Cole Tucker (actor)

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 1998, he appeared in Sex/Life in L.A. Jochen Hick's adult documentary about the sex lives of the men who make L.A. adult movies.[4] 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.[5]

For the baseball player, see Cole Tucker (baseball).
Cole Tucker
Born
Richard Allen Karp

(1953-10-23)October 23, 1953[1]
New York City, United States
DiedJune 7, 2015(2015-06-07) (aged 61)
Palm Springs, California, U.S.
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]

In 2000 he was one of the celebrity gay porn stars taking part in the "Pillage & Plunder" cruise to benefit Pride Tampa Bay.[6][7] He was involved with South African TV director Ken Kirsten and they lived in Johannesburg. Kirsten was shot dead outside their home one Sunday evening in April 2006. Although police did not carry out a criminal investigation, Karp left South Africa shortly after the shooting. He died of an AIDS-related illness on June 7, 2015, in Palm Springs, California.

Awards

See also

References
  1. Cole Tucker at the Internet Adult Film Database
  2. Iris Blocks (June 11, 2015). "Retired Gay Star Cole Tucker Dead at Age 61". AVN. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
  3. Weitzer, Ronald John (2000), Sex for sale: prostitution, pornography, and the sex industry, Routledge, p. 56, ISBN 978-0-415-92295-1
  4. H., W. "Sex Life in L.A., directed by Jochen Hick | Film review". Time Out London. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  5. Watt, Nicholas (February 2, 1999). "Points of Order". The Guardian. Retrieved November 26, 2022.
  6. "Tampa Bay Coalition Home". Tampabaycoalition.com. Archived from the original on 2011-02-02. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  7. "Avn - Porn Stars Cruise - The High Seas, That Is…". Business.avn.com. 20 January 2000. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  8. "Probe - Men in Video Awards 1997". Adam Gay Video Directory / Rainbow Collexion. Archived from the original on 2009-04-15. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  9. "Probe - Men in Video Awards 1998". Rainbowcollexion.com. Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  10. "1998 Grabby Awards Winners". Grabbys. Archived from the original on June 4, 2004.
  11. "Grabby Award Winners 1999". Rainbow Collexion / Grabbys. Archived from the original on 2009-04-16. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  12. "GayVN awards list of past winners (use drop-lists for year)". Archived from the original on 2009-02-19.
  13. "GayVN Awards Past Winners". AVN. Archived from the original on 2009-02-19. (1999 on drop-down list)
  14. "The 9th Annual (1999) Grabby Award". Grabbys. 27 May 2000. Archived from the original on 4 June 2004.
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