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Bio:
Danny Nucci
Bio: Danny
Nucci stars as the naïve, big-hearted Frankie Zito, whose dreams
of moving to Manhattan and becoming an actor mistakenly land him
in an apartment with a gay roommate (Jason Bateman). Frankie's
macho - and very straight -- personality initially puts him at
odds with this arrangement but soon both men realize they might
actually benefit from it.
Having starred
in more than two dozen major studio movies and independent features,
Nucci's most widely seen role was as Fabrizio De Rossi, Leonardo
DiCaprio's ill-fated best friend in the highest-grossing film
of all time, Paramount Pictures' "Titanic."
Nucci first
attracted attention in another "at sea" film, portraying Petty
Officer Rivetti in director Tony Scott's box-office smash, "Crimson
Tide." Nucci's performance as the young sonar operator who teams
up with the Executive Officer (Denzel Washington) to stop the
sub's Captain (Gene Hackman) so impressed producer Jerry Bruckheimer
that he immediately cast Nucci as the Navy SEAL Lt. Sheppard assigned
to guard Sean Connery in "The Rock."
Nucci also
starred opposite Bette Midler in the madcap feature film "That
Old Feeling," in "Eraser" with Arnold Schwarzenegger, and also
in Frank Marshall's "Alive." In addition, Nucci has appeared in
such independent films as "The Outfitter," with Dana Delaney;
"Unknown Cyclist," with Lea Thompson; "The Big Squeeze," with
Lara Flynn Boyle; "Homage," with Blythe Danner; "Roosters," with
Edward James Olmos; and the mock-umentary, "Sugar: The Fall of
the West."
On television,
Nucci starred last season as Manny Lott on the David E. Kelley
series, "Snoops," and was also a regular on "Falcon Crest." His
telefilms include "Missing Parents," "A Matter of Justice" and
"For the Love of My Child: The Anissa Ayala Story."
Born in Austria,
Nucci grew up in a small town outside of Venice, Italy before
moving to the United States at the age of seven. He learned to
speak English in Queens, New York, and, at age 10, moved with
his family to California's San Fernando Valley. At 14, he began
his professional career with a single day's work on "General Hospital,"
and made his feature film debut in "Book of Love."
Television
Credits:
Some
Of My Best Friends
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