Cole Tucker
| Cole Tucker | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
Richard Allen Karp October 23, 1953[1] New York City, United States |
| Died |
June 7, 2015 (aged 61) Palm Springs, California, U.S. |
| Cause of death | AIDS-related illness |
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] |
| No. of adult films | 39 (per IAFD)[1] |
Richard Allen Karp[2] (October 23, 1953 – June 7, 2015), better known by his stage name Cole Tucker, was an American actor in gay pornography. Tucker was born in New York.[1] He started making appearances in gay pornography in 1996 at the age of 43, previously working as a realtor.[3] 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.[4]
In 2000 he was one of the celebrity gay porn stars taking part in the "Pillage & Plunder" cruise to benefit Pride Tampa Bay.[5][6] He died of an AIDS-related illness on June 7, 2015 in Palm Springs
Awards
- 1997 Men in Video Awards (Probie) winner of Best Top.[7]
- 1998 Men in Video Awards (Probie) winner of Best Actor.[8]
- 1998 Grabby Awards winner Best performer.[9][10]
- 1998 GayVN Awards winner of Gay performer of the year and Best supporting actor.[11]
- 2000 GayVN Awards winner of Special Achievement Award for AIDS causes.[12]
- 2000 Grabby Awards Hall of Fame.[13]
See also
References
- 1 2 3 4 Cole Tucker at the Internet Adult Film Database
- ↑ Iris Blocks (June 11, 2015). "Retired Gay Star Cole Tucker Dead at Age 61". AVN. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
- ↑ Weitzer, Ronald John (2000), Sex for sale: prostitution, pornography, and the sex industry, Routledge, p. 56, ISBN 978-0-415-92295-1
- ↑ HIV porn actor claims affair with Tory MEP, from Evening Standard, date February 12, 1999
- ↑ "Tampa Bay Coalition Home". Tampabaycoalition.com. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- ↑ "Avn - Porn Stars Cruise - The High Seas, That Is…". Business.avn.com. 20 January 2000. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- ↑ "Probe - Men in Video Awards 1997". Adam Gay Video Directory / Rainbow Collexion.
- ↑ "Probe - Men in Video Awards 1998". Rainbowcollexion.com. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
- ↑ "1998 Grabby Awards Winners". Grabbys. Archived from the original on June 4, 2004.
- ↑ "Grabby Award Winners 1999". Rainbow Collexion / Grabbys.
- ↑ "GayVN awards list of past winners (use drop-lists for year)". Archived from the original on 2009-02-19.
- ↑ "GayVN Awards Past Winners". AVN. Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. (1999 on drop-down list)
- ↑ "The 9th Annual (1999) Grabby Award". Grabbys. 27 May 2000. Archived from the original on 4 June 2004.
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