[1][2] He graduated from Syracuse University's S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, where he earned a bachelor's degree in Television, Radio & Film.
[1][2][4] Tufeld began his career by working as an assistant to Sue Mengers at ICM Partners.
[1] He became a talent agent in his own right in 1978, and he represented Laura Dern, Kelsey Grammer, Rob Lowe, and Ralph Macchio.
[2][4] He represented Jim Beaver, Leslie Easterbrook, Charles Robinson, and William Allen Young.
[2][4] With his wife Emily, Tufeld had a son, Jason, a daughter, Amanda, and a granddaughter, Penelope.