Chris Tucker
Chris Tucker
Christopher "Chris" Tuckeris an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is known for playing the role of Smokey in Friday and as Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour film series. Tucker became a frequent stand up performer on Def Comedy Jam in the 1990s. He also appeared in Luc Besson's The Fifth Element...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth31 August 1971
CityAtlanta, GA
CountryUnited States of America
money men mama
You loan your friend money. You see them again, they don't say nothin' 'bout the money. 'Hi, how ya doin'? How's ya mama doing?' Man, how's my money doin'?
keys might stories
Everybody goes through a lot of the same things, and I talk about those, and that's the key. You have to connect with your audience, and I might take them on a trip with me, tell them I went here and I went there and they'll go with me, you know, to hear the stories.
lines scene written
A lot of lines in movies were written, but I'm always improvising. Once you get into the scene, it just comes to me.
mom my-mom raised
My mom raised me to never have anything control me.
decision choices realizing
One thing about me, when I make a decision about something, I realize when you make choices in life, that dictates your life.
crowds want might
In stand-up you can go either way. It's live. Somebody might say something in the crowd, you might respond to it. But in a movie you could be spontaneous too. But you pretty much have to stick to that story or that scene or that script, but in stand-up you can go wherever you want to. It's more freedom.
jobs people trying
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.
acting stuff paint
I reenact everything. I love to paint a picture for my audience. I'm a lot like Richard Pryor in that aspect. I do a lot of acting on stage, acting out and visualizing stuff. I love to do that. I'm into it so much, it just comes out of me.
family feelings reunion
It was like a family reunion, watching the movie. It's always a good feeling when I can get a screening for my family.
golf people three
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.
creative directors different
A lot of directors, they're creative, but they're different.
stars bigs interest
Being a big star and being known, making movies and a lot of money - that really doesn't interest me.
mind world stuff
I love traveling. It not only opens my mind up, but it also allows me to use my fame in another way through humanitarian works and stuff, and being an influence around the world.
creative comedian being-funny
I really loved what I was doing being creative and being funny as a stand-up comedian.