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 a 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.
Filmography
Film
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
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| 1989
| Do the Right Thing
| Policeman
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| 1990
| Mo' Better Blues
| Josh Flatbush
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|rowspan=3| 1991
| Men of Respect
| Bingo
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| Jungle Fever
| Vinny
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| Dead and Alive: The Race for Gus Farace
| Danny D'Arcangelo
| TV movie
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|rowspan="2"| 1992
| Mac
| Tony Gloves
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| Malcolm X
| Boston Cop
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|rowspan=4| 1994
| Men Lie
| -
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| Federal Hill
| Ralph
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| Cosmic Slop
| Father Carlos
| TV movie
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| The Search for One-eye Jimmy
| Junior
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|rowspan=2| 1995
| Falling from the Sky: Flight 174
| Al Williams
| TV movie
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| In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
| Mike Garret
| TV movie
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|rowspan=2| 1997
| Shadow Conspiracy
| Grasso
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| Excess Baggage
| Stick
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|rowspan=2| 1998
| Witness to the Mob
| Sammy "The Bull" Gravano
| TV movie
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| Mercenary II: Thick & Thin
| Major Ray Domino
| TV movie
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| 2000
| Hellraiser: Inferno
| Det. Tony Nenonen
| Video
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|rowspan=2| 2001
| Recess: School's Out
| Cop #1 (voice)
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| The Shipment
| Eddie Colucci
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|rowspan=3| 2002
| Monday Night Mayhem
| Chet Forte
| TV movie
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| Big Shot: Confessions of a Campus Bookie
| Joe Jr.
| TV movie
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| The Biz
| Anthony
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| 2003
| Purgatory Flats
| Johnny Ramos
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|rowspan=2| 2004
| The Hollow
| Sheriff Duncan
| TV movie
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| The Hillside Strangler
| Angelo Buono
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|rowspan=2| 2005
| The Longest Yard
| Brucie
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| Three Wise Guys
| Vincent
| TV movie
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|rowspan=2| 2006
| World Trade Center
| Officer Colovito
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| Trapped!
| Travis
| TV movie
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|rowspan=2| 2007
| McBride: Semper Fi
| Officer Pierce
| TV movie
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| I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
| Renaldo Pinera
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|rowspan=3| 2008
| First Sunday
| Officer D'Agostino
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| Remembering Phil
| Phil Winters
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| Phantom Punch
| Caesar Novak
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|rowspan=2| 2009
| Street Boss
| Jimmy Calone
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| The Deported
| Gianni de Carlo
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|rowspan=2| 2010
| Shoot the Hero!
| Grant
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| Takers
| Franco Dalia
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|rowspan=3| 2011
| Fancypants
| Randy
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| Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star
| Antonio
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| Zookeeper
| Manny
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|rowspan=4| 2012
| Nick the Doorman
| Nick
| TV movie
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| TalhotBlond
| Detective Moretti
| TV movie
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| Super Cyclone
| Travis Verdon
| Video
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| Here Comes the Boom
| Referee
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|rowspan=2| 2015
| Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
| Nick Panero
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| Subterranea
| Remy
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|rowspan=3| 2017
| Justice League Dark
| Boston Brand/Deadman (voice)
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| Escape: Puzzle of Fear
| Keith
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|rowspan="5"| 2021
| The Penthouse
| Detective Martinez
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| Overrun
| Doc
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| Four Cousins and A Christmas
| Tommy
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| Escape from Death Block 13
| Renda
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| Pups Alone
| Benny
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|rowspan="5"| 2023
| Call Her King
| Jerry Spencer
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| The Crusades
| Coach Krieger
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| Murder Motel
| Crystal Bobby
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| Leo
| Anthony's Dad (voice)
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Awards and nominations
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!Award
!Year
!Category
!Nominated work
!Result
!Ref.
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|Fangoria Chainsaw Awards
|2005
|Best Supporting Actor
|The Hillside Strangler
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|Independent Spirit Awards
|1995
|Best Supporting Male
|Federal Hill
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| rowspan="2" |Primetime Emmy Awards
| 1994
| rowspan="2" | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
| rowspan="2" |NYPD Blue
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| 1997
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