Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson | |
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.jpg) Carlson in 2024 | |
| Born | Tucker McNear Carlson[1] May 16, 1969 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Education | Trinity College (BA) |
| Occupations |
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| Television | |
| Political party | Republican[2] |
| Movement | Paleoconservatism[3] |
| Spouse |
Susan Andrews (m. 1991) |
| Children | 4 |
| Relatives | Dick Carlson (father) |
| Website | Official 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 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]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Bickel v. Carlson (In re Estate of Vaughan), F077628 | Casetext Search + Citator". casetext.com. Archived from the original on September 6, 2019. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- ↑ "Tucker Carlson Profile". The Hill. Archived from the original on April 1, 2020. Retrieved March 3, 2021.
- ↑ Continetti, Matthew (June 1, 2019). "Making Sense of the New American Right". National Review. Archived from the original on August 5, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
- ↑ Plott, Elaina (December 15, 2019). "What Does Tucker Carlson Believe?". The Atlantic. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
- ↑ "Watch Tucker Carlson on DIRECTV | DIRECTV". Archived from the original on July 21, 2020. Retrieved July 21, 2020.
- ↑ "Making Sense of the New American Right". National Review. June 1, 2019.
- ↑ Lenz, Lyz (September 5, 2018). "The mystery of Tucker Carlson". cjr.org. Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ↑ "CNN ONLINE PRESS KIT - AMERICA VOTES 2004 - CNN BIOS, PHOTOS AND INTERVIEW AVAILABILITY". www.cnn.com.
- ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/personalities/tucker-carlson/bio/#s=a-d
- ↑ Sanneh, Kelefa (April 10, 2017). "Tucker Carlson's Fighting Words". The New Yorker. Retrieved March 26, 2019.
- ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/on-air/personalities/tucker-carlson/bio/
- ↑ Simonetti, Isabella. "Tucker Carlson Is Leaving Fox News". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2023-04-24.
- ↑ "Tucker Carlson Biography". TV Guide. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ↑ "Tucker Carlson To Be Contestant On Dancing With The Stars". Retrieved 11 July 2013.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Dancing With The Stars Results – Tucker Carlson Eliminated". Archived from the original on 2 April 2011. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
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