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4->''"I would rather just do the things I want to do."''
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6Stanley Oliver Tucci Jr. (born November 11, 1960 in Peekskill, New York) is an American actor, writer, film producer and director, best known for his roles in ''Film/TheHungerGames'', ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' and ''Film/TheDevilWearsPrada''.
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8He was nominated for an UsefulNotes/AcademyAward for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in ''Film/TheLovelyBones'', and won a Primetime UsefulNotes/EmmyAward for his performance in ''Winchell''.
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10In 1995 he married Kate Spath, with whom he had three children (along with raising Spath's two children from her previous marriage). In 2002, Tucci left Spath for Creator/EdieFalco[[note]]who he would date until 2004[[/note]] and the couple separated in 2003, but following Spath's diagnosis of breast cancer in 2005, the two reconciled and would stay married until her passing in 2009.
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12In 2011, he became engaged to Felicity Blunt and married her in 2012, thus making him the brother-in-law to Creator/EmilyBlunt (who introduced the couple) and Creator/JohnKrasinski. They have two children.
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14Starting in 2021, he starred in the CNN original series ''Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy'', a travel and food show influenced by ''Series/AnthonyBourdainPartsUnknown''.
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17!! Selected filmography:
18* ''Film/MonkeyShines'' (1988) as Dr. John Wiseman
19* ''Film/QuickChange'' (1990) as Johnny
20* ''Film/BillyBathgate'' (1991) as Lucky Luciano
21* ''Film/InTheSoup'' (1992) as Gregoire
22* ''Film/{{Beethoven}}'' (1992) as Vernon
23* ''Film/PreludeToAKiss'' (1992) as Taylor
24* ''Film/ThePublicEye'' (1992) as Sal
25* ''Film/ThePelicanBrief'' (1993) as Khamel
26* ''Film/ItCouldHappenToYou'' (1994) as Eddie Biasi
27* ''Series/MurderOne'' (1995–96) as Richard Cross
28* ''Film/BigNight'' (1996) as Secondo (also co-director)
29* ''Film/DeconstructingHarry'' (1997) as Paul Epstein
30* ''Film/ALifeLessOrdinary'' (1997) as Elliott Zweikel
31* ''Winchell'' (1998) as Walter Winchell [[note]]Emmy-winning role[[/note]]
32* ''Film/TheImpostors'' (1998) as Arthur (also director)
33* ''Film/{{Sidewalks of New York|2001}}'' (2001) as Griffin Risto
34* ''Film/AmericasSweethearts'' (2001) as Dave Kingman
35* ''Film/{{Conspiracy|2001}}'' (2001) as Adolf Eichmann
36* ''Film/RoadToPerdition'' (2002) as Frank Nitti
37* ''Film/MaidInManhattan'' (2002) as Jerry Siegel
38* ''Film/TheCore'' (2003) as Dr. Conrad Zimsky
39* ''Film/TheLifeAndDeathOfPeterSellers'' (2004) as Creator/StanleyKubrick
40* ''Film/TheTerminal'' (2004) as Frank Dixon
41* ''Film/ShallWeDance2004'' as Link Peterson
42* ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}'' (2005) as Herb Copperbottom (voice only)
43* ''Film/LuckyNumberSlevin'' (2006) as Det. Brikowski
44* ''Film/TheDevilWearsPrada'' (2006) as Nigel
45* ''Film/KitKittredgeAnAmericanGirl'' (2008) as Mr. Berk
46* ''WesternAnimation/TheTaleOfDespereaux'' (2008) as Boldo (voice only)
47* ''Film/JulieAndJulia'' (2009) as Paul Child
48* ''Film/TheLovelyBones'' (2009) as George Harvey
49* ''Film/EasyA'' (2010) as Dill Penderghast
50* ''Film/{{Burlesque}}'' (2010) as Sean
51* ''Film/MarginCall'' (2010) as Eric Dale
52* Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse as Abraham Erskine
53** ''Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger'' (2011)
54** ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]'' (2021)
55* ''The Hunger Games'' (2012–15) as Caesar Flickerman:
56** ''Film/TheHungerGames'' (2012)
57** ''Film/TheHungerGamesCatchingFire'' (2013)
58** ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjayPart1'' (2014)
59** ''Film/TheHungerGamesMockingjayPart2'' (2015)
60* ''Film/{{Gambit}}'' (2012) as Zaidenweber
61* ''Film/TheCompanyYouKeep'' (2012) as Ray Fuller
62* ''Film/JackTheGiantSlayer'' (2013) as Lord Roderick
63* ''[[Film/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians Percy Jackson and the Sea Monsters]]'' (2013) as Dionysus / Mr. D
64* ''Film/TheFifthEstate'' (2013) as James Boswell
65* ''Anime/TheWindRises'' (2014) as Giovanni Battista Caproni (English dub)
66* ''WesternAnimation/BoJackHorseman'' (2014–20) as Herb Kazzaz (voice only)
67* ''WesternAnimation/MrPeabodyAndSherman'' (2014) as Creator/LeonardoDaVinci (voice only)
68* ''Film/MuppetsMostWanted'' (2014) as Ivan the Guard
69* ''Film/TransformersAgeOfExtinction'' (2014) as Joshua Joyce
70** ''Film/TransformersTheLastKnight'' (2017) [[YouLookFamiliar as Merlin]]
71* ''Film/{{Spotlight}}'' (2015) as Mitchell Garabedian
72* ''Film/{{Beauty and the Beast|2017}}'' (2017) as Cadenza
73* ''Series/{{Feud}}: Bette and Joan'' (2017) as Jack L. Warner
74* ''Film/{{Night Hunter|2019}}'' (2019) as Commissioner Harper
75* ''WesternAnimation/CentralPark'' (2020–) as Bitsy Brandenham (voice only)
76* ''Film/{{The Witches|2020}}'' (2020) as Mr. Stringer
77* ''Film/{{Supernova|2021}}'' (2021) as Tusker Mulliner
78* ''Film/TheKingsMan'' (2021)
79* ''Series/InsideMan'' (2022) as Jefferson Grieff
80* ''Series/{{Citadel|2023}}'' (2023) as Bernard Orlick

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