Stanley Tucci
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Born | Stanley Tucci, Jr. |
Spouse | Kate Tucci (1995-) |
Stanley Tucci, Jr. (born 11 November 1960) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning Screen Actors Guild and Tony Award-nominated American actor, writer, film producer and film director.
Biography
Early life
Tucci, an Italian American,[1][2][3] was born in Peekskill, New York to Joan Tropiano, a retired secretary and writer,[4] and Stanley Tucci, Sr., a retired art teacher. His sister is actress Christine Tucci and his cousin is the screenwriter Joseph Tropiano. He grew up in Katonah, New York and attended John Jay High School. After high school, he studied at SUNY Purchase, from which he graduated in 1982.
Career
Tucci made his Broadway debut in The Queen and the Rebels on 30 September 1982. His film debut was in Prizzi's Honor (1985). Tucci is known for his work in films such as 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 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.
He has been nominated twice for Golden Globes, and won both times -- 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 Claire de Lune.
In July of 2006, Tucci made an appearance on the USA Network TV series Monk, in a performance that earned him a 2007 Emmy nomination. Tucci's latest TV series, the medical drama 3 lbs., debuted on CBS in the 10:00 PM EDT time slot on November 14, 2006. It was cancelled on November 30, 2006 due to low ratings. Tucci is the voice of Cingular Wireless/AT&T. He can be heard as the voice over in their "Raising the Bar" campaign. Tucci has a current role as the new Chief of Emergency Medicine on the long running television medical drama ER. Tucci is currently in negotiations to play George Harvey in Peter Jackson's adaptation of The Lovely Bones.
Personal life
Tucci lives in Westchester County, New York with his wife, Kate, and their three children, twins Isabel and Nicolo, and Camilla. In addition to acting, Tucci is co-owner of the Finch Tavern restaurant in Croton Falls, New York.[5]
Filmography
- Prizzi's Honor (1985) .... Soldier
- Crime Story (TV Series) (1987) .... Zack Lowman
- Kojak: The Price of Justice (TV) (1987) .... 1st Tenant
- Who's That Girl? (1987) .... 2nd Dock Worker
- Miami Vice (TV Series) (1986-1988) .... Frank Mosca, Steven Demarco
- Monkey Shines (1988) .... Dr. John Wiseman
- The Equalizer (TV Series) (1988) .... Assemblyman Phillip Wingate
- Wiseguy (TV Series) (1988-1989) .... Rick Pinzolo
- Slaves of New York (1989) .... Darryl
- Fear, Anxiety, & Depression (1989)
- thirtysomething (TV Series) (1989-1990) .... Karl Draconis
- The Feud (1990) .... Harvey Yelton
- Revealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Stranger (TV) (1990) .... Det. Patrick McGuire
- Quick Change (1990) .... Johnny
- Lifestories (TV Series) (1990) .... Art Conforti
- Men of Respect (1991) .... Mal
- Equal Justice (TV Series) (1990-1991) .... Detective Frank Mirelli
- Billy Bathgate (1991) .... Lucky Luciano
- In the Soup (1992) .... Gregoire
- Beethoven (1992) .... Vernon
- Prelude to a Kiss (1992) .... Taylor
- The Public Eye (1992) .... Sal
- Undercover Blues (1993) .... Muerte
- The Pelican Brief (1993) .... Khamel
- It Could Happen to You (1994) .... Eddie Biasi
- Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994) .... Fred Hunter
- Somebody to Love (1994) .... George
- Jury Duty (1995) .... Frank
- Kiss of Death (1995) .... Frank Zioli
- Sex & the Other Man (1995) .... Arthur
- A Modern Affair (1995) .... Peter Kessler
- The Daytrippers (1996) .... Louis D'Amico
- Big Night (1996) .... Secondo
- Murder One (TV Series) (1995-1996) .... Richard Cross
- Deconstructing Harry (1997) .... Paul Epstein
- Life During Wartime (1997) .... Heinrich Grigoris
- A Life Less Ordinary (1997) .... Elliot Zweikel
- The Eighteenth Angel (1998) .... Todd Stanton
- Montana (1998) .... Nicholas Roth
- The Impostors (1998) .... Arthur
- Winchell (TV) (1998) .... Walter Winchell
- A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) .... Puck
- In Too Deep (1999)
- Joe Gould's Secret (2000) .... Joe Mitchell
- Bull (2000) (TV Series) .... Hunter Lasky
- Sidewalks of New York (2001) .... Griffin Risto
- Conspiracy (2001) .... Adolf Eichmann
- America's Sweethearts (2001) .... Dave Kingman
- The Whole Shebang (2001) .... Giovanni Bazinni
- Big Trouble (2002) .... Arthur Herk
- Road to Perdition (2002) .... Frank Nitti
- Maid in Manhattan (2002) .... Jerry Siegel
- The Core (2003) .... Dr. Conrad Zimsky
- Spin (2003) .... Frank Haley
- Frasier (TV Series) (2004) .... Morrie
- The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) .... Stanley Kubrick
- The Terminal (2004) .... Frank Dixon
- Shall We Dance? (2004) .... Link
- Robots (2005) .... Herb Copperbottom
- Lucky Number Slevin (2006) .... Det. Brikowski
- Four Last Songs (2006) (post-production) .... Larry
- The Devil Wears Prada (2006) .... Nigel
- Monk (TV Series) (2006) .... David Ruskin
- 3 lbs. (2006) TV Series .... Dr. Douglas Hanson
- The Hoax (2007) .... Shelton Fisher
- The Tale of Despereaux (2008) (pre-production) (voice) .... Boldo
Film directing credits
- Big Night (1996)
- The Impostors (1998)
- Joe Gould's Secret (2000)
- Blind Date (in production) (2007)
Footnotes
- ^ http://www.insidefilm.com/tucci.html
- ^ http://www.fametracker.com/2_stars_1_slot/tucci_shalhoub.php
- ^ http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/index.jsp?uuid=b2ef85f8-d390-4ece-8519-68529da7aa82
- ^ Joan Tropiano Tucci and Gianni Scappin with Mimi Shanley Taft, Cucina & Famiglia: Two Italian Families Share Their Stories, Recipes, and Traditions, New York: William Morrow, 1999, ISBN 0-688-15902-8
- ^ http://www.celebritywonder.com/html/stanleytucci.html
External links
- American film actors
- American film directors
- American film producers
- Best Miniseries or Television Movie Actor Golden Globe
- Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe (television)
- Emmy Award winners
- State University of New York at Purchase alumni
- People from Westchester County, New York
- Italian-American film directors
- 1960 births
- Living people
- New York actors