Richard Allen Karp
(October 23, 1953 – June 7, 2015), better known by his stage name Cole Tucker, was an American actor in
gay pornography
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. Tucker was born in New York.
[ He started making appearances in gay pornography in 1996 at the age of 43, previously working as a realtor.]Jochen Hick
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's adult documentary about the sex lives of the men who make L.A. adult movies.
In 1999, he revealed in a story published in the ''London Standard
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In October 2009, after be ...
'' that he was HIV
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-positive and also had a relationship with former British Conservative Party
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Political parties called The Conservative P ...
MEP Tom Spencer.
In 2000 he was one of the celebrity gay porn stars taking part in the "Pillage & Plunder" cruise to benefit Pride Tampa Bay. He was involved with South African TV director Ken Kirsten and they lived in Johannesburg. Kirsten was shot dead in 2006 outside their home one Sunday evening in April-no police investigation was carried out - Karp left South Africa shortly after the shooting. He died of an AIDS-related illness on June 7, 2015 in Palm Springs.
Awards
* 1997 Men in Video Awards
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GayVN Awards
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( Probie) winner of ''Best Top''.Grabby Awards
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winner ''Best performer''.GayVN Awards
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winner of ''Gay performer of the year'' and ''Best supporting actor''.
See also
* List of male performers in gay porn films
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References
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1953 births
2015 deaths
AIDS-related deaths in California
American actors in gay pornographic films
American male pornographic film actors
Pornographic film actors from New York (state)
LGBT people from New York (state)
21st-century LGBT people