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Chris Tucker
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
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…
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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 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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2025
aka Charlie Sheen
TV show Self
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2023
Air
Movie Howard White
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2022
Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy
TV show Self
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2021
Jackie Chan: Building an Icon
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2021
Quentin Tarantino: From a Movie Buff to a Hollywood Legend
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2020
Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn
TV show Self
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2020
Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich
TV show Himself (archive footage)
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2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV show Self
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2016
Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Movie Albert
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2015
Chris Tucker: Live
Movie Himself
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2015
The 10 Faces of Michael Jackson
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self
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2013
The Arsenio Hall Show
TV show Self
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2012
Silver Linings Playbook
Movie Danny McDaniels
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2009
Q: The Man
Movie Self
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2007
Making Rush Hour 3
Movie Self
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2007
Rush Hour 3
Movie James Carter
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2005
Live 8
Movie Self
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2005
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
Movie Self - Presenter
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2004
America Beyond the Color Line
TV show Self
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2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV show Self
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2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV show Self - Guest
- 2001
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2001
Rush Hour 2
Movie James Carter
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2001
Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 2
Movie Chris Tucker
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2000
Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7
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2000
Diary
TV show Self
- 1999
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1999
Mark Twain Prize
TV show Self
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1998
Rush Hour
Movie Carter
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1997
Jackie Brown
Movie Beaumont Livingston
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1997
Money Talks
Movie Franklin Hatchett
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1997
The Fifth Element
Movie Ruby Rhod
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1995
Dead Presidents
Movie Skip
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1995
Panther
Movie Bodyguard
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1995
Friday
Movie Smokey
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1994
House Party 3
Movie Johnny Booze
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1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV show Self - Guest
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1993
The Meteor Man
Movie MC in Mall (uncredited)
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1992
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
TV show Rapper
