Vincent Peranio
Vincent Peranio | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1945 Baltimore, Maryland |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Vince Peranio |
| Occupation | Production design |
| Known for | Film Television Dreamlanders |
Vincent Peranio (born 1945) is an American film and television production designer, art director, set designer, and actor.[1]
Peranio began his career designing film sets for John Waters. Because of his work with Waters, he is considered one of the Dreamlanders, Waters' ensemble of regular cast and crew members.
Biography[]
Peranio was born in 1945 in Baltimore.
Peranio's first credited project is the creation of Lobstora, a room-sized rapacious lobster in Waters' Multiple Maniacs (1970).
After Multiple Maniacs, Peranio developed a successful career creating the sets for all subsequent films of Waters and other films and TV shows, including Barry Levinson's Liberty Heights and the crime dramas, Homicide: Life on the Street, The Corner, and the HBO television production The Wire.[2][3]
At times, Peranio's brother Ed Peranio assisted with prop construction and creating effects, as well as portraying minor roles in the early Waters films.[4]
Filmography[]
Cinema[]
Production design[]
- Multiple Maniacs (1970) (designer of Lobstora)
- Pink Flamingos (1972) (also Set Design/Art Direction/Technical Assistant)
- Female Trouble (1974) (also Art Direction)
- Desperate Living (1977) (as Set Designer)
- The Hitter (1979) (as Set Designer)
- Polyester (1981)
- Hairspray (1988) (also Art Direction)
- Cry-Baby (1990)
- Serial Mom (1994)
- Pecker (1998)
- Liberty Heights (1999)
- Cecil B. DeMented (2000)
- Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000)
- (2003)
- A Dirty Shame (2004)
- This Filthy World (2006)
- (2008)
Art direction[]
- The Prize Fighter (1979)
- The Private Eyes (1980)
- Ruckus (1981)
- The House on Sorority Row (1983)
- (1987)
Actor[]
- Multiple Maniacs (1970) as Freak
- Pink Flamingos (1972) as Musician at Party
- Love Letter to Edie (1975) as Sailor in Bar
- (1987) as 1st
Television production design[]
- (1991)
- Homicide: Life on the Street (84 episodes from 1993–1999)
- The Corner (2000)
- Young Americans (2000) (unknown episodes)
- Shot in the Heart (2001)
- The Wire (51 episodes from 2002–2008)
- Something the Lord Made (2004)
Other[]
- Edith's Shopping Bag (1976) (Himself)
- The Bedroom Window (1987) (set buyer: Baltimore)
- Divine Trash (1998) (himself)
- (1998) (as himself)
- (2005) (Himself)
- (2005) (Himself)
- (2006) (Himself)
- (2007) (Himself)
References[]
- ^ "Vincent Peranio". IMDb. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
- ^ "New York Times Filmography". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2011. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ "Vincent Peranio". IMDb. Retrieved 2008-06-15.
- ^ "Ed Peranio". IMDb. Retrieved 2008-08-07.
External links[]
- Living people
- American art directors
- American production designers
- 1945 births