Graduating from Emerson College in 1990 with a B.F.A in Mass Communication/Film, Tucker started out as an Apprentice Editor at Universal Pictures, working up to Trailer Editor (mostly editing International Trailers and TV Spots). Soon after he moved onto one-hour dramas, working as an Assistant Editor on Sleepwalkers, Buddy Faro, Party of Five, and MYOB, eventually landing feature work as the First Assistant Editor on the Warner Bros. film Cats & Dogs, as well as the Polish Brothers film, Northfork.
His first job as an Animation Editor came on Joe Dante's Looney Tunes: Back In Action, where he worked closely with the Animation Director, Eric Goldberg. Afterward, he went onto edit more projects with Warner Animation and Disney Studios, while intermittently working as an Assistant Editor on Boston Public, CSI: Miami, and a VFX Assistant Editor on the animated film Monster House.
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Ambush"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Rising Malevolence"
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Shadow of Malevolence"
- The Art of Star Wars: The Clone Wars