Tucker Max

Infobox Writer


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name =Tucker Max
pseudonym =
birthdate =November, 1975
birthplace=Atlanta, Georgia, United States
deathdate =
deathplace=
occupation =Writer, Blogger
genre = Fratire, Non-fiction
movement =
notableworks="I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell"
influences = Robert Greene, Chuck Palahniuk
influenced =

Tucker Tibor Max [Cite web
title=The Michael Crook Call Out Thread
publisher=Rudius Media Message Board
url=http://messageboard.tuckermax.com/showthread.php?t=12129
accessdate=2008-05-16] is an American humorist, Internet personality, and entrepreneur. He chronicles his drunken sexual encounters and brags about his self-professed outrageous behavior in the form of "gonzo" short stories on "TuckerMax.com," which has reportedly received millions of visitors since 2002. [ [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] [ [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."] [ [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]

His book "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell", made the "New York Times" Best Seller List in 2006, 2007, and 2008. [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/02/05/books/bestseller/0205bestpapernonfiction.html?_r=1&oref=slogin NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction] 2/5/06] [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/06/books/bestseller/0506bestpapernonfiction.html?_r=1&oref=slogin NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction] 5/7/07] [ [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/13/books/bestseller/0413bestpapernonfiction.html?_r=1&oref=slogin NYT Bestseller List Paperback Nonfiction] 4/13/08] He is also the founder of Rudius Media, an Internet-based media network specializing in the discovery and development of online talent.

Max is a graduate of the University of Chicago and of Duke University. He is the son of Dennis Max, a restaurant owner in South Florida. [cite web
url = http://www.maxsgrille.com/dennis.htm
title = Dennis Max
publisher = Max's Grille
author = Max's Grille
accessdate = 2008-01-15 ]

Tucker Max 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.Goldstein, Gregg [http://www.reuters.com/article/filmNews/idUSN1734402220080418 "Beer in Hell" flowing to Big Screen] "Reuters" April 17, 2008.]

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 have pushed the release date back to 2010. cite web
url = http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6374594.html
title = Deals
publisher = Publisher's Weekly
author = Matthew Thornton
date = 2006-09-25
accessdate = 2008-01-14 ] [cite web
url = http://www.amazon.com/Assholes-Finish-First-Tucker-Max/dp/1416938745/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1200360861&sr=8-1
title = Assholes Finish First
publisher = Amazon
author = Tucker Max
accessdate = 2008-01-14 ] He purportedly received a $300,000 advance from the publisher for "Assholes...", and has also announced intentions to release a second edition of "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell". [ [http://alpha.news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080708/film_nm/beer_dc "Gilmore Girls" veteran tastes 'Beer in Hell'] Yahoo News. "and a $300,000 advance for his alcohol-fueled memoir for Penguin Books."] [cite web
url = http://www.theregister.co.uk/2007/03/11/tucker_max_sxsw/
title = Tucker the f**ker claims blogger book deals are 'easy'
publisher = The Register
author = Vance, Ashlee
date = 11 March 2007
accessdate = 2008-01-14 ] [cite web
url = http://messageboard.tuckermax.com/showthread.php?t=19304
title = Vote on the new cover for IHTSBIH
publisher = The Rudius Media Messageboard
author = Max, Tucker
date = 1/02/08
accessdate = 2008-01-14 ]

Max is the founder of an online company named Rudius Media. The company website states that it is "dedicated to finding, publishing, managing and publicizing new and original content by unknown or under-promoted artists and writers." [cite web
url = http://www.rudiusmedia.com
title = Rudius Media
publisher = Rudius Media
accessdate = 2008-01-14 ] His blogging network includes journalist and television host Mark Ebner, [ [http://www.trutv.com/shows/rich_and_reckless/mark_ebner_bio.html Mark Ebner Bio] Tru TV "He also writes a blog on breaking news from the corner of Hollywood & Crime at HollywoodInterrupted.com."] strategy writer Robert Greene, and actor/comedian Jamie Kennedy. [cite web
url = http://www.rudiusmedia.com/archives/entries/about_the_rudius_authors.phtml
title = About the Rudius Authors
publisher = Rudius Media
accessdate = 2008-01-14 ] [ [http://www.hollywoodinterrupted.com "Hollywood, Interrupted"] (Mark Ebner)] [ [http://www.powerseductionandwar.com "Power, Seduction and War"] (Robert Greene)] [ [http://www.jamiekennedy.net "JamieKennedy.net"] (Jamie Kennedy)]

In 2008, The Hollywood Reporter announced that he was producing a movie based on his first, bestselling book, also titled "I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell".Citation
last = Goldstein
first = Gregg
title = 'Beer in Hell' gets big-screen treatment
newspaper = The Hollywood Reporter
year = 4/16/2008
url = http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3icb0afd62b39381d1fd5a82c656c44fcc] [ [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1220628/ IMDB:] I Hope They Serve Beer in Hell] Max has detailed the process on a production blog hosted on the movie's [http://ihopetheyservebeerinhell.com website] . [ [http://beerinhell.tuckermax.com/ I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell - The Movie] " blog.] Actor Matt Czuchry will portray Tucker on film. [ [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/news/article/0,,4707241,00.html Jesse Bradford, Matt Czuchry, and Geoff Stults in "Hell"] ArtistDirect.com July 10, 2008]

Legal troubles

In 2003, Max posted on his website an account of his relationship with Katy Johnson, who was Miss Vermont in 1999. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20E17FC39540C718CDDAF0894DB404482 New York Times - "Internet Battle Raises Questions About Privacy and the First Amendment"] ] Johnson filed a lawsuit against Max claiming, among other things, an invasion of her privacy. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20E17FC39540C718CDDAF0894DB404482 New York Times - "Internet Battle Raises Questions About Privacy and the First Amendment"] ] In response to the lawsuit, a Florida state court judge issued an "unusual" order for Max not to write about Ms. Johnson, to use Ms. Johnson's first, full, or last name, to use the phrase "Miss Vermont" on his website, or to disclose any "information" or "stories" about Ms. Johnson. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F20E17FC39540C718CDDAF0894DB404482 New York Times - "Internet Battle Raises Questions About Privacy and the First Amendment"] ] Ultimately, Johnson voluntarily dismissed her lawsuit against Max, and Max's story was once again posted on his website. [ [http://www.tuckermax.com/archives/images/dismissalnotice.pdf TuckerMax.com: Johnson's Notice of Voluntary Dismissal] ]

Bibliography

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

References

External links

* [http://www.tuckermax.com/ TuckerMax.com] - Official website
* [http://www.rudiusmedia.com Rudius Media] - Max's company
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2984420/ IMDB:] Tucker Max
* [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/15/fashion/sundaystyles/15BOOKS.html Debauchery That Leaps Right Off the Page] - NYT Review of IHTSBIH
* [http://www.ihopetheyservebeerinhell.com I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell Movie Site] - Movie Production Blog

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NAME=Max, Tucker
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Internet personality; blogger; author
DATE OF BIRTH=1975
PLACE OF BIRTH=Atlanta, Georgia
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=