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John Turturro (born February 28, 1957) is an
United States|American actor noted for his
performances in To Live and Die in L.A. (1985),
The Color of Money (1986), Five Corners (1987), Do
the Right Thing (1989), and Men of Respect (1991).
He has appeared in over sixty movies, and is well
known for his ability to effortlessly change both
his demeanour and physique.

Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn,
New York. He completed his MFA at the Yale
University|Yale School of Drama. He worked as an
extra in Raging Bull (1980).

John Turturro created the title role of John
Patrick Shanley's Danny and the Deep Blue Sea at
the Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill
Theatre Center in 1983. He repeated it the
following year Off-Broadway and won an OBIE Award.

Spike Lee liked Turturro's performance in Five
Corners so much that he chose to cast him in Do
the Right Thing, in which he played the explosive
racist Pino. This movie initiated a long-standing
collaboration between the famous film
director|director and John Turturro.

Turturro was the producer, director and actor of
the film Illuminata (1999), which also starred his
wife Katherine Borowitz.

Actress Aida Turturro is John Turturro's cousin.

==Selected filmography==

*Secret Window, 2004, as John Shooter
*Mr. Deeds, 2002, as Emilio
*Collateral Damage, 2002, as Armstrong
*The Luzhin Defence, 2001, as Alexander Luzhin
*O Brother, Where Art Thou?, 2000, as Pete
*The Big Lebowski, 	1998, as Jesus Quintana
*Quiz Show|Quiz Show, 1994, as Herb Stempel
*Fearless, 1993, as Bill Pearlman
*Barton Fink, 1991 as Barton Fink
*Jungle Fever, 1991, as Paulie Carbone
*Men of Respect, 1991, as Mike Battaglia
*Miller's Crossing, 1990, as Bernie Bernbaum
*Do the Right Thing, 1989, as Pino
*Five Corners, 1987, as Heinz Sabantino
*The Color of Money, 1986, as Julian
*To Live and Die in L.A., 1985, as Carl Cody

==Television Appearances==
*Monk (TV series)|Monk, 2004-2005, as Ambrose Monk

==External link==

*imdb name|id=0001806|name=John Turturro






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