Chris Tucker
- Acting
- August 31, 1971 · Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Biography
Christopher "Chris" Tucker (born August 31, 1971) is an American actor and comedian, best known for his roles as Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour trilogy and Smokey in the 1995 film Friday. Tucker was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the youngest son of Mary Louise and Norris Tucker. Tucker was raised in Decatur, Georgia. After graduating from Columbia High School, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy and movies. In 1992, Tucker was a frequent performer on Def Comedy Jam. He made his cinematic debut in House Party 3, and gained greater film recognition alongside rapper Ice Cube in the 1995 film Friday. In 1997, he co-starred with Charlie Sheen in Money Talks, and alongside Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element. Tucker did not reprise his role of Smokey in Next Friday (2000) because he had become a born-again Christian after filming Money Talks (1997).He later starred in the 1998 martial arts action comedy Rush Hour and its sequels, Rush Hour 2 and Rush Hour 3, in which he played James Carter, an abrasive wise-cracking detective. Tucker is good friends with fellow Rush Hour star Jackie Chan, and was also close friends with the late singer Michael Jackson, introducing and dancing with him at his 30th Anniversary Special, appearing in Jackson's video "You Rock My World" from his 2001 album Invincible and attending Jackson's memorial service. A friend of Bill Clinton, Tucker has traveled with the former President overseas, though he endorsed Barack Obama rather than Hillary Clinton in the 2008 primaries. On February 13, 2009, Tucker participated in the NBA All-Star Weekend's Celebrity Game.
Known for
Filmography
- aka Charlie Sheen · Self
- Air · Howard White
- Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy · Self
- Jackie Chan: Building an Icon · Self
- Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend · Self
- Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn · Self
- Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich · Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk · Albert
- Chris Tucker: Live · Self, Writer
- The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson · Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Arsenio Hall Show · Self
- Silver Linings Playbook · Danny McDaniels
- Q: The Man · Self
- Making Rush Hour 3 · Self
- Rush Hour 3 · James Carter
- Live 8 · Self
- Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast · Self
- America Beyond the Color Line · Self
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show · Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self
- Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration · Self
- Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol. 5 · Self
- Rush Hour 2 · James Carter
- Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 2 · Chris Tucker
- Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
- Diary · Self
- A Piece of the Action: Behind the Scenes of Rush Hour · Self
- Mark Twain Prize · Self
- Rush Hour · Carter
- Jackie Brown · Beaumont Livingston
- Money Talks · Franklin Hatchett, Executive producer
- The Fifth Element · Ruby Rhod
- Dead Presidents · Skip
- Panther · Bodyguard
- Friday · Smokey
- House Party 3 · Johnny Booze
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien · Self
- The Meteor Man · MC in Mall (uncredited), Mall MC
- Hangin' with Mr. Cooper · Rapper
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno · Self
- Roseanne
- Today · Self
- Jackie Chan: Down to Earth · Self