Michael Tucker
Born February 06, 1945 (Age: 81)
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Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Michael Tucker (born February 6, 1945) is an American actor and author, most widely known for his role in L.A. Law, a portrayal for which he received Emmy nominations three years in a row. Tucker was born in Baltimore, Maryland and is a graduate of the Baltimore City College high school and Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was close to the American T.V. writer and producer, Steven Bochco, later to create L.A. Law. His acting experience includes early appearances with Joseph Papp and a major stint at the Arena Theatre, in Washington, D.C. He also has worked with Lina Wertmuller, Woody Allen, and Barry Levinson (also from Baltimore). Tucker played Stuart Markowitz in L.A. Law, where he co-starred with his wife Jill Eikenberry. Both he and Eikenberry are active in fund-raising for breast cancer research and treatment. He has written three books, including Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy, which describes his buying a house in a small Italian village and mastering the fine art of Italian cooking. He is the author of "Notes From The Culinary Wasteland" a blog about food, travel and the good life. After meeting artist Emile Norman, Eikenberry and Tucker purchased land from him to become his neighbors in Big Sur, California. In 2008 they produced a PBS documentary, Emile Norman: By His Own Design Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Tucker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Michael Tucker (born February 6, 1945) is an American actor and author, most widely known for his role in L.A. Law, a portrayal for which he received Emmy nominations three years in a row.
Tucker was born in Baltimore, Maryland and is a graduate of the Baltimore City College high school and Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he was close to the American T.V. writer and producer, Steven Bochco, later to create L.A. Law. His acting experience includes early appearances with Joseph Papp and a major stint at the Arena Theatre, in Washington, D.C. He also has worked with Lina Wertmuller, Woody Allen, and Barry Levinson (also from Baltimore).
Tucker played Stuart Markowitz in L.A. Law, where he co-starred with his wife Jill Eikenberry.
Both he and Eikenberry are active in fund-raising for breast cancer research and treatment. He has written three books, including Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy, which describes his buying a house in a small Italian village and mastering the fine art of Italian cooking. He is the author of "Notes From The Culinary Wasteland" a blog about food, travel and the good life.
After meeting artist Emile Norman, Eikenberry and Tucker purchased land from him to become his neighbors in Big Sur, California. In 2008 they produced a PBS documentary, Emile Norman: By His Own Design
Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Tucker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia
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Filmography
Cold Souls
2009
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as Theatre Director
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Age: 64
L.A. Law: The Movie
2002
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as Stuart Markowitz
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Age: 57
Growing Up Brady
2000
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as Sherwood Schwartz
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Age: 55
Diner: On The Flip Side
1999
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as Self
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Age: 54
'Til There Was You
1997
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as Saul Moss
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Age: 52
Gone in a Heartbeat
1996
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as Mark Hale
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Age: 51
D2: The Mighty Ducks
1994
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as Tibbles
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Age: 49
For Love or Money
1993
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as Harry Wegman
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Age: 48
A Town Torn Apart
1992
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as Dennis 'Doc' Littky
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Age: 47
In the Nick of Time
1991
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as Ben Talbot
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Age: 46
Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece
1991
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as Host
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Age: 46
Voices That Care
1991
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as Self - Choir Member
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Age: 46
No Image
Runaway Heart
1990
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as Walter
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Age: 45
Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child
1990
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as Peter Ctilwell
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Age: 45
Too Young to Die
1990
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as Buddy Thornton
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Age: 45
Spy
1989
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as Tony Cooper
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Age: 44
Day One
1989
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as Leo Szilard
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Age: 44
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
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as Stuart Markowitz
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Age: 43
Checking Out
1988
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as Harry Lardner
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Age: 43
No Image
A Family Again
1988
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as Jeremy Foster
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Age: 43
Your Alcohol I.Q.
1988
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as Self
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Age: 42
Assault and Matrimony
1987
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as Edgar
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Age: 42
Tin Men
1987
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as Bagel
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Age: 42
Radio Days
1987
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as Father
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Age: 41
The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985
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as Gil's Agent
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Age: 40
Diner
1982
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as Bagel
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Age: 37
Eyes of Laura Mars
1978
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as Bert
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Age: 33
An Unmarried Woman
1978
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as Fred
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Age: 33
A Night Full of Rain
1978
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as Friend
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Age: 32
Network
1976
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as Man at Desk (uncredited)
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Age: 31