The Stanley Tucci Handbook - Everything you need to know about Stanley Tucci

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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 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'.

This book is your ultimate resource for Stanley Tucci. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more.

In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about his Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Stanley Tucci, Monkey Shines, Slaves of New York, Quick Change, Men of Respect, Beethoven (film), Prelude to a Kiss (film), The Public Eye (film), Undercover Blues, The Pelican Brief (film), It Could Happen to You (film), Jury Duty (film), Kiss of Death (1995 film), The Daytrippers, Big Night, Deconstructing Harry, The Alarmist (film), A Life Less Ordinary, Montana (film), The Impostors, A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999 film), Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream), In Too Deep (film), Joe Gould's Secret (film), Sidewalks of New York (film), America's Sweethearts, Conspiracy (2001 film), Big Trouble (2002 film), Road to Perdition, Maid in Manhattan, The Core, Spin (2004 film), The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, The Terminal, Shall We Dance? (2004 film), Robots (film), Lucky Number Slevin, The Devil Wears Prada (film), Four Last Songs (film), The Hoax, Blind Date (2008 film), Kit Kittredge: An American Girl, Space Chimps, Swing Vote (2008 film), What Just Happened, The Tale of Despereaux (film), Julie & Julia, The Lovely Bones (film), Easy A, Burlesque (film), Margin Call, Captain America: The First Avenger, The Hunger Games (film), Jack the Giant Killer (2012 film), Gambit (2012 film), Crime Story (TV series), The Street (1988 TV Series), Miami Vice, The Equalizer, Wiseguy, Murder One (TV series), Bull (TV series), 3 lbs.

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• Biography
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• Publié par: Emereo Publishing
• Date de parution: 24 octobre 2012
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• EAN13: 9781743389003
• Langue: English
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Contents

Stanley Tucci Monkey Shines Slaves of New York Quick Change Men of Respect Beethoven (film) Prelude to a Kiss (film) The Public Eye (film) Undercover Blues The Pelican Brief (film) It Could Happen to You (film) Jury Duty (film) Kiss of Death (1995 film) The Daytrippers Big Night Deconstructing Harry The Alarmist (film) A Life Less Ordinary Montana (film) The Impostors A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999 film) Puck (A Midsummer Night's Dream) In Too Deep (film) Joe Gould's Secret (film) Sidewalks of New York (film) America's Sweethearts Conspiracy (2001 film) Big Trouble (2002 film) Road to Perdition Maid in Manhattan The Core Spin (2004 film) The Life and Death of Peter Sellers The Terminal Shall We Dance? (2004 film) Robots (film)

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Lucky Number Slevin The Devil Wears Prada (film) Four Last Songs (film) The Hoax Blind Date (2008 film) Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Space Chimps

Swing Vote (2008 film) What Just Happened The Tale of Despereaux (film) Julie & Julia The Lovely Bones (film) Easy A Burlesque (film) Margin Call Captain America: The First Avenger The Hunger Games (film) Jack the Giant Killer (2012 film) Gambit (2012 film) Crime Story (TV series) The Street (1988 TV Series) Miami Vice The Equalizer Wiseguy Murder One (TV series) Bull (TV series) 3 lbs

References Article Sources and Contributors

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Stanley Tucci

Born

Occupation

Years active

Spouse

Children

Parents

Relatives

Stanley Tucci

Tucci in May 2009

November 11, 1960 Peekskill, New York, U.S.

Actor, writer, producer, director

1985–present

Kate Tucci (1995–2009; her death)

Isabel Nicolo Camilla

Stanley Tucci, Sr. (father) Joan Tropiano (mother)

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 performance inThe Lovely Bones(2009). He also has won an Emmy for his performance inWinchell, and has been nominated for a Grammy for Best Spoken Word Album for Children–"The One And Only Shrek".

Early life [1] [2] [3] Tucci, an Italian American, was born in Peekskill, New York, the son of Joan (n e Tropiano), a secretary and [4] [5] writer, and Stanley Tucci, Sr., an art teacher at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York. His [6] sister is actress Christine Tucci, and his cousin is the screenwriter and retired history teacher Joseph Tropiano. 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.

