Stanley Tucci is a known character actor who has played a variety of roles in his over 40 years in the business.
With his great acting talent, he has won numerous awards, from Emmys to Oscars to Screen Actors Awards and even Tonys, to name a few. After facing a health scare, take a look at Tucci's life, career, and net worth.
Stanley Tucci's Career
The 62-year-old started acting at a young age. He debuted in the 1985 John Huston movie Prizzi's Honor, and from there, he began playing different supporting roles.
He was cast in The Daytrippers, Deconstructing Harry, Road to Perdition, and The Terminal.
He then made his directorial debut in the cult comedy Big Night in 1996, which he also co-wrote and starred in.
Tucci is also known as an often collaborator of Meryl Streep, appearing in her movies The Devil Wears Prada and Julie & Julia.
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His other notable films are The Lovely Bones, Burlesque, Easy A, Captain America: The First Avenger, Margin Call, The Hunger Games movie series, Spotlight, Supernova, and Worth.
He also made several TV shows, like Murder One, 3 lbs, Feud: Better & Joan, and Limetown. Movie film-wise, he was part of The Life and Death of Peter Sellers and Winchell.
The actor is also the voice of Bitsy Brandenham in the AppleTV+ animated series Central Park.
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His other projects are Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy, Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune, and The One and Only Shrek! with Meryl Streep.
With these to his name, Tucci is now worth $25 million.
Stanley Tucci's Oral Cancer Diagnosis
Tucci opened up about his oral cancer diagnosis in 2017 with Willie Geist on the April 30 episode of Sunday Sitdown.
He admitted he was terrified after learning he had the disease, especially after his first wife, Kate, died from breast cancer in 2009.
"My late wife and I, we traveled all over the world trying to find a cure for her. So, when I got it, I was completely shocked," he said via Today. "I was terrified, absolutely terrified."
Despite the diagnosis, he was grateful that his cancer hadn't spread to other parts of his body.
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However, he still found the treatments "brutal" and "awful," greatly affecting his diet.
"I lost 35 pounds," he revealed. "I couldn't eat. I had a feeding tube for six months, and everything tasted like you know what and smelled like you know what."
Sadly, it took him months to finally eat again and regain his proper taste.
Tucci was grateful to his wife, Felicity, and his sister-in-law, Emily Blunt, for helping him get through that terrible time in his life.
"I was so afraid," Tucci admitted. "But Felicity was very insistent. She was incredible. Still is incredible."
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