Chris Tucker
Acting
Born: Aug 31, 1971
From: Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air | Howard White | 2023 | 7.284 |
| Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend | Self (archive footage) | 2021 | 5.0 |
| Jackie Chan: Building an Icon | Self (archive footage) | 2021 | 7.7 |
| Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk | Albert | 2016 | 6.0 |
| The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson | Self (archive footage) | 2015 | 5.0 |
| Chris Tucker: Live | Himself | 2015 | 5.9 |
| Silver Linings Playbook | Danny McDaniels | 2012 | 7.15 |
| Q: The Man | Self | 2009 | 7.8 |
| Rush Hour 3 | James Carter | 2007 | 6.486 |
| Making Rush Hour 3 | Self | 2007 | — |
| Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast | Self - Presenter | 2005 | 2.0 |
| Live 8 | Self | 2005 | 7.407 |
| Rush Hour 2 | James Carter | 2001 | 6.757 |
| Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration | Self | 2001 | 8.033 |
| Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 2 | Chris Tucker | 2001 | — |
| You Rock My World | Chris Tucker | 2001 | 7.0 |
| Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7 | 2000 | 8.7 | |
| A Piece of the Action: Behind the Scenes of Rush Hour | Self | 1999 | 7.0 |
| Rush Hour | Carter | 1998 | 7.064 |
| The Fifth Element | Ruby Rhod | 1997 | 7.566 |
| Jackie Brown | Beaumont Livingston | 1997 | 7.4 |
| Money Talks | Franklin Hatchett | 1997 | 6.041 |
| Friday | Smokey | 1995 | 7.1 |
| Dead Presidents | Skip | 1995 | 6.679 |
| Panther | Bodyguard | 1995 | 6.267 |
| House Party 3 | Johnny Booze | 1994 | 5.181 |
| The Meteor Man | MC in Mall (uncredited) | 1993 | 5.793 |
| The Meteor Man | Mall MC | 1993 | 5.793 |
| Jackie Chan: Down to Earth | Self | — | |
| Last Friday | Smokey | — | |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1971 |
| From | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |