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John Turturro is an American actor born in 1957 who has built a career performing in film and television. He is known for his versatility in various roles across different genres and productions.
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Film & TV
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
John Michael Turturro (born February 28, 1957) is an American-Italian 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 his acting career on-screen in the early 1980s, and received early critical recognition with the…
Known for
- The Only Living Pickpocket in New York — Harry2026
- A Statement2026
- The Cut — Boz2025
- The Room Next Door — Damian2024
- Mr. & Mrs. Smith — Eric Shane2024
- Can't Go Home — Paulo Santana2023
- Forty Winks — Milo2022
- High Noon on the Waterfront — Elia Kazan (voice)2022
- The Batman — Carmine Falcone2022
- Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio — Dottore (voice)2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Italy
- Place of birth
- Brooklyn
- Sibling
- Nicholas Turturro
- Occupation
- theatrical director
- Educated at
- State University of New York
- Languages spoken
- Italian
- Native language
- English language
- Award
- Caméra d'Or
- Notable work
- Transformers
- Image
- John Turturro at the 2026 Berlin International Film Festival-60305.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Residence
- Park Slope
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- Commons category
- John Turturro
- date of birth
- 1957-00-00
- name in native language
- John Turturro
- start of work period
- 1978-00-00
- related category
- Category:Films directed by John Turturro
- social media followers
- 29485
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
John Michael Turturro (/tərˈtʊəroʊ/ tər-TOOR-oh, Italian: [turˈturro]; born February 28, 1957) is an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his varied roles in independent films, as well as his frequent collaborations with the Coen brothers and Spike Lee. He has received a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for three Golden Globe Awards.
He achieved his career breakthrough with Five Corners (1987). He acted in Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989), Mo' Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), and Clockers (1995). He also starred in the Coens' Miller's Crossing (1990), Barton Fink (1991), for which he won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor, The Big Lebowski (1998), and O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000). He also starred in Fearless (1993), Quiz Show (1994), and Gloria Bell (2018); and portrayed Seymour Simmons in the Transformers film series (2007–2011, 2017) and Carmine Falcone in The Batman (2022).
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