Creator / John Turturro

"My interest lies in my self-expression – what's inside of me – not what I'm in."

John Michael Turturro (born February 28, 1957 in New York City) is an Italian-American actor, writer, and director.

He's known for both comedic and dramatic roles, as well as for his frequent collaborations with The Coen Brothers, Adam Sandler, and Spike Lee.

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John Turturro works on TV Tropes:

Film roles

• Anger Management
• Barton Fink
• The Batman
• The Big Lebowski
  • The Jesus Rolls (also director and writer)
• Box of Moonlight
• Brain Donors
• Clockers
• Collateral Damage
• The Color of Money
• Desperately Seeking Susan
• Do the Right Thing
• Exodus: Gods and Kings
• Exterminator 2
• Fearless (1993)
• Fear X
• The Good Shepherd
• Grace of My Heart
• Gung Ho
• Jungle Fever
• Miller's Crossing
• Mo' Better Blues
• The Nutcracker in 3D
• O Brother, Where Art Thou?
• Quiz Show
• Raging Bull
• Secret Window
• The Sicilian
• The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (2009 remake)
• To Live and Die in L.A.
• Transformers Film Series
  • Transformers
  • Transformers: Revenge of The Fallen
  • Transformers: Dark of the Moon
  • Transformers: The Last Knight
• You Don't Mess with the Zohan

Television roles

• Miami Vice
• Monk
• The Name of the Rose (also writer)
• The Night Of
• Severance (2022)

Voice acting roles

• Cars 2
• Green Eggs and Ham
• Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio
• Monkeybone
• The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation
• T.U.F.F. Puppy
• World War Z (audiobook)

Theatre roles

• The Cherry Orchard
• Death of a Salesman
• The Master Builder
• Waiting for Godot

Director

• Romance & Cigarettes (also writer)

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Tropes associated with John Turturro:

• Large Ham: Whatever role he plays, he plays the hell out of it.
• Plays Great Ethnics: He is probably better-known for portraying Hispanics and Jews than Italians.

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