Michael Tucker
Biography
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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
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Filmography
The Purple Rose of Cairo
as Gil's Agent 1985
D2: The Mighty Ducks
as Tibbles 1994
Radio Days
as Father 1987
For Love or Money
as Harry Wegman 1993
Diner
as Bagel 1982
Eyes of Laura Mars
as Bert 1978
Cold Souls
as Theatre Director 2009
Tin Men
as Bagel 1987
Too Young to Die
as Buddy Thornton 1990
An Unmarried Woman
as Fred 1978
'Til There Was You
as Saul Moss 1997
Growing Up Brady
as Sherwood Schwartz 2000
Checking Out
as Harry Lardner 1988
Final Chapter: Walking Tall
as Murv 1977
Mickey's 60th Birthday
as Stuart Markowitz 1988
25 Hill
as Bank Manager 2011