Chris Tucker

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Male

Birthday

1971-08-31 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Chris Tucker

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 ...

Acting

1997

The Fifth Element

as Ruby Rhod

1997

Jackie Brown

as Beaumont Livingston

1998

Rush Hour

as Carter

1995

Friday

as Smokey

2007

Rush Hour 3

as James Carter

2001

Rush Hour 2

as James Carter

1995

1997

Money Talks

as Franklin Hatchett

2002

Jackie Chan: Fast, Funny and Furious

as Self (archive footage)

2012

Silver Linings Playbook

as Danny McDaniels

2023

Air

as Howard White

2015

The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson

as Self (archive footage)

1995

Panther

as Bodyguard

2015

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Rush Hour 4

as James Carter

2005

Live 8

as Self

2009

Q: The Man

as Self

1996

1993

The Meteor Man

as MC in Mall (uncredited)

1993

The Meteor Man

as Mall MC

1994

House Party 3

as Johnny Booze

-

Last Friday

as Smokey

Production

1997

Money Talks

as Executive Producer

2015

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