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'''Tucker Max''' (born September 27, 1975) is an [[United States|American]] [[blog]]ger and [[writer]]. He chronicles his drunken and sexual encounters in the form of [[short story|short stories]] on his website ''TuckerMax.com,'' which has reportedly received millions of visitors since Max launched it for a bet in 2002.<ref name=variety>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117986988.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 Darko to Serve Max's Beer] Variety. "Richard, Ted and I all appreciated Tucker's gonzo style of writing in his book", Tatiana Siegel, June 10, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i6e371b8ae16a0b5b50948cd291d19f56 Three in the Can for Beer in Hell] Hollywood Reporter. "garnering millions of unique site visitors to read his short stories" July 8, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117955454.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 Pair making tracks to Max] ''Variety'' "Blog clocks 1 million-1.5 million unique visitors each month."</ref><ref>[http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/entries/the_bet.phtml The Bet] ''TuckerMax.com''.</ref>
'''Tucker Tibor Max'''<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20070107043843/http://messageboard.tuckermax.com/showthread.php?t=12129</ref> (born September 27, 1975) is an [[United States|American]] [[blog]]ger and [[writer]]. He chronicles his drunken and sexual encounters in the form of [[short story|short stories]] on his website ''TuckerMax.com,'' which has reportedly received millions of visitors since Max launched it for a bet in 2002.<ref name=variety>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117986988.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 Darko to Serve Max's Beer] Variety. "Richard, Ted and I all appreciated Tucker's gonzo style of writing in his book", Tatiana Siegel, June 10, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3i6e371b8ae16a0b5b50948cd291d19f56 Three in the Can for Beer in Hell] Hollywood Reporter. "garnering millions of unique site visitors to read his short stories" July 8, 2008</ref><ref>[http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117955454.html?categoryid=14&cs=1 Pair making tracks to Max] ''Variety'' "Blog clocks 1 million-1.5 million unique visitors each month."</ref><ref>[http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/entries/the_bet.phtml The Bet] ''TuckerMax.com''.</ref>


His book ''[[I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell]]'' made the [[New York Times Best Seller List|''New York Times'' Best Seller List]] each year from 2006 to 2010.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/books/bestseller/0205bestpapernonfiction.html?_r=1&oref=slogin NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction] 2/5/06</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/books/bestseller/0506bestpapernonfiction.html?_r=1&oref=slogin NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction] 5/7/07</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/books/bestseller/0413bestpapernonfiction.html?_r=1&oref=slogin NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction] 4/13/08</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/books/bestseller/bestpapernonfiction.html?_r=1 NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction] 1/2/09</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/books/bestseller/bestpapernonfiction.html?ref=bestseller NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction] 1/1/10</ref> He is also the founder of the now defunct Rudius Media, an Internet-based publishing outlet and management firm.<ref>http://shrinktalk.net/?p=374</ref> His book was subsequently made into a feature film of the [[I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (film)|same title]].
His book ''[[I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell]]'' made the [[New York Times Best Seller List|''New York Times'' Best Seller List]] each year from 2006 to 2010.<ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/books/bestseller/0205bestpapernonfiction.html?_r=1&oref=slogin NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction] 2/5/06</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/books/bestseller/0506bestpapernonfiction.html?_r=1&oref=slogin NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction] 5/7/07</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/books/bestseller/0413bestpapernonfiction.html?_r=1&oref=slogin NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction] 4/13/08</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/books/bestseller/bestpapernonfiction.html?_r=1 NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction] 1/2/09</ref><ref>[http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/10/books/bestseller/bestpapernonfiction.html?ref=bestseller NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction] 1/1/10</ref> He is also the founder of the now defunct Rudius Media, an Internet-based publishing outlet and management firm.<ref>http://shrinktalk.net/?p=374</ref> His book was subsequently made into a feature film of the [[I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (film)|same title]].

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Tucker Max
OccupationWriter, blogger, producer
GenreFratire, comedy, non-fiction
Notable worksI Hope They Serve Beer in Hell

Tucker Tibor Max[1] (born September 27, 1975) is an American blogger and writer. He chronicles his drunken and sexual encounters in the form of short stories on his website TuckerMax.com, which has reportedly received millions of visitors since Max launched it for a bet in 2002.[2][3][4][5]

His book I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell made the New York Times Best Seller List each year from 2006 to 2010.[6][7][8][9][10] He is also the founder of the now defunct Rudius Media, an Internet-based publishing outlet and management firm.[11] His book was subsequently made into a feature film of the same title.

