Nicholas Turturro
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Birthplace:
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Appeared with his brother John Turturro in several Spike Lee films, including Mo' Better Blues (1990) and Jungle Fever (1991). Auditioned for the role of NYPD Blue's Det. James Martinez during his lunch break while working as a hotel doorman. Met wife Lissa Espinosa on a plane while she was working as a flight attendant. Was a contestant on Celebrity Fit Club in 2006. Starred on the Web series Dusty Peacock in 2009. Years after making his breakthrough as a rookie detective on NYPD Blue, he took on the role of a veteran NYC beat cop mentoring a rookie on Blue Bloods in 2010. Collects baseball memorabilia from all teams, though is a self-professed lifelong NY Yankees fan. In fact, his passion for the game was celebrated in 2009 when he was featured on an MLB series, I Breathe Baseball. Focusing on his obsession with the Yankees, it featured former NY manager Joe Torre and then-NY outfielder Johnny Damon.
Highest Rated Movies
Filmography
MOVIES
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | BOX OFFICE | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|---|
61% | Shooting Heroin |
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— | 2020 |
No Score Yet | Dear Frank |
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— | 2019 |
No Score Yet | Honor Up |
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— | 2018 |
No Score Yet | The Eyes |
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— | 2017 |
78% | Justice League Dark |
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— | 2017 |
No Score Yet | Subterranea |
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— | 2015 |
41% | Here Comes the Boom |
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$45.3M | 2012 |
No Score Yet | Super Cyclone |
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— | 2012 |
No Score Yet | Fancypants |
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— | 2011 |
3% | Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star |
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$2.4M | 2011 |
14% | Zookeeper |
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$80.4M | 2011 |
28% | Takers |
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$57.8M | 2010 |
No Score Yet | Shoot the Hero |
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— | 2010 |
No Score Yet | The Deported |
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— | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Street Boss |
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— | 2009 |
No Score Yet | Remembering Phil |
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— | 2008 |
12% | First Sunday |
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$38M | 2008 |
No Score Yet | Phantom Punch |
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— | 2008 |
15% | I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry |
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$119.8M | 2007 |
67% | World Trade Center |
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$70.3M | 2006 |
No Score Yet | Trapped |
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— | 2006 |
No Score Yet | Dangerous Isolation |
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— | 2006 |
No Score Yet | Three Wise Guys |
|
— | 2005 |
31% | The Longest Yard |
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$157.9M | 2005 |
No Score Yet | The Hollow |
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— | 2004 |
15% | The Hillside Strangler |
|
— | 2004 |
No Score Yet | Purgatory Flats |
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— | 2003 |
No Score Yet | Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie |
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— | 2002 |
67% | Monday Night Mayhem |
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— | 2002 |
No Score Yet | The Shipment |
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— | 2001 |
60% | Recess: School's Out |
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$34.9M | 2001 |
20% | Hellraiser - Inferno |
|
— | 2000 |
60% | Witness to the Mob |
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— | 1998 |
32% | Excess Baggage |
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— | 1997 |
3% | Shadow Conspiracy |
|
— | 1997 |
No Score Yet | Thick and Thin |
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— | 1997 |
No Score Yet | The Search for One-Eye Jimmy |
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— | 1996 |
No Score Yet | Freefall Flight 174 |
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— | 1995 |
No Score Yet | Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 (Freefall: Flight 174) |
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— | 1995 |
No Score Yet | Cosmic Slop |
|
— | 1995 |
82% | Federal Hill |
|
— | 1994 |
89% | Malcolm X |
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— | 1992 |
67% | Mac |
|
— | 1992 |
82% | Jungle Fever |
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— | 1991 |
No Score Yet | Men of Respect |
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— | 1991 |
No Score Yet | Mob Justice |
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— | 1991 |
71% | Mo' Better Blues |
|
— | 1990 |
TV
RATING | TITLE | CREDIT | YEAR |
---|---|---|---|
78% |
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999-2021
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83% |
NYPD Blue
1993-2005
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No Score Yet |
Blue Bloods
2010
|
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55% |
Doubt
2017
|
|
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28% |
Kevin Can Wait
2016-2018
|
|
|
94% |
The Night Of
2016
|
|
|
96% |
White Collar
2009-2014
|
|
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88% |
Burn Notice
2007-2013
|
|
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No Score Yet |
CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
2000-2015
|
|
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No Score Yet |
The King of Queens
1998-2007
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|
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No Score Yet |
Third Watch
1999-2005
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|
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No Score Yet |
Tremors
2003
|
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50% |
The Twilight Zone
2002-2003
|
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No Score Yet |
Touched by an Angel
1994-2003
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No Score Yet |
The District
2000-2004
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No Score Yet |
The Drew Carey Show
1995-2004
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No Score Yet |
Law & Order
1990
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Quotes from Nicholas Turturro's Characters
Joseph: | Tony Nenonen: What's an eight-letter word for "slaughterhouse"? Joseph: Abattoir. Tony Nenonen: You're good! |
Tony: | What's an eight-letter word for 'slaughterhouse'? |
Joseph: | Abattoir. |
Tony: | You're good! |