Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson (created May 16, 1969) is an American political news correspondent and traditional commentator for the Fox News Channel. He’s cofounder and editor in chief of “The Daily Caller” and previously co-hosted CNN’s “Crossfire” and MSNBC’s “Tucker”.
In May 2009, it had been declared that Carlson was hired as a Fox News Subscriber. Since that time, he’s been a regular guest panelist on Fox’s late night satire show Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld, made regular appearances on the All Star Panel section of Special Report with Bret Baier, been a replacement host of Hannity in Sean Hannity’s lack, and created a Fox News special titled “Fighting for Our Sons’ And Daughters’ Minds.” In March 2013, it had been declared that Carlson was solicited to co host the weekend editions of Fox & Friends. Starting in April, Carlson, a Fox News contributor and regular guest host on the program, formally joined co-hosts Alisyn Camerota and Clayton Morris on Saturday and Sunday mornings. He replaced Dave Briggs, who left the news channel to join up with the NBC Sports Network on New Years 2013. Carlson serves as editor in chief, and sometimes writes opinion pieces with Patel. Other high profile bloggers contain Jim Treacher (DC Trawler) and Mickey Kaus (Kausfiles.) In a interview together with The Politico, Carlson stated that The Daily Caller is not going to be tied to political orientation but instead will be “breaking reports of significance”. In a Washington Post article, Carlson included “We Are not applying almost any ideological orthodoxy on anyone”.
Patricia Caroline Swanson, Dick Carlson, Richard Warner Carlson
Siblings
Buckley Swanson Peck Carlson
Nicknames
Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson
TV Shows
“Dancing with the Stars” (2006), “Crossfire”, “Tucker Carlson: Unfiltered”, “Tucker”, “Red Eye w/ Greg Gutfeld”, “Special Report with Bret Baier”, “Fox and Friends”
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Taurus
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Bow tie
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[on the September 26, 2003 Crossfire (1982), he told James Carville of North Carolina Senator John Edwards, who became the running mate of John Kerry in the 2004 presidential campaign:] "John Edwards might have been a promising senator. Now, his political career is over. You're not even going to respond to that, because you know it's true. ... He's not going to be the nominee and he's not running for the Senate again. ... He'll go back to chasing ambulances" [from CNN.com transcript].
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[Asked by Elle magazine, "If you had to spend the rest of your life as a woman, who would you be?"] "Elizabeth Birch of the Human Rights Campaign, because you'd be presiding over an organization of thousands of lesbians, some of them quite good-looking." [The follow-up question: "What do women want?"] "They want to be listened to, protected, and amused. And they want to be spanked vigorously every once in a while."
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On the September 25, 2003 Crossfire (1982), Carlson said, "Score one for any yuppie community. They've won the right to trample on free speech. Congress is bypassing yesterday's court ruling to put the national do-not-call list on hold and today, passed a new law designed to hang up on telemarketers once and for all. When callers-in dared him to give out his own phone number, Carlson gave a phone number and said, "You can reach me there any time. That's fine. I've defended telemarketers. Feel free to call me. Someone is always there. But the next day, September 26, 2003, he had to confess, "Well, on yesterday's program on telemarketing, some of you may have seen it. I jokingly gave out what I said was my home phone number. In fact, it was the main number of the Washington bureau of the Fox News Channel. I thought it was funny. Fox did not think it was funny. Apparently, many of our viewers called that number, hoping to speak to me. Instead, they reached a grouchy Fox switchboard operator. Well, to our viewers, I'm sorry I gave you that bad information, even in jest. Last night, Fox responded by posting on its Web site my unlisted home phone number, the phone number where my wife and four small children often answer the phone, as they did last night, during dinner, when the first of several hundred Fox viewers called to scream obscenities at them into the phone. Fox had every right to be annoyed by what I did, amusing as I thought it was. They had no right to invade my privacy or to enable their followers to threaten my family. [from the CNN.com transcripts]
Lost his job as co-host of CNN's Crossfire (1982). Hosting his own weekly half-hour talk show on PBS, Tucker Carlson: Unfiltered (2004). [January 2005]
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Fox News Contributor [February 2009]
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Miami, FL, USA; He is the founder and editor in chief of The Daily Caller, a 24-hour news site committed to providing its audience with original reporting, thought-provoking commentary, and breaking news. [April 2009]
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Contributor, Esquire Magazine.
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Former contributing editor at New York Magazine.
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Editor/founder (in 2009) of DailyCaller.com.
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Senior fellow, Cato Institute.
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Fox News contributor.
