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Michael Tucker

​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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Born:
Feb 6, 1945 In Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Movie/TV Credits:
46
First Appeared:
In the movie Final Chapter: Walking Tall 1977-08-31
Latest Project:
Movie Miracle at Gate 213 2013-12-10
Known For
Poster of Chicken Soup for the Soul
Poster of In the Nick of Time
Poster of Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child
Poster of A Night Full of Rain
Filmography
Movie Miracle at Gate 213 Himself 2013-12-10
Movie 25 Hill Bank Manager 2011-01-01
Movie Cold Souls Theatre Director 2009-08-07
Movie This Film Is Not Yet Rated Self - Co-Director of 'Gunner Palace' 2006-01-26
Movie NBC 75th Anniversary Special Self 2002-05-05
Movie L.A. Law: The Movie Stuart Markowitz 2002-05-12
Series The District Unknown 2000-10-07
Movie Growing Up Brady Sherwood Schwartz 2000-05-21
Series Batman Beyond Unknown 1999-01-10
Series Chicken Soup for the Soul 1999-08-24
Series Judging Amy Unknown 1999-09-19
Series Family Law Unknown 1999-09-20
Series The Practice Unknown 1997-03-04
Movie Til There Was You Saul Moss 1997-05-30
Series Tracey Takes On... Harry Rosenthal 1996-01-24
Series E! True Hollywood Story Unknown 1996-08-21
Movie Gone in a Heartbeat Mark Hale 1996-12-03
Movie D2: The Mighty Ducks Tibbles 1994-03-25
Movie On Hope 1994-10-02
Movie For Love or Money Harry Wegman 1993-10-01
Movie A Town Torn Apart Dennis 'Doc' Littky 1992-11-30
Movie Voices That Care Self - Choir Member 1991-02-28
Movie In the Nick of Time Ben Talbot 1991-12-16
Movie Too Young to Die Buddy Thornton 1990-02-26
Series Law & Order Unknown 1990-09-13
Movie Casey's Gift: For Love of a Child Peter Ctilwell 1990-09-24
Movie Runaway Heart Walter 1990-10-27
Movie Day One Leo Szilard 1989-05-12
Series LIVE with Kelly and Mark Unknown 1988-09-05
Movie Mickey's 60th Birthday Stuart Markowitz 1988-11-13
Movie A Family Again Jeremy Foster 1988-10-15
Movie Checking Out Harry Lardner 1988-10-26
Movie Radio Days Father 1987-01-30
Movie Tin Men Bagel 1987-03-06
Movie Assault and Matrimony Edgar 1987-09-27
Series L.A. Law Stuart Markowitz 1986-09-15
Movie The Purple Rose of Cairo Gil's Agent 1985-03-01
Series The New Alfred Hitchcock Presents Unknown 1985-09-29
Movie The Goodbye People Michael Silverman 1984-09-11
Movie Diner Bagel 1982-04-02
Series Hill Street Blues Unknown 1981-01-15
Movie Vampire Christopher Bell 1979-10-07
Movie A Night Full of Rain Friend 1978-01-17
Movie Eyes of Laura Mars Bert 1978-08-02
Movie An Unmarried Woman Fred 1978-05-24
Movie Final Chapter: Walking Tall Murv 1977-08-31