Michael Tucker
Acting
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
Born: February 6, 1945
Place of Birth: Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Known For
Filmography
as Sy Somers
as Bank Manager
as Theatre Director
as Stuart Markowitz
as Self
as Dr. Clay
as Sherwood Schwartz
as Howard
as D.A. Newman
as Judge Jack Feinstein
as Self
as Watkins (voice)
as Dr. Teddy Margolis
as Saul Moss
as Rabbi Richard Jacobs
as Mark Hale
as Harry Rosenthal
as Dr. Bellamy
as Dr. Bellamy (voice) (uncredited)
as Tibbles
as Harry Wegman
as Ben Talbot
as Self - Choir Member
as Peter Ctilwell
as Defense Attorney Quentin Putney
as Nelson Lehman
as Terrence Putney
as Buddy Thornton
as Tony Cooper
as Leo Szilard
as Stuart Markowitz
as Harry Lardner
as Self
as Edgar
as Bagel
as Father
as Stuart Markowitz
as Stuart Markowitz
as Gil's Agent
as Michael Silverman
as Bagel
as Mr. Heidel
as Christopher Bell
as Bert
as Fred
as Friend
as Murv
as Self - Nominee