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Stanley Tucci (born 11 November 1960 in Katonah, New York) is an Italian-American actor, writer, film producer and film director.

Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal 3 Selected film acting credits 4 Film directing credits 5 External links

[edit] Biography

Stanley Tucci studied at SUNY Purchase, from which he graduated in 1982.

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. 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.

He as 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. On November 14, 2006, Tucci's latest TV series, the medical drama 3 lbs., debuted on CBS in the 10:00 PM EDT time slot, replacing the canceled series Smith. However on November 30, 2006 it was canceled due to low ratings.

[edit] Personal

Tucci lives in Westchester County, New York with his wife, Kate, and their three children, twins Isabel and Nicolo, and Camilla. His sister is actress Christine Tucci and his cousin is the screenwriter Joseph Tropiano.

In addition to his acting profession, Tucci is co-owner of the Finch Tavern restaurant in Croton Falls, New York. [1]

[edit] Selected film acting credits

• Cat Tale (2008) (pre-production) (voice) .... Simon
• The Tale of Despereaux (2007) (pre-production) (attached) .... Boldo
• 3 lbs. (2006) TV Series (filming) .... Dr. Douglas Hanson
• Four Last Songs (2006) (post-production) .... Larry
• The Hoax (2006) (completed) .... Shelton Fisher
• The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
• Monk (2006) (Guest Star) .... David Ruskin
• Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
• Robots (2005)
• Shall We Dance? (2004)
• The Terminal (2004)
• The Core (2003)
• Road to Perdition (2002)
• Conspiracy (2001)
• America's Sweethearts (2001)
• The Whole Shebang(2001)
• In Too Deep (1999)
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
• The Impostors (1998)
• Life During Wartime (1997)
• Deconstructing Harry (1997)
• Big Night (1996)
• The Daytrippers (1996)
• Jury Duty (1995)
• Kiss of Death (1995)
• Murder One (1995)
• The Pelican Brief (1993)
• Undercover Blues (1993)
• Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
• Beethoven (1992)
• Slaves of New York (1989)
• Monkey Shines (1988)
• Who's That Girl? (1987)
• Prizzi's Honor (1985)

[edit] Film directing credits

• Joe Gould's Secret (2000)
• The Impostors (1998)
• Big Night (1996)

[edit] External links

• Stanley Tucci at the Internet Movie Database
• Stanley Tucci at the Internet Broadway Data Base
• Stanley Tucci quotes
• 3 lbs at TV.com