Chris Tucker

Chris Tucker: Biography in Details

Who is Chris Tucker?

Chris Tucker is one of the popular American actors and stand-up comedians. He is famous for playing the role of Smokey in F. Gray’s Friday. He also appears in several films like Friday, Rush Hour, Silver Linings Long Halftime Walk, and African American Live.

Chris Tucker: Age, Parents, Ethnicity

Tucker was born on August 31, 1971, in Atlanta, Georgia. Currently, he is 50 years old. His ethnicity is mixed(African, European, and Native American) and his nationality is American.

He is the youngest son. His father’s name is  Norris Louise and her mother’s name is Mary Louise. His father was an entrepreneur and owned a janitorial service. He grew up in Decatur, Georgia along with his other siblings who are older than him. He has a sister, Tammy Stocks, and a brother, Dexter Tucker.

In which school did Chris Tucker attend?

Tucker attends Columbia High School, in Decatur. He graduated from the same college.

Chris Tucker: Professional life, Career

Chris Tucker has an interest in acting. So at the early age of 20, he goes on to perform on Def Comedy Jam.

He made in film debut in 1993 in The Meteor Man as an MC. In 1995, Tucker has his performance in the movie, Friday as Smokey. His character is loved by all and it also led him to the nominations of MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance, Best Breakthrough Performance, Best Screen Duo.

He then received various good projects to work on. Chris appears in Money Talks, The Fifth Element. The actor also appears in Rush Hour as Detective James Carter. This character makes him win a Blockbuster Entertainment Award, MTV Movie Award. So, Tucker gets chance to continue the show in Rush Hour 2 and Rush Hour 3. He played alongside Jackie Chan in the Rush Hour. Tucker has also featured in Silver linings Playbook, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk.

He also featured in Silver linings Playbook, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. In Television, he appeared in Def Comedy Jam and Hanging’ With Mr. Cooper, Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special.

In Television, Chris Tucker has been seen in Def Comedy Jam and Hanging’ With Mr. Cooper, Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special. He is currently busy filming the fourth installment of The Rush Hour alongside his co-star Jackie Chan.

Awards

Chris Tucker: Rumors and Controversy

Different rumors were once spread that where Chris Tucker lost as he wasn’t doing well in his career. He was one of the highest-paid actors but same time, he couldn’t prove his appearance. And this leads to different controversies.

How tall is Chris Tucker?

The actor stands tall with a height of 6 feet 1 inch. Chris Tucker weighs 83 kg. Chris has black colored hair and black colored eyes. He wears a shoe size of 12 (US).

Social Media

Chris Tucker is active on different social media. He is active on Instagram and has 997K followers.

Likely, he is also seen as active on Twitter and has more than 791K  followers. More than that he also uses Facebook and has more than 8M followers on his Facebook Account.

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