Stanley Tucci first appeared in the 1985 black comedy crime film ‘Prizzi's Honor,’ directed by John Huston. The film received wide critical acclaim upon release and was a commercial success. Following his debut, he went on to star in films like ‘Who's That Girl’ (1987), ‘Monkey Shines’ (1989), ‘Fear, Anxiety & Depression’ (1989), ‘Quick Change’ (1990), and ‘Billy Bathgate’ (1991). In the 1992 family comedy film ‘Beethoven,’ Tucci played the role of ‘Vernon.’ Even though the film received mixed response from critics, it was a massive box office success, grossing over $147.2 million on a budget of $18 million. In 1995, he joined the main cast of the legal drama television series ‘Murder One,’ created by Steven Bochco, Charles H. Eglee, and Channing Gibson. He played the role of ‘Richard Cross’ and remained a part of the series until 1996. He next portrayed ‘Walter Winchell’ in the 1998 biographical drama television film ‘Winchell,’ which earned him a ‘Golden Globe Award’ and ‘Primetime Emmy Award.’
In 1999, Tucci starred as ‘Robin Goodfellow/Puck’ in the romantic comedy fantasy film ‘A Midsummer Night's Dream,’ directed by Michael Hoffman. The film received mostly positive reviews with critics praising its direction and story. He next appeared in ‘Joe Gould's Secret’ (2000), ‘Sidewalks of New York’ (2001), ‘America's Sweethearts’ (2001), ‘Big Trouble’ (2002), ‘Maid in Manhattan’ (2002), and ‘The Core’ (2003). In 2004, he portrayed ‘Stanley Kubrick’ in the television film ‘The Life and Death of Peter Sellers’ directed by Stephen Hopkins. The film received positive response from critics. That same year, he also appeared in the comedy-drama film ‘The Terminal.’ The film was a phenomenal box office success and grossed over $219.4 million against a budget of $60 million.
He played the role of ‘Nigel Kipling’ in the 2006 comedy-drama film ‘The Devil Wears Prada,’ directed by David Frankel. The film earned massive praise from critics and was a major commercial success, becoming one of the highest-grossing films of 2006. Tucci was next seen in films like ‘Four Last Songs’ (2007), ‘Blind Date’ (2007), ‘Kit Kittredge: An American Girl’ (2008), ‘What Just Happened’ (2008), and ‘The Tale of Despereaux’ (2008). In 2009, he starred as ‘George Harvey’ in the supernatural thriller drama film ‘The Lovely Bones’ directed by Peter Jackson. Tucci earned many award nominations for his performance, including an ‘Academy Award’ and a ‘British Academy Film Award’ nomination. ‘The Lovely Bones’ received mixed reviews from critics and was a moderate box office success.
He next acted in ‘Burlesque’ (2010), ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ (2011), ‘The Hunger Games’ (2012), ‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ (2013), ‘Transformers: Age of Extinction’ (2014), ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’ (2014), ‘Spotlight’ (2015), ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2’ (2015), ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ (2017), ‘Patient Zero’ (2018), ‘The Silence’ (2019), and ‘The Witches’ (2020). Tucci was last seen in the 2021 spy action comedy film ‘The King's Man,’ directed by Matthew Vaughn. The film received mixed reviews from critics. He is all set to appear in the American musical biopic ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody,’ directed by Kasi Lemmons.