Stanley (I) Tucci filmography and biography
Date of birth: 11 November 1960, Peekskill, New York, USA
Stanley (I) Tucci trivia
- Yet another alumnus of S.U.N.Y. Purchase whose other graduates include:
Wesley Snipes; Sherry Stringfield; Parker Posey;
Seth Gilliam; Adam Trese; Frank Liotti;
Melissa Leo; directors Nick Gomez (I) and
Hal Hartley as well as producers Todd Baker (I) and
Bob Gosse.
- Graduated from acting program at State University of NY at Purchase, May
1982.
- Older brother of Christine Tucci.
- Cousin of Joseph Tropiano.
- 21 January 2000 - His wife, Kate Tucci, gave birth to twins
Nicolo Robert (4 lbs 10 oz) and Isabel Concetta (4 lb 4 oz) in
Manhattan. They also have a daughter named Camilla Tucci (born 2002).
- Former co-owner of Finch Tavern in Croton Falls, New York. It has since
been sold and the menu changed to more traditional Italian-American
cuisine.
- Was nominated for Broadway's 2003 Tony Award as Best Actor (Play) for a
revival of Terence McNally (I)'s "Frankie and Johnny in the
Clair de Lune".
- Italian-American.
- In The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, he plays
Stanley Kubrick (I), who directed Peter Sellers in
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
In Robots, he appears with James Earl Jones, who
made his debut in Dr. Strangelove. In The Terminal, he
was directed by Steven Spielberg, who took over Kubrick's last
project, Artificial Intelligence: AI.
- Raised in Katonah, New York.
- Was officially in the BAFTA longlist (Equivalently, the semi-finals) for
Best Actor in a Supporting Role, for his role in
The Devil Wears Prada, which consisted of 15 finalists
for each category (except Animated Film). However, he was eliminated in
the next round, which the five official nominees were selected. [2007].
- His father, also named Stanley Tucci, was an art teacher at Horace
Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York. His mother, Joan, was one
of the receptionists at the main office.
- Brother-in-law of Vincent Angell.
- Was in a relationship with Edie Falco from April 2003 until March
2004.
- Separated from his wife, Kate, in March 2003. They later reconciled.
- Was roommates with Ving Rhames during their time together at SUNY
Purchase. Rhames, whose real first name is Irving, credits him for
first calling him Ving.
- Wife Kate died of breast cancer in April 2009.
- Among the guests to attend his wife Kate's funeral service were
Steve Buscemi, Patricia Clarkson, John Turturro
and Aidan Quinn (II).
- He is a close friend of actress Meryl Streep.
Stanley (I) Tucci quotes
- I'm always looking around for another play, but only for a short run. I
did "Frankie and Johnnie in the Claire de Lune" onstage with
Edie Falco for six months, and it was very hard. Once you get
past 14 weeks, I go crazy.
- Independents don't exist any more. Let's be clear about that. Having
made a lot of independent movies as an actor and director, trying to
raise money -- you can put Jesus Christ in your movie and it's really
hard if it's an adult drama. The industry has changed significantly
since I entered it. It's cyclical. But I don't think it's as healthy as
it used to be.
- I was doing a play once with Frances McDormand and I left because
I so disagreed with the director's vision. Sometimes being miscast is
not just, "Can I play this character?" but can I play it within this
aesthetic -- on if he's ever been miscast.
- With certain directors you can scream. "Look, forget it, it's not gonna
happen. It doesn't behoove the situation, it doesn't behoove your film.
I'm not doing it." And other times, it's simply a discussion. "Let's do
one this way, let's do one that way."
- The technique is the craft. You can take a plot and tell it over and
over again but to me, there's an individual truth to it. First of all,
in order for it to be art it has to be truthful. Secondly, it has to be
individually true. It's that true individuality and that real truth
that makes it art. -- on if acting is an art form
- I think it's instinctual. You have a feeling at a certain age. Whether
you want to be on stage, whether you want to paint, make music,
whatever you want to do. What makes you feel comfortable? Even as a
kid, I felt much more comfortable on stage than I did in real life. --
on why he is an actor
- I never wanted to play a serial killer. I don't like to watch things
about serial killers or kids getting hurt. I can't stand that, really.
But this was something beyond that. It was an exploration of loss and
hope. And i'm glad that i chose to do it.
- [On his role as "George Harvey" in "The Lovely Bones"] I never wanted to
play a serial killer. I don't like to watch things about serial killers
or kids getting hurt. I can't stand that, really. But this was
something beyond that. It was an exploration of loss and hope. And I'm
glad that I chose to do it.