George Spelvin

See also: Alan Smithee, Walter Plinge, David Agnew. Actress Aida Turturro is John Turturro's cousin. The one-act play The Actor's Nightmare by Christopher Durang features a main character named George Spelvin. Turturro was the producer, director and actor in Illuminata (1999). Georgina Spelvin has fallen out of general use since it was adopted as a screen name by pornographic actress Dorothy May, who was credited by that name in The Devil in Miss Jones and her subsequent films. This movie initiated a long-standing collaboration between the famous director and John Turturro. George Spelvin and Georgina Spelvin are the traditional pseudonyms used in programs in American theatre by actors whose names would otherwise appear twice because they are playing more than one role in a production. Spike Lee liked Turturro's performance in Five Corners and cast him in Do the Right Thing, where he played the explosive racist Pino.

He repeated it the following year Off-Broadway and won an OBIE Award. 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. He worked as an extra in Raging Bull (1980). He completed his MFA at the Yale School of Drama.

Turturro was born in Brooklyn, New York. He appeared in more than sixty movies. Turturro is also known for his capability of changing his demeanour and physique. 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.