Michael Tucci: What Happened to Him?

Michael Tucci is an American actor and also a retired high school teacher. Tucci is famous for playing Pete Schumaker in It’s Garry Shandling’s Show (1986-1990), Sonny LaTierri in the 1978 film Grease and “Norman Briggs” in the television series Diagnosis Murder(1993-1997).

Michael Tucci: Bio Summary

Full Name	Michael Tucci
famous as	Actor
Age	76 years old as of 2022
Date of Birth	April 15, 1946
Place of Birth	New York, New York, United States
Zodiac sign	Aries
Nationality	American
Ethnicity	Caucasian
Children	Kelly Tucci, Kate Tucci
Spouse	Kathleen Tucci
Parents	Nicholas Tucci, Minerva Tucci

Michael Tucci was born on 15 April 1946 in New York City, New York, the U.S.A to his parents, Nicholas Tucci and Minerva Tucci. As of 2022, he is 76 years old. His father Nicholas Tucci was a business executive. Tucci on the other hand became an American film, TV, and stage actor and also a high school teacher.

Education

Michael Tucci attended H. Frank Carey Junior-Senior High School in Franklin Square, New York, and C.W. Post College of Long Island University, where he served as President of the local Sigma Beta Epsilon fraternity, which had Marjorie Merriweather Post as its honorary house mother and later became a chapter of the national Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Tucci also worked as a Residence Manager in the dorms. He also has a J.D. from St. John’s Law School.

Career

Michael Tucci is best known for his portrayal of T-Birds member Sonny LaTierri in the 1978 film Grease. From 1983 to 1986, he played law student Gerald Golden in the TV series The Paper Chase. Tucci played Garry Shandling’s best friend Pete Schumaker for five years on the cult classic It’s Garry Shandling’s Show (1986–1990).

He also spent over three years touring with companies of the musical “Chicago,” playing Roxy Hart’s husband, Amos. Michael also appeared on “Flying Blind” as a regular. His stage credits include HOLD ME!, Groucho, The Wizard of Oz (50th), Grease, Godspell, Minnie’s Boys, and Kid Twist.

For the first four seasons of Diagnosis: Murder, Michael Tucci also played Dick Van Dyke’s friend and hospital administrator Norman Briggs. Apart from acting, Michael Tucci has been teaching and coaching Introduction to Fine Arts and Theater Arts at St. Francis High School in La Caada Flintridge, California, for 15 years, as well as “The Business of Acting” at UCLA (extension). Michael is currently acting again and is represented by BBR on a national level… Brady, David

Who is Michael Tucci’s Wife

Michael Tucci is married to a former NBC Universal executive, Kathleen Mary Tucci, with whom he has two daughters, Kate (b. 1989) and Kelly (b. 1994). The exact year they got married has not been made public.

Michael Tucci: net worth

Michael Tucci has a net worth of $3 million according to celebrity Networth portal.

is Micheal Tucci, Stanley Tucci’s brother?

Micheal Tucci and Stanley Tucci are not related. They two happened to just have the same surname.

Michael Tucci siblings

Does Tucci have any siblings? The actor has not said anything about having any siblings.

Movies

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1975	The Night They Robbed Big Bertha’s	Lou
1975	Forced Entry	Richie	Alternative title: The Last Victim
1978	Grease	Sonny LaTierri
1979	Sunnyside	Harry Cimoli
1981	Lunch Wagon	Arnie	Alternative title: Lunch Wagon Girls
1982	Pandemonium	Man Leaving Restaurant
1982	Groucho	Chico Marx
1998	Evasive Action	Judge
1999	Elevator Seeking	Carl	Direct-to-video
2001	Blow	Dr. Bay
2001	Mimic 2	Dr. Shapiro	Direct-to-video
2013	The Heat	Mr. Mullins

Television credits

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1976	Delvecchio	George Sanfillipo	Episode – “Red Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair”
1976	Barney Miller	Fred	Episode – “Hash”
1978	Barney Miller	Rubin	Episode – “The Accusation”
1979	The Love Boat	Sam	Episode – “Ages of Man/Bo ‘n Sam/Families”
1980	Barney Miller	Danny Rizzo	Episode – “People’s Court”
1980	Angie	Dennis	Episode – “Angie and Brad’s Close Encounter”
1980	Alice	Dino	Episodes – “Hello Vegas, Goodbye Diner”, “Too Many Robert Goulets”
1980	Enola Gay: The Men, the Mission, the Atomic Bomb	Captain Claude Eatherly	TV movie
1981	Lou Grant	Marvin	Episode – “Reckless”
1982	Barney Miller	Gilbert Doyle	Episode – “The Clown”
1982–1983	Trapper John, M.D.	Dr. Charlie Nichols	Recurring role (3 episodes)
1982	The Powers of Matthew Star	Pileggi	Episode – “The Italian Caper”
1983–1986	The Paper Chase	Gerald Golden	36 episodes
1984	Night Court	Mr. Pina	Episode – “The Nun”
1985	Diff’rent Strokes	Officer Jim Coletta	Episode – “Street Smarts”
1986	Cagney & Lacey	Polonais	Episode – “The Man Who Shot Trotsky”
1986	Faerie Tale Theatre	Lionel	Episode – “The Princess Who Had Never Laughed”
1986–1990	It’s Garry Shandling’s Show	Pete Schumaker	Main cast (71 episodes)
1991	MacGyver	Philip	Episode – “Honest Abe”
1991	Chance of a Lifetime	Randall	TV movie
1992–1993	Flying Blind	Jeremy Barash	Main cast (22 episodes)
1993–1997	Diagnosis: Murder	Norman Briggs	Main cast (85 episodes)
1994	Monty	Dr. Rubin	Episode – “Baby Talk”
1994	MacShayne: The Final Roll of the Dice	Harvey Bell	TV movie
1995	Just Like Dad	Frank Turner	TV movie
1996	The Man Who Captured Eichmann	Danny	TV movie
1997	Life’s Work	Principal Blair	Episode – “Harassment”
1999	JAG	Father Genaro	Episode – “Second Sight”
2001	Once and Again	Arnold	Recurring role (2 episodes)
2015	The Comedians	Billy’s Agent	Episode – “Pilot”