Nicholas Turturro (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
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Nicholas Turturro (born January 29, 1962) is an American film and television actor. He garnered an Emmy nomination for playing Officer/Det. James Martinez on the TV program NYPD Blue. His list of credits include portraying
Al Capone in The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and playing the role of "Brucie" in the 2005 remake of The Longest Yard and "Renaldo" in I now pronounce you chuck and larry.
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Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York to Katherine, an amateur jazz singer who worked in a Navy yard during World War II, and Nicholas Turturro, a carpenter and construction worker who immigrated from Giovinazzo, Italy at the age of six and fought as a Navy serviceman in D-Day. His brother, John Turturro, is also an actor, known for playing Herb Stempel in the film Quiz Show. Their cousin, Aida Turturro, plays Janice Soprano in The Sopranos.
Turturro lost 22 lbs (10 kg) on the fourth season of the VH1 reality show Celebrity Fit Club which ran from August 6 to October 1, 2006.
Filmography
First Sunday (2008) (filming) - Officer D'Agostino
Remembering Phil (2007) (post-production) - Phil Winters
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry (2007) - Renaldo Pinera
The King of Queens (2007) (TV series) - Vince Dinelli
McBride: Semper Fi (2007) (TV) - Officer Pierce
World Trade Center (2006) - Officer Colovito
Trapped! (2006) (TV) - Travis
Three Wise Guys (2005) (TV) (as Nick Turturro) - Vincent
The Longest Yard (2005) - Brucie
The Hollow (2004) (V) - Sheriff Duncan
The Hillside Strangler (2004) - Angelo Buono
Third Watch (2003-2004) (TV series) - Aloysius 'Allie' Nardo
Tremors (2003) (TV series) - Frank
The Twilight Zone (2002) (TV series) - Speed
Touched by an Angel (2002) (TV series) - Rolando
Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie (2002) (TV) (as Nick Turturro) - Joe Jr.
Monday Night Mayhem (2002) (TV) - Chet Forte
The Biz (2002) - Anthony
Purgatory Flats (2002) - Johnny Ramos
The District (2001) (TV series) - Officer Robert Turner
The Shipment (2001) - Eddie Colucci
Recess: School's Out (2001) (voice) (as Nick Turturro) - Cop #1
Mr. Life (2001) (TV)
Hellraiser: Inferno (2000) (V) - Det. Tony Nenonen
NYPD Blue (1993-2000) (TV series) - Det. James Martinez
Witness to the Mob (1998) (TV) - Sammy 'The Bull' Gravano
Excess Baggage (1997) - Stick
Oddville, MTV (1997)
The Drew Carey Show (1997) (TV series) - Det. James Martinez
Shadow Conspiracy (1997) - Grasso
Mercenary II: Thick & Thin (1997) (TV) - Major Ray Domino
Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (1995) (TV) - Al Williams
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice (1995) (TV) - Mike Garret
Federal Hill (1994) - Ralph
The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1994) - Junior
Men Lie (1994)
Cosmic Slop (1994) (TV) - Father Carlos (segment "The First Commandment")
L.A. Law (1993) (TV series) - Anthony
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles (1993) (TV series) - Al Capone
Malcolm X (1992) (as Nick Turturro) - Boston Cop
Mac (1992) - Tony Gloves
Law & Order (1992) (TV series) - Poletti
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace (1991) (TV) - Danny D'Arcangelo