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Chris Tucker(I)

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At one point in time, Chris Tucker was the highest-paid actor in Hollywood.

Tucker was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Mary Louise (Bryant) and Norris Tucker, who owned a janitorial service. After graduating from high school, Tucker made a change to move to Hollywood from Georgia to pursue a career in show business. He found himself a frequent guest on the Def Comedy Jam (1992). Tucker was noted for doing exceptionally "clean", non-vulgar stand-up comedy routines. Tucker states his inspirations for comedy are Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor.

Tucker made his film debut in House Party 3 (1994), along side stars such as Bernie Mac, Marques Houston, and Khandi Alexander. In 1995 Tucker appeared in one of his most notable and hilarious films, Friday (1995), alongside Ice Cube. Tucker's character, Smokey, was a drug addict who was an energetic and outlandish person. Films such as Friday (1995) showed Tucker's television-comedy styling was very different from his stand-up. In 1995, Tucker also appeared in in another film, Dead Presidents (1995).

In 1997 was the busiest year of Tucker's career. He starred in three hit movies all in the same year: The Fifth Element (1997), Money Talks (1997), and Jackie Brown (1997).

In 1998, Tucker got a role to star along-side Jackie Chan. The movie was Rush Hour (1998) and it grossed more than $200 million worldwide. This resulted in two additional sequels, Rush Hour 2 (2001) and Rush Hour 3 (2007). In 2006, Tucker got a deal on his Rush Hour 3 (2007) contract that paid $25 million, making him the highest-paid actor in Hollywood at that time.

In 2001, Tucker also was in a music video with friend, pop legend Michael Jackson, in the music video, "You Rock My World."
BornAugust 31, 1971
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Samuel L. Jackson and Chris Tucker in Jackie Brown (1997)
Chris Tucker and Michael Jackson in Michael Jackson: Number Ones (2003)
Chris Tucker and Michael Jackson in Michael Jackson: You Rock My World (2001)
Chris Tucker, Mason Lee, Garrett Hedlund, and Joe Alwyn in Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)
Chris Tucker and Garrett Hedlund in Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)
Chris Tucker in Conan (2010)
Chris Tucker in Conan (2010)
Chris Tucker and Conan O'Brien in Conan (2010)
Chris Tucker in The Roseanne Show (1997)
Chris Tucker in Charlie Rose (1991)
Chris Tucker and Stewart Harvey-Wilson in The Fifth Element (1997)
Bruce Willis, Chris Tucker, and Charlie Creed-Miles in The Fifth Element (1997)

Known for

Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 2 (2001)
Rush Hour 2
6.6
  • Carter
  • 2001
Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour (1998)
Rush Hour
7.0
  • Carter
  • 1998
Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
Silver Linings Playbook
7.7
  • Danny
  • 2012
Charlie Sheen and Chris Tucker in Money Talks (1997)
Money Talks
6.2
  • Franklin Hatchett
  • 1997

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Actor

  • Air
    • Completed
  • Rush Hour 4
    • In Development
  • Tito Jackson: Love One Another (2021)
    Tito Jackson: Love One Another
  • Joe Alwyn in Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)
    Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
  • Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook (2012)
    Silver Linings Playbook
  • Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 3 (2007)
    Rush Hour 3
  • Mariah Carey: Shake It Off (2005)
    Mariah Carey: Shake It Off
  • Michael Jackson in Michael Jackson: You Rock My World (2001)
    Michael Jackson: You Rock My World
  • Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour 2 (2001)
    Rush Hour 2
  • Chris Tucker and Ice Cube in Friday (1995)
    Friday: Deleted Scenes
  • Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker in Rush Hour (1998)
    Rush Hour
  • Robert De Niro, Samuel L. Jackson, Bridget Fonda, Pam Grier, Michael Keaton, and Robert Forster in Jackie Brown (1997)
    Jackie Brown
  • Mase: Feel So Good (1997)
    Mase: Feel So Good
  • Charlie Sheen and Chris Tucker in Money Talks (1997)
    Money Talks
  • Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (1997)
    The Fifth Element
  • 2Pac feat. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman: California Love (1996)
    2Pac feat. Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman: California Love
  • Dead Presidents (1995)
    Dead Presidents

Writer

  • Chris Tucker Live (2015)
    Chris Tucker Live

Producer

  • Charlie Sheen and Chris Tucker in Money Talks (1997)
    Money Talks

Videos23

Rush Hour 3
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Rush Hour 3
Rush Hour 3
Interview 0:26
Rush Hour 3
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Interview 0:43
Rush Hour 3
Theatrical Trailer
Trailer 1:38
Theatrical Trailer
Official Trailer
Trailer 1:01
Official Trailer
Latest trailer
Trailer 2:33
Latest trailer
U.S. Version #2
Trailer 2:38
U.S. Version #2
No. 1
Trailer 2:37
No. 1
Money Talks
Trailer 2:26
Money Talks
Rush Hour
Trailer 2:33
Rush Hour
Rush Hour 2
Trailer 1:11
Rush Hour 2

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    • August 31, 1971
    • Atlanta, Georgia, USA
  • Other works
    Music video for Tupac Shakur: "California Love" (1996).
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    • 2 Portrayals
    • 4 Interviews
    • 5 Articles
    • 3 Pictorials
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    During a 9-year period from 1998 to 2007, the only films Tucker appeared in were the three "Rush Hour" films.
  • Quotes
    When you're first starting out, you want to keep making good movies. When you're young and you're black, you do a bad movie and you're through.
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    • Rush Hour 3
      (2007)
      $25,000,000

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