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Christopher Tucker is a famous American comedian. He was born on 31 August 1971 in Atlanta Georgia. He performed for the first time as a ‘Def comedy jam’. Chris Tucker stars acting career in the mid-90s with the role of ‘House Party 3’, “Friday”, and “The Fifth Element”. His massive first success that Stratosphere was when he was going to the co-Star in Brett Ratner’s Hit with Jackie. After that the great success of the first Hour movie is Rush. As of 2024, Chris Tucker’s Net Worth is $10 million.

After that, Tucker demanded $40 million in the two-movie contract that is the New Line Cinema of which $25 million would be his salary for Rush Hour 3. Unfortunately, Chris Tucker’s good financial luck did not last forever. After a big mistake, Tucker found himself $11 million goes in debt. Tucker announced in public that he did not have enough income to pay his bills.

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Why Is Chris Tucker Famous? Actor, Comedian
How Old Is Chris Tucker? August 31, 1971
Gender Male
Is Chris Tucker Rich? Possibly Negative
Website ChrisTucker.com
Nationality American
Most Famous Movie Rush Hour
Last Updated 2019

He had a contract to receive the 20 percent gross receipts in the movie. Likewise, for another project during that time, he was proposed to receive $15 million as his salary. Rush Hour 3 collected $258 million in total and it was made at a budget of $140 million.

Chris Tucker’s Early Life

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Born in 1971 in Atlanta, Georgia Christopher Tucker is the son of Norrish Tucker and Mary Louise. He was raised as christening by his parents together with his other five siblings where he was the youngest of them all.

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He has also taken 20 percent of the total receipts; at that time, he was the highest-paid actor in all over the world. At the time when Rush Hour 3 was in pre-production, Chris reportedly charged a total of $25 million to portray James Carter.

Personal life:

Chris Tucker is the father of one son. Destin is currently staying in Los angel together with his mother. He had a past relationship with Azia Pryor and Vanessa Mendoza and currently dating a girlfriend, India Arie.

Personal Information

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Name Chris Tucker
Nick Name Chris
Birth Name: Christopher Tucker
Date of Birth June 13, 1953
Gender Male
Mother Name: Mary Tucker
Father Name: Norris Tucker
Siblings:  Dexter Tucker, Tammye Stocks
Education: Columbia High School
Birth City Atlanta, Georgia
Children Elizabeth Allen Dick, Katherine Allen
Nationality American
Hair Color Dark Brown
Eye Color Blue
Ethnicity Afro-American
Height 185 cm
Filmography Rush Hour, Rush Hour 3
Profession Comedian and Actor
Chris Tucker’s Net Worth $7 Million
Date of Birth August 31, 1971
Age 51 years
Chris Tucker’s Net Worth
Year 2021
Amount $7 million
Currency USD

Marriage, Divorce, And Children

Christopher Tucker is a divorcee and he has only one child. Then He was married to Azja Pryor. They were married in 1997. They were married for 22 years before ending their marriage in 2003. Besides this, Tucker is not involved in extra affairs.

Age & Height

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Age And Height As of 2024, he is 51 years old and stands 6 feet 1 inch (185 cm) tall in height.

Filmography

Year Film Role Notes
1993 The Metro Man MC in Hall Uncredited cameo
1994 House Party 3 Johnny Booze
1995 Friday Smokey
  • Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance
  • Nominated in MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance
  • Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo (with Ice Cube)
Panther Bodyguard
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1997 Money Talks Franklin Hatchett Nominated – Razzie Award for Worst New Star
The Fifth Element Ruby Rhod
Jackie Brown Beaumont Livingston
1998 Rush Hour Detective James Carter
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Duo (with Jackie Chan)
  • In addition, Nominated – Image Awards for the Best Lead Actor in a Motion Picture
  • Nominated – Kids Choice Awards for Favorite Movie Actor
  • Also, Nominated is MTV Movie Award for the Best Comedy Performance
  • Nominated – MTV Movie Award for The Great Fight (with Jackie Chan)
2001 Rush Hour 2
  • Kids Choice Awards for Favorite Movie Actor
  • Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Comedy
  • MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (with Jackie Chan)
  • Furthermore, Nominated for the BET Award for Best Actor
  • Nominated – Kids Choice Awards for Favorite Male Butt KickerNominated – MTV Movie Award for the Good Musical Sequence
  • In addition, Nominated for – MTV Movie Award for Outstanding On-Screen Team (with Jackie Chan)
  • Also, Nominated – The teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Chemistry (with Jackie Chan)
2007 Rush Hour 3
  • Nominated – People’s Choice Award for Favorite On-Screen Match-up (with Jackie Chan)
  • Nominated – MTV Movie Award for the great Fight (with Jackie Chan and Sun Mingming)
2012 Silver Linings

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  • Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast
  • Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance.
2016 Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk Albert

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1992 Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper Rapper Episode: “Please Pass the Jock”
Def Comedy Jam Himself 2 episodes
2001 Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration Guest
Diary Episode: “What About Me?”
2006 African American Lives 4 episodes
2013 BET Awards 2013 Host TV Special
2015 Chris Tucker – Live Himself Netflix Exclusive Standup Special

Music videos

Year Title Artist
1994 “Nuttin’ But Love (Heavy D)” Heavy D & the Boyz
1995 “Keep Their Heads Ringin’’’ Dr. Dre
“California Love” Tupac Shakur featuring Dr. Dre & Roger Troutman
1997 “Feel So Good” Mase
2001 “You Rock My World” Michael Jackson
2005 “Shake It Off” Mariah Carey

How much is Chris Tucker’s net worth?

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As of 2024, Chris Tucker’s Net Worth is $10 million.

Year Net Worth
2023 $10 Million
2020 $8 Million

 Social Media Links

Chris Tucker had more than 781K followers on Twitter. He is a very popular personality on social media and he personally shared his photos and videos on his social media sites to engage his fans. Here are some social media links available to follow Chris Tucker. Chris Tucker age 51 years.

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Facebook: Chris Tucker Instagram
Twitter: @christuckerreal
Official Website: http://www.christucker.com

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