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| alma_mater = {{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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| years_active = 1980–present
| spouse = {{marriage|Katherine Borowitz|1985}}
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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).
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