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John Turturro in "Unstrung Heroes" (1995)
John Turturro in "Unstrung Heroes" (1995) - © Hollywood Pictures
John Turturro plays Agent Simmons in Michael Bay's "Transformers" (2007) and its sequel, "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (2009).

One of the top character actors of his era, John Turturro is a fixture of the contemporary American independent filmmaking landscape. After receiving his MFA from the Yale School of Drama, the versatile Brooklyn-born Turturro created the title role of John Patrick Shanley's "Danny and the Deep Blue Sea" and then went on to make his film debut in Martin Scorsese's masterpiece "Raging Bull."

John Turturro entered Broadway with his performance in "Death of a Salesman" and kept busy in the '80s with a demanding acting career, including performances in Scorsese's drama "The Color of Money" and Woody Allen's comedy "Hannah and Her Sisters."

John Turturro's breakthrough acting achievement came in 1989 when Spike Lee cast him as the hot-tempered, racist pizza-maker Pino in "Do the Right Thing." The following year, John Turturro developed a long and fruitful working relationship with Joel and Ethan Coen, beginning with his memorable performance as Bernie Bernbaum, the double-crossing Jewish gangster in "Miller's Crossing." Since then, John Turturro has starred in many other Spike Lee films, including "Mo' Better Blues," "Jungle Fever," "Clockers," "Girl 6," "He Got Game," "Summer of Sam" and "She Hate Me." John Turturro has also starred in several other Coen brothers' films, including Barton Fink and "O Brother, Where Art Thou?"  John Turturro's other film and television credits include "Quiz Show," "The Truce," "Box of Moon Light" and "Monday Night Mayhem," in which he played legendary sports commentator Howard Cosell.

As he expands his range beyond acting, John Turturro has written and directed three feature films: "Mac," "Illuminata" and "Romance & Cigarettes." John Turturro performed in Eduardo De Filippo's "Souls of Naples," which opened off-Broadway in April 2005. John Turturro has wrapped production on "Slipstream," directed by Anthony Hopkins, and is currently filming a limited series titled "The Bronx Is Burning," based on the novel Ladies and Gentlemen, for ESPN. "The Bronx Is Burning" is written by Jonathan Mahler, and John Turturro plays the role of Billy Martin.






JOHN TURTURRO: FACTS

How old is John Turturro? Where was John Turturro born? Find out here.

Age: 53 years old
Birthday: February 28, 1957
Full Name / Real Name: John Michael Turturro
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
Wife: Katherine Borowitz



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JOHN TURTURRO: TWEETS

March 12, 2010
@jolietjosh who was the John Turturro character? Him!
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RT @ABDesigns: RT @CraneStationery:"If I was a criminal, stationery stores & bakeries would be the 2 kinds of places I would concentrate on." John Turturro
23 hours ago
RT @CraneStationery:"If I was a criminal, stationery stores & bakeries would be the 2 kinds of places I would concentrate on." John Turturro
1 day ago
John Turturro is eating outside of my house right now.
1 day ago
RT @CraneStationery: "If I was a criminal, stationery stores and bakeries would be the two kinds of places I would concentrate on." — John Turturro
1 day ago
RT @CraneStationery: "If I was a criminal, stationery stores and bakeries would be the two kinds of places I would concentrate on." — John Turturro
1 day ago
"If I was a criminal, stationery stores and bakeries would be the two kinds of places I would concentrate on." — John Turturro
1 day ago
John Turturro nude — wow!
1 day ago
I like John Turturro he may be favorite actor
1 day ago
RT @nickgligor: John Turturro works at every Subway in the country. I'm convinced.
1 day ago
John Turturro works at every Subway in the country. I'm convinced.
1 day ago
RT I thought John Turturro was in Goals for Milan?! @simonmayo: Has the Milan goalie got a coat on under his top?
1 day ago
@thatgirllala xmple: on the set of Oh Brother which I worked as an extra I talked to actor John Turturro as a normal person
2 days ago
anyone else get all teary eyed when Bumblebee got captured and wished all sorts of death upon John Turturro?
2 days ago
@ApePagoda Gabriel Byrne/John Turturro - "Played him. Just like a piano" you mean? Very cool.
3 days ago
John Turturro sighting! I <3 new york
4 days ago