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Chris Tucker
Chris Tucker’s screen credits include Ruby Rhod in The Fifth Element and Beaumont Livingston in Jackie Brown.
Born August 31, 1971 Atlanta, Georgia, USA2 movies on MoviHero
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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 …
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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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- 2023AirHoward White
- 2021Jackie Chan: Building an IconSelf (archive footage)
- 2021Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood LegendSelf (archive footage)
- 2016Billy Lynn's Long Halftime WalkAlbert
- 2015Chris Tucker: LiveWriter · Himself
- 2015The 10 Faces of Michael JacksonSelf (archive footage)
- 2012Silver Linings PlaybookDanny McDaniels
- 2009Q: The ManSelf
- 2007Making Rush Hour 3Self
- 2007Rush Hour 3James Carter
- 2005Live 8Self
- 2005Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf CoastSelf - Presenter
- 2001Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary CelebrationSelf
- 2001Def Comedy Jam: All Stars Vol. 5Himself
- 2001Rush Hour 2James Carter
- 2001Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 2Chris Tucker
- 2000Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7Actor
- 1999A Piece of the Action: Behind the Scenes of Rush HourSelf
- 1998Rush HourCarter
- 1997Money TalksProducer · Franklin Hatchett
- 1995Dead PresidentsSkip
- 1995PantherBodyguard
- 1995FridaySmokey
- 1994House Party 3Johnny Booze
- 1993The Meteor ManMC in Mall (uncredited), Mall MC
- Jackie Chan: Down to EarthSelf
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The Fifth Element
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