Danny Nucci, whose photo is known to moviegoers of the nineties, once received his share of fame thanks to the one and only film that became the legendary Titanic. However, an American of Italian descent is considered a good actor, in whose career there are a number of memorable appearances in successful blockbusters.
Wandering around the world
Danny Nucci, whose biography will be described below, is a fellow countryman of the famous terminator-governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. He was born in Klagenfurt, in Austria, in 1968. The exotic appearance of the actor is explained by an explosive mixture of blood flowing in his veins.
His father has Italian roots, and his mother is Moroccan. In addition to Danny, two girls grew up in a large friendly family - Natalie and Ellie.
In 1975, the entire Nucci family moved to New York. In the main city of the east coast, they chose not the most prosperous Queens area for living. However, here Danny Nucci and his relatives did not stay too long, soon moving to California. Here in the San Fernando Valley wanderers have already settled for a long time.
Danny Nucci did not study very well, which is not surprising when you consider the numerous travels around the world. However, be that as it may, he graduated from Grant High School and began an independent life.
Career start
The artistic nature of Danny Nucci did not tolerate the close walls of school classes, and already from adolescence he devotes his life to the set. The actor’s debut took place on the big screen when he was not yet sixteen years old. Danny's first work was a military-patriotic drama with the telling title "Call to Glory."
He continues to actively participate in castings and in 1985 receives a role in a sparkling science-fiction fairy tale for schoolchildren “Researchers”. A pair of bosom friends, according to the plot, built a spaceship in their own garage, which caused an immediate reaction from extraterrestrial civilizations. Danny Nucci masterfully coped with the role and attracted the attention of producers and directors, who drew attention to the bright teenager.
The film "The Brotherhood of Justice" helped him to finally consolidate his status as a rising Hollywood star. The teenage drama about how the pursuit of justice can go beyond the framework of humanity and end with merciless lynching provoked a noticeable reaction in society and became the event of the 1986 cinematic. The first violin in the film was played by then-unknown and young Keanu Reeves and Kiefer Sutherland, however, a native of Austria received his portion of fame for the role of Willie.
The main films of Danny Nucci
After the “Brotherhood of Justice,” Danny becomes a sought-after actor and actively removed in the second half of the eighties. On his account, participation in such films as “Military School”, “Children from Time Square”, “Law for All”. In 1992, he marked the appearance in the film about the plane crash over the Andes, as a result of which the surviving passengers were forced to wage a fierce struggle for existence. "Survive" was based on a real story about a plane crash that happened in 1972.
A bright, charismatic actor becomes a frequent guest of world blockbusters, among which one can recall "The Rock", "Eraser". However, here Danny was assigned a not very pleasant role of the character, who rarely lived to see the end of the film. More often than not, the notorious Sean Bean played the “dead hero”.
This peculiar tradition continued with the main film of the nineties, which, of course, became the Titanic. Here Danny played the role of Fabrizio de Rossi, the best friend of Jack Dawson, who will go to the bottom with the Titanic. First of all, the audience with bated breath followed the relationships of the characters of DiCaprio and Kate Winslet, however, their bright fans were found in the bright American with Italian roots.
Last works
In the late nineties, Danny Nucci increasingly turned to work on television. He participates in popular TV shows, among which the most notable were Twilight Zone, CSI: Crime Scene New York, Growth Issues, and The Mentalist. From 2013 to the present day, Danny has been a regular participant in the Fosters project.
In 2003, the actor ended a single life. His chosen one was Paula Marshall, whom they met on the set of the film "This is an old feeling" in 1997. Over the years of marriage, Danny Nucci became the father of two daughters.