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]
Creative works
Max 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 claiming that the court had violated his First Amendment rights.[5]
Max's Rudius Media is "dedicated to finding, publishing, managing and publicizing new and original content by unknown or under-promoted artists and writers." [6]
Max also wrote I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell, which made the New York Times Best Seller list in 2005 and 2007.[7] Max claims a US$ 300,000 advance from Simon Spotlight Entertainment for a new book titled Assholes Finish First, scheduled for release in January 2008.
Criticism
In 2006, radio hosts Opie and Anthony interviewed Max, cast doubt on his stories and later compared him to James Frey.[8] [9] 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.[10]
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
- ^ tucker max spins yarns with opie and anthony
- ^ tucker max and the old mics-not-working trick
- ^ Tucker the f**ker claims blogger book deals are 'easy' from theregister.co.uk
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