Chris Tucker
| Chris Tucker | |
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Tucker in May 2018 | |
| Birth name | Christopher Tucker |
| Born | August 31, 1971[1] Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Medium | Stand-up, film, television |
| Years active | 1992–present |
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| Spouse | Azja Pryor (1997–2003) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | www |
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]
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 |
References
- ↑ ChrisTucker.com
- ↑ Chris Tucker Biography Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine filmreference.com.
- ↑ Jeffrey Epstein boasted of spurious celebrity connections, documents show. Betsy Reed
- ↑ Katt Williams suggests comedian Chris Tucker traveled to ‘Epstein Island’. Tamantha Ryan and Eileen Reslen