Early life

Max attended Blair Academy in New Jersey and went on to graduate from the University of Chicago in 1998 with a B.A. in Law, Letters and Society and from Duke Law School with a J.D. in 2001. He is the son of Dennis Max, a restaurant owner in South Florida.[12] Max was a summer associate at Fenwick & West.[13]

Projects

In 2006, Max began development of a television pilot for Comedy Central, but the project was reportedly canceled after a dispute with Sony about feature film rights.[14]

In September 2006, Simon Spotlight Publishing, a division of Simon & Schuster, announced that Max was contracted to release a book in January 2008, titled Assholes Finish First. Undisclosed delays pushed the release date to October 2010.[15][16] He purportedly received a $300,000 advance from the publisher for Assholes Finish First, and released a revised and expanded edition of I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell in January 2009.[17][18][19][20][21]

Max was also the founder of an online company named Rudius Media. The company website stated that it was "dedicated to finding, publishing, managing and publicizing new and original content by unknown or under-promoted artists and writers."[22] His blogging network included journalist and television host Mark Ebner,[23] strategy writer Robert Greene, psychologist Rob Dobrenski, and actor/comedian Jamie Kennedy.[24][25][26][27][28] Rudius Media closed its doors on November 1, 2009.[29][30]

In 2008, The Hollywood Reporter announced that he was producing a movie based on his bestselling book, also titled I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell.[31][32] Max detailed the process on a production blog hosted on the movie's website.[33] In an interview with Shave Magazine, Tucker explained that he did not portray himself in the film because he is simply "not a good actor...the movie would’ve sucked if I had played myself." [34] Actor Matt Czuchry portrayed Tucker in the film.[35] The film was neither a critical nor financial success, garnering a 21% "fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes[36], and earning $1.4 million on a $7 million budget.[37] Max attributed his film’s low-gross to oversights in marketing. Max later wrote that the film will be "one of the best-selling DVDs of all time."[38]

Max was the facilitator of the website "Tard Blog", from 2002- 2003.[39]

Controversies

In 2003, Max posted on his website an account of his relationship with Katy Johnson, who was Miss Vermont in 1999.[40] Johnson filed a lawsuit against Max claiming, among other things, an invasion of her privacy.[40] In response to the lawsuit, a Florida state court judge issued an "unusual" order for Max not to write about Johnson, to use Johnson's first, full, or last name, to use the phrase "Miss Vermont" on his website, or to disclose any "information" or "stories" about Johnson. Legal experts called the decision "kooky" and "clearly a suppression of free speech."[40] The ACLU intervened, claiming a breach of Max's First Amendment rights,[41] which led to Johnson's voluntary dismissal, and Max's story was once again posted on his website.[42]

In January 2006, Max posted a thread on his message board satirizing Anthony DiMeo III, a Philadelphian event planner, for throwing a poorly run New Year's Eve party.[43][44] DiMeo subsequently sued Max under the Violence Against Women Act contesting that some of the comments on Max's message board were libelous and represented criminal behavior.[45][46] The lawsuit was subsequently dismissed under the Communications Decency Act, with U.S. District Judge Stewart Dalzell noting that although Max could be a "poster child for the vulgarity," the law must protect "the coarse conversation that, it appears, never ends on TuckerMax.com."[47][48]

In May 2009, Max held a speaking engagement which was picketed at Ohio State University by Women and Allies Rising in Resistance, who claimed that his writing "promoted a culture of rape."[49]

On August 26, 2009, the North Carolina State University Women's Center held a silent protest of Max's speaking event promoting his movie, I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell.[50]

Bibliography

  • I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell (2006) ISBN 0806531061
  • Belligerence and Debauchery: The Tucker Max Stories (2003) (out of print)
  • The Definitive Book of Pick-Up Lines (2001) (out of print)

Filmography

Writer
Year Film Other notes
2009 I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell Co-written with Nils Parker
Producer
Year Film Other notes
2009 I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell

