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In an acting career spanning more than 30 years, Nicholas Turturro has left his mark on movies, TV shows and late night talk show appearances. This July 6 he can be seen in the BET+ Original Movie, Call Her King. Popgeeks got a chance to sit down with Turturro, to learn just how the actor uses his natural comedic sensibilities in every project to make the most of his screen time.
Adam Pope: Your acting career has encompassed a wide range of genres: drama, comedy, to horror, even animation. Did you begin your professional career with kind of a specific path in mind, with an actor whose career you wanted to emulate? Or did you always feel you could just play whatever role came your way?
Nick Turturro: Actually, when I first started out as a kid, I was a musical theater guy. I was in Guys and Dolls in high school. And I played Nathan Detroit. And I used to sing before that, as a young kid I used to listen to Frank Sinatra records. And I taught myself how to sing. So everybody in my family said, “Oh, he’s a singer.” So I studied a little bit and I sang in a choir. And my brother John directed me when I was a kid in Oliver and I played the Artful Dodger.