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Post by darmok on Nov 10, 2004 21:45:44 GMT -5
I got this from a Google alert
Posted on Wed, Nov. 10, 2004 Vincent D'Onofrio faints after rehearsal in New York
Associated Press
LOS ANGELES - Vincent D'Onofrio was taken to a hospital Wednesday after fainting in New York following a rehearsal of "Law & Order: Criminal Intent."
D'Onofrio had been rehearsing a strenuous scene including climbing before he fainted on location in Brooklyn, according to NBC Universal Television Studio, which produces the crime drama.
D'Onofrio, who stars in the show as police Detective Robert Goren, was not in ill health before the incident.
He was resting comfortably and was expected to be released quickly, the studio said.
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Post by trisha on Nov 10, 2004 22:05:36 GMT -5
Wow, sounds like someone needs to quit smoking
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Post by domenicaflor on Nov 10, 2004 22:35:07 GMT -5
Trisha, from your mouth to God's ears. That's been my usual rant on various boards from the start.
I'm thinking positive thoughts for D'Onofrio today.
D.
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Post by Patcat on Nov 10, 2004 23:15:05 GMT -5
I'm thinking positive thoughts as well--let's keep each other informed. Although this could be a case of overwork. Patcat
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Post by Patcat on Nov 11, 2004 9:44:06 GMT -5
There's a story re. this in today's NEW YORK POST that suggests D'Onofrio has been acting strangely since the election. It quotes the usual "unnamed source". I wouldn't put much stock in the story--the POST has a rather loose grip on the truth, which is why I'm not posting a link to the story.
Patcat
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Post by Observer2 on Nov 11, 2004 11:06:03 GMT -5
Smoking doesn’t generally cause fainting, at least, not until some of the diseases it can cause are well established.
As for acting strangely since the election, hell, *I’ve* been acting strangely since the election. I’m not sleeping well and I’ve gotten low blood sugar to the point of getting shaky twice, which is not typical for me, and I’m not even rehearsing strenuous scenes.
The election may well have added some stress – it has for many of us who have some idea of what it means for this country and the world. And doing a television series is exhausting to begin with. Remember, this is the guy who did marching scenes in Full Metal Jacket after tearing a ligament in his knee. He may just be determined to keep going, no matter what, even when he could really use a break.
I hope it’s no worse than that. He’s in my prayers.
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Post by Patcat on Nov 11, 2004 11:49:25 GMT -5
Mr. D'Onofrio, by all the accounts I've seen, is ok. And Dick Wolf was quick to issue a statement of support through his representatives.
I tend to take these stories of VDO's bad behavior with more than a grain of salt. I don't think, given his history of quickly dropping actors who are troublesome, that Wolf would put up with a primma donna. I doubt VDO is the easiest guy in the world to work with--he probably asks "why?" too much--but there's too many people who are more than willing to work with him over and over again for him to be too much of an egotist.
Pat
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Post by OintmentFly on Nov 11, 2004 14:48:50 GMT -5
This is the text of the article that ran in the NY POST today in the "Page Six" column:
"INTENT" STAR FAINTS ON SET
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."
True, Page Six is a gossip column, but not everything they print is false. Also, Dick Wolf has never had a show that was as lead-actor-driven as CI, so he's never had to put up with prima donna antics before. Having worked with actors on films in the past, I tend to find the basics of the story credible. Never make the mistake of confusing the person with the persona. D'Onofrio is not Goren. D'Onofrio creates the illusion of Goren, and embodies a character created by others. That's his great gift. Also, the D'Onofrio of interviews is a public persona. What he's like as a private individual may be very different.
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Post by nick5oh on Nov 11, 2004 16:00:48 GMT -5
"Actor Faints After Bush Wins" -- it sounds like a headline from The Onion.
Page 6 is notoriously unreliable. They don't even have the basics of the story right, they write that ambulances raced to the "Queens studio" where the show was shooting. The show films (not tapes, as the article says) at a studio in Manhattan, and on that particular morning, they were shooting on location in Brooklyn.
If they can't get that much, right, you have to wonder about the rest of it.
