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John Turturro

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Biography

One of the top character actors of his era, John Turturro is a fixture of the contemporary American independent filmmaking landscape. Born February 28, 1957, in Brooklyn, NY, Turturro became fascinated by movies during childhood, and after graduating from college he won a scholarship to study at the prestigious Yale School of Drama. He first gained notice in regional theater and off-Broadway, earning an Obie Award for his starring role in Danny and the Deep Blue Sea. He made his film debut in Martin Scorsese's 1980 masterpiece Raging Bull but did not reappear onscreen prior to 1984's The Exterminator 2. That same year, he debuted on Broadway in Death of a Salesman.

Small roles in diverse fare including Susan Seidelman's 1985 comedy Desperately Seeking Susan, Scorsese's 1986 drama The Color of Money, and Woody Allen's masterful Hannah and Her Sisters kept Turturro busy throughout much of the decade, but his breakthrough performance did not arrive until Spike Lee cast him as a bigoted pizzeria worker in 1989's Do the Right Thing. A scene-stealing turn in the Coen brothers' 1990 gangland drama Miller's Crossing followed, and in 1991 the Coens cast him as the titular Barton Fink, a performance which garnered Best Actor honors at the Cannes Film Festival. Subsequent lead roles were infrequent, although in 1992 he wrote, directed, and starred in Mac, a little-seen indie feature that won him a Golden Camera award for Best First Feature at the 1992 Cannes Festival. Supporting turns in acclaimed offerings including Quiz Show, Clockers, and Grace of My Heart (in which he expertly portrayed a Phil Spector-like music producer) followed before Turturro's next starring role, in Tom DiCillo's whimsical 1996 comedy Box of Moonlight. In 1998, the actor again collaborated with both Lee and the Coen brothers, working with the former on He Got Game and the latter on The Big Lebowski. Also in 1998, Turturro wrote, directed, produced, and starred in Illuminata, a comedy set against the backdrop of a struggling, turn-of-the-century New York theater company. The following year, he again took on the New York theater, appearing in Tim Robbins' Cradle Will Rock, an exploration of the relationship between art and politics set in 1930s New York. ~ Jason Ankeny, All Movie Guide

Filmography

Anger Management (2003) .... Chuck
Fear X (2002)
Secret Passage (2002) .... Paolo Zane
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: a Film on Terrence Malick (2002) .... Himself
Mr. Deeds (2002) .... Emilio Lopez, Blake's Butler
New York at the Movies (2002) (TV) .... Himself
Collateral Damage (2002) .... Armstrong
Monday Night Mayhem (2002) (TV) .... Howard Cosell
Thirteen Conversations About One Thing (2001) .... Walker
Monkeybone (2001) (voice) .... Monkeybone
Man Who Cried, The (2000) .... Dante Dominio
... aka The man who cried - Les larmes d'un homme (2001) (France)
Luzhin Defence, The (2000) .... Luzhin
... aka Défense Loujine, La (2001) (France)
Two Thousand and None (2000) .... Benjamin Kasparian
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) .... Pete
... aka O' Brother (2000) (France)
Company Man (2000) .... Crocker Johnson
... aka Company Man (2000) (France)
Mother-Tongue: Italian American Sons & Mothers (1999) (TV) .... Himself
Summer of Sam (1999) (voice) .... Harvey the Black Dog
Cradle Will Rock (1999) .... Aldo Silvano
Source, The (1999) (TV) .... Allen Ginsberg
Rounders (1998) .... Joey Knish
Illuminata (1998) .... Tuccio
... aka Illuminata (1998) (Spain)
He Got Game (1998) .... Coach Billy Sunday
O.K. Garage (1998) .... Johnny Candellano
... aka All Revved Up (1998) (USA: video title)
Big Lebowski, The (1998) .... Jesus Quintana
Animals (1997) .... Tuxedo Man
Lesser Prophets (1997) .... Leon
Tregua, La (1996) .... Primo Levi
... aka Atempause, Die (1999) (Germany)
... aka Trêve, La (1997) (France)
... aka Truce, The (1998) (USA)
Grace of My Heart (1996) .... Joel Millner
Box of Moon Light (1996) .... Al Fountain
Search for One-eye Jimmy, The (1996) .... Disco Bean
Girl 6 (1996) .... Murray the Agent
Sugartime (1995) (TV) .... Sam Giancana
Clockers (1995) .... Detective Larry Mazilli NYPD Homicide
Unstrung Heroes (1995) .... Sid Lidz
Search and Destroy (1995) .... Ron
... aka Four Rules, The (1995) (Australia: video title)
"Baseball" (1994) (mini) TV Series (voice) .... Himself
Quiz Show (1994) .... Herbie Stempel
Being Human (1993) .... Lucinnius
Fearless (1993) .... Dr. Bill Perlman
Mac (1992) .... Niccolo (Mac) Vitelli
Brain Donors (1992) .... Roland T. Flakfizer
... aka Lame Ducks (1992)
Jungle Fever (1991) .... Paulie Carbone
Barton Fink (1991) .... Barton Fink
Men of Respect (1991) .... Mike Battaglia
Miller's Crossing (1990) .... Bernie Bernbaum
State of Grace (1990) .... Nick
Mo' Better Blues (1990) .... Moe Flatbush, Club Owner
Catchfire (1989) .... Pinella
... aka Backtrack (1991) (USA: TV title (director's cut))
... aka Catchfire (1989) (Australia)
... aka Do It the Hard Way (1989)
Making 'Do the Right Thing' (1989) (TV) .... Himself
Do the Right Thing (1989) .... Pino
"Fortunate Pilgrim, The" (1988) (mini) TV Series .... Larry
... aka "Mamma Lucia" (1988) (mini) (Italy)
... aka "Mario Puzo's 'The Fortunate Pilgrim'" (1988) (mini) (USA: complete title)
Sicilian, The (1987) .... Pisciotta
Five Corners (1987) .... Heinz
Color of Money, The (1986) .... Julian
Off Beat (1986) .... Neil Pepper
Gung Ho (1986) .... Willie
... aka Working Class Man (1986)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) .... Writer
To Live and Die in L.A. (1985) .... Carl Cody
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) .... Ray
Flamingo Kid, The (1984) .... Ted from Pinky's
Exterminator 2 (1984) .... Guy No. 1
Raging Bull (1980) (uncredited) .... Man at Table Webster Hall

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