Christopher "Chris" Tucker (born August 31, 1971) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for playing the role of Smokey in Friday and as Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour film series. Tucker became a frequent stand up performer on Def Comedy Jam in the 1990s. He also appeared in Luc Besson's The Fifth Element.
Tucker was born on August 31, 1971, in Atlanta, Georgia, the youngest son of Mary Louise (née Bryant) and Norris Tucker. His father was an independent businessman who owned a janitorial service. Tucker grew up in Decatur, Georgia; and, after graduating from Columbia High School in Decatur, he moved to Los Angeles, California, to pursue a career in comedy and acting.
In 1992, at the age of 20, 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 co-starred with Charlie Sheen in Money Talks, and alongside Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element.
Christopher Tucker may refer to:
Well you better listen up and you better listen good, 'cause I'll only say
it once and I won't say it twice. Okay?
Well I'm walkin' down the street and I'm steppin' in the muck, oh shit,
oh fuck I'm running amok.
Well I'm so sick and tired of the muck and the mire my heads on fire
and I'm pulling teeth with pliers.
Well, you never listen to a single word that I say, it didn't matter
anyway, I'm just babblin'...babblin' babylonian... ohbabybabybaby
ohbabybabybaby pleasebabybabybaby, don'tleavebabybabybaby.
Well I'm stuck in the nozzle at the bottom of the bottle, it's the bottle