Tom Sizemore

In 2004, he starred in the movie Paparazzi. Actress Aida Turturro is John Turturro's cousin. Sizemore, who had long battled drug addiction, was convicted in 2003 of assault and battery against his girlfriend, Heidi Fleiss. Turturro was the producer, director and actor in Illuminata (1999). It was cancelled mid-way through its first season. This movie initiated a long-standing collaboration between the famous director and John Turturro. In 2002, Sizemore starred in the well-reviewed but short-lived television drama series Robbery Homicide Division. Spike Lee liked Turturro's performance in Five Corners and cast him in Do the Right Thing, where he played the explosive racist Pino.

Sizemore continued to play leading and character parts in many films, notably Saving Private Ryan, HBO's Witness Protection, Pearl Harbor, and Black Hawk Down. He repeated it the following year Off-Broadway and won an OBIE Award. His first major leading role was in 1997's The Relic. John Turturro created the title role of John Patrick Shanley's Danny and the Deep Blue Sea at the Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center in 1983. A succession of well-received supporting parts followed. He worked as an extra in Raging Bull (1980). One of his first film roles was in Oliver Stone's Born on the Fourth of July in 1989. He completed his MFA at the Yale School of Drama.

He subsequently moved to New York City to pursue an acting career. Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York. Born in Detroit, Michigan, Sizemore attended Wayne State University and earned a Master's Degree in theater from Temple University in 1986. He appeared in more than sixty movies. Turturro is also known for his capability of changing his demeanour and physique. Tom Sizemore (born September 29, 1961) is an American film and television actor. John Turturro (born February 28, 1957) is an American actor noted for his performances in To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), The Color of Money (1986), Five Corners (1987), Do the Right Thing (1989), and Men of Respect (1991). To Live and Die in L.A., 1985, as Carl Cody.

The Color of Money, 1986, as Julian. Five Corners, 1987, as Heinz Sabantino. Do the Right Thing, 1989, as Pino. Miller's Crossing, 1990, as Bernie Bernbaum.

Men of Respect, 1991, as Mike Battaglia. Jungle Fever, 1991, as Paulie Carbone. Barton Fink, 1991 as Barton Fink. Fearless, 1993, as Bill Pearlman.

Quiz Show, 1994, as Herb Stempel. The Big Lebowski, 1998, as Jesus Quintana. O Brother, Where Art Thou?, 2000, as Pete. The Luzhin Defence, 2001, as Alexander Luzhin.

Collateral Damage, 2002, Armstrong. Deeds, 2002, as Emilio. Mr. Secret Window, 2004, as John Shooter.