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Tucker Carlson
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Carlson in 2020
Born
Tucker McNear Carlson[1]

16 May 1969 (aged 57)
San Francisco, California, U.S.
EducationTrinity College (BA)
Occupation
  • Television journalist
  • commentator
  • columnist
  • author
Employer
Television
Political partyRepublican[2]
MovementPaleoconservatism[3]
Spouse(s)
Susan Andrews
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(m. 1991)​
Children4
RelativesDick Carlson (father)
WebsiteOfficial website

Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson[4] (born May 16, 1969)[5] is an American television host and conservative political commentator who hosted Tucker Carlson Tonight [en] on Fox News from 2016 to 2023.[6] He is a contributing editor for The Weekly Standard.[7] He started his television career as a political analyst for the Cable News Network (CNN) and also a host on that network, co-hosting The Spin Room and Crossfire.[8] He left CNN in 2004. He then started hosting a show on MSNBC.[9] Carlson co-founded The Daily Caller, funded by Foster Friess.[10] He then co-hosted a weekend morning talk show on Fox News Channel. [11] On April 24, 2023, he was fired from Fox News.[12]

Tucker was born in San Francisco and grew up in Carlsbad, California.[13]

In 2006, he was a contestant on Dancing with the Stars.[14] He was the first person eliminated from the competition.[15]

Tucker Carlson Media

References

  1. ↑ Bickel v. Carlson (In re Estate of Vaughan), F077628 | Casetext Search + Citator. casetext.com. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
  2. ↑ Tucker Carlson Profile. The Hill. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
  3. ↑ Continetti, Matthew. Making Sense of the New American Right (in en-US). National Review (June 1, 2019). Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  4. ↑ Plott, Elaina. What Does Tucker Carlson Believe?. The Atlantic (December 15, 2019). Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  5. ↑ Watch Tucker Carlson on DIRECTV | DIRECTV. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
  6. ↑ Making Sense of the New American Right. National Review (June 1, 2019).
  7. ↑ Lenz, Lyz. The mystery of Tucker Carlson. cjr.org (September 5, 2018)Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
  8. ↑ CNN ONLINE PRESS KIT - AMERICA VOTES 2004 - CNN BIOS, PHOTOS AND INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY. www.cnn.com.
  9. ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/personalities/tucker-carlson/bio/#s=a-d
  10. ↑ Sanneh, Kelefa (April 10, 2017). "Tucker Carlson's Fighting Words". The New Yorker. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/04/10/tucker-carlsons-fighting-words. Retrieved March 26, 2019. 
  11. ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/personalities/tucker-carlson/bio/
  12. ↑ Simonetti, Isabella. Tucker Carlson Is Leaving Fox News (in en-US). The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
  13. ↑ "Tucker Carlson Biography". TV Guide. http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/tucker-carlson/bio/214345. Retrieved 11 July 2013. 
  14. ↑ Tucker Carlson To Be Contestant On Dancing With The Stars. Retrieved 11 July 2013.[dead link]
  15. ↑ Dancing With The Stars Results – Tucker Carlson Eliminated. Retrieved 11 July 2013.

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