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Allen Rucker

Allen Rucker grew up in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, and went to Washington University in St. Louis and Stanford. In the ’70s, he cofounded the pioneering video group, TVTV and in the ’80s he wrote comedy with Martin Mull as well as others. In 1996, he became paralyzed at T10-12 via transverse myelitis. More recently, he has written three books on The Sopranos, and a memoir of life after paralysis, The Best Seat in The House. A longtime NM contributor and columnist, he lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Ann-Marie. For more information, go to www.allenrucker.com.

Articles By Allen Rucker
February 1, 2019

The Upside vs. The Intouchables

January 10, 2019

‘The Upside’ is no ‘Intouchables’

August 1, 2018

Theater: The Needle is Moving

May 1, 2018

Disability Media: The Coming Sea Change

February 27, 2018

How Dis History Became Drunk History

February 1, 2018

Film and TV: Getting Us in the Picture

October 2, 2017

Cavalcade of Surprises

August 1, 2017

Disability is Hot

June 1, 2017

The Alpha Male is Back

April 1, 2017

Don’t Let the Chair Fool You – I’m a Winner!

February 1, 2017

The Ruderman Family Foundation and the Fight for Inclusion

December 1, 2016

Holiday Party Do’s and Don’ts

September 1, 2016

Actor Chill Mitchell Conquers Hollywood

September 1, 2016

Raising a Ruckus: Crip This!

July 1, 2016

Wheelchair Celebrity Boot Camp

May 2, 2016

Raising a Ruckus: How It Will Be in Trumpastan

April 1, 2016

Is Ad Land Really Changing?

March 1, 2016

Raising a Ruckus: The Strange Case of Fightin’ Greg Abbott

January 1, 2016

AJ Brockman: Portrait of an Artist as a Young Quad

January 1, 2016

Raising a Ruckus: In Search of the Disability Brand

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