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American actor, writer and director
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The Big Lebowski, Barton Fink, Quiz Show, The Night Of
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John Michael Turturro
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Brooklyn, USA
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67 years
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Biography

John Michael Turturro (/tərˈtʊər/; born February 28, 1957) is an American actor, writer and filmmaker, known for his association with the independent film movement. He has appeared in over sixty feature films and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler and Spike Lee. He began acting on-screen in the early 1980s, with his mainstream breakthrough coming with Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989) and the Coens' Miller's Crossing (1990) and Barton Fink (1991), for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival. His subsequent roles included Herb Stempel in Quiz Show (1994), Jesus Quintana in The Big Lebowski (1998) and The Jesus Rolls (2020), Pete in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Seymour Simmons in the Transformers film series and Carmine Falcone in the DC Extended Universe.

An Emmy Award winner, Turturro has also been nominated for four Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Independent Spirit Awards. He directed Mac (1992), which won the Golden Camera Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Illuminata (1998), and Romance and Cigarettes (2005).

Early life

John Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Katherine Florence (Incerella) and Nicholas Turturro. His mother was born in the U.S., to Italian parents with roots in Sicily, and was an amateur jazz singer, who had worked in a naval yard during World War II. His father had immigrated to the United States from Giovinazzo, Italy, at age six and later worked as a carpenter and construction worker before joining the U.S. Navy during the war. Serving as a sailor, he was with the D-Day fleet supporting the landing operations of Allied troops in Normandy, France, in 1944.

Turturro was raised a Roman Catholic and moved to the Rosedale section of Queens, New York with his family, when he was six. He majored in Theatre Arts at the State University of New York at New Paltz, and completed his MFA at the Yale School of Drama.

Career

Turturro's first film appearance was a non-speaking extra role in Martin Scorsese's critically acclaimed Raging Bull (1980). He created the title role of John Patrick Shanley's Danny and the Deep Blue Sea at the Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in 1983. He repeated it the following year Off-Broadway and won an Obie Award. Turturro had a notable supporting role in William Friedkin's action film To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), as the henchman of the villainous counterfeiter played by Willem Dafoe.

Spike Lee liked Turturro's performance in Five Corners (1987) so much that he cast him in Do the Right Thing (1989). This movie was the first of a long-standing collaboration between the director and Turturro, which includes work together on a total of nine films—more than any other actor in the Lee oeuvre—includingMo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Clockers (1995), Girl 6 (1996), He Got Game (1998), Summer of Sam (1999), She Hate Me (2004), and Miracle at St. Anna (2008).

Turturro at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival

Turturro has appeared in both comedy and drama films, and engaged in an extended collaboration with the Coen Brothers—he appeared in their films Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991, in the lead role), The Big Lebowski (1998), and O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). Turturro has also appeared in several of Adam Sandler's movies, such as Mr. Deeds (2002) and You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2008). He played a severely disturbed patient of Jack Nicholson's character in the comedy Anger Management and played Johnny Depp's character's antagonist in Secret Window.

Turturro hosted Saturday Night Live in 1994, where he spoofed his then-recently made film, Quiz Show, being told he was ineligible to host unless he answered questions in a booth and if he failed, the honor of hosting would go to Joey Buttafuoco, who was actually backstage to witness Turturro's test. He won an Emmy award for his portrayal of Adrian Monk's brother Ambrose in the USA Network series Monk, and reprised the role on numerous occasions. He has also been nominated and won many awards from film organizations such as Screen Actors Guild, Cannes Film Festival, Golden Globes and others.

Turturro produced and directed, as well as acted in, the film Illuminata (1999), which also starred his wife, actress Katherine Borowitz. He wrote and directed the film Romance and Cigarettes (2005). In 2006 he appeared in Robert De Niro's The Good Shepherd, and as the Sector 7 agent Seymour Simmons in four films of the Transformers live-action series. In 2010, he directed (and had cameo on-screen appearances in) Passione, which chronicles the rich musical heritage of Naples, Italy.

His stage directorial debut was in October 2011, with the Broadway play Relatively Speaking, in which he guided an ensemble ofveteran actors in a production of three comedic one-act plays, written by Elaine May, Woody Allen and Ethan Coen. The cast included Julie Kavner, Marlo Thomas,Mark Linn-Baker and Steve Guttenberg.

Turturro's fifth directorial film Fading Gigolo premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) in mid-September 2013. Turturro also acts in the film alongside Woody Allen, who plays a novice pimp overseeing the sex work of Turturro's character. During a September 2013 interview, Turturro expressed his intention to draw parallels between sex work and acting, explaining that the latter is a "service business" in which actors are "acting out people's wishes or fantasies". In March 2014, Turturro received the Career Achievement tribute and award at the 31st Edition of the Miami International Film Festival at the Olympia Theater in Downtown Miami. Turturro starred in the 2016 miniseries The Night Of, garnering a Primetime Emmy Award nomination.

Personal life

Turturro's brother is actor Nicholas Turturro. Abstract painter Ralph Turturro, Composer and film director Richard Termini, and actress Aida Turturro are his cousins. He has two sons: Amedeo (born 1990) and Diego (born 2000), with his wife, actress Katherine Borowitz.

John Turturro participates as a member of the Jury for the New York International Children's Film Festival (NYICFF), which is dedicated to screening films for children between the ages of 3 and 18.Turturro holds dual Italian and American citizenship, and in January 2011 received his Italian passport.

He has lived in Park Slope in Brooklyn, New York since 1988.

The son of Italian immigrants, he has been an Italian citizen since 2011.

Theatre

YearTitleRoleVenueRef.
1998Waiting for GodotEstragonClassic Stage Company, Off-Broadway
2003Life x 3HenryCircle in the Square Theatre, Broadway
2007A Spanish PlayDirectorClassic Stage Company, Off-Broadway
2011The Cherry OrchardYermolai Alekaseyevich LopakhinClassic Stage Company, Off-Broadway
2011-12Relatively SpeakingDirectorBrooks Atkinson Theatre, Broadway
2013The Master BuilderHalvard SolnessBrooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn
2015Zorba!ZorbaNew York City Center, Concert Staging

Awards and Nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResultRef.
1989Independent Spirit AwardBest Supporting ActorFive CornersNominated
1990New York Film Critics CircleBest Supporting ActorMiller's CrossingNominated
1991National Society of Film CriticsNominated
1991Cannes Film FestivalBest ActorBarton FinkWon
1991Gotham AwardsBest ActorN/AWon
1992Sundance Film FestivalVision AwardN/AWon
1992Chicago Film Critics AssociationBest ActorBarton FinkNominated
1992Cannes Film FestivalCaméra d'OrMacWon
1994Independent Spirit AwardBest First FeatureNominated
Best DirectorNominated
1995Screen Actors Guild AwardBest ActorQuiz ShowNominated
1995Golden Globe AwardSupporting Actor - Motion PictureNominated
1995Chicago Film Critics AssociationBest Supporting ActorNominated
1998Cannes Film FestivalPalme d'OrIlluminataNominated
1998Independent Spirit AwardBest MaleBox of MoonlightNominated
2003Screen Actors Guild AwardBest Actor in a Miniseries or TV MovieMonday Night MayhemNominated
2004Primetime Emmy AwardGuest Actor in a Comedy SeriesMonk: Mr. Monk and the Three PiesWon
2005Drama Desk AwardBest Actor in a PlayThe Sound of NaplesNominated
2005Venice Film FestivalGolden LionRomance and CigarettesNominated
2007Berlin Film FestivalSilver Berlin BearThe Good ShepherdWon
2007Gotham AwardsBest Ensemble PerformanceMargot at the WeddingNominated
2010Venice Film FestivalAward of the City of RomePassioneWon
2017Primetime Emmy AwardBest Actor in a Limited Series or MovieThe Night OfNominated
Golden Globe AwardBest Actor - Miniseries or TV MovieNominated
Screen Actors Guild AwardBest Actor in a Miniseries or TV MovieNominated
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Who is John Turturro?
John Turturro is an American actor, writer, and director. He has appeared in over 100 film and television projects, and is best known for his roles in films such as "Barton Fink," "The Big Lebowski," and "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"
When was John Turturro born?
John Turturro was born on February 28, 1957.
Has John Turturro won any awards for his acting?
Yes, John Turturro has won several awards throughout his career. He won the Best Actor award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1991 for his role in the film "Barton Fink." He has also received three Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on television.
Has John Turturro ever directed any films?
Yes, John Turturro has directed several films. He made his directorial debut in 1992 with the film "Mac," and went on to direct other projects such as "Barton Fink," "Romance & Cigarettes," and "Fading Gigolo."
What are some notable films or TV shows John Turturro has appeared in?
John Turturro has appeared in a wide range of films and TV shows. Some of his notable film roles include "Do the Right Thing," "Quiz Show," "Transformers" series, and "The Night Of" TV series.
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