Chris Tucker - Bio, Age, Net Worth, Salary, Height, Single, Facts
Table of Biography
Chris Tucker is an American comedian, and actor. Chris Tucker is best known for being a stand-up comedian and for his work on Rush Hour with Jackie Chan. Moreover, he is popular for his work on famous movies such as Dead President, Friday, etc.
Early Life and Childhood
Chris Tucker was born into the world on August 31, 1971, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America. As of 2021, he is 49 years old. His full name is Christopher Tucker. His father’s name is Norris Tucker and his mother’s name is Mary Louise Tucker.
He has six siblings brother named Dexter Tucker and a sister named, Tammye Stocks. However, other siblings are not known. He follows the Christian religion and belongs to the Afro-American ethnicity. His Zodiac sign is Virgo.
Education
Talking about his education, he graduated from Colombia High School. After, high school he started his career in comedy as his other education qualification is not known.
Chris Tucker – Professional Life
He has been a talented comedian since high school as he impersonates Murphy, Mickle Jackson, etc, and entertains friends. He began his career in the Atlanta comedy clubs and later moved to LA for a stand-up comedy. After his work in different comedy shows, he got to work on The Meteor Man in a small uncredited role in 1993. Then he worked in many movies with celebrities such as Ice Cube, Jackie Jackson, and many others.
His major movies are House Party 3 which he made his official debut in 1994. His other movies are Friday, Panther, Dead Presidents in 1995, The Fifth Element, Money Talks, Jackie Brown in 1997, Rush Hour in 1998, Rush Hour 2 in 2001, and Rush Hour 3 in 2007. In 2012 he started in Silver Linings Playbook in the role of Danny McDaniels. Later in 2016, he started in Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. His comedy scene with Jackie Chan has earned him much popularity as well.
Moreover, he has many TV appearances too. Some of his appearances in TV series are Hangin’ with Mr. Cooper, Def Comedy Jam in 1992, Mickle Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration, Dairy in 2001, African American Lives in 2006, Chris Tucker – Live in 2015, Jeffery Epstein: Filthy Rich in 2020.
Caption: Chris Tucker and Virgo friend Michael Jackson (Sources: Instagram)
Other than that he made appearances in many famous music videos. In 1994, made an appearance in Heavy D & the Boyz’s “Nothing But Love”, Dr. Dre’s “Keep Their Heads Ringin”, 2pac ft Dr. Dre and Roger Troutman’s “California Love” in 1995, Mase’s “Feel So Good” in 1997, Michael Jackson “You Rock My World” in 2001, and Mariah Carey “Shake It Off” in 2005.
Chris Tucker – Net Worth 2023
He has an estimated net worth of around $5 million as of 2021. Sources of income are his work in the movies, TV series, music videos, etc. He is known to get $25 million for his work in Rush Hour 3. However, other than that his other assets and salaries are not known yet.
Talking about his achievements he has won awards in his career. In 1999, he won the MTV Movie Awards for Best On-screen Duo. Moreover, he won the MTV Awards for Best Fight for Movie in 2002, the Kid Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actor, and the Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor in 2002.
Moreover, he has many nominations for awards in his career as the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture in 2013, the MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance in 1996, the BET Award for Best Actor in 2002, etc.
Chris Tucker – Personal Life
He is straight and single. However, he was married to Azja Pryor in 1997 but later divorced in 2003. Together they have a son named,d Destin in 1998. Moreover, he was linked with high-profile women throughout his career as Nia Long, Vanessa Mendoza, India Arie, Gelila Asres, Cynne Simpson, etc.
Caption: Chris Tucker and his son Destin Tucker (Sources: Instagram)
Other than that he is a Humanitarian too. He has his own charitable organization The Chris Tucker Foundation. Moreover, he has supported many other organizations. Other than that there is no information regarding his rumors and controversy.
Body Measurement
Chris Tucker is 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m) tall and has a body measurement of around 83 Kg (183 lbs). Other than that his body measurement is not known yet. He got a pair of black eyes and black color hair.
Caption: Chris Body Measurement (Sources: Instagram)
Social media
He is active on social media. His Instagram account name @christucker has more than 1.8 million followers and his Twitter account @christuckerreal has more than 801k followers.
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