Whether you think the 1997 James Cameron feature film version of Titanic is an unequaled masterpiece or that it sunk like…well, the Titanic, you can’t deny that it has earned its place as a massive icon of pop culture. I happened to like it despite some of its shortcomings, and thus, if I get a chance to meet someone in the film, I take it. Danny Nucci isn’t quite the household name that Leonardo DiCaprio is, but nevertheless his character Fabrizio De Rossi is right there alongside of him when they board the Titanic together at the beginning of the film, earning his place in film – and Oscar – history.
I had been disappointed that I was going to miss seeing him at the Chicago collector show in March, so it was nice that he made the trek to the Hollywood Show in Burbank on April 21, 2012. Although I only remembered him (but just barely) from Titanic, he has had quite a few roles that I don’t recall, but will most certainly keep an eye out for: World Trade Center, Just Shoot Me, Family Ties, Growing Pains, and Quantum Leap for example.
He was a very friendly guy charging the reasonable $25 for the autograph/photo op combo. Perhaps one day he’ll achieve the status of someone who, say for example, was in an epic Academy Award winning film like Gone with the Wind. Time will tell, and until then, here’s hoping Danny Nucci has more professional luck than Fabrizio did.
Celebrity encounters of the Spring 2012 Hollywood Show will continue…
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