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Birth 1945 (79 years) at Baltimore (USA)

Vincent Peranio (born 1945) is an American film and television production designer, art director, set designer, and actor.

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.

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.

Usually with

John Waters
John Waters
(15 films)
Mink Stole
Mink Stole
(14 films)
Van Smith
Van Smith
(10 films)
Ed Peranio
Ed Peranio
(6 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Vincent Peranio (20 films)

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Actor

Pink Flamingos, 1h33
Directed by John Waters
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Divine, John Waters, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Edith Massey, Mink Stole
Roles Musician at Party
Rating60% 3.001643.001643.001643.001643.00164
Underground criminal Divine lives under the pseudonym "Babs Johnson" with her mentally ill, egg-loving mother Edie, delinquent son Crackers, and traveling companion Cotton. They all live together in a pink trailer on the outskirts of Phoenix, Maryland, in front of which can be found a pair of eponymous plastic pink flamingos. After learning that Divine has been named "the filthiest person alive" by a tabloid paper, jealous rivals Connie and Raymond Marble set out to destroy her career but come undone in the process.
Multiple Maniacs, 1h30
Directed by John Waters
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Divine, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Mink Stole, Cookie Mueller, Edith Massey
Roles Freak
Rating64% 3.2481453.2481453.2481453.2481453.248145
Lady Divine is the owner and operator of a show called The Cavalcade of Perversion, a free exhibit of various perversions and fetish acts and obscenities such as the "Puke Eater". The show is free, although the various performers must persuade and even physically drag reluctant passers-by to attend.