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Career Tucci made his Broadway debut inThe Queen and the Rebelson September 30, 1982. His film debut was inPrizzi's Honor(1985). Tucci is known for his work in films such asThe Pelican Brief,Kiss of Death,Road to Perditionand Big Night, and in the television seriesMurder Oneas 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) andThe Whole Shebang(2001). He has been nominated three times for Golden Globes, and won twice–for his title role inWinchell(1998), and for his supporting role as Adolph Eichmann inConspiracy(2001), both for HBO films. He also received a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination forWinchell. 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'sFrankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune. In July 2006, Tucci made an appearance on the USA Network TV seriesMonk, in a performance that earned him a 2007 Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actor–Comedy Series. Tucci's TV series, the medical drama3 lbs., debuted on CBS in the 10:00apm 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 ofThe Devil Wears Pradaalongside Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt and Anne Hathaway. In 2007, Tucci had a recurring role in medical dramaER. In 2009, Tucci again starred opposite Meryl Streep inJulie & Juliaplaying husband Paul Child to her Julia Child. That same year, Tucci portrayed George Harvey, a pedophile and serial killer of young girls, inThe Lovely Bones, Peter Jackson's adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel, for which he received a Golden Globe and an Academy Award [7] nomination. To prepare for the role, he consulted with retired FBI profiler John Douglas. [8] In 2010, Tucci directed a revival of the Ken Ludwig playLend Me a Tenoron Broadway, starring Tony Shalhoub. [9] Tucci played Dr. Abraham Erskine inCaptain America: The First Avenger. In July 2010, it was announced that Tucci will direct an upcoming comedy entitledMommy & Mestarring Meryl [10] Streep and Tina Fey as mother and daughter. In the 2011 movie Margin Call, Stanley Tucci potrayed Eric Dale, one of the fired employees who works in risk management. [11] In February 2011 it was reported that Tucci had been cast as the villain inJack the Giant Killer. On May 9th, 2011, it was announced that Tucci will play the role of Caesar Flickerman in the upcomingThe Hunger Gamesfilm. On May 15,The Hollywood Reporterreported that Tucci also has joined the cast ofGambit, 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 [12] actor raised. He and his wife were separated between 2003 and 2004, during which time he dated Edie Falco. [13] Kate Tucci died of breast cancer in April 2009. Tucci told theNew York Post, "My wife was an extraordinary [14] person who showed us all what great strength is." In October 2011, Tucci became engaged to English literary agent Felicity Blunt, the sister of Tucci'sThe Devil [15] Wears Pradaco-star Emily Blunt, who introduced the couple. [16] Tucci was co-owner of the Finch Tavern restaurant in Croton Falls, New York.

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Notes

Who's That Girl

2nd Dock Worker

Harvey Yelton

1987

Arthur

Sex & the Other Man

Filmography

It Could Happen to You

Billy Bathgate

Kiss of Death

1994

Big Night

1996

The Daytrippers

A Modern Affair

Writer/Director/Co-Producer Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best New Director Boston Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay Independent Spirit Award for Best First Screenplay New York Film Critics Circle Awards for Best New Director Sundance Film Festival Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award Nominated–Deaiville Film Festivals Grand Special Prize Award Nominated–Independent Spirit Award for Best First Film Nominated–Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor Nominated–Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy Nominated–Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for Dramatic Feature

Role

Soldier

3

Lucky Luciano

Eddie Biasi

George

Frank

Fred Hunter

Taylor

Sal

Frank Zioli

Vernon

Gregoire

Khamel

Muerte

Donny

Johnny

Quick Change

Dr. John Wiseman

Mal

Peter Kessler

Darryl

Prizzi's Honor

1985

Film

Stanley Tucci

Year

Film

Secondo

Louis D'Amico

Slaves of New York

Monkey Shines

1988

Men of Respect

1991

1990

The Feud

The Public Eye

Beethoven

Prelude to a Kiss

Fear, Anxiety, & Depression

1989

1992

In the Soup

1993

Undercover Blues

The Pelican Brief

Somebody to Love

1995

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Jury Duty

Frank Nitti

Preston D'Ambrosio

Voice Only

TV Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Golden Globe Award for Best Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated–Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie

Writer/Director/Producer

Paul Epstein

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2004

TV Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film Nominated–Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie Nominated–Satellite Award for Best Supporting Actor in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film

The Life and Death of Peter Sellers

In Too Deep

Todd Stanton

Stanley Kubrick

Dr. Conrad Zimsky

1998

The Eighteenth Angel

Link

Nigel

America's Sweethearts

2001

Sidewalks of New York

1997

Stanley Tucci

The Whole Shebang

Big Trouble

Road to Perdition

Det. Brikowski

Herb Copperbottom

Deconstructing Harry

Dave Kingman

Griffin Risto

Giovanni Bazinni

2002

Frank Haley

Arthur Herk

2005

Robots

Lucky Number Slevin

The Terminal

Shall We Dance?

The Core

2003

Spin

2006

Walter Winchell

Director/Producer

2000

Winchell

A Life Less Ordinary

Montana

The Impostors

Jerry Siegel

Arthur

Nicholas Roth

Elliot Zweikel

Maid in Manhattan

Life During Wartime

Joe Mitchell

Heinrich Grigoris

Adolf Eichmann

The Devil Wears Prada

Frank Dixon

Conspiracy

1999

Puck

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Joe Gould's Secret

Stanley Tucci

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

Four Last Songs

The Hoax

Blind Date

Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

Space Chimps

Swing Vote

What Just Happened

The Tale of Despereaux

Julie & Julia

The Lovely Bones

Easy A

Burlesque

Margin Call

Captain America: The First Avenger

The Hunger Games

Jack the Giant Killer

Gambit

Larry

Shelton Fisher

Don

Mr. Berk

The Senator

Martin Fox

Scott Solomon

Boldo

Paul Child

George Harvey

Dill Penderghast

Sean

Eric Dale

Dr. Abraham Erskine

Caesar Flickerman

Lord Roderick

Zaidenweber

Writer/Director

Voice Only

Voice Only

Nominated–Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated–BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated–Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated–Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated–Detroit Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated–Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor–Motion Picture Nominated–Houston Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated–San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated–Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actor Nominated–Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role Nominated–Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association for Best Supporting Actor

