TAINMENT
Join the
The Michael Tucker fan club, that is.
The "L.A. Law" star is fast becoming
Hollywood's hottest property
E. S. GUTIERREZ
Special to The Jewish News
T
Michael Tucker, a regular on
the new NBC hit "L.A. Law," is
a prime candidate for the
American Express "Do you
know me?" ad campaign.
WEEK OF
he reporters, the hand-
shakers, the Nielsen's.
Suddenly everyone is a
Michael 'Ricker fan. Most
people just don't know it yet.
'Ricker, a regular on the new
NBC hit "LA Law," is a prime
candidate for the American
Express "Do you know me?"
ad campaign. His face is cer-
tainly familiar but you're
never sure where you've seen
it before. The public profile for
the Baltimore-born actor is
slowly changing, however,
and within the entertainment
industry he is emerging as an
actor in demand, a name in
his own right and not just
another character type good
for a quick anonymous turn.
His portrayal of Stuart
Markowitz, partner in the
prime time law firm of
MacKenzie, Brackman,
Chaney and Kuzak, is a
revelation. His quiet humor,
dignity and self-effacing
charm have been emerging in
each episode, transforming
the slightly dazed nebbish of
the program pilot into what
was believed to be an extinct
television breed, the multi-
dimensional character.
A growing number of fe-
male fans are beginning to
find the short, balding guy
with the encroaching gut to
be the most engaging,
refreshing and, yes, sexy man
on the show. He may seem to
be just the nice Jewish boy of
every mother's dreams, only
now the mothers want him for
themselves.
The fact is, popularity
threatens to strike Michael
'Ricker, resulting in a hunger
for apocryphal tales about
the actors past. Such as
Apocryphal Tale #1: It Was a
Dark and Stormy Night.
Or maybe it was just a lit-
tle overcast when Michael
'Ricker came into the world in
the Baltimore suburb of For-
rest Park. Immediately he
was a big hit with his family,
receiving his first raves.
"My mother's always been
a staunch fan," boasts 'Ricker
whose mother, brother and
assorted relations still live in
and around Baltimore.
He was bar mitzvahed at
whir/ ILA INI 26—J _p 11—'1f" 2
GOING oPLACES
MUSIC
DETROIT SYMPHONY OR-
CHESTRA: Meadow Brook,
Mendelssohn concert, 8
p.m. Sunday, Aaron Copland
concert, 8 p.m. Thursday, ad-
mission, 377-2010.
PINE KNOB MUSIC THEATRE:
Clarkston, Santana, 7:30 p.m.
today, Willie Nelson, 7:30
p.m. Saturday, Ratt, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Heart 7:30 p.m. Tues-
day and Wednesday, Moody
Blues 7:30 p.m. Thursday,
admission.
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Friday, June 26, 1987
DETROIT INSTITUTE OF
ARTS: 5200 Woodward,
Brunch With Bach, 10 and
11:30 a.m. Sundays, reserva-
tions, admission, 832-2730.
MUSIC IN THE PARK:
Shepherd Park, Oak Park,
Joe Vitale and His Or-
chestra, 7:30 p.m. Tuesday,
free, 545-6400.
"IN THE PARK" SUMMER
CONCERT SERIES: Shain
Park, Birmingham, Drum
Corps Showdown In The
Park, 7:30 p.m. Thurday, free,
644-1807.
THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS
MEADOW BROOK FESTIVAL:
Meadow Brook, Baldwin
Pavillion, Marvin Hamlisch, 8
p.m. today, Donna Summer 8
p.m. Saturday, The Spinners,
Martha Reeves, Jr. Walker &
The All-Stars, 8 p.m.
Wednesday, admission,
377-2010.
THE 1987 STROH'S JAZZ
SERIES: Chene Park, Detroit,
The John Blake Quartet, 8
p.m. Saturday, reservations,
admission, 567-0990.
FUNFEST '87: Shepherd Park,
Oak Park, Steve King & The
Dittilies, 7:30 p.m. today, free,
644-1807.
DETROIT CHAMBER WINDS
AND ANN ARBOR DANCE
WORKS: Power Center, Ann
Arbor, L'histoire Du Soldat,
today, reservations, admis-
sion, 763-TKTS.
CHILDREN
COMMUNITY
JEWISH
CENTER: 6600 W. Maple,
Hansel and Gretel, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday and July 7, 661-1000.
PUBLIC
SOUTHFIELD
LIBRARY: the Marcotte
Room, 26000 Evergreen,
Storybreak, 2 p.m. Saturday,
354-5342.
DETROIT SCIENCE CENTER:
5020 John R., Detroit,
Children's Day, starting 11
a.m. Friday, 831-1811.
PUBLIC
SOUTHFIELD
LIBRARY: 26000 Evergreen,
Southfield, special children's
program, 2:30 p.m. each
Wednesday, through Aug. 19,
354-5342 or 354-9100.
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