Nicholas Turturro
Nicholas Turturro Jr. 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.