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Post by Techguy on Nov 11, 2004 16:40:17 GMT -5
I'm wishing the best for Vincent D'Onofrio as well. From what I've read and heard about his workaholic ways, I'm thinking he might have pushed himself too far with his grueling schedule. He might even be weakened from a cold or touch of the flu. In any case, the smoking habit wouldn't do him any favors. And while I'm not one to tell someone else what to do, it would be in his best interests both personally and professionally if he kicked the habit.
As for The New York Post, that "publication" is a rag of a newspaper that doesn't even qualify as a credible example of journalism. So I wouldn't take the Page Six story as anything other than tabloid sensationalism.
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Post by trisha on Nov 11, 2004 17:22:43 GMT -5
nick5oh wrote
Lol ;D And thanks for the clarification about the shooting.
Observer, I was simply implying that shortness of breath is a problem for smokers, and that heavy physical exertion can make even nonsmokers light headed, and even faint. If he were a health conscious man, the type to eat right and exercise, he probably wouldn't be smoking. As you know, a person can be thin and healthy looking and still be terribly out of shape -- especially if they smoke.
As for that article, it's hard to trust page six. They have printed so much bullsh*t in the past, and seem to inflate gossip that is probably already half fabrication.
Also, add me to the camp of terribly depressed Kerry supporters.
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Post by NikkiGreen on Nov 11, 2004 19:36:37 GMT -5
Well, I certainly wouldn't put any stock into a bill of goods sold by someone referring to himself (or herself) as 'insider'.
Besides, you know what they say...never trust anything you haven't both heard with your ears and seen with your eyes.
That being said, I wish Mr. D'Onofrio a speedy recovery.
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Post by Observer2 on Nov 12, 2004 0:25:23 GMT -5
Trisha,
I certainly agree that a person can be thin and still be terribly out of shape. But the fact that someone smokes does not necessarily mean that they don’t work out and are not health conscious. I know that may sound contradictory, but sometimes there are reasons people smoke that may override other issues.
For one thing, of course, cigarettes are powerfully addictive. And just as some people are genetically more susceptible to becoming alcoholics, some people seem to react more strongly to the addictive elements in cigarettes.
But setting the physical addiction aside, there are other reasons people sometimes continue smoking, even when they know the risks involved.
I used to work as a life coach, with a focus on holistic lifestyles. My research and my experience with clients both taught me that some people use smoking as an important stress management tool. For some smokers it’s one of only two things in their lives that trigger substantial levels of relaxation – and the other one isn’t something they can do in public.
In my experience, smokers who have a lot of stress and don’t have a good repertoire of effective stress management techniques rarely succeed at quitting smoking on a long-term basis. If they manage to quit for a while, they sometimes have such an increase in stress-related symptoms that they become determined to go back to smoking and never to quit again.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying smoking is a good thing. I’m just saying that quitting isn’t always just a matter of becoming health conscious or having enough will power.
Sometimes other elements can be involved, and have to be dealt with before the smoker has much chance of successfully quitting. And frankly, it’s not an issue that gets addressed much. Most smokers have no idea that they might need to develop a whole set of functional stress management behaviors *before* they try to quit the dysfunctional one that’s likely to kill them.
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Post by KATIE on Nov 12, 2004 0:31:59 GMT -5
I dont listen to or like gossip, i cant Imagine LOCI would have survived nearly 5 seasons If Vince was so hard to work with. Im sure he has his days we all do, but hey he Is the starr of the show and keeps many people In work by making the show. In the Interview on "The View" he acknowledged all the people on the show saying " I wouldnt be where I am today If It werent for the people I work with". Thats not egotistic or controlling. Anyway like all you good folk I wish him well, and If you see this Vince please try to shake the ciggies, Pwease. love Katie
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Post by Observer2 on Nov 12, 2004 1:40:25 GMT -5
I just want to make sure no one confuses the malicious person claiming to be an “on-set insider” with the person who used to post on the USA board under the name “Insider.” Our Insider was a decent guy, and never claimed to be an insider on the set – more just an insider in the business. His information was usually good (though he didn’t know enough about scriptwriting to know that input from an actor could end up in the shooting script). In any case, he certainly would never have said anything like what ended up in that gossip rag. Not everyone who calls themselves an insider is a jerk.
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