Chris Tucker
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 31, 1971 (age 55)
- Birthplace
- 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.
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Filmography
Jackie Chan: Down to Earth
Movie · as Self
Michael Jackson: You Rock My World
Movie · as Himself
aka Charlie Sheen
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Air
Movie · as Howard White
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
TV · as Self · 3 eps
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
TV · as Himself (archive footage) · 1 ep
Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Movie · as Albert
The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Chris Tucker: Live
Movie · as Himself
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Arsenio Hall Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Silver Linings Playbook
Movie · as Danny McDaniels
Q: The Man
Movie · as Self
Rush Hour 3
Movie · as James Carter
Making Rush Hour 3
Movie · as Self
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Movie · as Self - Presenter
Live 8
Movie · as Self
America Beyond the Color Line
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rush Hour 2
Movie · as James Carter
Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration
Movie · as Self
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 2
Movie · as Chris Tucker
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol. 5
Movie · as Himself
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
Movie
Diary
TV · as Self · 1 ep
A Piece of the Action: Behind the Scenes of Rush Hour
Movie · as Self
Mark Twain Prize
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Rush Hour
Movie · as Carter
The Fifth Element
Movie · as Ruby Rhod
Jackie Brown
Movie · as Beaumont Livingston
Money Talks
Movie · as Franklin Hatchett
Friday
Movie · as Smokey
Dead Presidents
Movie · as Skip
Panther
Movie · as Bodyguard
House Party 3
Movie · as Johnny Booze
The Meteor Man
Movie · as MC in Mall (uncredited), Mall MC
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
TV · as Rapper · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Roseanne
TV · 1 ep
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep