Tucker is best known for playing the role of Detective James Carter in the “Rush Hour” film series with Jackie Chan. He became a favorite on HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam” in the 1990s and rose to prominence in his first starring role, the 1995 film cult-classic “Friday” starring alongside Ice Cube.

In 2013, he co-starred in the Oscar-nominated film “Silver Linings Playbook” with Robert DeNiro, Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper. In 2015, his standup film, “Chris Tucker Live,” was released exclusively on Netflix, and marked the first project that Tucker starred in and produced through his company, Chris Tucker Entertainment. He also co-starred in Ang Lee’s powerful Iraq war-centric film, “Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk” with Vin Diesel and Steve Martin.