Stanley Tucci

American actor Stanley Tucci's first film was the dark comedy Prizzi's Honor starring Jack Nicholson and Kathleen Turner. He has since starred in a number of television shows, Broadway productions and films, winning numerous awards. He was in The Devil Wears Prada and Julie & Julia and is nominated for an Oscar for his role in The Lovely Bones.

Tucci's wife, Kate, died from cancer in early May of 2009. The couple was married for 14 years.NY Post: Tucci's Wife Passes Away (May 7, 2009)

Stanley Tucci was nominated for actor in a supporting role for The Lovely Bones , which he lost out to Christoph Waltz.

He did pay tribute ot Meryl Streep later in the 82nd Academy Award show. During a personalized segment of the show dedicated to all the performers that were up for the Best Actress award.

The film Stars Mark Wahlberg and Saoirse Ronan, Rachel Weisz, Susan Sarandon and Jake Abel. The story is about a family that tries to find the body of the 15 year-old daughter. The neighbor works to hide the evidence and the daughter watches the activity and battles how to help the family.

Stanley Tucci was also nominated in 2010 for the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards, The Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards and for the Screen Actors Guild Award for this same film.

The movie had $68,897,433.00 worldwide box office gross. ‘’The Lovely Bones’’ opened on December 11, 2009 This Drama / thriller has a MPAA Rating of PG-13. The running time is 2 hours and 15 minutes. There was a production budget of $65 million.

Tucci's career began in 1982 when he starred in the Broadway play The Queen and the Rebels. He appeared in the film Big Night, the television series Murder One and the mini series Conspiracy. He later went on to star with Edie Falco in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune.

Among Tucci's tremendous body of work in films includes appearances in the following movies: Prelude to a Kiss,The Pelican Brief,Kiss of Death,Daytrippers,Big Night,Desconstructing Harry,A Life Less Ordinary,Winchell,Road to Perdition,Maid in Manhattan,Lucky Number Slevin, and The Devil Wears Prada.

He's also appeared in numerous television series as a guest star, including: Miami Vice,thirtysomething,Wiseguy,Murder One,Frasier,Monk,and ER.

2007 Emmy: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for Monk

1999 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie for Winchell

2002 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series for Conspiracy

1999 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for TV for Winchell

1997 Independent Spirit Award: Best First Screenplay for Big Night

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune

Execution of Justice

The Iceman Cometh

Brighton Beach Memoirs

The Misanthrope

The Queen and the Rebels

• Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.

• 1960: Born

• 1985: Prizzi's Honor

• 1986-1988: Miami Vice

• 1992: In the Soup

• 1993: The Pelican Brief

• 1994: It Could Happen to You

• 1995: Jury Duty

• 1996: Big Night

• 1999: A Midsummer Night's Dream

• 2002: Road to Perdition

• 2004: The Terminal

• 2006: The Devil Wears Prada

• 2006: Monk

• 2007: ER

• 2008: The Tale of Despereaux