Chris Tucker

Christopher Chris Tucker born August 31 1971 is an American actor and comedian best known for his roles as Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour trilogy and Smokey in the 1995 film Friday Tucker was born in Atlanta Georgia the youngest son of Mary Louise and Norris Tucker Tucker was raised in Decatur Georgia After graduating from Columbia High School he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy and movies In 1992 Tucker was a frequent performer on Def Comedy Jam He made his cinematic debut in House Party 3 and gained greater film recognition alongside rapper Ice Cube in the 1995 film Friday In 1997 he costarred with Charlie Sheen in Money Talks and alongside Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element Tucker did not reprise his role of Smokey in Next Friday 2000 because he had become a bornagain Christian after filming Money Talks 1997He later starred in the 1998 martial arts action comedy Rush Hour and its sequels Rush Hour 2 and Rush Hour 3 in which he played James Carter an abrasive wisecracking detective Tucker is good friends with fellow Rush Hour star Jackie Chan and was also close friends with the late singer Michael Jackson introducing and dancing with him at his 30th Anniversary Special appearing in Jacksons video You Rock My World from his 2001 album Invincible and attending Jacksons memorial service A friend of Bill Clinton Tucker has traveled with the former President overseas though he endorsed Barack Obama rather than Hillary Clinton in the 2008 primaries On February 13 2009 Tucker participated in the NBA AllStar Weekends Celebrity Game