Biography
Chris Tucker is an American actor and comedian. Born on 31 August 1971 in Atlanta, Georgia, he grew up in Decatur and moved to Los Angeles after graduating from Columbia High School to pursue comedy.
He began performing stand-up on Def Comedy Jam in 1992. His feature film debut came in House Party 3 (1994), followed by a breakthrough role as Smokey in Friday (1995). In 1997 he appeared in The Fifth Element, Money Talks and Jackie Brown as Beaumont Livingston.
Tucker gained wider recognition as Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour trilogy (1998–2007). Later credits include Silver Linings Playbook (2012) and Air (2023), in which he played Howard White.
