CHARACTER STUDY
AN ABRIDGED HISTORY OF JOHN TURTURRO’S WILDLY VARIED, AND EQUALLY STELLAR, PERFORMANCES.
DO THE RIGHT THING (1989)
ROLE: Pino, the clueless eldest son of a Brooklyn pizzeria owner who resents the black people who patronize his dad’s store.
THE BIG LEBOWSKI (1998)
ROLE: Jesus, a jumpsuited competitive bowler who famously declares, “You ready to be fucked man? I see you rolled your way into the semis.”
O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (2000)
ROLE: Pete Hogwallop, an escaped convict turned treasure hunter turned bluegrass singer.
THE NIGHT OF (2017)
ROLE: John Stone, a low-rent, eczema-plagued attorney who defends a young Pakistaniamerican accused of murder.