Chris Tucker

Christopher Tucker (born August 31, 1971) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for his roles of Smokey in F. Gary Gray's Friday and as Detective James Carter in Brett Ratner's Rush Hour movie series.^[2]

Chris Tucker
Tucker in May 2018
Birth name	Christopher Tucker
Born	(1971-08-31) August 31, 1971 (age 53)[1] Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up, film, television
Years active	1992–present
Genres	Blue comedy black comedy insult comedy observational comedy
Spouse	Azja Pryor (1997–2003)
Children	1
Website	www.christucker.com

Many years ago, he travelled with Bill Clinton and Kevin Spacey on Jeffrey Epstein's airplane to Africa,^[3] and Tucker said in 2021 that he did not know (at the time of travelling) that the plane was owned by a "sex offender".^[4]

Filmography

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1993	The Meteor Man	MC in Hall	Uncredited cameo
1994	House Party 3	Johnny Booze
1995	Friday	Smokey	Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (with Ice Cube)
	Panther	Bodyguard
	Dead Presidents	Skip
1997	Money Talks	Franklin Hatchett	Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst New Star
	The Fifth Element	Ruby Rhod
	Jackie Brown	Beaumont Livingston
1998	Rush Hour	Detective James Carter	Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Duo – Action/Adventure (with Jackie Chan) MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (with Jackie Chan) Nominated – Image Awards for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Motion Picture Nominated – Kids Choice Awards for Favorite Movie Actor Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (with Jackie Chan)
2001	Rush Hour 2		Kids Choice Awards for Favorite Movie Actor Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor - Comedy MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (with Jackie Chan) Nominated – BET Award for Best Actor Nominated – Kids Choice Awards for Favorite Male Butt Kicker Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Musical Sequence Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Team (with Jackie Chan) Nominated – Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Chemistry (with Jackie Chan)
2007	Rush Hour 3		Nominated – People's Choice Award for Favorite On-Screen Match-up (with Jackie Chan) Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (with Jackie Chan and Sun Mingming)
2012	Silver Linings Playbook	Danny McDaniels	Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2016	Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk	Albert