Tony Lucca
American musician
Anthony James Lucca (born January 23, 1976) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actor, and dancer. He is perhaps best known for starting his career on The All New Mickey Mouse Club. After the All New Mickey Mouse Club, Lucca went to Los Angeles for a brief career as an actor, then became a full-time musician. He has toured with several acts, including Maroon 5, Kelly Clarkson, *NSYNC, Marc Anthony, Sara Bareilles, Matt Duke, Tyrone Wells, and Chris Whitley. He finished in third place on the second season (2012) of the American reality television singing competition talent show, The Voice, broadcast on NBC.
Early life
Lucca was born in Pontiac, Michigan, the son of Sally and Tony Lucca. Lucca is of Italian, Welsh, French, and English descent. Lucca grew up around a large and musical extended family, as his mother Sally was tenth of twelve children of the Detroit jazz piano player James "Jimmy" Stevenson. Lucca grew up in Waterford, Michigan, and began singing at age 3 and child modeling at age 9. When he was 12, he began playing in Detroit-area bands with his cousin, Cole Garlak.
Professional and musical career
Early career
When Lucca was 14, he went to Detroit to audition for the Disney movie Newsies, only to find out the audition was for The All New Mickey Mouse Club instead.
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