Stanley Tucci to Join NBC for Covers of 2026 Winter Olympics

NBCUNIVERSAL IS Bringing on a High-Wattage Star to Help with Its Coverage of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Italy’s Milan Cortina Region: The AcClaimed Actor and Tv.

TUCCI, The Host of Nat Geo’s Tucci in Italy and Former Host of Cnn’s Searching for ItalyWill Feature The Food, Traditions and Culture of Northern Italy, Whore The Games Will Be Played, in TraveLogue Style Segments for The Network. (The News Comes After Tucci Was Mentioned the Night Prior in Emmys Host Nate Bargatze’s Opening Number.)

“IT’s been my passion to learn about the people of italy by traversing the Country and savory it. “Im Excited to Return to Northern Italy As the Olympic Games Brings the World to Itrstep. What Foods Will The World Fall in Love With? Whatry Favorites Will Be Uncoverated World As Its Guest?

“I immediatally Thought of Stanley WHEN We Started Planning for Milan,” Added Molly Solomon, Executive Producer for NBC Olympics. “AMERICA HAS An AFFINS FOR ALL THINGS ITALIAN, AND WITH HIS STRING OF HIT SHOWS AND BEST-SELLERS, STANLEY’S NOW THE THE it Guy on Italian Culture in Our Country. His mix of Cool Curiosity and MasterFul Storytelling Makes Him The Perfect Guide to Dish on Northern Italy’s Culinary and Cultural Treasures. We Can’T wait for him to make America Hungry in Prmetime. ”

The 2026 Olympics Will Be Featured Primarily on NBC and Peacock, Thought Other NBC and Versant Channels Are Expectioned to Have Live Coverage as Well.

TUCCI is foollowing in the footsteps of another Superstar-Turned Olympics Correspondent in Snoop Dogg, Whose Covers of Last Year’s Paris Olympics Resulted in Viral, Daded in Viral. It was part of a strategy by the company to Drive English and Interest from Casual Viewers. Alex Cooper, Leslie Jones, Kelly Clarkson and Peyton Manning Also Contributed to Coverage of Last Year’s Games.

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