Chris Tucker Biography (Age, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Family, Career & More)
Chris Tucker is an American comedian and actor and not just that but the highest paid actor of his time. Chris in his younger age wanted to make a change in his life and moved to Hollywood from Georgia to pursue a career in showbiz. Chris Tucker became a frequent guest on the, Def Comedy Jam in the year of 1992.
He was always noted for his outstanding and an exception clean i.e. non-vulgar standup comedy routines. He stated that his inspirations for comedy are Richard Pryor & Eddie Murphy.
Personal Details
| Full Name | Christopher Tucker |
| Nick Name | Chris Tucker |
| Date of Birth | 31 August 1971 |
| Age | 51 years as of January 2023 |
| Birth Place | Atlanta, Georgia, USA |
| Residence | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Ethnicity | Black |
| Religion | Christian |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupations | Actor and Comedian |
| Education | Not Known |
| Net Worth | USD 5 Million as of 2022 |
| Marital Status | Divorced |
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Physical Appearance
| Eye Color | black |
| Hair Color | Black |
| Chest | 44 Inches |
| Waist | 34 Inches |
| Biceps | 16 Inches |
| Height | 6’1″ Feet |
| Weight | 75 kg |
Personal Life (Family, Friends, Girlfriends, Children)
| Father | Norris Tucker |
| Mother | Mary Louise Tucker |
| Sibling | Dexter Tucker (Brother) and Tammye Stocks (Sister) |
| Girlfriend/ Wife | Azja Pryor ( 1997-2003) |
| Childers | Destin Christopher Tucker (Son) |
Early life, Family and Relationship
Chris Tucker’s birth name is Christopher Tucker and he was born on 31st August 1971. He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Chris was the youngest son of Mary Louise and Norris Tucker. He was the youngest of the six siblings. Chris Tucker self-learned at an early stage that humor had the power to draw attention to himself both at school and home.
His father was a businessman who owned his own janitorial service and Chris grew up in Decatur, Georgia, and after completing his graduation from Columbia High School he planned on something else. So, he moved to Los Angeles in pursuit of his comedy career.
He had inspiration from Eddie Murphy and Richard Pryor and he was well-known by his teachers and also his high-school classmates for making imitations and impressions like Eddie Murphy, Michael Jackson and others. He also grew up in a Pentecostal Christian household, because of his parents were members of the Church of God in Christ during his childhood.
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Success and career
Chris Tucker started expressing his comedy skills in front of an audience in the local Atlanta comedy clubs until he moved to Los Angeles in the year 1990 to further pursue his stand-up comedy career, He was a frequent performer in the HBO’s Def Comedy Jam, a comedy series in the year of 1992.
He started his movie debut in the year 1994 in House party 3 and had also been in Friday the following year with N.W.A rapper Ice Cube. He has co-starred in the movies like, The Fifth Element and Money Talks in the year of 1997. He has played supporting role in the, Jackie Brown by Jackie Brown. Double-O-Soul is a spy-comedy had him starring but never was released.
Chris Tucker Biography (Age, Height, Weight, Girlfriend, Family, Career & More)
