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2 unusual facts about Nicholas Turturro


Nicholas Turturro

Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York, the son of Katherine, an amateur jazz singer who worked in a Navy yard during World War II, and Nicholas Turturro, Sr., a carpenter and shoemaker who emigrated from Giovinazzo, Italy at the age of six and fought as a Navy serviceman on D-Day.

Cosmic Slop (1994) (TV) - Father Carlos (segment "The First Commandment")


Angelo Buono, Jr.

In the 2004 film The Hillside Strangler, Buono was portrayed by actor Nicholas Turturro and in Rampage: The Hillside Strangler Murders (2006), he was played by Tomas Arana.

New York and Queens

"New York and Queens" features guest appearances from businessman Donald Trump and actors Carol Channing and Nicholas Turturro.

Three Wise Guys

The Three Wise Guys is a 2005 American TV-movie, directed by Robert Iscove and starring Eddie McClintock, Jodi Lyn O'Keefe, Judd Nelson, Nicholas Turturro, Roddy Piper, Tom Arnold and Katey Sagal.


see also

Giovinazzo

American actor John Turturro's father, Nicholas Turturro, immigrated to the United States from Giovinazzo in the first half of the 20th century.