Jesus Quintana is a minor character in the Coen Brothers' cult classic The Big Lebowski. He is brilliantly portrayed by John Turturro.  His two brief scenes in the movie have inspired many fans to dress up like him at film screenings and spawned one of the most popular catch-phrases of the movie, "Nobody fucks with the Jesus."

Jesus is a Hispanic male with a hairnet.  He wears a purple shirt with his name on it and has an extended pinky fingernail, probably used for cocaine.  He gets very excited about getting a strike in bowling, as he does a special dance when he does.  Walter Sobchack tells the Dude and the audience about Jesus's background.  He was sent to prison for a while for exposing himself to an eight year old.  When he moved to Hollywood, he had to tell all of his neighbors that he was a sex offender.  He is also very good at bowling.  That is absolutely everything that is said about Jesus’s background in the film, but in this case, the less said, the better. He also apparently gets mad when people have to reschedule league games due to Jewish holidays.

In an interview, John Turturro stated that the Coens scheduled extra time to shoot so he could improvise. Although this is not common with Coen films, they allowed Turturro to bring a lot to the character they did not have in mind, such as the pinky nail and the dance [1].

Many fans have requested that a Jesus spin-off film.  John Turturro even mentioned that he was once in talks with the Coen Brothers to make a feature film about Jesus [1].  In that film, Jesus was to be a school bus driver.  However, this idea has probably been scrapped.

Eight year olds, Dude.

[1] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0W2crjd4bc