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John Turturro
John Michael Turturro, an American actor and filmmaker, is known for his diverse and complex roles in independent films. Born on February 28, 1957, in New York City, U.S., Turturro has an illustrious career spanning over three decades. He is celebrated for his frequent collaborations with the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler, and Spike Lee. Turturro has graced the cinematic world with more than sixty feature films, including renowned films like 'Five Corners', 'Do the Right Thing', 'Mo' Better Blues', 'Jungle Fever', and 'Clockers'. His performance in the Coen brothers' film, 'Barton Fink', brought him the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor.
Over the years, TUrturro took on prominent roles in films such as 'Fearless', 'Quiz Show', 'Gloria Bell', while also portraying significant characters in the Transformers film series and 'The Batman'. His work extends to the small screen as well, with Turturro earning a Primetime Emmy Award for his role in the USA Network series Monk, along with other nominations for his performance in the HBO miniseries The Night Of and the Apple TV+ series Severance. Furthermore, Turturro has also directed five films, including 'Mac', 'Illuminata', 'Romance and Cigarettes', 'Fading Gigolo', and 'The Jesus Rolls'. Significant events and associations in his life include his Sicilian roots, his education at the State University of New York and Yale University, and his personal relationships with Katherine Borowitz and his two children.
Biography, Career & Filmography
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Given Name: John Michael Turturro
Born: New York City, U.S.
Citizenship: United States, Italy
Birthday: February 28, 1957
Occupations: Actor, director, producer, screenwriter
Years Active: 1980-present
Children: 2
Spouses: Katherine Borowitz
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Awards and Nominations Received by John Turturro
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Movies Featuring John Turturro
The Batman
To Live and Die in L.A.
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
O Brother, Where Art Thou?
Clockers
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Barton Fink
Miller's Crossing
Gloria Bell
The Source
God's Pocket
State of Grace
Fading Gigolo
Mo' Better Blues
Jungle Fever
Quiz Show
Landline
The True Adventures of Wolfboy
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Unstrung Heroes
The Jesus Rolls
Secret Window
The Luzhin Defence
Brain Donors
The Room Next Door
Somewhere Tonight
Keepers of the Covenant: Making ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’
Partly Cloudy with Sunny Spells
Hair
Gods Behaving Badly
The Name of the Rose
Two Thousand and None
Monday Night Mayhem
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
Opopomoz
The Filmmaker and the Labyrinth
The True Adventures of Wolfboy
The Jesus Rolls
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
A Few Days in September
The Evolution of an American Filmmaker
Brando: The Documentary
Men Of Respect
The Bronx Is Burning
Catchfire
Exterminator 2
The Sicilian
Making ‘Do the Right Thing’
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Off Beat
Five Corners
The Plot Against America
VENGEANCE IN THE MAKING
Forty Winks
Five Corners
The Plot Against America
Search and Destroy
Fearless
At Sundance
The Search for One-eye Jimmy
The Human Factor: Exacting Revenge of the Fallen
The Truce
Sugartime
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn’t
All Revved Up
Do the Right Thing: 20 Years Later
Box of Moonlight
Mac
High Noon on the Waterfront
Animals with the Tollkeeper
Lesser Prophets
What Just Happened
Career Timeline
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2022
The Batman
Carmine Falcone
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio
Dottore
VENGEANCE IN THE MAKING
Self
Forty Winks
Milo
High Noon on the Waterfront
Elia Kazan (voice)
2015
Keepers of the Covenant: Making ‘Exodus: Gods and Kings’
Self
Partly Cloudy with Sunny Spells
Ingegnere Lombelli
2008
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn’t
Self
What Just Happened
Dick Bell
2002
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing
Monday Night Mayhem
Howard Cosell
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick
Self
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