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name: "Nicholas Turturro"
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# Nicholas Turturro

Actor. Born 29 January 1962 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 29 January 1962, New York City, New York, USA
- **Active:** 1989–2018
- **Also known as:** Nick Turturro, 尼古拉斯·特图罗, نیکلاس تورتورو

## Biography

Nicholas Turturro is an American actor. He is known for playing Detective James Martinez on the television series *NYPD Blue* from 1993 to 2000, for which he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. He is the younger brother of actor John Turturro and the cousin of actress Aida Turturro.

Turturro began his career in the late 1980s with appearances in films directed by Spike Lee, including *Do the Right Thing* (1989) and *Malcolm X* (1992). His other film roles include Brucie in *The Longest Yard* (2005) and Renaldo Pinera in *I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry* (2007). He later portrayed Sergeant Anthony Renzulli on the series *Blue Bloods* from 2010 to 2016.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *BlacKkKlansman* (2018), Fi1m 78, as Walker — [page](https://film.one/film/blackkklansman.md)
- *NYPD Blue* (1993), Fi1m 82, as James Martinez — [page](https://film.one/tv/nypd-blue.md)
- *Do the Right Thing* (1989), Fi1m 93, as Policeman (uncredited) — [page](https://film.one/film/do-the-right-thing.md)

## Also known for

- *Law & Order: Special Victims Unit* (1999), Detective Frank Bucci
- *The Longest Yard* (2005), Brucie
- *I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry* (2007), Renaldo Pinera
- *World Trade Center* (2006), Officer Colovito
- *Zookeeper* (2011), Manny
- *Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2* (2015), Nick Manero
- *Here Comes the Boom* (2012), Referee
- *White Collar* (2009), Delancy

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