Birth Name: Tucker McNear Carlson
Place of Birth: San Francisco, California, United States
Date of Birth: May 16, 1969
Ethnicity: Swedish, Italian, possibly Scottish
Tucker Carlson is an American political news correspondent and conservative pundit. He was the host of the debate program Tucker on MSNBC and the co-host of the debate program Crossfire on CNN.
Tucker is the son of Lisa McNear (Lombardi) and Dick Carlson (born Richard Warner Carlson), a journalist. The surname “Carlson” is Swedish and the surname “Lombardi” is Italian. “McNear” is often a Scottish surname, but it is not clear if the name was held by any of Tucker’s ancestors.