JOHN TURTURRO

JOHN TURTURRO studied at SUNY New Paltz and the Yale School of Drama. On stage, Turturro won an Obie for John Patrick Shanley’s “Danny and the Deep Blue Sea” and appeared in “The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui”, “End Game” and most recently in “Sabbath’s Theater”. Turturro has performed in many films, including Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing” and “Jungle Fever.” Martin Scorsese’s “The Color of Money” Robert Redford’s “Quiz Show” Francesco Rosi’s “La Tregua”, Robert De Niro’s “The Good Shepherd”, Nanni Moretti’s “Mia Madre” and Joel and Ethan Coen’s “Miller’s Crossing” “The Big Lebowski” and “O Brother Where Art Thou”. For his lead role in the Coen Brothers’ “Barton Fink” Turturro won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival. He received the Camera D’Or Award at the Cannes Film Festival for “Mac”, his directorial debut. Other films as director/ writer include “Illuminata” “Romance & Cigarettes”, “Passione”, “Fading Gigolo” and “Going Places”. On Television, Turturro was nominated for a SAG Award for his portrayal of Howard Cosell in “Monday Night Mayhem” and again nominated for “The Bronx is Burning”. He won an Emmy Award for his guest appearance on “Monk” and was nominated for a Golden Globe and a SAG Award on HBO’s “The Night Of”. John Turturro led an international cast in “The Name Of The Rose”, a limited series for Sundance TV, and starred as Rabbi Bengelsdorf in “The Plot against America” for HBO. He will be seen on season 2 of Apple’s series “Severance”.