Talk:John Turturro

Latest comment: 7 years ago by 96.35.240.182 in topic RfC: Is this material on his brother appropriate?

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Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York to Katherine, an amateur jazz singer who worked in a Navy yard during World War II, and Nicholas Turturro, a carpenter and construction worker who immigrated from Giovinazzo, Italy

John Turturro, (born February 28, 1957) is an American actor. He has appeared in over sixty movies, and is known for his ability to change both his demeanour and physique. Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York to a Sicilian Catholic family. He completed his MFA at the Yale School of Drama. He worked as an extra in Raging Bull (1980).

.....what is wrong? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 91.138.113.132 (talk) 00:04, August 24, 2007 (UTC)

Second one is opinionated at the ending with no reference to where it came from. Cleotheo (talk) 00:12, 29 January 2008 (UTC)Reply

RfC: Is this material on his brother appropriate? edit

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Is this material on his brother appropriate?

Definitely not. Hardyandtiny (talk) 12:18, 17 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

I changed that section back to what it was before Frustrated Tenant inserted the dubious part.--Goodmorningworld (talk) 21:15, 17 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

I agree... the material about his brother is unnecessary at best and pure defamation at worst. It doesn't give useful information about the subject and seems to seek to tarnish his brother's reputation. Definitely let's keep it out of this article. FlyingToaster 07:37, 20 November 2008 (UTC)Reply

I agree also. The material, as presented, is not appropriate. Perhaps a short sentence along the lines of 'There is some controversy over the fact that John pays the rent for his brother...' could be added but only if there is evidence for this from a reliable independent source. Martin Hogbin (talk) 22:57, 21 November 2008 (UTC)Reply


The guy is Italian.

Chances are that both of them are praying at the local catholic church every Sunday for the miracle of not living with their mother to begin with.

I mean, come on. Think about the level of comfort which the rear seats of the car of a woman who would go out with an Italian man offer. Then you come home, only to discuss your last five hours with about 18 relatives and relative's relatives and relative's relatives friends over a 5-course menu, because requiring a chiropractic after performing such an operation in a pleasurable manner is not hard enough already.

He is able to bring a lady friend home, because he actually has a home: Fugghettabout the rent. 77.22.40.200 (talk) 12:18, 25 March 2015 (UTC)Reply

In a recent episode of The Moth Radio Hour, Turturro reveals that his brother, Ralph, suffers from serious, chronic mental illness, and has been institutionalized. This needs to be updated because there is now a reliable sources, Turturro's own account. I'm not good at editing Wikipedia, but this is the url: https://themoth.org/stories/stumbling-in-the-dark — Preceding unsigned comment added by 96.35.240.182 (talk) 18:07, 26 March 2017 (UTC)Reply