Chris Tucker Net Worth, Age, Height, Weight, Awards & Achievements

Introduction of Chris Tucker

Christopher Tucker is the real name of Chris Tucker. Chris is an actor as well as stand-up comedian. His magnificent role was as Smoky F. Gary Gray’s Friday. He also made the remarkable role of Detective James Carter in Rush Hour Film Series. He has also shown his acting skills in the films like Jackie Brown, The Fifth Element, Money Talks, and Silver Linings Playbook. Chris Tucker net worth is more than $7 million.

“I think real life reflects your movies. In your life, you pick stuff that influences what movie roles you wanna pick. I think if you’ve got an interesting life, you wanna do interesting movies about interesting things.”- Chris Tucker

Early Life of Chris Tucker

Born to Mary Louise and Norris Tucker on 31 August 1971 in Atlanta, Georgia, Chris is the youngest child of his parents. From his childhood, Chris understood that comedy and making people laugh is a quality that draws everyone’s attention. His father was a businessman. Chris lived in Decatur, Georgia and went to Columbia High School. After his graduation, he shifted to Los Angeles to begin his acting career.

He was inspired by Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy’s comedy and used to make people laugh on his comedy. Chris married Azja Pryor in 1997. The couple has a son named Destin. The couple parted ways in 2003. His son still lives in Los Angeles with his mother. Chris switches between Bel Air, Las Vegas, and Atlanta. Chris Tucker became good friends with Jackie Chan after they worked together in the film Rush Hour. Chris is also friends with the famous singer Michael Jackson.

“I think my life is a movie and your life reflects your work.”- Chris Tucker

Career

Before moving to Los Angeles, he used to perform in Atlanta’s local comedy clubs. In the year 1992, he started performing in HBO TV series Def Comedy Jam. He starred in the film House Party 3 and in 1995, he appeared in the film Friday opposite Ice Breaker. His next film was Money Talks with Charlie Sheen. Later he appeared in the movie The Fifth Element with Bruce Willis. He also starred in the film Double-O-Soul however the film was not released. Rush Hour, Rush Hour 2, and Rush Hour 3 were the films in which Chris appeared with Jackie Chan, playing the role of Detective James Carter.

After the massive success of the film Rush Hour, he charged $20 million and $25 million for the films Rush Hour 2 and Rush Hour 3 respectively. He also appeared in Tupac Shakur’s California Love and Michael Jackson’s You Rock My World. In 2012, his film Silver Linings Playbook was released which included co-stars Jennifer Lawrence, Bradley Cooper, and Robert De Niro.

“I feel like every time I go out. I want to do a good job. I want people to say that he’s just as good at stand-up as he is in some of the movies I’ve seen him in, so I try to do the best every time I go out there.”- Chris Tucker

Awards and Achievements

• In the year 1998, Chris was awarded the Blockbuster, Entertainment Award for Favorite Duo- Action/ Adventure with Jackie Chan for the film Rush Hour. He also won the MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo for the same film.
• For the sequel of the film Rush Hour, he won Kids Choice Award for Favorite Movie Actor. He was also accolated Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Comedy and MTV Movie Award for Best Fight (shared with Jackie Chan).
• He was awarded the Broadcast Film Critics Association Award for Best Cast for his film Silver Linings Playbook in the year 2012.
• He has been nominated many times in MTV Movie Awards and other awards too. He also hosted the B.E.T. Awards once.

“It takes intelligence to make real comedy, and it takes a reality base to create all that little stuff I like to do that makes you giggle inside.”- Chris Tucker

Chris Tucker Net Worth and Salary

Chris Tucker net worth, according to latest updates, is around $7 million. All his wealth he earned from acting in various TV shows and films. His stand-up comedy performances also add a big chunk to his net worth. His comedy performances are loved by the audiences and are a great hit among people.

“Making people laugh is giving, and it’s healing, too, when people can go up to the movies and forget about their problems. It’s a good thing. That’s why I want to work.”- Chris Tucker

Bottom Line

Chris is famous as stand-up comedian and has earned a lot of success through this. He thinks that making people laugh is not easy and takes quite a lot of hard work.

“I tell people that stand-up’s like golf: you gotta do it every day to get it down – or at least three times a week to get it down.”- Chris Tucker

Chris is indeed one of the best entertainers of all time having won many awards for his films as well. he holds a good friendship bond with influential personalities such as Barrack Obama and Bill Clinton.

“I want to keep working, I want to keep doing my humanitarian stuff around the world, shining light on different places that have problems. Keep making movies, make people laugh.”- Chris Tucker

Earning fame and money has not affected Chris’s personality and he is a very down-to-earth as an individual.

“Being a big star and being known, making movies and a lot of money – that really doesn’t interest me.”- Chris Tucker