Producer

This Filthy World, 1h26
Directed by Jeff Garlin
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Documentary, Historical
Themes Documentary films about business, Documentary films about the film industry, Documentaire sur une personnalité
Actors John Waters
Roles Production Designer
Rating75% 3.7931853.7931853.7931853.7931853.793185
The film version is Jeff Garlin's documentary on the work of John Waters. Waters talks for an hour and a half about different subjects that made him into who he is today while standing on a stage decorated with a pile of trash, some roses, and a confessional. Waters starts off by talking about his earliest negative influences. He then begins talking about directors of the macabre that inspired him on what to do with his films. He then talks about filmmaking experiences on each and every one of his films and tells stories about some of the Dreamlanders. He discusses sexual fetishes, court trials he has visited, how to make books cool again, and more. The last topic he speaks of is his hometown of Baltimore and all the things he has experienced there.
A Dirty Shame, 1h26
Directed by John Waters
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Themes Les fantasmes, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, Erotic films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Tracey Ullman, Johnny Knoxville, Selma Blair, Chris Isaak, Mink Stole, Patricia Hearst
Roles Production Designer
Rating51% 2.552852.552852.552852.552852.55285
The people of Harford Road are firmly divided into two camps; neuters, the puritanical residents who despise anything even remotely carnal, and the perverts, a group of sex addicts whose unique fetishes have all been brought to the fore by accidental concussions.
Something the Lord Made
Directed by Joseph Sargent
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Documentary
Themes Medical-themed films
Actors Mos Def, Alan Rickman, Kyra Sedgwick, Gabrielle Union, Mary Stuart Masterson, Merritt Wever
Roles Production Designer
Rating80% 4.045934.045934.045934.045934.04593
Something the Lord Made tells the story of the 34-year partnership that begins in Depression Era Nashville in 1930 when Blalock (Alan Rickman) hires Thomas (Mos Def) as an assistant in his Vanderbilt University lab, expecting him to perform janitorial work. But Thomas' remarkable manual dexterity and intellectual acumen confound Blalock's expectations, and Thomas rapidly becomes indispensable as a research partner to Blalock in his forays into heart surgery.
Cecil B. Demented, 1h27
Directed by John Waters
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Melanie Griffith, Stephen Dorff, Alicia Witt, Adrian Grenier, Mink Stole, Ricki Lake
Roles Production Designer
Rating62% 3.1012653.1012653.1012653.1012653.101265
Honey Whitlock is a Hollywood A-list actress whose public persona is that of a sweet and considerate woman, but who is actually profane, unreasonable, and demanding. While in Baltimore to attend a premiere, Honey is kidnapped by the manic film director, Cecil B. Demented, and his band of misfit, Andy Warhol–worshiping artists who have branded themselves "kamikaze filmmakers", going by the group name "SprocketHoles". Each of the SprocketHoles has infiltrated the staff of the theater where the premiere is to take place; they subsequently kidnap Honey as she concludes her remarks on stages. In the ensuing mayhem, the group escapes.
Liberty Heights, 2h7
Directed by Barry Levinson
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Actors Adrien Brody, Ben Foster, Orlando Jones, Joe Mantegna, Justin Chambers, Anthony Anderson
Roles Production Designer
Rating69% 3.497783.497783.497783.497783.49778
In the fall of 1954, the Kurtzmans, a Jewish family, live in Forest Park, a suburban neighborhood in the northwest section of Baltimore. At the beginning of the film, Nate, the father, runs a burlesque theatre, and engages in a community numbers racket. His wife Ada stays home and takes care of the household. Van, the older son, attends the University of Baltimore, while Ben is finishing his final year in high school.
Pecker
Pecker (1998)
, 1h27
Directed by John Waters
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama
Themes Films about families, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Edward Furlong, Christina Ricci, Lili Taylor, Mary Kay Place, Martha Plimpton, Brendan Sexton III
Roles Production Designer
Rating62% 3.148583.148583.148583.148583.14858
Set in a Baltimore neighborhood known for having the thickest local accent, Pecker tells the story of an unassuming 18-year-old who works in a sandwich shop and takes photos of his loving but peculiar family and friends on the side. Pecker, so named for his childhood habit of "pecking" at his food, stumbles into fame when his work is "discovered" by a savvy New York art dealer, Rorey Wheeler. Pecker's pictures, taken with a cheap Canon Canonet 28, are grainy, out-of-focus studies of unglamorous subjects, but they strike a chord with New York art collectors.
Serial Mom
Serial Mom (1994)
, 1h35
Directed by John Waters
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Serial killer films, Comedy horror films
Actors Kathleen Turner, Sam Waterston, Ricki Lake, Matthew Lillard, Justin Whalin, Mink Stole
Roles Production Designer
Rating67% 3.398853.398853.398853.398853.39885
Beverly Sutphin appears to be a typical suburban housewife living with her dentist husband, Eugene, and their teenage children, Misty and Chip, in the suburbs of Baltimore. However, she is secretly a serial killer, murdering people over the most trivial of perceived slights, including mere faux pas.
Cry-Baby
Cry-Baby (1990)
, 1h25
Directed by John Waters
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Musical films, Gangster films
Actors Johnny Depp, Amy Locane, Polly Bergen, James Intveld, Susan Tyrrell, Rachel Sweet
Roles Production Designer
Rating65% 3.250463.250463.250463.250463.25046
In 1954 Baltimore, Wade "Cry-Baby" Walker is the leader of a gang of "drapes", which includes his sister Pepper, a teenage mother, Mona "Hatchet Face" Malnorowski, who is facially disfigured, Wanda Woodward, who is constantly embarrassed by her yuppie parents, and Milton Hackett, Hatchet Face's devoted boyfriend. His ability to shed a single tear drives all the girls wild. One day after school, he is approached by Allison Vernon-Williams, a pretty girl tired of being a "square", and the two fall in love. That same day, Cry-Baby approaches the "square" part of town to a talent show at the recreation center where Allison's grandmother hosts events, and introduces himself to her, who is skeptical of his motives. Cry-Baby invites Allison to a party at Turkey Point, a local hangout spot for the drapes.
Hairspray
Hairspray (1988)
, 1h32
Directed by John Waters
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about music and musicians, Obésité, Films about racism, Films about television, Musical films, Films about disabilities
Actors Ricki Lake, Debbie Harry, Sonny Bono, Divine, Jerry Stiller, Leslie Ann Powers
Roles Production Designer
Rating69% 3.4983.4983.4983.4983.498
Tracy Turnblad (Ricki Lake) and her best friend, Penny Pingleton (Leslie Ann Powers), audition for The Corny Collins Show, a popular Baltimore teenage dance show based on the real-life Buddy Deane Show. Penny is too nervous and stumbles over her answers, and another girl, Nadine, is cut for being black (there is a 'Negro Day' on the show on the last Thursday of every month, she is told). However, despite being overweight, Tracy is a strong enough dancer to become a regular on the show, infuriating the show's reigning queen, Amber Von Tussle (Colleen Fitzpatrick), a mean, privileged, beautiful high school classmate whose pushy stage parents, Velma (Debbie Harry) and Franklin Von Tussle (Sonny Bono), own Tilted Acres amusement park (based on Baltimore's Gwynn Oak Amusement Park, where racial problems occurred). Tracy steals Amber's boyfriend, Link Larkin (Michael St. Gerard), and competes against her for the title of Miss Auto Show 1963, fueling Amber's hatred of her.
Pink Flamingos, 1h33
Directed by John Waters
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about families, Films about music and musicians, Films about sexuality, Bisexuality-related films, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Musical films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film, Lesbian-related films
Actors Divine, John Waters, David Lochary, Mary Vivian Pearce, Edith Massey, Mink Stole
Roles Production Designer
Rating60% 3.001643.001643.001643.001643.00164
Underground criminal Divine lives under the pseudonym "Babs Johnson" with her mentally ill, egg-loving mother Edie, delinquent son Crackers, and traveling companion Cotton. They all live together in a pink trailer on the outskirts of Phoenix, Maryland, in front of which can be found a pair of eponymous plastic pink flamingos. After learning that Divine has been named "the filthiest person alive" by a tabloid paper, jealous rivals Connie and Raymond Marble set out to destroy her career but come undone in the process.