Michael Tucker
Biography
Michael Tucker, an American actor, author, and playwright, was born in Baltimore and got his start in early appearances with Joseph Papp and a long stretch at the Arena Theatre in Washington, D.C. He is best known for playing Stuart Markowitz on the television series L.A. Law from 1986 to 1994, a part that brought him nominations for two Golden Globes and three Primetime Emmy Awards. His collaborators have included Woody Allen, Barry Levinson, and Lina Wertmüller. He has written several books, among them I Never Forget a Meal, Living in a Foreign Language, a memoir about food, wine, and a house in Italy, and the novel After Annie, and he also keeps the blog Notes From A Culinary Wasteland. His plays include The M Spot, which he wrote and performed in 2015, and Fern Hill, staged in Philadelphia in 2018 and at 59E59 Theaters in 2019.
81years old
Turns 82 on February 6in 86 days
- Born Baltimore
- Star sign: AquariusThe sign runs January 20 to February 18
Movie Career
- Films
- 14
- Career span
- 32 years1977 to 2009
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Behind the camera
Tucker wrote the dramedy Fern Hill. New Jersey Repertory Company staged it in Philadelphia in August 2018, and it was later performed at 59E59 Theaters in September 2019.
Behind the camera
In March 2015, Tucker co-starred in The M Spot, a play he wrote, at the New Jersey Repertory Company, where it was presented.
Michael Tucker movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Barry Levinson directed two of these films. Four actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Box office
What Michael Tucker's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$134 million
8 of the 14 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 14 films: 8 worldwide figure; 2 us gross only; 3 never in cinemas; 1 figure not found.
- 8Worldwide figure
- 2US gross only
- 3Never in cinemas
- 1Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 100% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$46M34.0% of the total
- 2$24M17.9% of the total
- 3$20M14.9% of the total
- 4$15M11.0% of the total
- 5$14M10.5% of the total
- 6$11M8.3% of the total
- 7$3.5M2.6% of the total
- 8$1.1M0.8% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.