Michael Tucker

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Michael Tucker (born February 6, 1945) is an American Emmy-nominated actor, author, and producer perhaps best known for his role on the NBC television series, L.A. Law.[1]

Contents [show] Life and career[edit] Tucker was born in Baltimore, Maryland, and is a graduate of the Baltimore City College High School in Baltimore and Carnegie-Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where he befriended Steven Bochco, executive-producer of NBC television's L.A. Law.

Tucker's 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 Wertmüller, Woody Allen, and Barry Levinson.

Tucker co-starred in L.A. Law as "Stuart Markowitz" along with his wife, Jill Eikenberry, who portrayed the character, "Ann Kelsey".[1]

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,[1] 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 A 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 2006, they produced a PBS documentary entitled Emile Norman: By His Own Design.[2]

Filmography: television and film[edit] 1971: They've Killed President Lincoln 1978: An Unmarried Woman - as Fred 1978: Eyes of Laura Mars - as Bert 1979: Vampire - as Christopher Bell 1982: Diner - as Bagel 1985: The Purple Rose of Cairo - as Gil's Agent 1986-1994: L.A. Law - as Stuart Markowitz 1987: Assault and Matrimony - as Edgar 1987: Tin Men - as Bagel 1987: Radio Days - as father 1988: Mickey's 60th Birthday - Stuart Markowitz 1989: Day One - as Leo Szilard 1990: Too Young to Die? - as Buddy Thornton 1990: The Secret Life of Archie's Wife 1991: In the Nick of Time - as Ben Talbot 1992: A Town Torn Apart - as Dennis "Doc" Littky 1993: For Love or Money - as Harry Wegman 1994: D2: The Mighty Ducks - as Don Tibbles 1997: 'Til There Was You - as Saul Moss 2000: Growing Up Brady - as Sherwood Schwartz 2002: L.A. Law: The Movie - as Stuart Markowitz Bibliography[edit] 1995: I Never Forget a Meal: An Indulgent Reminiscence 2007: Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love 2009: Family Meals: Coming Together to Care for an Aging Parent 2012: After Annie: A Novel Productions[edit] 2006: Emile Norman: By His Own Design - PBS documentary produced with wife Jill Eikenberry