Nicholas Turturro

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Nicholas Turturro
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Nicholas Turturro Jr.

(1962-01-29) January 29, 1962 (age 63)
OccupationActor
Years active1989–present
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Nicholas Turturro Jr. (born January 29, 1962) [1] [2] is an American actor. Turturro is best known for his roles in New York City based films and on the television series Blue Bloods and NYPD Blue . He has collaborated with director Spike Lee since the late 1980s, starting with voice work for Do the Right Thing , and playing a supporting role in BlacKkKlansman . Nicholas is the younger brother of John Turturro and the cousin of Aida Turturro.

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Early life

Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York. His mother, Katherine Florence (Incerella), was an amateur jazz singer, who worked in a Navy yard during World War II, and was born in the U.S., to Italian parents, with roots in Sicily. [3] His father, Nicholas Turturro Sr., was a carpenter and shoemaker who emigrated from Giovinazzo, Apulia, Italy, at the age of six and later fought as a US Navy serviceman on D-Day. [4] [5]

Career

He received an Emmy Award nomination for playing James Martinez on the television series NYPD Blue and was on the series for its first seven seasons. He was a guest ring announcer at WrestleMania XI for the main event of Shawn Michaels vs. Diesel. His list of credits include portraying Al Capone in an episode of George Lucas's The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles and playing the role of Brucie in The Longest Yard and Renaldo in I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry . In July 2009, Turturro began co-starring in the comedy web series Dusty Peacock on Crackle. He played Sgt. Anthony Renzulli on Blue Bloods from 2010 to 2016.

Personal life

Turturro is an avid New York Yankees fan and is known for his passionate videos on social media supporting the team. [6]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1989 Do the Right Thing Policeman
1990 Mo' Better Blues Josh Flatbush
1991 Men of Respect Bingo
Jungle Fever Vinny
Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus FaraceDanny D'ArcangeloTV movie
1992 Mac Tony Gloves
Malcolm X Boston Cop
1994Men Lie-
Federal Hill Ralph
Cosmic SlopFather CarlosTV movie
The Search for One-eye Jimmy Junior
1995 Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 Al WilliamsTV movie
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for JusticeMike GarretTV movie
1997 Shadow Conspiracy Grasso
Excess Baggage Stick
1998 Witness to the Mob Sammy "The Bull" Gravano TV movie
Mercenary II: Thick & ThinMajor Ray DominoTV movie
2000 Hellraiser: Inferno Det. Tony NenonenVideo
2001 Recess: School's Out Cop #1 (voice) [7]
The Shipment Eddie Colucci
2002 Monday Night Mayhem Chet Forte TV movie
Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus BookieJoe Jr.TV movie
The BizAnthony
2003Purgatory FlatsJohnny Ramos
2004 The Hollow Sheriff DuncanTV movie
The Hillside Strangler Angelo Buono
2005 The Longest Yard Brucie
Three Wise Guys VincentTV movie
2006 World Trade Center Officer Colovito
Trapped!TravisTV movie
2007 McBride: Semper Fi Officer PierceTV movie
I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Renaldo Pinera
2008 First Sunday Officer D'Agostino
Remembering Phil Phil Winters
Phantom Punch Caesar Novak
2009Street BossJimmy Calone
The DeportedGianni de Carlo
2010 Shoot the Hero! Grant
Takers Franco Dalia
2011 Fancypants Randy
Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Antonio
Zookeeper Manny
2012Nick the DoormanNickTV movie
TalhotBlondDetective MorettiTV movie
Super CycloneTravis VerdonVideo
Here Comes the Boom Referee
2015 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Nick Panero
SubterraneaRemy
2017 Justice League Dark Boston Brand/Deadman (voice) [8] [7]
The Eyes Charlie
A Chance in the WorldMike Silvia
2018 Honor Up Detective Kean
BlacKkKlansman Walker
2019Las Vegas Vietnam: The MovieThe Governor
Dear FrankFather Quinn
2020Angels FallenNewton
Shooting Heroin Reverend John [9]
Escape: Puzzle of FearKeith
2021The PenthouseDetective Martinez
Overrun Doc [10]
Four Cousins and A ChristmasTommy
Escape from Death Block 13Renda
Pups AloneBenny
2023 Call Her King Jerry Spencer [11]
The CrusadesCoach Krieger
Murder MotelCrystal Bobby
Leo Anthony's Dad (voice) [7]
Hopeless RomanticSopranoShort
2024The BouncerDoctor Esposito

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1991 Another World BartenderEpisode: "Episode #1.6982"
1992 Law & Order PolettiEpisode: "Blood Is Thicker..."
1993 The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles Big Al BrownEpisode: "Young Indiana Jones and the Mystery of the Blues"
L.A. Law AnthonyEpisode: "Book of Renovation, Chapter 1"
1993–00 NYPD Blue Detective James MartinezMain Cast: Season 1-7
1997 The Drew Carey Show Detective James MartinezEpisode: "New York and Queens"
1998 Hercules Meleager (voice)Guest Cast: Season 1-2
2001 The District Officer Robert TurnerEpisode: "Thursday"
2002 Touched by an Angel RolandoEpisode: "The Word"
The Twilight Zone SpeedEpisode: "Chosen"
2003 Tremors FrankRecurring Cast
2003–04 Third Watch Aloysius "Allie" NardoRecurring Cast: Season 5
2005 Sex, Love & Secrets DetectiveEpisode: "Protection"
2006 Celebrity Fit Club Himself/Cast MemberMain Cast: Season 4
2007 The King of Queens Vince DinelliEpisode: "Single Spaced"
2008 Just Jordan Big GEpisode: "Boogie Toasties"
Days of Our Lives Officer DarrellEpisode: "Episode #1.10941 & #1.10943"
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation GoyaEpisode: "Let It Bleed"
2009 Burn Notice Tommy D'AntonioEpisode: "Fearless Leader"
2010–16 Blue Bloods Sergeant Anthony Renzulli Recurring Cast: Season 1-3, Guest: Season 4-6
2011 The Protector -Episode: "Beef"
2012 White Collar DelancyEpisode: "Compromising Positions"
2014 Hit the Floor -Episode: "Winner Takes All"
2016The Crossroads of HistoryFrancesco del GiocondoEpisode: "Mona Lisa"
The Night Of DetectiveEpisode: "Subtle Beast"
2017 Doubt Art CamstonEpisode: "I'm In If You Are"
Kevin Can Wait VinnieEpisode: "Kevin Goes Nuts"
2018 I Feel Bad KevinRecurring Cast
The NeighborhoodRay ScarsEpisode: "The Mezuzah"
2018–20 The Family Business Councilman Ronald SimsRecurring Cast: Season 1, Guest: Season 2
2019 The Name of the Rose Pedro Lopez de LunaRecurring Cast
2019–20 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Detective Frank BucciGuest: Season 20, Recurring Cast: Season 21
2020GravesendRay ScarsEpisode: "The Mezuzah I & II"
2022 Duncanville - (voice)Episode: "The Sharent Trap"
2024 Extended Family Petey D.Episode: "The Consequences of Helping People"
2025 The Family Business: New Orleans TBA [12]

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