Nicholas Turturro

Nicholas Turturro Jr. (born January 29, 1962) is an American actor. He is known as one of the frequent collaborators of Spike Lee, and his roles as Detective James Martinez on NYPD Blue and Sergeant Anthony Renzulli on Blue Bloods. He was nominated twice for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his work on NYPD Blue. He is also a Screen Actors Guild Award winner and an Independent Spirit Award nominee.

Early life Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York. His mother, Katherine Florence , was born in the U.S. to Italian parents from Sicily, and was an amateur jazz singer who worked in a Navy yard during World War II. His father, Nicholas Turturro Sr., was a carpenter and shoemaker who emigrated from Giovinazzo, Apulia, at the age of six and later fought as a US Navy serviceman on D-Day. He is the younger brother of John Turturro and the cousin of Aida Turturro.

Career He received two Emmy Award nominations for playing James Martinez on the television series NYPD Blue. He 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.

He is a frequent collaborator with Spike Lee, appearing in six of his films.

Personal life Turturro is an avid New York Yankees fan and is known for his passionate videos on social media supporting the team. He is co-owner of Prince St. Pizza since 2022.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Notes 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 Farace Danny D'Arcangelo TV movie 1992 Mac Tony Gloves Malcolm X Boston Cop 1994 Men Lie - Federal Hill Ralph Cosmic Slop Father Carlos TV movie The Search for One-eye Jimmy Junior 1995 Falling from the Sky: Flight 174 Al Williams TV movie In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice Mike Garret TV movie 1997 Shadow Conspiracy Grasso Excess Baggage Stick 1998 Witness to the Mob Sammy "The Bull" Gravano TV movie Mercenary II: Thick & Thin Major Ray Domino TV movie 2000 Hellraiser: Inferno Det. Tony Nenonen Video 2001 Recess: School's Out Cop #1 (voice) The Shipment Eddie Colucci 2002 Monday Night Mayhem Chet Forte TV movie Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie Joe Jr. TV movie The Biz Anthony 2003 Purgatory Flats Johnny Ramos 2004 The Hollow Sheriff Duncan TV movie The Hillside Strangler Angelo Buono 2005 The Longest Yard Brucie Three Wise Guys Vincent TV movie 2006 World Trade Center Officer Colovito Trapped! Travis TV movie 2007 McBride: Semper Fi Officer Pierce TV movie I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Renaldo Pinera 2008 First Sunday Officer D'Agostino Remembering Phil Phil Winters Phantom Punch Caesar Novak 2009 Street Boss Jimmy Calone The Deported Gianni de Carlo 2010 Shoot the Hero! Grant Takers Franco Dalia 2011 Fancypants Randy Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star Antonio Zookeeper Manny 2012 Nick the Doorman Nick TV movie TalhotBlond Detective Moretti TV movie Super Cyclone Travis Verdon Video Here Comes the Boom Referee 2015 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2 Nick Panero Subterranea Remy 2017 Justice League Dark Boston Brand/Deadman (voice) Escape: Puzzle of Fear Keith 2021 The Penthouse Detective Martinez Overrun Doc Four Cousins and A Christmas Tommy Escape from Death Block 13 Renda Pups Alone Benny 2023 Call Her King Jerry Spencer The Crusades Coach Krieger Murder Motel Crystal Bobby Leo Anthony's Dad (voice)

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