John Turturro: Difference between revisions

| alma_matereducation = {{ubl|[[State University of New York at New Paltz|State University of New York, New Paltz]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])|[[Yale University]] ([[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]])}}

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'''John Michael Turturro''' ({{IPAc-en|t|ər|ˈ|t|ʊər|oʊ}}<ref>{{YouTube|E2YcZGqVSqE|"John Turturro's 'Passione': Going Behind the Lens With "The Big Lebowski" Actor Turned Director"}}</ref> {{IPA-|it|turˈturro}}; born February 28, 1957) is an <!-- don't add "Italian", per [[MOS:ETHNICITY]] -->American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his varied complex roles in [[independent film]]s. He has appeared in over sixty feature films and has worked frequently with the [[Coen brothers]], [[Adam Sandler]], and [[Spike Lee]]. He has received a [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy Award]] and nominations for four [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]] and three [[Golden Globe Awards]].

He received his career breakthrough with ''[[Five Corners (film)|Five Corners]]'' (1987). He acted in Spike Lee's ''[[Do the Right Thing]]'' (1989), ''[[Mo' Better Blues]]'' (1990), ''[[Jungle Fever]]'' (1991), and ''[[Clockers (film)|Clockers]]'' (1995). He also starred in 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 film)|Fearless]]'' (1993), ''[[Quiz Show (film)|Quiz Show]]'' (1994), and ''[[Gloria Bell]]'' (2018). He portrayed [[List of Transformers film series cast and characters#Humans|Seymour Simmons]] in the [[Transformers (film series)|''Transformers'' film series]] (2007–2017) and [[Carmine Falcone]] in ''[[The Batman (film)|The Batman]]'' (2022).

For playing the role of Ambrose Monk, Adrian Monk's brother, in the [[USA Network]] series ''[[Monk (TV series)|Monk]]'', Turturro received the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series]]. He starred in the [[HBO]] miniseries ''[[The Night Of]]'' (2016) earning a nomination for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie]] nomination. He had a recurring role in the [[Showtime (TV network)|Showtime]] series ''[[The Plot Against America (miniseries)|The Plot Against America]]'' (2020), and he currently stars in the [[Apple TV+]] series ''[[Severance (TV series)|Severance]]'' (2022–present), for which he was nominated for a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] and a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Television Series]].

John Turturro was born on February 28, 1957, in the [[Brooklyn]] borough of [[New York City, New York]], the son of Katherine Florence (Incerella) and Nicholas Turturro. His mother was born in the U.S. to ItalianSicilian parents with roots in [[Sicily]], and was an amateur [[jazz]] singer who had worked in a naval yard during [[World War II]].<ref name="ref1">{{cite news|title=TURTURRO BURNS THROUGH THREE VERSIONS OF REALITY IN 'LIFE (X) 3'|publisher=Saint Paul Pioneer Press|date=June 1, 2003|url=http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PD&s_site=twincities&p_multi=SP&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0FB7676928B7B8A8&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM|access-date=March 27, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800021684/bio |title=John Turturro Biography - Yahoo! Movies |publisher=Movies.yahoo.com |date=February 28, 1957 |access-date=March 14, 2010}}</ref><ref name=fdr1>Stated on ''[[Finding Your Roots]]'', October 31, 2017</ref> His maternal grandmother died of a botched home abortion when his mother was six, leaving his mother in an orphanage, as his grandfather was unable to provide for the children on his own.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/07/08/john-turturro-grandmother-abortion/ |title=My grandmother's botched abortion transformed three generations |date=2022-07-08 |author1=John Turturro |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |place=Washington, D.C. |issn=0190-8286 |oclc=1330888409}}</ref> His father had emigrated at age six from [[Giovinazzo]], Italy to the United States, and later worked as a carpenter and construction worker before joining the [[U.S. Navy]].

Turturro was raised a [[Catholic Church|Roman Catholic]] and moved to the [[Rosedale, Queens|Rosedale]] section of [[Queens, New York]], with his family when he was 6.<ref name="religion"/> He majored in theatre arts at the [[State University of New York at New Paltz]] and completed his [[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]] at the [[Yale School of Drama]].

