Tucker's acting experience includes early appearances with Joseph Papp and a major stint at the Arena Theatre, in Washington, D.C.

Tucker co-starred in L.A. Law as Stuart Markowitz along with his wife, Jill Eikenberry, who portrayed the character Ann Kelsey.

[1] Tucker has written several books, including Living in a Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine, and Love in Italy,[1] which describes his buying a house in a small Italian village and mastering the fine art of Italian cooking.

He wrote the dramedy Fern Hill, of which a production starring Eikenberry, directed by Nadia Tass, was performed by New Jersey Repertory Company in Philadelphia in August 2018,[2] and then at 59E59 Theaters in September 2019.

After meeting artist Emile Norman, Eikenberry and Tucker purchased land from him to become his neighbors in Big Sur, California.