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Stanley Tucci Joins NBCUniversal’s Primetime Team for Milan Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics Coverage

Emmy Award-Winning Actor, Academy Award Nominee, and New York Times Best-Selling Author will Spotlight Northern Italian Culture for Winter Olympic Primetime Show on NBC and Peacock

Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

September 15, 2025

Stanley Tucci, the Emmy Award-winning and Academy Award-nominated actor and New York Times best-selling author, will join NBCUniversal’s primetime coverage of the Milan Cortina Olympic Winter Games in February 2026. The Italian American actor will be on-site in northern Italy during the Games, spotlighting the local cuisine, culture, and lifestyle on NBC and Peacock. Coverage of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics begins with the Opening Ceremony on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, on NBC and Peacock.

Milan Cortina Olympic Winter Games Begin with Opening Ceremony on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, on NBC and Peacock

“I immediately thought of Stanley when we started planning for Milan. America has an affinity for all things Italian, and with his string of hit shows and best sellers, Stanley’s now 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 primetime.”

— Molly Solomon, Executive Producer, NBC Olympics

During primetime, Tucci will present travelogue-style segments highlighting the food, traditions, and history of the regions hosting the Winter Olympics. He is well known for exploring Italian culture on television, having won two consecutive Emmy Awards for CNN’s Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy and currently hosting National Geographic’s Tucci in Italy, which spotlights 10 regions across the country, including northern Italy. Tucci’s own roots trace back to Marzi, a town in Calabria in southern Italy.

“It’s been my passion to learn about the people of Italy by traversing the country and savoring its food. But this time, I’ll have a guest with me -- the world. I’m excited to return to northern Italy as the Olympic Games brings the world to its doorstep. What foods will the world fall in love with? What favorites will be uncovered? How will Italy transform with the world as its guest? I’m excited to share it all with the American primetime audience in February."

— Stanley Tucci

Tucci has had an illustrious acting career, appearing in films such as The Hunger Games series, Spotlight, Conclave, The Devil Wears Prada, Captain America: The First Avenger, and The Lovely Bones, for which he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor. Tucci is also the recipient of six Emmy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, and has been nominated for a Grammy Award and Tony Award. Additionally, he is a New York Times best-selling author and has written multiple food-focused books, including Taste: My Life Through Food and What I Ate in One Year.

With unique and unforgettable backdrops throughout northern Italy, the 2026 Winter Olympics will span from Milan to Cortina with events taking place across multiple venues and regions. This will be the second time the Olympics are held in Cortina (1956 Winter Olympics) and the fourth time overall that Italy has hosted an Olympic Games (1960 Rome Olympics and 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, which is the last time there was a Winter Games in the Central European Time Zone).

In February, NBCU announced that the NBC broadcast network and streaming service Peacock will be the company’s primary platforms for its coverage of the 2026 Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, scheduled for Feb. 6-22, 2026. Click here for more programming information and here for information about the Paralympics, which will take place March 6-15, 2026.

NBCUniversal and the Olympic Games 

NBCUniversal owns the U.S. media rights to the Olympic Games through 2036, which are scheduled for Milan Cortina (2026), Los Angeles (2028), French Alps (2030), Brisbane (2032), Salt Lake City (2034), and the 2036 Summer Olympics.

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