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Michael Tucci is a Actor American born on 15 april 1946 at New York City (USA)
Michael Tucci (born April 15, 1946) is an American film, TV, and stage actor.
On television he also played Dick Van Dyke's friend and hospital administrator Norman Briggs, for the first four seasons of Diagnosis: Murder. Tucci is currently teaching and coaching Introduction to Fine Arts and Theater Arts at St. Francis High School in La Cañada Flintridge, California.
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Michael Tucci (born April 15, 1946) is an American film, TV, and stage actor.
Biography
Graduated from H.Frank Carey High School in Franklin Square, New York. He played the T-Birds member Sonny LaTierri for the 1978 film version Grease, a role that he is best known for. He portrayed law student Gerald Golden in the TV series The Paper Chase from 1983 to 1986. For five years Tucci played Garry Shandling's best friend Pete Schumaker on the cult classic It's Garry Shandling's Show (1986–1990). He also spent more than three years touring with companies of the musical "Chicago," performing as lead character Roxy Hart's husband, Amos.On television he also played Dick Van Dyke's friend and hospital administrator Norman Briggs, for the first four seasons of Diagnosis: Murder. Tucci is currently teaching and coaching Introduction to Fine Arts and Theater Arts at St. Francis High School in La Cañada Flintridge, California.
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The Heat (2013)
, 1h57Directed by Paul Feig
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Action, Crime
Themes Feminist films, Films about sexuality, LGBT-related films, Transgender in film, Political films, Buddy films, Children's films, LGBT-related films, LGBT-related film
Actors Sandra Bullock, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Rapaport, Demián Bichir, Tony Hale, Dan Bakkedahl
Roles Mr. Mullins
Rating65%
FBI Special Agent Sarah Ashburn (Sandra Bullock) is a very skilled and effective investigator in New York City, but is despised by her fellow agents for her arrogance and condescending attitude. In Boston, she meets Shannon Mullins (Melissa McCarthy), a skilled but foulmouthed and rebellious police officer with the Boston Police Department. Ashburn's by-the-book philosophy clashes with Mullins' rugged and violent style of police work. Under pressure from Hale (Demián Bichir), her FBI boss, Ashburn reluctantly agrees to team up with Mullins.
Blow (2001)
, 2h4Directed by Ted Demme
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Prison films, Films about drugs
Actors Johnny Depp, Jordi Mollá, Penélope Cruz, Jesse James, Ray Liotta, Paul Reubens
Roles Dr. Bay
Rating74%
The film opens to a young George (Jesse James) and his parents Fred (Ray Liotta) and Ermine (Rachel Griffiths) of Weymouth, Massachusetts. When George is ten years old, Fred files for bankruptcy and loses everything, but tries to make George realize that money is not important.
Mimic 2 (2001)
, 1h22Directed by Jean de Segonzac
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Films about animals, Natural horror films, Films about insects
Actors Edward Albert, Will Estes, Alix Koromzay, Bruno Campos, Jon Polito, Jim O'Heir
Roles Dr. Shapiro
Rating46%
After three men are discovered hideously mutilated (their faces have been removed) and strung up among New York City's high-tension wires, Detective Klaski (Bruno Campos) stumbles upon a link: Each of the men knew entomologist Remy (Alix Koromzay), a teacher at an inner-city high school. Klaski considers Remy to be a prime, albeit unlikely, suspect in the killings until he witnesses for himself the shape-shifting creature that has been stalking Remy: an intelligent mutant insect with the face of its previous victim. It wants to mate with Remy. Klaski, Remy and a pair of her students get trapped inside the school as the creature hunts them down. Meanwhile, a special forces unit, headed by the militant leader known only as Darksuit (Edward Albert), gets ready to fumigate the school with poisonous gas.
, 1h36Directed by William A. Graham
Origin USA
Genres Drama, War, Historical
Themes Spy films, Films about religion, Political films, Films about Jews and Judaism
Actors Robert Duvall, Arliss Howard, Jeffrey Tambor, Michael Tucci, Joel Brooks, Michael Laskin
Roles Danny
Rating64%
Set in 1960, the story follows the efforts of the Mossad, the Israeli Secret Service, to find former SS Colonel Adolf Eichmann, who ran from Germany to Argentina and took the
Chance of a Lifetime (1991)
Directed by Jonathan Sanger
Origin USA
Genres Comedy
Actors Betty White, Leslie Nielsen, Ann Turkel, Ed Begley Jr., Orson Bean, Michael Tucci
Roles Randell
Rating58%
Pandemonium (1982)
Directed by Alfred Sole
Origin USA
Genres Comedy, Horror
Actors Eileen Brennan, Phil Hartman, Judge Reinhold, Carol Kane, Paul Reubens, Candice Azzara
Roles Man Leaving Restaurant
Rating52%
Somebody is killing cheerleaders at a camp, and a Royal Canadian Mountie named Cooper tries to solve the case.
Lunch Wagon (1981)
, 1h28Directed by Ernest Pintoff
Genres Comedy, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Rosanne Katon, Chuck McCann, James Van Patten, Rose Marie, Michael Tucci, Louisa Moritz
Roles Arnie
Rating47%
Three women start a lunch wagon business, but run into resistance from their competitor Mr. Schmeckler (Rick Podell) when their business starts interfering with illegal activity that Schmeckler is involved in. While Schmeckler busies himself trying to sabotage their wagon, the women are busy falling in love with construction workers and rock stars. Meanwhile, two bumbling diamond thieves create complications for both sides. It is most notable for being the first major exposure for the band Missing Persons, credited here as "U.S. Drag", with their songs "Mental Hopscotch" and "I Like Boys" featuring prominently on the soundtrack.
Grease (1978)
, 1h50Directed by Randal Kleiser
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Musical theatre, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Dance films, Films about education, Films about music and musicians, Théâtre, Musical films, Films based on plays, Films based on musicals, Gangster films
Actors John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John, Stockard Channing, Jeff Conaway, Barry Pearl, Michael Tucci
Roles Sonny
Rating72%
In the summer of 1958, Sandy Olsson (Olivia Newton-John) meets local boy Danny Zuko (John Travolta) at the beach while on vacation and they soon fall in love. As the summer comes to an end, Sandy worries about returning home to Australia and never seeing Danny again, but he assures her that it is only the beginning for them.
Forced Entry (1976)
, 1h28Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Films about sexuality, Rape in fiction, Serial killer films, Rape and revenge films
Actors Tanya Roberts, Nancy Allen, Michael Tucci, Glenn Scarpelli
Roles Richie
Rating38%
A maniac with a history of child abuse takes to murdering women.