Structurally speaking, this is why the beginnings of Goodfellas and Mac contrast with each other (Francke, 1993). Oftentimes in gangster films, Italian-American men turn towards organized crime because they do not feel financially secure and supported with blue-collar jobs. In Mac, Turturro deviates from stereotypes about blue-collar Italian-Americans as well as other stereotypes of the ethnic group often portrayed in cinema. John Turturro, however, defies this stereotype in his directorial debut Mac about a blue-collar construction worker in the 1950’s with the strong ambition to build houses.
Similarly, in the beginning of Goodfellas, Henry Hill works part-time at a cab station, but it is not nearly as gratifying as mob life. In Mean Streets, for example, Johnny Boy does not want to load carts at the restaurant. In several Mafia films, the gangsters view blue-collar jobs as less desirable than organized crime.
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His voice is also featured in the DreamWorks animated movie, _Shark Tale (2004)_ and on the Call of Duty video game franchise.Typically speaking, Italian-American blue-collar workers are portrayed as unambitious and ungrateful about their professional lives. James played executed anarchist Nicola Sacco in the feature film No God, No Master (2013) While Madio recurred on CW's Ringer (2011), and has guest starred on Blue Bloods, Law & Order SVU, Castle, Bones, C.S.I: Miami, Cold Case and many others. Searching for Bobby D (2005) West of Brooklyn (2008) Dough Boys (2008) and The Grasslands(2011). Other Independent works include, The Box (2007) which he co-produced, and Love Lies Bleeding (2008) starring Christian Slater. His short film AppleBox (2011) (of which he wrote, produced and starred in) has racked up several wins across the country, which earned him 2 Best Actor awards. He recently co-starred in the Clint Eastwood film Jersey Boys (2014) Madio's career has extended to behind the camera, having acted, produced and written several award-winning independent projects (both features and shorts).
Moreover, Madio continue to support troops by speaking at WWII Veteran engagements around the world. This would become a turning point in his career, putting him in the national and international spotlight in a timeless piece that continues to air today. On the set of Hook, Dustin Hoffman was impressed enough with Madio's talent to suggest him for the role of his son in the film Hero (1992) The same year, he appeared as the younger version of the title character in the Independent film Mac (1992) starring John Turturro Madio's big break as a young actor then came when he co-starred with Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Wahlberg in the highly acclaimed film, The Basketball Diaries (1995) After a number of independent roles, Madio found himself once again, on another Spielberg set, this time as a lead cast member in the Emmy Award-Winning HBO series, Band of Brothers (2001). At the age of thirteen with his very first audition, James landed a role in the Steven Spielberg family adventure, Hook (1991) and never looked back. James currently teachers The Working Actor’s Class online at Houde School.īorn and raised in the Bronx, New York.
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