Renaissance Man

In the second season of his travel show, Stanley Tucci returns to his beloved Italy.

- Rachel Chang

FROM TOP Stanley Tucci in Sicily during production of his Tucci in Italy series; the Palazzo Ducale, in Urbino; bruschetta at Azienda Agricola Rosso Vesuvio, near Naples.

GROWING UP in Katonah, New York, Stanley Tucci may have been an ocean away from his parents’ homeland in Calabria, but he always felt innately connected to his roots—even down to his school lunches. His mother, Joan, often packed Italian sandwiches made out of leftovers, be it eggplant parmigiano or meatballs.

In the sophomore season of his travel and food show Tucci in Italy, which premiered on the National Geographic Channel in May, the actor continues to explore his lifelong appreciation for Italian cuisine. Tucci—also fresh off his performance in