Tucker Max
Tucker Max | |
|---|---|
| Born | November, 1975 Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Occupation | Writer,Blogger |
Tucker Max (born November 1975 in Atlanta, Georgia)[citation needed] is an American fratire writer known for chronicling his drunken escapades on Tuckermax.com and its affiliated message board. Max received a bachelor's degree from University of Chicago and a J.D. from Duke University School of Law.[1] At Duke, he posted an online "dating application" that he transferred to Tuckermax.com, leading to a June 2003 appearance in "Sex2K", an episode of MTV's True Life.[2]
Online publications
Max writes a blog per month at TuckerMax.com and documents his opinions on the site's messageboard. In 2003, a judge ordered Max to remove from his site a story[3] about an ex-girlfriend who filed an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit,[4] but the case eventually was dismissed after legal fights including the ACLU stepping in on his behalf for First Amendment rights violation.[5]
Following the success of his own personal site, Max created Festering Ass, which he later renamed Rudius Media. Rudius is a multi-media company that seeks out and publishes blogs and other creative works of art.[6]
Books
Tucker Max is the author of New York Times Best Seller, I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell.[7] He is currently working on the upcoming Assholes Finish First, a book that is scheduled to be released in January of 2008. Max received a reported US$300,000 advance for this book from Simon Spotlight Entertainment, one of the highest advances given to a blogger for a book deal.
Criticism
In 2006, radio hosts Opie and Anthony interviewed Max, cast doubt on his stories and later compared him to James Frey.[8] At the March 2007 SXSW conference, Max said he used numerous e-mail addresses to spam other websites with links to his material in order to increase book sales.[9]
Bibliography
- Assholes Finish First (2008) ISBN 1-4169-3874-5
- I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell (2006) ISBN 0-8065-2728-5
- Belligerence and Debauchery: The Tucker Max Stories (2003) ISBN 1-4116-0062-2 Out of print.
- The Definitive Book of Pick-Up Lines (2001) ISBN 0-595-17671-2 Out of print.
References
- ^ TuckerMax.com: Personal Info
- ^ Tucker Max Blog: The MTV Story
- ^ "Someone Talked" Annoy.com account of Johnson's lawsuit vs. Max
- ^ New York Times - Internet Battle Raises Questions About Privacy and the First Amendment
- ^ TuckerMax.com: ACLU amicus curiae
- ^ Variety.com
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2006/04/16/fashion/sundaystyles/16CADS.html?ex=1302840000&en=778087aa367d0620&ei=5090&partner=rssuserland&emc=rss
- ^ Microphones are Afraid of Tucker Max, video he doesnt...... from YouTube.com
- ^ Tucker the f**ker claims blogger book deals are 'easy' from theregister.co.uk
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