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John Turturro was born on February 28, 1957 in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]], the son of Katherine Florence (Incerella) and Nicholas Turturro. His mother was born in the U.S., to Italian 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.<ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2022/07/08/john-turturro-grandmother-abortion/</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]].