Curly-haired, slightly chubby character player, best known as high-powered yet compassionate attorney Stuart Markowitz on the long-running TV series, "L.A. Law" (NBC, 1986-94). Tucker's screen career began with a sizable supporting role in Lina Wertmuller's little-seen "A Night Full of Rain" (1977), but he received wider exposure for his amusing turn as Bagel in the related Barry Levinson films "Diner" (1982) and "Tin Men" (1987), and for his hilarious performance as the father in Woody Allen's affectionate "Radio Days" (1987). Tucker has long been married to actress Jill Eikenberry, who played his lawyer wife on "L.A. Law".
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February 6, 1944 in Baltimore, Maryland
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Job Titles:
Actor, Speechwriter, Writer
Education
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Carnegie Institute of Technology, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, drama
Milestones
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1976 TV movie debut in "The Quinns"
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1977 Film debut, "A Night Full of Rain..."
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1986 Starred as Stuart Markowitz on the popular TV drama, "L.A. Law"
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1986 Made debut as stage producer with revival of "El Grande de Coca Cola"
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1999 Hosted the PAX TV series "Chicken Soup for the Soul"
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2000 With Eikenberry, served as celebrity host of the website GenerationA.com
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Abandoned acting and worked as a writer of speeches and sketches for trade and industrial shows
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Began acting career at the Arena Stage in Washington DC
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First leading role as Dromeo of Syracuse in "A Comedy of Errors"
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Moved to New York with Arena Stage production of "Moonchildren"
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Returned to acting in "The Merry Wives of Windsor" and "Measure for Measure" for Joseph Papp's New York Shakespeare Festival in Central Park