Chris Tucker

Chris Tucker
Tucker in 2019
Birth name	Christopher Tucker
Born	(1971-08-31) August 31, 1971 (age 52) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up film television
Years active	1992–present
Genres	Observational comedy sarcasm black comedy insult comedy
Subject(s)	African-American culture current events human sexuality pop culture race relations racism
Spouse	Azja Pryor ​ ​ (m. 1997; div. 2003)​
Children	1

Christopher Tucker (born August 31, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Tucker made his debut in 1992 as a stand-up performer on the HBO comedy series Def Comedy Jam, where he frequently appeared on the show during the 1990s. He made his feature film debut in House Party 3 in 1994 and gained greater recognition in Friday the following year. In 1997, he co-starred in the films The Fifth Element and Money Talks, and appeared in a supporting role in Quentin Tarantino's Jackie Brown. Tucker gained widespread fame and popularity in the 2000s for playing Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour film series.