Christopher "Chris" Tucker (born August 31, 1971) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for playing the role of Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour film series. Tucker became a frequent stand up performer on Def Comedy Jam in the 1990s. He came to prominence in the 1995 film Friday alongside Ice Cube, and then appeared in Luc Besson's The Fifth Element before beginning work on the highly successful Rush Hour films. In 2006, he negotiated a $25 million salary to appear in Rush Hour 3, which made him the highest paid actor in Hollywood at the time. This book is your ultimate resource for Chris Tucker. Here you will find the most up-to-date information, photos, and much more. In easy to read chapters, with extensive references and links to get you to know all there is to know about Chris Tucker's Early life, Career and Personal life right away. A quick look inside: Chris Tucker, African American Lives, Ambundu, California Love, Columbia High School (Decatur, Georgia), Dead Presidents, Friday (1995 film), Golden Raspberry Award for Worst New Star, House Party 3, Ice Cube, Invincible (Michael Jackson album), Jackie Brown (film), Jackie Chan, Jay Leno, MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance, MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance, MTV Movie Award for Best Fight, MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo, Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Special, Money Talks, Panther (film), Richard Pryor, Rush Hour (1998 film), Rush Hour (film series), Rush Hour 2, Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture, Silver Linings Playbook, The Fifth Element, You Rock My World 170and more pages!Contains selected content from the highest rated entries, typeset, printed and shipped, combining the advantages of up-to-date and in-depth knowledge with the convenience of printed books. A portion of the proceeds of each book will be donated to the Wikimedia Foundation to support their mission.