John Turturro
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John Turturro (born February 28, 1957) is an Italian-American actor and filmmaker. An Emmy Award winner, he is best known for his recurring appearances in films directed by [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Spike Lee|{{#if:||Spike Lee}}]] and the [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Coen Brothers|{{#if:||Coen Brothers}}]], which included the title role of Barton Fink and Jesus Quintana in The Big Lebowski. While his other roles outside of the filmmakers were Bill Pearlman in Fearless, Herb Stempel in Quiz Show, Irving Bailiff in Severance, Francesco Bernoulli in Cars 2, Carmine Falcone in The Batman.
He is also known for being urinated upon by giant robots and being [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Adrian Monk|{{#if:||Adrian Monk}}]]'s brother, [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}Ambrose Monk|{{#if:Ambrose|Ambrose|Ambrose Monk}}]].
Roles
[edit]Transformers (2007)
[edit]Revenge of the Fallen
[edit]- Seymour Simmons
Dark of the Moon
[edit]- Seymour Simmons
The Last Knight
[edit]- Seymour Simmons
Notes
[edit]- Turturro based his portrayal of Simmons on director Michael Bay.
- While filming, Turturro started to weep while filming at Petra. He was overwhelmed with the beautiful structures, and how his career had brought him there.
External links
[edit]- [[wikipedia:{{#if:|:}}John Turturro|{{#if:||John Turturro}}]] at Wikipedia
- John Turturro on the Internet Movie Database