Stanley Tucci

Stanley Tucci
Tucci in May 2009
Born	November 11, 1960 (1960-11-11) (age 51) Peekskill, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actor, writer, producer, director
Years active	1982–present
Spouse	Kate Tucci (1995–2009; her death)
Children	Isabel Nicolo Camilla
Parents	Stanley Tucci, Sr. (father) Joan Tropiano (mother)
Relatives	Christine Tucci (sister)

Stanley Tucci (born November 11, 1960) is an American actor, writer, film producer and film director. He has been nominated for several notable film awards, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor, for his critically acclaimed performance in The Lovely Bones (2009). He also has won an Emmy for his performance in Winchell, and has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for Children – "The One And Only Shrek".

Early life

Tucci, an Italian American,^[1][2][3] was born in Peekskill, New York, the son of Joan (née Tropiano), a secretary and writer, and Stanley Tucci, Sr., an art teacher at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York.^[4][5] His sister is actress Christine Tucci, and his cousin is the screenwriter and retired history teacher Joseph Tropiano.^[6] He grew up in Katonah, New York, and attended John Jay High School. Tucci played on the John Jay soccer team and baseball teams; his main interest lay in the school's drama club, where he and fellow actor and high school buddy, Campbell Scott, son of actor George C. Scott, gave well-received performances at many of John Jay's drama club productions. Tucci attended SUNY Purchase, and completed his B.F.A. degree after four years in the school's Conservatory of Theatre Arts.

Career

Tucci made his Broadway debut in The Queen and the Rebels on September 30, 1982. His film debut was in Prizzi's Honor (1985). Tucci is known for his work in films such as The Pelican Brief, Kiss of Death, Road to Perdition and Big Night, and in the television series Murder One as the mysterious Richard Cross. Big Night (1996), which he co-wrote with his cousin Joseph Tropiano, starred in, and co-directed with Campbell Scott, premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. The film also featured his sister Christine and mother, who wrote a cookbook for the film. It won him and Tropiano the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay. He's typically cast in supporting roles such as the sidekick or the villain, but has had the lead in two films, both romantic comedies: A Modern Affair (1995) and The Whole Shebang (2001).

He has been nominated three times for Golden Globes, and won twice – for his title role in Winchell (1998), and for his supporting role as Adolph Eichmann in Conspiracy (2001), both for HBO films. He also received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination for Winchell. He was nominated for Broadway's Tony Award as Best Actor in a Play for his role as Johnny in the 2002 revival of Terrence McNally's Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.

In July 2006, Tucci made an appearance on the USA Network TV series Monk, in a performance that earned him a 2007 Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor – Comedy Series. Tucci's TV series, the medical drama 3 lbs., debuted on CBS in the 10:00 pm EDT time slot on November 14, 2006. It was canceled on November 30, 2006 due to low ratings. He can be heard as the voice over in the AT&T Wireless "Raising the Bar" marketing campaign. Tucci also played Nigel in the screen adaption of The Devil Wears Prada alongside Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Anne Hathaway. In 2007, Tucci had a recurring role in medical drama ER. In 2009, Tucci again starred opposite Meryl Streep in Julie & Julia playing husband Paul Child to her Julia Child.

That same year, Tucci portrayed George Harvey, a pedophile and serial killer of young girls, in The Lovely Bones, Peter Jackson's adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel, for which he received high critical praise and Golden Globe and Academy Award nominations. To prepare for the role, he consulted with retired FBI profiler John Douglas.^[7]

In 2010, Tucci directed a revival of the Ken Ludwig play Lend Me a Tenor on Broadway, starring Tony Shalhoub.^[8] Tucci played Dr. Abraham Erskine in Captain America: The First Avenger.^[9]

In July 2010, it was announced that Tucci will direct an upcoming comedy entitled Mommy & Me starring Meryl Streep and Tina Fey as mother and daughter.^[10]

In the 2011 movie Margin Call, Stanley Tucci portrayed Eric Dale, one of the fired employees who works in risk management.

In February 2011 it was reported that Tucci had been cast as the villain in Jack the Giant Killer.^[11]

On May 9, 2011, it was announced that Tucci will play the role of Caesar Flickerman in the upcoming The Hunger Games film. On May 15, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Tucci also has joined the cast of Gambit, a remake of a 1966 film, which stars Colin Firth.

Personal life

Tucci married social worker Kate Tucci in 1995. They had three children: twins Isabel Concetta and Nicolo Robert (born in 2000) and Camilla (born in 2002). Kate Tucci also had two children from a previous marriage whom the actor raised.^[12] He and his wife were separated between 2003 and 2004, during which time he dated Edie Falco. Kate Tucci died of breast cancer in April 2009.^[13] Tucci told the New York Post, "My wife was an extraordinary person who showed us all what great strength is."^[14]

In October 2011, Tucci became engaged to English literary agent Felicity Blunt, the sister of Tucci's The Devil Wears Prada co-star Emily Blunt, who introduced the couple.^[15]

Tucci was co-owner of the Finch Tavern restaurant in Croton Falls, New York.^[16]

Filmography

Film

Television

• Crime Story (TV series) (1987) .... Zack Lowman
• Kojak: The Price of Justice (TV) (1987) .... 1st Tenant
• The Street (1988) .... Arthur Scolari
• Miami Vice (TV series) (1986–1988) .... Frank Mosca, Steven Demarco
• The Equalizer (TV series) (1988) .... Assemblyman Phillip Wingate
• Wiseguy (TV series) (1988–1989) .... Rick Pinzolo
• thirtysomething (TV series) (1989–1990) .... Karl Draconis
• Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Stranger (TV) (1990) .... Det. Patrick McGuire
• Lifestories (TV series) (1990) .... Art Conforti
• Equal Justice (TV series) (1990–1991) .... Detective Frank Mirelli
• Murder One (TV series) (1995–1996) .... Richard Cross
• Winchell (TV) (1998) .... Walter Winchell
• Bull (2000) (TV series) .... Hunter Lasky
• Conspiracy (2001) (TV) .... Adolf Eichmann
• Frasier (TV series) (2004) .... Morrie
• Monk (TV series) (2006) .... David Ruskin
• 3 lbs. (TV series) (2006) .... Dr. Douglas Hanson
• ER (TV series) (2007–2008) .... Dr. Kevin Moretti

Nominations

• Grammy Award – 2008 Best Spoken Word Album for Children – "The One And Only Shrek"

References

External links

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