/real_vincentgallo/
• Xhttps://x.com/VincentGallo
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent%20Gallo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3%E3%83%88%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A3%E3%83%AD
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q362353

Tags

• New York
• guitarist
• singer
• film director

Last updated

2026-06-16

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.