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Stanley Tucci
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Stanley Tucci, Jr. (born 11 November 1960) is an American actor, writer, film producer and film director.
Contents
- 1 Biography
- 1.1 Early life
- 1.2 Career
- 1.3 Personal life
- 2 Filmography
- 3 Film directing credits
- 4 Footnotes
- 5 External links
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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 Tucci, and mother, who wrote a cookbook for the film. Tucci is often cast as a heartless bureacrat, a mean-spirited character, or the 'bad guy', yet by accounts he is an approachable and affable person. Occasionally this has translated into other kinds of roles for Tucci where he'll play a friend as he played
mentor to
Anne Hathaway's character in
The Devil Wears Prada.
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. 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.
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.
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Filmography
Film directing credits
Footnotes
