Chris Tucker

Chris Tucker
Christopher Tucker, who has a showbiz name as Chris Tucker is one of the finest American actor and comedian, who has a great fame owing to the roles of Smokey in Friday and James Carter in the Rush Hour trilogy.

Chris Tucker was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 31, 1972. Chris had spent the early years of his life in the town of Decatur.

Chris had graduated from the Columbia High School, and after it he thought of experiencing his luck in the movies and especially the comedy sector. He had made a shift to Los Angeles to follow his dreams.

He had worked in various projects, but the first major breakthrough in movies came with a role alongside rapper Ice Cube in the 1995 film titled Friday. He had also been starred with Charlie Sheen in great hit of 1997, titled Money Talks and he had also got the chance to work with Bruce Willis in the movie named The Fifth Element in the same year.

In the very next year of 1998, he had worked in the martial arts action comedy Rush Hour and its sequels, Rush Hour 2 and Rush Hour 3, having the role of James Carter.

The success of the Rush Hour series had opened many new corridors of success for him. He had a raise in the price up to $20 million and even more.

Chris had done many movies at the start of his career, but interestingly after the success of Rush Hour in 1998, he has appeared in only three of the movies, all are sequels of the same name.

Being so selective in characters and movies has not affected his worth. He is considered to be in the same price group as that of Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington, Tom Cruise and Will Smith.

The worth of Tucker has not been under ant influence and he would be seen in some new movies after a short time. It is interesting to mention that he has also received 20% of the gross against his salary from the 3rd Rush Hour film.

Tucker has not left the stand-up comedy acts, even after his success in the movies. He is mostly seen at the charity concerts and functions and is dedicated to helping bring attention to African poverty and hunger issues in the U.S. Tucker has a close friendly ties with other great showbiz personalities like Michael Jackson, Jackie Chan and others.

Tucker had also appeared in the Jackson's video You Rock My World in the year of 2001 and on the intro of the track on the album Invincible.

He had been on friendly terms with the former president Bill Clinton, and had traveled with him in the tours to other countries also. He had been a strong supporter of Barack Obama rather than Hillary Clinton in the 2008 primaries.

Tucker has a son named Destin Christopher Tucker, who is living with his mother in Los Angeles. He is residing in the luxury community of Bella Colina in Montverde of Florida.