Turturro's brother is actor [[Nicholas Turturro]]. Composer and film director [[Richard Termini]] and actress [[Aida Turturro]] are his cousins.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bergenmuseum.com/artists/ralph_turturro|title=Ralph Turturro|publisher=[[Bergen Museum of Art and Science]]|date=2014|access-date=February 23, 2018}}</ref> He has twoone sonsson and one daughter with his wife, actress Katherine Borowitz, who moved on to a social work career in 2016.<ref name="religion">{{cite web|last=Pfefferman|first=Naomi|url=http://jewishjournal.com/old_stories/855/|title=Far Beyond Tears|publisher=[[The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles]]|date=April 19, 1998|access-date=April 7, 2017}}</ref>

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| Episode: "[[List of Miami Vice episodes|Rites of Passage]]"

| ''[[Monday Night Mayhem (film)|Monday Night Mayhem]]''

| Episode: "[[List of Frasier episodes|Don't Go Breaking My Heart]]"

| ''[[The Name of the Rose (TV seriesminiseries)|The Name of the Rose]]''

| GuestEpisode: star"Second Date"<ref>{{Cite news |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=29 June 2022 |title=Michaela Coel, John Turturro, Paul Dano Join Donald Glover & Maya Erskine in ''Mr. and Mrs. Smith'' Amazon Series |work=[[Variety (website)|Variety]] |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/michaela-coel-john-turturro-paul-dano-mr-mrs-smith-donald-glover-maya-erskine-amazon-1235306014/ |access-date=4 January 2023}}</ref>

|2023 || ''[[Sabbath's TheatreTheater]]'' || Mickey Sabbath || [[Signature Theatre Company]], Off-Broadway ||rowspan=8|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thenewgroup.org/production/sabbaths-theater/ |title=Sabbath's Theater }}</ref>

| rowspan="3" |1991 || [[National Society of Film Critics]] || Best Supporting Actor || {{nom}} ||

|1991 || [[Cannes Film Festival]] || Best Actor || ''[[Barton Fink]]'' || {{won}} ||

|1991 || [[Gotham Awards]] || [[Gotham Awards|Best Actor ]]|| Himself || {{won}} ||

| rowspan="3" |1992 || [[Sundance Film Festival]] || Vision Award || Himself || {{won}} ||

|1992 || [[Chicago Film Critics Association]] || Best Actor || ''[[Barton Fink]]'' || {{nom}} ||

|1992 || [[Cannes Film Festival]] || [[Caméra d'Or]] || rowspan=3|''[[Mac (film)|Mac]]'' || {{won}} ||

| rowspan="3" |1995 || [[Screen Actors Guild Award]] || [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role|Best Supporting Actor]] || rowspan=3|''[[Quiz Show (film)|Quiz Show]]'' || {{nom}} ||

|1995 || [[Golden Globe Award]] || [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture|Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture]] || {{nom}} ||

|1995 || [[Chicago Film Critics Association]] || Best Supporting Actor|| {{nom}} ||

| rowspan="2" |1998 || [[Cannes Film Festival]] || [[Palme d'Or]] || ''[[Illuminata (film)|Illuminata]]'' || {{nom}} ||

|1998 || [[Independent Spirit Award]] || Best Male || ''[[Box of Moonlight]]'' || {{nom}} ||

| rowspan="2" |2005 || [[Drama Desk Award]] || [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actor in a Play|Best Actor in a Play]] || ''The Sound of Naples'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.playbill.com/person/john-turturro-vault-0000042720 |title=John Turturro |website=Playbill |access-date=August 31, 2021 }}</ref>

|2005 || [[Venice Film Festival]] || [[Golden Lion]] || ''[[Romance and Cigarettes]]'' || {{nom}} ||

| rowspan="2" |2007 || [[Berlin International Film Festival|Berlin Film Festival]] || [[Berlin International Film Festival|Silver Berlin Bear]] || ''[[The Good Shepherd (film)|The Good Shepherd]]'' || {{won}} ||

|2007 || [[Gotham Awards]] || Best Ensemble Performance || ''[[Margot at the Wedding]]'' || {{nom}} ||

|rowspan="32"|2022 || [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] || [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series]] || rowspan="54" |''[[Severance (TV series)|Severance]]'' || {{nom}} || <ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.emmys.com/bios/john-turturro|title= John Turturro - Emmy Awards, Nominations, and Wins|website= [[Emmy Awards]]|accessdate= July 14, 2022}}</ref>

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