Everything You Need To Know About Tucker Carlson 

His full name is Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson. Tucker Carlson is an American Conservative TV Host and Political Commentator. 

Tucker Carlson Profile 

Name
Tucker Carlson
Date of Birth
May 16, 1969
Place of Birth
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Nationality 
American 
Parents
Lisa Lombardi and Richard Warner Carlson
Net worth
$8 million

Tucker Carlson’s Early Life

Tucker Carlson was born May 16, 1969, in San Francisco, California, U.S.

Tucker Carlson’s Nationality 

Tucker Carlson holds an American nationality and is of English, German and Swiss-Italian descent.

Tucker Carlson
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Tucker Carlson’s Educational Background 

Tucker Carlson attended the ‘La Jolla Country Day School’ and then proceeded to ‘St. George’s School,’ a boarding school in Midtown, Rhode Island. 

He completed his BA in history from the ‘Trinity College’ in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1991.

Tucker Carlson’s Parents And Family

Tucker Swanson McNear Carlson was born to Artist, Lisa Lombardi and Former U.S. Ambassador to Seychelles, Richard Warner Carlson. 

Richard Warner Carlson worked as a ”gonzo” reporter and later became the director of the ‘Voice of America and the president of the ‘Corporation for Public Broadcasting.’

His brother, Buckley Swanson Peck Carlson is two(2) years younger than him. 

Carlson’s parents divorced in 1976. The children stayed with their father when their mother left the family to live a “bohemian” life. Following this, she had very little contact with the family. 

Lisa Lombardi later married artist Michael Vaughn. Carlson’s father, too, remarried in 1979. His second wife, Patricia Caroline Swanson, was the daughter of the owner of ‘Swanson Enterprises.’ 

She was a divorcee when Richard married her. She later legally adopted Carlson and his brother.

Carlson and his brother grew up in La Jolla, California. They had moved there when he was in first grade.

Carlson’s paternal grandparents were Richard Boynton and Dorothy Anderson, teenagers who placed his father at “The Home For Little Wanderers” orphanage where he was fostered by Carl Moberg, a Malden, near Boston, tannery, worker of Sweden descent, and his wife Florence Moberger, and adopted at the age of two-years-old by upper-middle-class New Englanders, the Carlsons, an executive at the Winslow Brothers & Smith Tannery of Norwood and his wife.

Tucker Carlson’s maternal great-great-grandfather Cesar Lombardi immigrated to New York from Switzerland in 1864. Carlson is also a distant relative of Massachusetts politicians, Ebenezer R. Hoar, and George M. Brooks and is a great-great-great-grandson to Californian rancher Henry Miller. 

Tucker Carlson himself was named after his great-great-great-grandfather Dr. J. C. Tucker and his great-great-grandfather George W. McNear.

Tucker Carlson
Tucker Carlson was born into a wealthy family. His parents are; Artist, Lisa Lombardi and Former U.S. Ambassador to Seychelles, Richard Warner Carlson.

Tucker Carlson’s Career

Tucker Carlson is a staunch libertarian-conservative, he has never shied away from presenting his political opinion in public. 

He worked as a reporter for the ‘Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper. During that period, Carlson wrote several articles and a book titled ‘People vs. Crime: How Citizens Can Restore Order to America’s Streets.’

In 1995, he joined the ‘Weekly Standard magazine. Additionally, Carlson has written columns for ‘New York,’ ‘Reader’s Digest,’ ‘Esquire,’ ‘The New Republic, ‘The New York Times Magazine,’ and ‘The Daily Beast.’

In 2001, Carlson began co-hosting the ‘CNN’ debate program ‘Crossfire’ with Robert Novak, representing right-wing views, while hosts James Carville and Paul Begala represented the left. 

Carlson simultaneously hosted the ‘PBS weekly public affairs show ‘Tucker Carlson: Unfiltered.’

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In 2003, ‘Warner Books’ published Carlson’s memoir, ‘Politicians, Partisans, and Parasites: My Adventures in Cable News.’

In January 2005, ‘CNN’ announced Carlson’s termination and the cancellation of his show ‘Crossfire’, after his heated argument with comedian Jon Stewart when he appeared on the show in October 2004. 

On June 13, 2005, Carlson hosted the early evening show ‘Tucker’ (‘The Situation with Tucker Carlson’) on ‘MSNBC.’ 

He reported the 2006 Lebanon War live. Carlson also hosted a late-afternoon program for the network on the 2006 ‘Winter Olympics and an ‘MSNBC’ program titled ‘Special Report: Mideast Crisis.’

Tucker Carlson’s Net Worth 

Tucker Carlson is estimated to have a net worth of $8 million. 

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