Stanley Tucci - ©Theda Bara

The actor I present in this post is the American Stanley Tucci, who also acts as a feature film director. Tucci invested for a time in the gastronomic sector, being co-owner of the restaurant “Finch Tavern”, in Croton Falls, New York, United States.

Tucci has acted in a large number of films, ranging from drama, through comedy, action and science fiction, known for his participation in the films: “The Devil Wears Prada” (2006), film based on the homonymous book by (2003) , by the American writer Lauren Weinberger (1977-) and “The Terminal” (2004), directed by Steven Spielberg (1946-). But the peak of his career came in 2009, when he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for: “The Lovely Bones”, but did not win. Stanley Tucci has won 2 Emmys and 2 Golden Globes for his performances in film and TV.

Stanley Tucci unfortunately still doesn’t have a star on the Los Angeles Walk of Fame.

The actor wrote a memoir: “Taste: My Life Through Food” (2021), where he reveals, among other things, that he had tongue cancer that almost ended his life, having to be fed by tube.

Stanley Tucci Jr., was born in Peekskill, New York, United States, on November 11, 1960 and grew up in neighboring Katonah. His parents, writer Joan Née Tropiano (1935-) and Stanley Tucci Sr. (1930-2003), art teacher at Horace Greeley High School in Chappaqua, New York, are of Italian descent, with roots in Calabria. Tucci is the oldest of three children; being the brother of artistic musical agent, Gina Tucci (1962-) and Christine Tucci Angell (1967-), who is also an actress. During the early 1970s, the family spent a year living in Florence, Italy.

Stanley Tucci was married twice, becoming a widower from his first marriage to Kate Tucci (1962- 2009), who already had two children: Matteo Oliver (1995-) and Emilia Giovanna (1998-) and had twins with Tucci: Isabel Concetta Tucci and Nicolo Robert Tucci (2000-). The marriage took place from 1995 to 2009. In 2002 Tucci separated from Kate, having an affair with the American actress Edie Falco (1963-), with whom he acted on Broadway, in the play: “Frankie and Johnny”, but the affair ended in less than a year and he returned to his wife and children. Three years after being widowed, in 2012, he married the British talent agent of Curtis Brown Incorporation, Felicity Blunt (1980-), with whom he has a daughter: Camilla Tucci (2002-). Stanley and Curtis have been married for 11 years and live in Barnes, London, England.