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John Michael Turturro (born February 28, 1957) is an Italian-American businessman, entrepreneur, actor, writer and filmmaker, known for his association with the independent film movement. He has appeared in over sixty feature films and has worked frequently with the Coen brothers, Adam Sandler and Spike Lee. He began his acting career on-screen in the early 1980s, and received early critical recognition with the independent film Five Corners (1987). Turturro's mainstream breakthrough came with Lee's Do the Right Thing (1989) and the Coens' Miller's Crossing (1990) and Barton Fink (1991), for which he won the Best Actor Award at the Cannes Film Festival. His subsequent roles included Herb Stempel in Quiz Show (1994), Jesus Quintana in The Big Lebowski (1998) and The Jesus Rolls (2020), Pete Hogwallop in O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000), Seymour Simmons in the Transformers film series and is set to play Carmine Falcone in The Batman. In 2016, in a lead role, he portrayed a lawyer in the HBO miniseries The Night Of and had a recurring role in the miniseries The Plot Against America in 2020. An Emmy Award winner, Turturro has also been nominated for four Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and four Independent Spirit Awards. He directed Mac (1992), which won the Golden Camera Award at the Cannes Film Festival, Illuminata (1998), and Romance and Cigarettes (2005). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Turturro, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

In September 2014, Ruby Graupera-Cassimiro, a vibrant mother-to-be, entered Boca Raton Regional Hospital for what was expected to be a routine C-section. However, the joyous occasion turned into a nightmare when Ruby suffered a sudden and massive amniotic fluid embolism, a rare and often fatal complication during childbirth. This triggered a cardiac arrest, leaving her heart lifeless and unresponsive. For 3 excruciating hours, the medical team fought desperately to revive Ruby. Despite their exhaustive resuscitation, she had no pulse for 45 minutes. Her family, overwhelmed with grief, said their final goodbyes. It was unbelievably, horribly emotional. Her mother, sister, husband and her son came in all at the same time. They were screaming prayers and not ready for her to go. The grandmother was saying 'Take me instead. The doctors were ready to declare her deceased, something extraordinary happened, Ruby's heart started beating again, defying all medical expectations. After 45 minutes with no pulse, this miraculous revival left everyone in awe. Ruby emerged not only alive but also without any brain damage or long-term health issues. Her survival was a miracle, captivating people around the world. Everybody was left in awe of this remarkable event, which they attribute to the power of faith, determination, and something beyond human understanding. Ruby's story is a testament to connection of life and death. It serves as a hope, illustrating that miracles can and do happen.
