In my first film, Five Corners, I played a very scary, violent crazed character, and it exposed me to a lot of directors.

John Michael Turturro (born February 28 1957) is an Italian-American actor writer and director known for his roles in the films Do the Right Thing (1989) Miller's Crossing (1990) Barton Fink (1991) Quiz Show (1994) The Big Lebowski (1998) O Brother Where Art Thou? (2000) and the Transformers film series. Turturro participates as a member of the Jury for the NYICFF a local New York City Film Festival dedicated to screening films for children between the ages of 3 and 18. Personal life
Turturro's brothers are actor Nicholas Turturro and artist Ralph Turturro.

John Michael Turturro (born February 28 1957) is an Italian-American actor writer and director known for his roles in the films Do the Right Thing (1989) Miller's Crossing (1990) Barton Fink (1991) Quiz Show (1994) The Big Lebowski (1998) O Brother Where Art Thou? (2000) and the Transformers film series. He has appeared in over sixty films and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers Adam Sandler and Spike Lee.