Carlson was born on May 16, 1969 in San Francisco, United States as Tucker McNear Carlson. He was born as the eldest son of Richard Warner Carlson and his ex-wife Lisa McNear. His father is a former Los Angeles-based newscaster and also president of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. In addition, he was ambassador to Seychelles and director of Voice of America.
Carlson’s mother left the family when he was 6 years old and moved to France. In 1979, his father remarried Patricia Caroline Swanson. He has a brother named Buckley Swanson Peck Carlson.
Regarding his education, he attended Middletown, Rhode Island called St. Georges School. After that, she went on to join Trinity Collee in Hartford, Connecticut. She graduated with a BA in History in 1991.