Nominated–Comedy Film Award for Best Supporting Actor

post production

in production

filming

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Television bCrime Story(TV series) (1987) .... Zack Lowman bKojak: The Price of Justice(TV) (1987) .... 1st Tenant bThe Street(1988) .... Arthur Scolari bMiami Vice(TV series) (1986–1988) .... Frank Mosca, Steven Demarco bThe Equalizer(TV series) (1988) .... Assemblyman Phillip Wingate bWiseguy(TV series) (1988–1989) .... Rick Pinzolo bthirtysomething(TV series) (1989–1990) .... Karl Draconis bRevealing Evidence: Stalking the Honolulu Stranger(TV) (1990) .... Det. Patrick McGuire bLifestories(TV series) (1990) .... Art Conforti bEqual Justice(TV series) (1990–1991) .... Detective Frank Mirelli bMurder One(TV series) (1995–1996) .... Richard Cross bWinchell(TV) (1998) .... Walter Winchell bBull(2000) (TV series) .... Hunter Lasky bConspiracy(2001) (TV) .... Adolf Eichmann bFrasier(TV series) (2004) .... Morrie bMonk(TV series) (2006) .... David Ruskin b3 lbs.(TV series) (2006) .... Dr. Douglas Hanson bER(TV series) (2007–2008) .... Dr. Kevin Moretti

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

References [1] Inside Film Online–Staley Tucci Breaks Out (http://www.insidefilm.com/tucci.html) [2] Fametracker :: 2 Stars 1 Slot :: Battle of the Swarthy Second Fiddles :: Stanley Tucci vs. Tony Shalhoub (http:/ /www.fametracker.com/ 2_stars_1_slot/tucci_shalhoub.php) [3] Stanley Tucci–Profile, Latest News and Related Articles (http://www.eonline.com/celebrities/profile/index. jsp?uuid=b2ef85f8-d390-4ece-8519-68529da7aa82) [4] at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York. 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 [5] Stanley Tucci Biography (1960–) (http://www.filmreference.com/film/64/Stanley-Tucci.html) [6] Biography for Joseph Tropiano (http:/ /www.imdb.com/name/nm873579/bio) at the Internet Movie Database [7] James, Susan Donaldson. "The Lovely Bones: Serial Killers Elude as Ordinary Neighbors" (http:/ /abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/ Movies/lovely-bones-stanley-tucci-portrays-pedophile-serial-killer/ story?id=9364852) December 18, 2009. www.abcnews.com. [8] Cohen, Patricia (February 17, 2010). "Stanley Tucci, Director" (http:/ /www.nytimes.com/2010/02/21/theater/21tucci.html).The New York Times. . Retrieved May 7, 2010. [9] Stanley Tucci joins 'Captain America' (http:/ /www.heatvisionblog.com/2010/06/stanley-tucci-joins-captain-america.html) [10] "Fey and Streep to Play Daughter and Mother in Tucci-Directed Movie" (http:/ /www.tvguide.com/News/Fey-Streep-Play-1021148. aspx). TVGuide.com. . [11] Kit, Borys (2011-02-09). "Stanley Tucci Set for Villain in 'Jack the Giant Killer'" (http:/ /www.webcitation.org/5wuYGhi4l).The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original (http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/blogs/heat-vision/ stanley-tucci-set-villain-jack-97738) on 2011-03-03. . Retrieved 2011-03-02. [12] (http://www.longislandpress.com/2010/09/18/interview-stanley-tucci/) [13] Stanley Tucci's Wife Dies of Cancer, OfficialWire, 5/7/2009 (http:/ /www.officialwire.com/main.php?action=posted_news&rid=2971& catid=52) [14] "Tucci's Wife Passes Away" (http:/ /www.nypost.com/seven/05072009/gossip/pagesix/tuccis_wife_passes_away_167947.htm).New York Post. May 7, 2009. . Retrieved August 4, 2009. [15] "Stanley Tucci Is Engaged to Emily Blunt's Sister Felicity!" (http:/ /www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/ stanley-tucci-is-engaged-to-emily-blunts-sister-felicity-2011211).Us Weekly. November 2, 2011. . Retrieved November 4, 2011. [16] http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/stanley-tucci/bio/175165

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External links b Stanley Tucci (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001804/) at the Internet Movie Database Stanley Tucci (http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?ID=73500) at the Internet Broadway Database Stanley Tucci quotes (http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/s/stanley_tucci.html)

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