John Turturro Trivia Questions

Aida, his cousin, plays a nurse in the film. She's best known as Janice Soprano on The Sopranos.

Though he starred in the Coen brothers' film, the Oscar went to John Turturro for Best Actor? No—the film won three Oscars, but not for him.

That was Bob Gunton (Warden Norton). Turturro never appeared in Shawshank; his most famous prison role is in 'The Big Lebowski'.

He played a homeless man, but the stunts were minimal. The famous stunt work in that film was done by professional stunt doubles.

He voiced a minor character in 'The Simpsons Movie' and played a corrupt actor in a 'Sopranos' episode titled 'The Fleshy Part of the Thigh'.

Matt Reeves directed 'The Batman'. Turturro played Carmine Falcone in it, but he had no writing or directing role.

While he played Jesus in 'The Passion of the Christ'? No—he played Satan in 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus' but never Jesus on screen.

He chose Spike Lee's film over Brian De Palma's. Turturro has said he felt a stronger connection to the role of Pino.