Hedy Lamarr
Austrian-American actress and co-inventor of an early technique for spread spectrum communications and frequency hopping (1914-2000)
John Turturro is an acclaimed American actor and filmmaker known for his diverse roles in independent films. He has appeared in over 60 films, often collaborating with the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler, and Spike Lee. Turturro has received numerous awards and nominations, including a Primetime Emmy and nominations for Screen Actors Guild and Golden Globe Awards.
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John Michael Turturrois an American actor and filmmaker. He is known for his varied complex roles in independent films. He has appeared in over sixty feature films and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler, and Spike Lee. He has received a Primetime Emmy Award and nominations for four Screen Actors Guild Awards and three Golden Globe Awards.
He received his career breakthrough with Five Cornersand Carmine Falcone in The Batmanearning a nomination for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie. He had a recurring role in the Showtime series The Plot Against America (2020), and he currently stars in the Apple TV+ series Severance (2022-present), for which he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series and a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Television Series.
He has directed five films, Mac (1992), Illuminata (1998), Romance and Cigarettes (2005), Fading Gigolo (2013), and The Jesus Rolls (2020).
John Turturro is an American actor and filmmaker known for his varied and complex roles in independent films. He has appeared in over 60 feature films and has worked frequently with directors like the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler, and Spike Lee.
Some of John Turturro’s most notable films include Five Corners, Do the Right Thing, Mo’ Better Blues, Jungle Fever, Barton Fink, The Big Lebowski, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, and the Transformers film series.
John Turturro has received a Primetime Emmy Award and has been nominated for four Screen Actors Guild Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He also won the Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor for his role in Barton Fink.
John Turturro is known for his varied and complex roles in independent films. He has portrayed diverse characters in a wide range of genres, from dramas and comedies to action films and thrillers.
John Turturro was born on February 28, 1957, and is of Italian descent. He is an American actor and filmmaker known for his work in independent films and collaborations with directors like the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler, and Spike Lee.
Yes, John Turturro has directed five films, including Mac, Illuminata, Romance and Cigarettes, Fading Gigolo, and The Jesus Rolls.
John Turturro received a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for his role as Ambrose Monk, the brother of the title character in the USA Network series Monk.
If a film doesn’t play, people aren’t going to be that nice.
American actor (born 1957)
I think you learn more from looking at how things occurred and what happened afterward, not just at the event.
American actor (born 1957)
I think I’ve had more of a variety in what I’ve done than most actors.
American actor (born 1957)
The past has to inform the present.
American actor (born 1957)
I love to act, and I try to be challenged by what I do.
American actor (born 1957)
When you sit down and watch something alone, you’re going to watch it for what it is.
American actor (born 1957)
When I see these guys write all this macho stuff I want to smash their heads.
American actor (born 1957)
The romance stuff is easy. A sex scene… that’s hard, because you don’t know what to do. Those scenes are awkward.
American actor (born 1957)
If I was a criminal, stationery stores and bakeries would be the two kinds of places I would concentrate on.
American actor (born 1957)
You think of stars as ambitious or aggressive or self-oriented.
American actor (born 1957)
When the day’s work is over, it’s over.
American actor (born 1957)
Games sometimes can reveal things. To watch someone in movement, unconscious movement, can be very stimulating and revealing, whether they win or not.
American actor (born 1957)
In my first film, Five Corners, I played a very scary, violent crazed character, and it exposed me to a lot of directors.
American actor (born 1957)
I make a list of what I have in common, and what I don’t have in common, with someone I’m playing.
American actor (born 1957)
Levi is one of the best authors I’ve ever read. It’s hard not to have an immediate personal response to his work. He has such a quiet tone.
American actor (born 1957)
Al Michaels is a good announcer. I think Keith Jackson is a terrific announcer. I always loved him on Monday Night Football. I never understood why they got rid of him.
American actor (born 1957)
I’ve done nudity. I’m an exhibitionist. It doesn’t matter.
American actor (born 1957)
My interest lies in my self-expression – what’s inside of me – not what I’m in.
American actor (born 1957)
It’s great to watch someone get the most out of what they can do, whether they’re a beautiful performer or just a really gritty performer. It’s something to behold.
American actor (born 1957)
I play chess badly and I’ve been beaten by my 10-year old son.
American actor (born 1957)
A lot of films need planning in order to survive at all. It’s part of the dog and pony show.
American actor (born 1957)