Christopher Tucker (born August 31, 1972) is an African American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing the role of Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour film series. Tucker became a frequent stand up performer on Def Comedy Jam in the 1990s. He came to prominence in the 1995 film Friday alongside Ice Cube, and then appeared in Luc Besson's The Fifth Element before beginning work on the highly successful Rush Hour films. In 2006, he negotiated an unprecedented $25 million salary to appear in Rush Hour 3, which made him the highest paid actor in Hollywood at the time.
Had a great night chris tucker was amazing and the supporting acts where great glad we went so funny.
Chris Tucker - Nov 24th 2012
London, Hammersmith Apollo, 24/11/2012
In the beginning he seemed a little nervous as there was alot of thanking the audience for their support over the years and he seemed to be thinking about what to say next but...after about 10mins he really got started and every now and then there were lags but generally he was on fire! And really surprisingly he only cursed once, maybe twice. He was candid about his tax issue and covered his childhood and experiences since he became famous...he does a number of brilliant impersonations and who ...