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Father, with Susan Carlson, of four children: Lillie, Buckley, Hopie, and Dorothy.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
Danger Zone
2012
TV Series
Guest
Swing Vote
2008
Tucker Carlson
The King of Queens
2007
TV Series
Tucker Carlson
30 Rock
2007
TV Series
Tucker Carlson
Thanks
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Status
Character
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
2006
TV Short documentary special thanks
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tucker Carlson Tonight
2016-2017
TV Series
Himself - Host
The Five
2014-2017
TV Series
Himself - Host, Tucker Carlson Tonight / Himself - Guest Co-Host / Himself
Fox and Friends
2006-2017
TV Series
Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Guest Co-Host / Himself / ...
Special Report with Bret Baier
2012-2017
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Panelist / Himself - Host, Tucker Carlson Tonight
Watters' World
2016
TV Series
Himself - Host, Tucker Carlson Tonight
Media Buzz
2016
TV Series
Himself - Panelist / Himself - Host, Tucker Carson Tonight / Himself - Co-Host, F&F Weekend / ...
Perino & Stirewalt: I'll Tell You What
2016
TV Series
Himself - Panelist
Undecided: The Movie
2016
Himself
The Kelly File
2014-2016
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Co-Host, F&F Weekend
The Greg Gutfeld Show
2015-2016
TV Series
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself - Co-Host, Fox & Friends Weekend
Hannity
2009-2016
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Panelist / Himself - Guest Host / ...
Outnumbered
2014-2016
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Guest Co-Host
America's Election HQ
2016
TV Series
Himself - Panelist / Himself - Editor-in-Chief, Daily Caller
Red Eye w/Tom Shillue
2011-2015
TV Series
Himself - Guest Panelist / Himself / Himself - Guest Ombudsman
Nerd Prom: Inside Washington's Wildest Week
2015
Documentary
Himself
Cavuto on Business
2013-2014
TV Series
Himself
America's Newsroom
2012-2013
TV Series
Himself
The O'Reilly Factor
2013
TV Series
Himself
America Live
2012-2013
TV Series
Himself
Your World w/ Neil Cavuto
2013
TV Series
Himself
Lou Dobbs Tonight
2012
TV Series
Himself
Hating Breitbart
2012
Documentary
Himself
Split: A Deeper Divide
2012
Documentary
Himself
Dean and Me: Roadshow of an American Primary
2008
Documentary
Himself
Hype: The Obama Effect
2008
Video documentary
Himself
IFC News: 2008 Uncut
2007-2008
TV Series
Himself
Real Time with Bill Maher
2004-2008
TV Series
Himself
Split: A Divided America
2008
Documentary
Himself
Tucker
2005-2008
TV Series
Himself - Host
Do You Trust Me?
2007
TV Series
Himself - Host
Dancing with the Stars
2006-2007
TV Series
Himself
Impaler
2007
Documentary
Himself
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
2006
TV Series
Himself
Hardball with Chris Matthews
2006
TV Series
Himself
Al Franken: God Spoke
2006
Documentary
Himself
Assume the Position with Mr. Wuhl
2006
TV Short documentary
Himself
Escape to Canada
2005
Documentary
Himself
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2005
TV Series
Himself
Crossfire
2004
TV Series
Himself
The Daily Show
2004
TV Series
Himself
Tucker Carlson: Unfiltered
2004
TV Series
Himself - Host
Jeopardy!
2004
TV Series
Himself - Guest Contestant
Paula Zahn Now
2004
TV Series
Himself
K Street
2003
TV Series
Himself
NewsNight with Aaron Brown
2001
TV Series
Substitute Host (2004)
The McLaughlin Group
1998
TV Series
Himself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Tucker Carlson Tonight
2017
TV Series
Himself - Host
Media Buzz
2014-2016
TV Series
Himself / Himself - Daily Caller Editor-in-Chief / Himself - Co-Host, Fox & Friends / ...
The Drunken Peasants
2014-2016
TV Series
Himself
A Football Life
2015
TV Series
Himself
The Greg Gutfeld Show
2015
TV Series
Himself - Co-Host, Fox & Friends Weekend
(A)sexual
2011
Documentary
Himself
Miss Representation
2011
Documentary
Himself
By the People: The Election of Barack Obama
2009
Documentary
Himself
Lord, Save Us from Your Followers
2008
Video documentary
Himself
America Undercover
2005
TV Series documentary
Himself
Fahrenheit 9/11
2004
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Known for movies
Fox and Friends (2006-2017) as Himself - Co-Host / Himself - Guest Co-Host / Himself / Himself - Co-Host, F&F Weekend / Himself - Host, Tucker Carlson Tonight / Himself - Editor, The Daily Caller
Split: A Divided America (2008) as Himself
Hannity (2009-2016) as Himself / Himself - Panelist / Himself - Guest Host / Himself - Editor, The Daily Caller / Himself'
Tucker Carlson Tonight (2016-2017) as Himself - Host
$8 Million
