Chris Tucker

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: Acting

Born: Atlanta, Georgia, USA, 1971-08-31

Died: null

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1993	The Meteor Man	MC in Mall (uncredited)	58
2	1993	The Meteor Man	Mall MC	58
3	1994	House Party 3	Johnny Booze	51
4	1995	Friday	Smokey	71
5	1995	Panther	Bodyguard	62
6	1995	Dead Presidents	Skip	67
7	1996	Jackie Chan - From Stuntman to Superstar	Self (archive footage)	70
8	1997	The Fifth Element	Ruby Rhod	76
9	1997	Money Talks	Franklin Hatchett	60
10	1997	Jackie Brown	Beaumont Livingston	74
11	1998	Masters of the Martial Arts Presented by Wesley Snipes	Self (archive footage)	85
12	1998	Rush Hour	Carter	71
13	1999	A Piece of the Action: Behind the Scenes of Rush Hour	Self	0
14	2000	Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7		87
15	2001	Rush Hour 2	James Carter	68
16	2001	Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration	Self	80
17	2002	Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious	Self (archive footage)	63
18	2005	Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast	Self - Presenter	20
19	2005	Live 8	Self	74
20	2007	Rush Hour 3	James Carter	65
21	2007	Making Rush Hour 3	Self	0
22	2009	Q: The Man	Self	78
23	2012	Silver Linings Playbook	Danny McDaniels	71
24	2015	The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson	Self (archive footage)	50
25	2015	Chris Tucker: Live	Himself	61
26	2016	Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk	Albert	60
27	2021	Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend	Self (archive footage)	50
28	2023	Air	Howard White	73
29		Rush Hour 4	James Carter	0
30		Jackie Chan: Down to Earth	Self	0
31		Last Friday	Smokey	0

No.	Year	Title	Role	Vote Average
1	1952	Today	Self	58
2	1988	Roseanne		68
3	1992	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Rapper	64
4	1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest	72
5	2000	Diary	Self	0
6	2004	America Beyond the Color Line	Self	60
7	2013	The Arsenio Hall Show	Self	57
8	2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self	53
9	2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show		65
10	2020	Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich	Himself (archive footage)	71
11	2022	Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy	Self	60

Chris Tucker

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