John Turturro
John Michael Turturro (born February 28, 1957 in Brooklyn , New York ) is an American actor , director and screenwriter .
Life & Career
His mother, Katherine Turturro, an amateur jazz singer, worked on a Navy base during World War II. His father Nicholas Turturro, who worked as a carpenter and construction worker, was a Navy soldier on D-Day in Normandy. John was raised Catholic by his parents ; his mother was born in Sicily and his father in Apulia . When he was six years old, his family moved to Rosedale, a borough of Queens , New York .
Turturro studied drama at the State University of New York , he completed his studies as a Master of Fine Arts at the Yale School of Drama . His brother Nicholas Turturro and cousin Aida Turturro are also actors. His other brother, Ralph Turturro, is a middle school art teacher.
He got his first small role in Martin Scorsese's film Like a Wild Bull . His regular collaborations with Spike Lee , Adam Sandler , Joel Coen and Ethan Coen are best known . In 1991 he was named Best Actor at the Cannes International Film Festival for his role in Barton Fink .
He made his debut as a film director and screenwriter with the film Mac , for which he was awarded the Golden Camera at the 1992 Cannes Film Festival . Further directorial work followed, most recently in 2019 with The Jesus Rolls, a spin-off for The Big Lebowski .
John Turturro is married to the actress Katherine Borowitz and has two children (* 1990 and * 2000).
Filmography (selection)
As a performer
- 1980: Like a Wild Bull (Raging Bull)
- 1984: The Exterminator 2
- 1984: Flamingo Kid
- 1985: Miami Vice (TV series)
- 1985: Susan Desperately Seeking ... (Desperately Seeking Susan)
- 1985: Live and Die in LA (To Live and Die in LA)
- 1986: Hannah and Her Sisters
- 1986: Gung Ho
- 1986: Off Beat - Let the cops dance
- 1986: The Color of Money (The Color of Money)
- 1987: Penguins in the Bronx (Five Corners)
- 1987: The Sicilian (The Sicilian)
- 1988: Mamma Lucia (The Fortunate Pilgrim , TV series)
- 1989: Do the Right Thing
- 1990: Catchfire
- 1990: Men of Respect - You only respect what you fear
- 1990: Mo 'Better Blues
- 1990: Miller's Crossing
- 1990: State of Grace (State of Grace)
- 1991: Barton Fink
- 1991: Jungle Fever
- 1992: Three Lame Ducks (Brain Donors)
- 1992: Mac
- 1993: who stole my family? (Being Human)
- 1993: Fearless - Beyond Fear
- 1994: Quiz Show
- 1994: In Search of Jimmy Hoyt (The Search for One-eye Jimmy)
- 1995: The Moviemaker (Search and Destroy)
- 1995: Unstrung Heroes
- 1995: Clockers
- 1995: The Godfather and the Showgirl / In love with Las Vegas (Sugartime , TV movie)
- 1996: Girl 6
- 1996: Box of Moon Light
- 1996: Grace of My Heart
- 1997: respite (La tregua)
- 1997: Lesser Prophets
- 1998: Animals / Animals with the Tollkeeper
- 1998: The Big Lebowski
- 1998: OK Garage - The scam with the cars
- 1998: Spike Lee's Game of Life (He Got Game)
- 1998: Illuminata
- 1998: Rounders
- 1999: The Staggering Ship (Cradle Will Rock)
- 1999: The Beat Generation - How It All Began (The Source)
- 2000: Cuba Libre - Dumber than the CIA allows! (Company Man)
- 2000: O Brother, Where Art Thou? - A Mississippi odyssey
- 2000: Life, Death and Other Disasters (Two Thousand and None)
- 2000: Lushin's Defense (The Luzhin Defense)
- 2000: In Stormy Times (The Man Who Cried)
- 2001: 13 Conversations About One Thing
- 2002: Monday Night Mayhem (TV movie)
- 2002: Collateral Damage - Time of Retribution (Collateral Damage)
- 2002: Mr. Deeds
- 2002: Frasier (TV series)
- 2003: Fear X
- 2003: The Trial of Anger (Anger Management)
- 2003: Ore 2: Calma piatta (short film)
- 2004–2009: Monk (TV series)
- 2004: Treason in Venice (Secret Passage)
- 2004: The Secret Window
- 2004: 2BPerfectlyHonest
- 2004: She Hate Me
- 2005: Romance & Cigarettes
- 2006: A Few Days in September (Quelques jours en septembre)
- 2006: The Good Shepherd (The Good Shepherd)
- 2007: Slipstream
- 2007: Transformers
- 2007: The Flight of the Conchords (TV series)
- 2007: The Bronx Is Burning (TV series)
- 2007: Margot at the Wedding
- 2008: Inside Hollywood (What Just Happened?)
- 2008: Do not mess with Zohan (You Do not Mess with the Zohan)
- 2008: Buffalo Soldiers '44 - The Miracle of St. Anna
- 2009: The Nutcracker (The Nutcracker in 3D)
- 2009: The Taking of Pelham 123 (The Taking of Pelham 123)
- 2009: Transformers : Revenge of the Fallen
- 2011: Transformers 3 (Transformers: Dark of the Moon)
- 2011: Cars 2 (original voice by Francesco Bernoulli)
- 2011: Somewhere Tonight
- 2013: Suddenly Gigolo (Fading Gigolo)
- 2013: Gods Behaving Badly
- 2014: God's Pocket
- 2014: Rio, Eu Te Amo
- 2014: Exodus : Gods and Kings
- 2015: Mia Madre
- 2015: The Ridiculous Six (The Ridiculous 6)
- 2016: The Night Of ( The Night Of , Miniseries)
- 2017: Transformers: The Last Knight
- 2018: Gloria - Life Doesn't Wait (Gloria Bell)
- 2019: The Name of the Rose (TV series)
- 2019: The Jesus Rolls
- since 2019: Green Egg with Bacon ( Green Eggs and Ham , TV series, voice)
- 2020: The Plot Against America
As a director
- 1992: Mac
- 1998: Illuminata
- 2005: Romance & Cigarettes
- 2010: Passione
- 2013: Suddenly Gigolo (Fading Gigolo)
- 2019: The Jesus Rolls
As a screenwriter
- 1992: Mac
- 1998: Illuminata
- 2005: Romance & Cigarettes
- 2009: Prove per una tragedia siciliana
- 2010: Passione
- 2019: The Jesus Rolls
As a producer
- 1998: Illuminata
- 2005: Romance & Cigarettes
- 2008: Beyond Wiseguys: Italian Americans & the Movies
- 2009: Prove per una tragedia siciliana
Awards
- Penguins in the Bronx:
- nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Miller's Crossing:
- nominated for the National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Supporting Actor
- nominated for the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Barton Fink:
- Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor
- David di Donatello for the best foreign actor
- nominated for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Actor
- Quiz Show:
- nominated for the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor
- nominated for the Chlotrudis Award as best supporting actor
- nominated for the Golden Globe for best supporting actor
- nominated for the Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Supporting Actor
- Thirteen Conversations About One Thing:
- Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Ensemble
- Box of Moon Light:
- nominated for the Independent Spirit Award as best actor
- Grace of My Heart:
- nominated for the Chlotrudis Award as best supporting actor
- Transformers 3:
- nominated for the Golden Raspberry for the worst ensemble
Web links
- John Turturro in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography on film-zeit.de
- Interview with John Turturro: FAZ
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Turturro, John |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Turturro, John Michael |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | US-American actor |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn , New York City |