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Chris Tucker Biography

Chris Tucker

Facts of Chris Tucker

Date of Birth: 1971 , August-31
Birth Nation: United States
Height: 6 Feet
Name Chris
Father Norris Tucker
Mother Mary Louise Tucker
Nationality American
Birth Place/City Atlanta, Georgia
Ethnicity Black
Profession Actor
Net Worth $ 11.5 million
Eye Color Dark-Brown
Hair Color Dark-Brown
Weight in KG 50 KG
Married Not Yet
Awards Not Yet
TV Show African American Lives
Siblings Shane Blanchard, Carmen Blanchard
Nick Name Christopher Tucker
Working For Disney Channel
Body Measurements N/A
Famous for Actress, singer
Boyfriend Christian Martyn
Education N/A
Movies Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
Birth Name Chris Tucker
Salary N/A
Girlfriend India Arie

Quick Timeline of Chris Tucker

1971 Born in Atlanta, Georgia
1992 Began his stand up career
1992 Made his acting debut
1998 Appeared in the movie, Rush Hour
1998 First child, Destin Christopher Tucker
2002 Won Kids' Choice Awards, USA
1999 Won MTV Movie Awards
2002 Won Teen Choice Awards

Detail Timeline of Chris Tucker

August 31 , 1971

Born in Atlanta, Georgia

Stand-up comic, Chris Tucker was born as Christopher Tucker in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America to Mary Louise (née Bryant) and Norris Tucker. He was born and raised in a middle class family. His nationality is American and he is of black ethnicity.

1992

Began his stand up career

Chris was raised in Decatur, Georgia. There he attended Columbia High School and he also completed his high school graduation from there. Later on he began his career as a standup comedian. He was aged 20 years old when he became the regular performer at the Def Comedy Jam.

1992

Made his acting debut

In 1992, he made his acting debut by starring the role of a rapper in an American television sitcom Hangin' with Mr. Cooper. Next year he was seen playing the role of MC in Hall in an American superhero comedy film The Meteor Man.

1998

Appeared in the movie, Rush Hour

Chris Tucker is an actor from United States. His breakthrough role as an actor came in the late 1990s and that was after he starred the role of Detective James Carter in an American-Chinese buddy action comedy film Rush Hour. For this role he earned the salary of $3,000,000.

1998

First child, Destin Christopher Tucker

Chris is the father of a son named Destin Christopher Tucker and he was born in 1998. The actual information about his mother is unknown but it is said that these days he is living with his mother in Los Angeles.

2002

Won Kids' Choice Awards, USA

He is mainly renowned in the world for starring the role of Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour film series. For this role, he got his first nomination in Kids' Choice Awards, USA in 1999 and won this award for the first time in 2002 for Favorite Male Movie Star. 

1999

Won MTV Movie Awards

In 1999, he got nominated in MTV Movie Awards for playing the role of Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour. That year he was nominated in this award for Best Fight, Best Comedic Performance and Best On-Screen Duo. He won this award from his later nomination. 

2002

Won Teen Choice Awards

He has also been honored with Teen Choice Awards once and that was in 2002. He was honored with this award that year for Film - Choice Actor, Comedy. That year he was also awarded with ShoWest Convention, USA for Comedy Star of the Year 

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Chris is the father of a son named Destin Christopher Tucker and he was born in 1998. The actual information about his mother is unknown but it is said that these days he is living with his mother in Los Angeles. His nationality is American and he is of black ethnicity.

Chris was raised in Decatur, Georgia. There he attended Columbia High School and he also completed his high school graduation from there. Later on he began his career as a standup comedian. He was aged 20 years old when he became the regular performer at the Def Comedy Jam. In 1992, he made his acting debut by starring the role of a rapper in an American television sitcom Hangin' with Mr. Cooper. Next year he was seen playing the role of MC in Hall in an American superhero comedy film The Meteor Man. After he portrayed the role of Smokey in the movie Friday, he got nominated in MTV Movie Award from different categories. His breakthrough role as an actor came in the late 1990s and that was after he starred the role of Detective James Carter in an American-Chinese buddy action comedy film Rush Hour. For this role he earned the salary of $3,000,000. He is also renowned for his role in the movies like Rush Hour 2, Rush Hour 3, Silver Linings Playbook and so on. His net worth is $11.5 million.