John Turturro

Quick Facts

Full Name	John Turturro
Occupation	Movie Actor
Date Of Birth	Feb 28, 1957(1957-02-28)
Age	67
Birthplace	Brooklyn
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Aquarius

John Turturro Biography

John Turturro is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on February 28, 1957 in Brooklyn, New York, United States. The Italian-American actress, actor and writer, who has appeared in films such as The Big Lebowski, Miller’s Crossing, O Brother, Where Art Thou? as well as Do the Right Thing. In the year 2020, he started playing on the HBO drama The Plot Against America The Plot Against America.

He is a co-star in the role of He plays a supporting role to Adam Sandler in the 2002 comedy Mr. Deeds. in the comedy Mr. Deeds.

Turturro’s first film appearance was a non-speaking extra role in Martin Scorsese’s critically acclaimed Raging Bull (1980). He 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. Turturro had a notable supporting role in William Friedkin’s action film To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), as the henchman of the villainous counterfeiter played by Willem Dafoe.

Spike Lee liked Turturro’s performance in Five Corners (1987) so much that he cast him in Do the Right Thing (1989). This movie was the first of a long- standing collaboration between the director and Turturro, which includes work together on a total of nine films—more than any other actor in the Lee oeuvre—including Mo’ Better Blues (1990), Jungle Fever (1991), Clockers (1995), Girl 6 (1996), He Got Game (1998), Summer of Sam (1999), She Hate Me (2004), and Miracle at St. Anna (2008).

He was married to Katherine Borowitz in 1985 and the couple has two sons, Diego as well as Amadeo. His brother is an Emmy-nominated actor He married Katherine Borowitz in 1985 and he has two sons named Diego and Amadeo. His brother is Emmy-nominated actor Nicholas Turturro..

John Turturro Net Worth

John Turturro is one of the richest Movie Actor from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Turturro 's net worth $24 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

His first appearance in a film came as an actor for His first film appearance was as an extra in Martin Scorsese‘s 1980 feature Raging Bull.’s 1980 film Raging Bull.

He is the role of Simmons as part of his role in the Transformers movie series.

John Michael Turturro (/t ər ˈ t ʊər oʊ / ; born February 28, 1957) is an American actor, writer and filmmaker, known for his association with the independent film movement. He has appeared in over sixty feature films and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler and Spike Lee. He began his acting career on-screen in the early 1980s, with his mainstream breakthrough coming with Lee’s Do the Right Thing (1989) and the Coens’ Miller’s Crossing (1990) and Barton Fink (1991), for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival. His subsequent roles included Herb Stempel in Quiz Show (1994), Jesus Quintana in The Big Lebowski (1998) and The Jesus Rolls (2020), Pete in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Seymour Simmons in the Transformers film series and Carmine Falcone in the DC Extended Universe. In 2016, he portrayed a lead role as a lawyer in the HBO miniseries The Night Of.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

John Turturro height 6 ft 1 in John weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is John Turturro Dating?

According to our records, John Turturro married to Katherine Borowitz. As of December 1, 2023, John Turturro’s is not dating anyone.

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Turturro produced and directed, as well as acted in, the film Illuminata (1999), which also starred his wife, actress Katherine Borowitz. He wrote and directed the film Romance and Cigarettes (2005). In 2006 he appeared in Robert De Niro’s The Good Shepherd, and as the Sector 7 agent Seymour Simmons in four films of the Transformers live-action series. In 2010, he directed (and had cameo on-screen appearances in) Passione, which chronicles the rich musical heritage of Naples, Italy.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. John Turturro celebrates birthday on February 28 of every year.

John Turturro participates as a member of the Jury for the New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF), which is dedicated to screening films for children between the ages of 3 and 18. Turturro holds dual Italian and American citizenship, and in January 2011 received his Italian passport.

What ethnicity is John Turturro?

“I have always looked at myself as an actor,” says Turturro, who was born in Queens, the middle son of a working-class Italian-American family.

Does Turturro speak Italian?

John Turturro doesn’t speak Italian. He didn’t really have to for the movie “Mia Madre,” despite it being an Italian film.

Is the Jesus rolls a sequel to The Big Lebowski?

The Jesus Rolls was the long-awaited sequel to The Big Lebowski. With a long road to getting made, there are some interesting facts about the film.

Are John Turturro and Nicholas related?

His brother , also named Nicholas Turturro, is an actor, and actress Aida Turturro is his cousin.

What ethnicity is Adam Sandler?

Sandler was born in Brooklyn, New York, on September 9, 1966, to Judith “Judy” (née Levine), a nursery school teacher, and Stanley Sandler, an electrical engineer. His family is Jewish and descends from Russian-Jewish immigrants on both sides.