Nicholas Turturro
Born	January 29, 1962 (1962-01-29) (age 45) Queens, New York
Occupation	Television actor
Spouse	Lissa Espinosa Jami Biunno

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.

Information

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.[1][2][3] 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.[citation needed]

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
• Jungle Fever (1991) - Vinny
• Men of Respect (1991) - Bingo
• Mo' Better Blues (1990) - Josh Flatbush
• Do the Right Thing (1989) (uncredited) - Extra

References

External links

• Nicholas Turturro at the Internet Movie Database
• Nicholas Turturro at TV.com