As recently as 2017, Antoni Porowski was an aspiring actor from Montreal who made a living as the personal chef and assistant to his neighbor Ted Allen, the original "Queer Eye" foodie. Allen was the one who recommended Porowski to David Collins, the show's creator.
Hal, from Malcolm in the Middle (2000), introduced "the French Tuck" in the season 7 episode, Malcolm's Money (2006).