D'Onofrio is losing his mind

[Guest MikeSC]

November 11, 2004 --  VINCENT D'Onofrio, the star of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent," passed out while shooting the hit TV series yesterday morning — prompting insiders to gossip that the actor is "losing it."

 

"Ever since John Kerry lost the election, [D'Onofrio] has lost his [bleep,]" said our on-set insider.

 

"He has been getting into fistfights with people, and when he passed out today, we all thought he was faking it. But then he insisted they call 911."

 

An ambulance raced to the Queens studio, where paramedics found nothing wrong with the gifted actor, who became a star in 1987 with his searing performance as a misfit Marine in "Full Metal Jacket."

 

Tensions on the "Criminal Intent" set are running high. "No one thinks Vincent will last for much longer," the insider said.

 

"He is so hard to work with — a total freak. He constantly complains about the scripts and has held up production a lot."

 

D'Onofrio, a big Kerry supporter, was said to be devastated over President Bush's re-election. "When PAGE SIX [last week] wrote about 'Law & Order' putting up signs forbidding political discussions on set, it was funny," our source said. "Those signs were put up because of [D'Onofrio]."

 

About a month before the election, D'Onofrio "insisted" on putting up anti-Bush posters and fliers, "and would attack anyone who disagreed with him," the spy added.

 

In response, "Law & Order" producers posted signs banning political discussions or anything else that would impede work on set, implying that D'Onofrio had held up taping of the show with his political zealotry.

 

D'Onofrio's co-stars, Kathryn Erbe, Jamey Sheridan and Courtney B. Vance, are said to be fed up with his antics.

 

"No one — and I do mean no one — talks to him anymore," the insider added.

 

A rep for the show insisted there had been no "fistfights."

 

D'Onofrio does not have a rep. But show creator Dick Wolf said via a rep: "The stress of being the first among equals on a one-hour television drama is the most exhausting job in show business. Hours are long and stress levels are high.

 

"Any actor who has been in Vincent's position knows how tough it is. It is unfortunate that Vincent's health has become the topic of gossip and speculation under these circumstances."

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Who woulda thought that he'd flip out over this?

-=Mike

[Guest Shutterspeed]

If he loses it over that, that'd be fucking cool.

[Guest MikeSC]

He's proving that one CAN care too much.

-=Mike

[Vyce 0]

I hate "L&O: Criminal Intent", though I absolutely adore all of the other L&O shows (the original L&O is one of my top ten favorite TV shows of all time and I've seen just about every episode - though the production run is well into the hundreds at this point).

 

Frankly, I just can't stand Donofrio's character. Maybe it's the way he's written, maybe it's the way he performs, but I LOATHE the character and can't watch the show as a result.

 

What an asshole, though, this guy seems to be.

[Guest MikeSC]

I hate "L&O: Criminal Intent", though I absolutely adore all of the other L&O shows (the original L&O is one of my top ten favorite TV shows of all time and I've seen just about every episode - though the production run is well into the hundreds at this point).

 

Frankly, I just can't stand Donofrio's character. Maybe it's the way he's written, maybe it's the way he performs, but I LOATHE the character and can't watch the show as a result.

 

What an asshole, though, this guy seems to be.

I actually kinda like the show (if it's on when I flip channels, I'll usually watch it) and think D'Onofrio is a good enough actor. But I do think his behavior is comically insane.

-=Mike

[Guest Shutterspeed]

All the Law & Orders are great. I actually like D'Onofrio's character too - attentive, intelligent, tough, uncharismatic. A good cop.

[Nighthawk 0]

If you like him, he can't be all that uncharismatic.

[Guest Shutterspeed]

What?

[Nighthawk 0]

If you like him, he can't be all that uncharismatic.

[nl5xsk1 0]

I think that it'd be tougher to deal with starring in Stuart Saves His Family than it would be dealing with Bush winning the election.

 

 

But maybe that's just me.

[CheesalaIsGood 0]

He isn't the only one too. I heard reported on the radio this morning that the shrinks are making a killing because some folks just can't deal with a Bush victory. Maybe they should just perscribe xanax and link them to the Canaidain Immigration website... eh? Oh the love it or leave it crowd pops a boner over that idea!

[Nighthawk 0]

This is why I love George Bush.

 

4 More Years

[Guest Nanks]

The Goran character gives me the shits. He knows everything about fucking everything. He's so unrealistic. A man that intelligent with that kind of knowledge would not be a cop, I doubt such a person could possibly exist to be honest.

[Downhome 0]

What would we do without the extreme anti-Bush crowd?

[Kardo 0]

The Goran character gives me the shits. He knows everything about fucking everything. He's so unrealistic. A man that intelligent with that kind of knowledge would not be a cop, I doubt such a person could possibly exist to be honest.

I feel your pain. I always expect him to break out knowledge about 14th century architecture codes or something to solve a case.

[Guest Shutterspeed]

The Goran character gives me the shits. He knows everything about fucking everything. He's so unrealistic. A man that intelligent with that kind of knowledge would not be a cop, I doubt such a person could possibly exist to be honest.

He has a passion for the job, takes in information well. Why doesn't it make sense for him to be a cop? He's hardly in a job that doesn't require such smarts.

[Guest Nanks]

He knows shit that only people with PhDs in that field would know. I'll give the show this, they must do a shitload of research.

[Guest Shutterspeed]

Well, if the only downside in giving us an intelligent show is a character that possibly knows more than you'd normally think that he would (not that anything can be proven to render it completely unrealistic), that's fine with me.

[Vyce 0]

The Goran character gives me the shits. He knows everything about fucking everything. He's so unrealistic. A man that intelligent with that kind of knowledge would not be a cop, I doubt such a person could possibly exist to be honest.

Ring the bell. That is THE main reason why I cannot stand the character or the show.

 

He's written, basically, as a poor man's Sherlock Holmes. Quite frankly, I'm a big Sherlock Holmes fan, and the imitation doesn't live up to the real thing.

[Guest Shutterspeed]

At least if they were going to do it, they chose the right actor. It's a miracle he wasn't typecast after Full Metal Jacket.

[USC Wuz Robbed! 0]

The Goran character gives me the shits.  He knows everything about fucking everything.  He's so unrealistic.  A man that intelligent with that kind of knowledge would not be a cop, I doubt such a person could possibly exist to be honest.

Ring the bell. That is THE main reason why I cannot stand the character or the show.

 

He's written, basically, as a poor man's Sherlock Holmes. Quite frankly, I'm a big Sherlock Holmes fan, and the imitation doesn't live up to the real thing.

The Sherlock Holmes gimmick is exactly why I like Goren. And that is exactly what Dick Wolf was going for, according to the small booklet that came with the Season 1 DVD set. It's my favorite show and it tears me to hear D'Onofrio possibly not lasting long on the show due to this.

[NoCalMike 0]

Sounds like Private Pile is in a world of shit.

[Guest Evolution]

"Ever since John Kerry lost the election, [D'Onofrio] has lost his [bleep,]" said our on-set insider.

Lost his what now?

 

Anyway, too bad. I actually enjoy D'Onofrio's work, although I've never seen him on CI.

[Highland 0]

Damn it.

 

L&O: CI is one of my favourite shows, precisely because of the way Goran is portrayed. It's not going to be the same without him, but until he's officially dismissed I'll just consider it yet another rumour.