After the commercial success of the first Rush Hour, he held out for a $20 million salary for Rush Hour 2, and was paid $25 million for Rush Hour 3. Īlong with Jackie Chan, Tucker starred in the 1998 martial arts action comedy Rush Hour and its sequels Rush Hour 2 and Rush Hour 3, in which he played LAPD detective James Carter. Double-O-Soul was a spy comedy in which Tucker had a starring role, but the film was never released. Also in 1997, he played a supporting role in Jackie Brown. In 1997, he co-starred with Charlie Sheen in Money Talks and alongside Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element. He made his cinematic debut in House Party 3 and gained greater film recognition alongside rapper Ice Cube in the 1995 film Friday. In 1992, Tucker was a frequent performer on Def Comedy Jam. Tucker began showcasing his comedy skills before an audience in local Atlanta comedy clubs until he decided to move to Los Angeles at 19 to further pursue his stand-up comedy career. Tucker grew up in a Pentecostal Christian household, as his parents were members of the Church of God in Christ during his childhood. His early comedy influences were Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy, and he was known by his teachers and high school classmates for making people laugh by doing impressions of Murphy, Michael Jackson, and others. Tucker grew up in Decatur, Georgia, and after graduating from Columbia High School, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy and acting.
His father was an independent businessman who owned a janitorial service. One of six children, Tucker learned early in life that humor had the power to draw attention to himself both at school and at home.
Christopher Tucker was born on Aug in Atlanta, Georgia, the youngest son of Mary Louise ( née Bryant) and Norris Tucker.