See also

References

  1. ^ http://web.archive.org/web/20070107043843/http://messageboard.tuckermax.com/showthread.php?t=12129
  2. ^ Darko to Serve Max's Beer Variety. "Richard, Ted and I all appreciated Tucker's gonzo style of writing in his book", Tatiana Siegel, June 10, 2008
  3. ^ Three in the Can for Beer in Hell Hollywood Reporter. "garnering millions of unique site visitors to read his short stories" July 8, 2008
  4. ^ Pair making tracks to Max Variety "Blog clocks 1 million-1.5 million unique visitors each month."
  5. ^ The Bet TuckerMax.com.
  6. ^ NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction 2/5/06
  7. ^ NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction 5/7/07
  8. ^ NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction 4/13/08
  9. ^ NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction 1/2/09
  10. ^ NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction 1/1/10
  11. ^ http://shrinktalk.net/?p=374
  12. ^ Max's Grille. "Dennis Max". Max's Grille. Retrieved 2008-01-15.
  13. ^ Tucker Max. "The Now Infamous Tucker Max Charity Auction Debacle". Tucker Max. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  14. ^ Goldstein, Gregg "Beer in Hell" flowing to Big Screen Reuters April 17, 2008.
  15. ^ Matthew Thornton (2006-09-25). "Deals". Publisher's Weekly. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  16. ^ Tucker Max. "Assholes Finish First". Amazon. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
  17. ^ "Gilmore Girls" veteran tastes 'Beer in Hell' Yahoo News. "and a $300,000 advance for his alcohol-fueled memoir for Penguin Books."
  18. ^ Vance, Ashlee (11 March 2007). "Tucker the f**ker claims blogger book deals are 'easy'". The Register. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  19. ^ Max, Tucker (1/02/08). "Vote on the new cover for IHTSBIH". The Rudius Media Messageboard. Retrieved 2008-01-14. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  20. ^ "I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell (Paperback)". Amazon.com. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-18. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ Max, Tucker (1/06/09). "East Coast Book Signings". The Beer In Hell Production Blog. Retrieved 2008-01-18. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  22. ^ "Rudius Media". Rudius Media. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  23. ^ Mark Ebner Bio Tru TV "He also writes a blog on breaking news from the corner of Hollywood & Crime at HollywoodInterrupted.com."
  24. ^ "About the Rudius Authors". Rudius Media. Retrieved 2008-01-14.
  25. ^ "Hollywood, Interrupted" (Mark Ebner)
  26. ^ "Power, Seduction and War" (Robert Greene)
  27. ^ "ShrinkTalk.Net" (Dr. Rob Dobrenski)
  28. ^ "JamieKennedy.net" (Jamie Kennedy)
  29. ^ http://lifeat160.com/2009/10/tucker-max-closes-message-board/
  30. ^ http://philalawyer.net/2009/10/el-scorcho/
  31. ^ Goldstein, Gregg (4/16/2008). "'Beer in Hell' gets big-screen treatment". The Hollywood Reporter. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |year= (help)
  32. ^ IMDB: I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell
  33. ^ I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell - The Movie blog.
  34. ^ Jake Tomlinson. "Interview: Tucker Max". ShaveMagazine.com. Retrieved 2009-01-12. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  35. ^ Jesse Bradford, Matt Czuchry, and Geoff Stults in "Hell" ArtistDirect.com July 10, 2008
  36. ^ http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/i_hope_they_serve_beer_in_hell/
  37. ^ [1] Box Office Mojo
  38. ^ http://www.ihopetheyservebeerinhell.com/domestic-wrap-up-and-other-thoughts/ Tucker Max's I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell Blog
  39. ^ http://74.125.155.132/search?q=cache:qVsSgFy5mH0J:www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2003/10/01/02blog.h15.html+brody+voss&cd=3&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us&client=firefox-a
  40. ^ a b c New York Times - Internet Battle Raises Questions About Privacy and the First Amendment
  41. ^ TuckerMax.com: ACLU amicus curiae
  42. ^ TuckerMax.com: Johnson's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal
  43. ^ "What fun: A judge's ruling on libel suit" The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 31, 2006. Accessed via Lexis Nexis 2/19/2009. "The four-hour event with food and open bar at Le Jardin, in the Philadelphia Art Alliance gallery, ended early, the judge said - and after more than twice the 325 invitees showed, the liquor ran out, and revelers turned unruly, stealing two artworks, tearing sconces, trying to make off with a donations box."
  44. ^ Sometimes failure is funny: DiMeo's NYE party Rudius Media Message Board. January 3, 2006.
  45. ^ "Online rudeness to the max, but is it libelous?" The Philadelphia Inquirer. March 18, 2006. Accessed via Lexis Nexis 2/19/2009. "By contending that Max's site violated the new law that prohibits anonymous annoyances on the Web - the Violence Against Women and Department of Justice Reauthorization Act of 2005 - the comments also represent criminal behavior, the lawyer alleged."
  46. ^ Duffy, Shannon Judge: Bloggers Entitled to Immunity Under Communications Act Law.com. June 2, 2006.
  47. ^ "Courts are asked to crack down on bloggers, websites" USA Today. October 3, 2006. Accessed via Lexis Nexis 2/19/2009. "In dismissing the suit, U.S. District Judge Steward Dalzell noted that Max "could be a poster child for the vulgarity" on the Internet, but that he nevertheless was entitled to protection under the Communications Decency Act."
  48. ^ "What fun: A judge's ruling on libel suit" The Philadelphia Inquirer. May 31, 2006. Accessed via Lexis Nexis 2/19/2009. "While Dalzell wrote that "there is no question that tuckermax.com could be a poster child for... vulgarity," he found the law must protect "the coarse conversation that, it appears, never ends."
  49. ^ Itzkoff, Dave (2009-09-04). "Rude, Crude and Coming to a Theater Near You". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-09-23. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  50. ^ "Student Protesters Stage Rally Opposing Tucker Max Film Screening". Fox News.com. Retrieved 2010-17-3. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)

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