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name: "Michael Tucci"
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born: "15 April 1946"
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# Michael Tucci

Actor. Born 15 April 1946 in New York City, New York, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 15 April 1946, New York City, New York, USA
- **Also known as:** مایکل توچی

## Biography

Michael Tucci (born 15 April 1946) is an American actor and retired high school teacher. He is best known for playing Sonny LaTierri in the 1978 film *Grease*.

Tucci graduated from H. Frank Carey High School in Franklin Square, New York, and C.W. Post College of Long Island University. He attended Brooklyn Law School, passed the bar and worked briefly as an assistant district attorney in New York before returning to acting. His stage credits include touring productions of the musical *Chicago* and several Broadway shows. On television he played Pete Schumaker in *It's Garry Shandling's Show* (1986–1990), Gerald Golden in *The Paper Chase* (1983–1986) and Norman Briggs in *Diagnosis: Murder* (1993–1997). He later taught theatre at St. Francis High School in La Cañada Flintridge, California.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Grease* (1978), Fi1m 76, as Sonny — [page](https://film.one/film/grease.md)

## Also known for

- *Blow* (2001), Dr. Bay
- *The Heat* (2013), Mr. Mullins
- *MacGyver* (1985), Philip
- *JAG* (1995), Father Genaro
- *Diff'rent Strokes* (1978)
- *Mimic 2* (2001), Dr. Shapiro
- *The Love Boat* (1977), Sam
- *Night Court* (1984), Mr. Pina

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