Anthony James Lucca (born January 23, 1976), is an American singer,
songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is perhaps best known for
starting his career on The Mickey Mouse Club. After the Mickey Mouse
Club, Lucca went to Los Angeles, California, for a brief career as an
actor, then became a full-time musician. He is a consistent touring
artist and has toured with a multitude of acts, including Maroon 5,
Kelly Clarkson, *NSYNC, Marc Anthony, Josh Hoge, Sara Bareilles, Matt
Duke, Tyrone Wells, and the late 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.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.When Lucca was 14, he
went to Detroit to audition for the Disney movie Newsies, only to find
out the audition was for The Mickey Mouse Club instead. Encouraged by
his sister, he auditioned for the show and was picked for callbacks in
Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, he was selected along with 8 other kids
to join the cast for the fourth season of the show. Lucca moved to
Orlando, Florida, with his mother and lived in an apartment complex
with other castmates and traveled back to Michigan between seasons. He
remained with the show for four seasons, until being let go during the
seventh season when the show was canceled.
songwriter, record producer, and actor. He is perhaps best known for
starting his career on The Mickey Mouse Club. After the Mickey Mouse
Club, Lucca went to Los Angeles, California, for a brief career as an
actor, then became a full-time musician. He is a consistent touring
artist and has toured with a multitude of acts, including Maroon 5,
Kelly Clarkson, *NSYNC, Marc Anthony, Josh Hoge, Sara Bareilles, Matt
Duke, Tyrone Wells, and the late 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.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.When Lucca was 14, he
went to Detroit to audition for the Disney movie Newsies, only to find
out the audition was for The Mickey Mouse Club instead. Encouraged by
his sister, he auditioned for the show and was picked for callbacks in
Los Angeles. In Los Angeles, he was selected along with 8 other kids
to join the cast for the fourth season of the show. Lucca moved to
Orlando, Florida, with his mother and lived in an apartment complex
with other castmates and traveled back to Michigan between seasons. He
remained with the show for four seasons, until being let go during the
seventh season when the show was canceled.
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