Cole Tucker (actor) explained

Cole Tucker
Birth Name:Richard Allen Karp
Birth Date:1953 10, mf=yes
Birth Place:New York City, United States

Richard Allen Karp[1] (October 23, 1953 – June 7, 2015), better known by his stage name Cole Tucker, was an American actor in gay pornography, born in New York.

Career

Tucker started making appearances in gay pornography in 1996 at the age of 43, previously working as a realtor. In 1998, he appeared in Sex/Life in L.A. Jochen Hick's adult documentary about the sex lives of the men who make L.A. adult movies.[2] In 1999, he revealed in a story published in the London Standard that he was HIV-positive and also had a relationship with former British Conservative Party MEP Tom Spencer.[3]

In 2000 he was one of the celebrity gay porn stars taking part in the "Pillage & Plunder" cruise to benefit Pride Tampa Bay.[4] [5] He was involved with South African TV director Ken Kirsten and they lived in Johannesburg. Kirsten was shot dead outside their home one Sunday evening in April 2006. Although police did not carry out a criminal investigation, Karp left South Africa shortly after the shooting. He died of an AIDS-related illness on June 7, 2015, in Palm Springs, California.[6]

Awards

See also

Notes and References

  1. Retired Gay Star Cole Tucker Dead at Age 61. June 12, 2015. Iris Blocks. June 11, 2015. AVN. June 13, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150613103555/http://business.avn.com/articles/gay/Retired-Gay-Star-Cole-Tucker-Dead-at-Age-61-598191.html. dead.
  2. News: H. . W. . Sex Life in L.A., directed by Jochen Hick Film review . 20 November 2018 . Time Out London . en.
  3. Web site: Points of Order . Watt . Nicholas . February 2, 1999 . . November 26, 2022 .
  4. Web site: Tampa Bay Coalition Home . Tampabaycoalition.com . 2010-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110202152159/http://www.tampabaycoalition.com/ . 2011-02-02 . dead .
  5. Web site: Avn - Porn Stars Cruise - The High Seas, That Is… . https://archive.today/20120707005253/http://business.avn.com/articles/11806.html . dead . 7 July 2012 . Business.avn.com . 20 January 2000 . 2010-03-09 .
  6. Web site: Vintage Adult Film Star Cole Tucker Has Died at 61 . 12 June 2015 .
  7. Web site: Probe - Men in Video Awards 1997. Adam Gay Video Directory / Rainbow Collexion. 2010-03-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20090415004318/http://www.rainbowcollexion.com/store/ProbeAwards1997.html. 2009-04-15. dead.
  8. Web site: Probe - Men in Video Awards 1998 . Rainbowcollexion.com . 2010-03-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090416231617/http://www.rainbowcollexion.com/store/ProbeAwards1998.html . 2009-04-16 . dead .
  9. Web site: 1998 Grabby Awards Winners. Grabbys. https://web.archive.org/web/20040604102819/http://www.grabbys.com/a1.grab.98.cat.win.html. June 4, 2004.
  10. Web site: Grabby Award Winners 1999. Rainbow Collexion / Grabbys. 2010-03-09. https://web.archive.org/web/20090416110126/http://www.rainbowcollexion.com/store/GrabbyAwardWinners1998.html. 2009-04-16. dead.
  11. Web site: GayVN awards list of past winners (use drop-lists for year) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090219221249/http://gayvnawards.avn.com/noms/pastwinners.html . 2009-02-19 .
  12. GayVN Awards Past Winners . AVN . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090219221249/http://gayvnawards.avn.com/noms/pastwinners.html . 2009-02-19 . (1999 on drop-down list)
  13. Web site: The 9th Annual (1999) Grabby Award. Grabbys. 27 May 2000. https://web.archive.org/web/20040604104000/http://www.grabbys.com/a1.grab.99.cat.win.html. 4 June 2004.

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