John Turturro: Biography, Facts and Career
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John Michael Turturro ( 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). For his guest role in the USA Network comedy series Monk, Turturro received a Primetime Emmy Award. He has also starred in the HBO thriller miniseries The Night Of (2016), the HBO miniseries The Plot Against America (2020), and the Apple TV+ thriller series Severance (2022–present). He has directed five films, Mac (1992), Illuminata (1998), Romance and Cigarettes (2005), Fading Gigolo (2013), and The Jesus Rolls (2020).
Quick facts about John Turturro
- Full name: John Turturro
- Born: 1957-02-28
- Nationality: United States
- Known as: Actor
- Wikidata ID: Q244234
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Who is John Turturro?
John Michael Turturro ( tər-TOOR-oh, Italian: [turˈturro]; born February 28, 1957) is an American actor and filmmaker.
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John Turturro is United States.
When was John Turturro born?
John Turturro was born on 1957-02-28.



