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Turturro studied at the Yale School of Drama – and has performed in more than sixty films, including Martin Scorcese’s The Color Of Money; Tony Bill’s Five Corners; Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing, Mo’ Better Blues and Jungle Fever; Robert Redford’s Quiz Show; Peter Weir’s Fearless; Tom DiCillo’s Box Of Moonlight; Francesco Rosi’s La Tregua; Allison Anders’ Grace Of My Heart; Tim Robbins’ Cradle Will Rock; Robert DeNiro’s The Good Shepard; 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, he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival and the David D. Donatello Award. Other films include The Luzhin Defense, Mr. Deeds and Brain Donors.
For his directorial debut, Mac, Turturro won the Camera D’Or from the Cannes Film Festival. He is also the director of Illuminata and Romance And Cigarettes. |
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