Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 31, 1971
Place of Birth
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Credits
43 titles
Chris Tucker
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 (archive footage)
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Self (archive footage)
Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn
Self
Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
Himself (archive footage)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Albert
Chris Tucker: Live
Himself
The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson
Self (archive footage)
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 - Presenter
America Beyond the Color Line
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
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
The Fifth Element
Ruby Rhod
Dead Presidents
Skip
Panther
Bodyguard
Friday
Smokey
House Party 3
Johnny Booze
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Meteor Man
MC in Mall (uncredited)
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Rapper
Roseanne
Today
Self
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
Self