Bio
Duke Marcoccio is an American tour company owner who was a contestant on the reality television competition The Amazing Race 10, in 2006.
His team partner was daughter Lauren Marcoccio. He was 52 during filming of the Race.
Amazing Race Team Profile
Duke and Lauren are a father and daughter Team from Rhode Island who were estranged for several years following Lauren's "coming out."
Both were hurt and disappointed by the experience and hope that running the Race together can help them recapture the closeness they once shared.
Duke, a father of three, is the owner and operator of a successful company called My Little Town, which makes New England icons in miniature porcelain.
A Harley Davidson motorcycle enthusiast, Duke loves his family and both he and Lauren share the belief that they must win at anything they do, including The Amazing Race.
Lauren, a speech and language pathologist, is a lesbian who has been involved in a relationship for four years. She enjoys hiking, running and rock climbing and has a competitive streak that should help her along the way.
Her primary motivation for competing on the Race is to bond with her father and prove to him that she is still the same person she always was.