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Brian Vincent | |
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| Born | June 30, 1970 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Education | Emporia State University Juilliard School (BFA) |
| Occupation(s) | Actor, director |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Spouse | Heather Spore |
Brian Vincent (born June 30, 1970) is an American actor and filmmaker. Since 2018 he has been the executor [1] of the Estate of New York painter Richard Hambleton. [2]
Vincent is a graduate of the Juilliard School Group 23. [3] He got his start on the ABC soap opera Loving as Wilson in 1994. He is known as an actor for playing roles in Black Dog opposite Patrick Swayze, [4] Blue Moon opposite Alanna Ubach and co-starring Ben Gazzara and Rita Moreno [5] and the improv comedy, The Deli as Pinky. [6] [7]
Vincent co-wrote the song, "My Greatest Fear", with Randy Travis [8] while on set during filming of the Universal Pictures film, Black Dog. [9] [10]
Vincent made his directorial debut [11] with the independent documentary, Make Me Famous of which he was also the editor. [12] Make Me Famous had a self-distributed theatrical release. [13] He co-produced the film with wife Heather Spore.
Artforum described Vincent's directorial debut by saying, "...few will be so lucky to have such a competent storyteller as Brian Vincent." [14] The Hollywood Reporter noted, "Brian Vincent's portrait of the East Village painter Edward Brzezinski doubles as an examination of the perils of chasing success." [15] The UK film review site Eye for Film writes, "In telling the story of a man hitherto forgotten by history, director Brian Vincent captures a side of that celebrated scene never seen before, putting all the rest in context and exploring the nature of fame from an unusual perspective." [16]
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