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Christopher "Chris" Tucker (born August 31, 1971) is an American actor and comedian, best known for his roles as Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour trilogy and Smokey in the 1995 film Friday. Tucker was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the youngest son of Mary Louise and Norris Tucker. Tucker was raised in Decatur, Georgia. After graduating from Columbia High School, he moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy and movies. In 1992, Tucker was a frequent performer on Def Comedy Jam. He made his cinematic debut in House Party 3, and gained greater film recognition alongside rapper Ice Cube in the 1995 film Friday. In 1997, he co-starred with Charlie Sheen in Money Talks, and alongside Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element. Tucker did not reprise his role of Smokey in Next Friday (2000) because he had become a born-again Christian after filming Money Talks (1997).He later starred in the 1998 martial arts action comedy Rush Hour and its sequels, Rush Hour 2 and Rush Hour 3, in which he played James Carter, an abrasive wise-cracking detective. Tucker is good friends with fellow Rush Hour star Jackie Chan, and was also close friends with the late singer Michael Jackson, introducing and dancing with him at his 30th Anniversary Special, appearing in Jackson's video "You Rock My World" from his 2001 album Invincible and attending Jackson's memorial service. A friend of Bill Clinton, Tucker has traveled with the former President overseas, though he endorsed Barack Obama rather than Hillary Clinton in the 2008 primaries. On February 13, 2009, Tucker participated in the NBA All-Star Weekend's Celebrity Game.
Twelve years have passed since Chief Inspector Lee and Detective James Carter helped Chinese Ambassador Solon Han and his daughter Soo-Yung, by discovering and saving Geneviève in Paris (Rush Hour 3). Lee is now retired, still unmarried, and resides in Hong Kong. He is living a very quite and sad lifestyle in a one-bedroom apartment in downtown. Carter is the current Lead Detective at the central LAPD office in Los Angeles. He is divorced and is raising his teenage son. A run-of-the-mill drug bust goes wrong once Detective Carter overhears an important conversation. The Hong Kong based cocaine drug lord, Tato Xylang, who is in control of the drug movement, is the biological brother of Sang (Rush Hour 1 antagonist). Carter is caught easy dropping on the drug villains. Xylang comes to realize that Carter is one of the detectives who is reasonable for the death of his brother. Carter is chased and is forced to hide out overnight. During the chase, Carter loses his wallet; Xyland and his gang finds the wallet and uses his drivers license to confirm his identify and locate his home. Xyland and his gang kidnaps Carter's son. Xyland blackmails Carter into helping him move his drugs on the dock. If he is successful in helping, and keeping the LAPD out of the area, then he will get his son back. Carter becomes frantic and goes to the only person he can trust. Carter arrives in Hong Kong to find a washed-up and aged Inspector Lee. After explaining his situation, Lee agrees to help Carter get his son back. Carter puts Lee through a "Rocky" parody training seminar, and then the two return to the States to go to war.
