Chris Tucker

Chris Tucker
Tucker in May 2018
Birth name	Christopher Tucker
Born	(1971-08-31) August 31, 1971 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

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.

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

Other websites

• Official website
• Chris Tucker on IMDb