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Review: 'Final Fantasy XIII' falls flat

Denver Post - Found Mar. 11, 2010
... of hours it takes to complete 'XIII.' I did grow to like Sazh, who comes off at first as a Chris Tucker impersonator but turns out to be the...
Final Fantasy maker prepping 3D sequel? - ElectricPig
Five Things You'll Love About Final Fantasy XIII - G4 TV
Review: 'Final Fantasy XIII' falls flat - Seattle Post Intelligencer
Review: 'Final Fantasy XIII' falls flat - Sympatico
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New Zealand Herald

Posted on March 11, 2010, 6:42 am

Review: 'Final Fantasy XIII' Falls Flat

New York Times - Found Mar. 10, 2010
... of hours it takes to complete ''XIII.'' I did grow to like Sazh, who comes off at first as a Chris Tucker impersonator but turns out to be the...
Is Final Fantasy XIII one too many? - CNET News.com
Final Fantasy ships 5 million units - NetworkWorld
PS3 Final Fantasy XIII includes Final Fantasy XIV goodies - NetworkWorld
Weekly top 10 video game guides: 'Final Fantasy XIII', 'Bad Company ... - The Independent
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MSN UK

Posted on March 10, 2010, 2:05 am

Can Tarantino save Chris Tucker? Is he about to try?

Orlando Sentinel - Found Mar. 8, 2010
Can Quentin Tarantino save Chris Tucker from oblivion? Is he hungry enough? Or is Chris too fat and rich and lazy to care?

Posted on March 8, 2010, 4:13 am

Quentin Tarantino's Latest Charity Case: Chris Tucker? [Party ...

Gawker - Found Mar. 7, 2010
His next personal project, according to conversations we overheard between the two men, involves Chris Tucker .

Posted on March 7, 2010, 2:14 am

NBA All-Star Celebrity Game Roster: Dr. Oz, Chris Tucker, Mark Cuban ...

Huffington Post - Found Feb. 1, 2010
Among the participants are Dr. Oz, Common, Chris Tucker, Mark Cuban, Anthony Anderson and Pitbull.

Posted on February 1, 2010, 11:30 am

ATL HOUSEWIFE DENIES CHRIS TUCKER ROMANC...

EURweb - Found Dec. 23, 2009
Whitfield is taking the gossip site Media Take Out to task regarding a story claiming the reality star is dating Atlanta actor Chris Tucker.

Posted on December 23, 2009, 2:45 am

Chris Tucker to address TC graduating class

Daily Home - Found Apr. 28, 2009
TALLADEGA - Actor, comedian and philanthropist Chris Tucker is scheduled to address the 2009 graduating Talladega College class at commencement

Posted on April 28, 2009, 9:23 am

'Final Fantasy XIII' falls flat

Chicago Daily Herald - Found Mar. 20, 2010
... of hours it takes to complete 'XIII.' I did grow to like Sazh, who comes off at first as a Chris Tucker impersonator but turns out to be the...
'Final Fantasy XIII' sales in North America top 1 million - USA Today
Square Enix says it will 'consider' creating social games - NetworkWorld
Final Fantasy XIII Breaks Franchise Sales Record - Gamers.com
Final Fantasy XIII PS3, Xbox 360 sells 1M in five days - Punch Jump
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GameSpy

Posted on March 20, 2010, 5:28 am

Missoni boutique in Los Angeles

Examiner.com - Found Mar. 19, 2010
Joy Bryant, Nicole Richie, Lily Collins, Angie Harmon, Quincy Jones, Rachel Zoe, Mario Testino, Chris Tucker, Amber Valletta, Jo Champa and...

Posted on March 19, 2010, 2:51 am

Chris Tucker Biography

Chris Tucker
extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License

Chris Tucker
Chris tucker mugshot.jpg
Chris Tucker, April 19, 2005
Birth name Christopher Tucker
Born August 31, 1971 (1971-08-31) (age 38)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Years active 1988–present
Genres Comedy
Influences Martin Lawrence
Influenced Dave Chappelle
Website http://www.christucker.com/

Christopher "Chris" Tucker (born August 31, 1971)1 is an American actor and comedian, best known for his roles as Smokey in the 1995 film Friday and Detective James Carter in the Rush Hour trilogy.

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Early life

Tucker was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Mary Louise (née Bryant) and Norris Tucker.1 His mother was closely involved in church work, and his father was an independent businessman who owned a janitorial service.23 Tucker was raised in Decatur, Georgia.

After graduating from Columbia High School, Tucker moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in comedy and movies.

Career

Tucker's first major movie role was alongside rapper Ice Cube in the 1995 film Friday. He also starred with Charlie Sheen in 1997's Money Talks and alongside Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element the same year. 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. Realizing the success of the first Rush Hour film, Tucker held out from studio bosses until they paid his price tag of $20 million for Rush Hour 2;4 the film became an enormous success. The other star, Jackie Chan, received $15 million and gross points.

Despite a flurry of films at the start of his career, Tucker has only made three appearances since 1998, all as Detective James Carter. Tucker's career trajectory is unusual in that, while he has made such a relatively small number of films, he has already become a member of the unofficial "$20 million per film" club, joining such actors as Brad Pitt, Denzel Washington, Tom Cruise and Will Smith. Tucker signed a two-movie contract with New Line Cinema for 40 million dollars to star in Rush Hour 3 and another unnamed film. He is also to receive 20% of the gross against his salary from the 3rd Rush Hour film.5

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 chose to do the Rush Hour series instead. He also starred in Michael Jackson's video "You Rock My World." On February 13, 2009, Tucker participated in the NBA All-Star Weekend's Celebrity Game. Other celebrities participating include rapper Master P, NBA Hall of Famer's Clyde Drexler, Dominique Wilkins, wide receiver Terrell Owens, and four Harlem Globetrotters.

Tucker is starring in an upcoming drama film Mr. S: My Life with Frank Sinatra, directed by Brett Ratner, who directed all three Rush Hour films. This will be the first time Tucker has starred outside the Rush Hour series since The Fifth Element in 1997.

Personal life

Chris has a son named Destin Christopher Tucker, who was born in 2000 and lives with his mother in Los Angeles. He owns homes in the luxury community of Bella Colina in Montverde, Florida, located west of Orlando, as well as in a gated community in Tarzana, California, where he raises his children.

Tucker is 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 as well attending Jackson's memorial service. A friend of Bill Clinton, Tucker has travelled with the former President overseas, though he endorsed Barack Obama rather than Hillary Clinton in the 2008 primaries.67

Tucker participated in a PBS documentary on the genetic makeup of African Americans. He found he has African American, European American, and Native American ancestry.8 Through DNA tests (as aired on the 2006 PBS documentary African American Lives), Tucker's paternal ancestry was traced back to the Mbundu ethnic group of Angola and one line of his mother's to the Bamileke of Cameroon.91011 He also managed to trace his family tree back to the 1830s.12 Tucker was shown traveling to Angola, the birthplace of his ancestors, with the program's host Henry Louis Gates.13

Filmography

Films

Year Film Role Notes
1994 House Party 3 Johnny Booze
1995 Friday Smokey Starring role
Panther Bodyguard
Dead Presidents Skip Supporting role
1997 Money Talks Franklin Hatchett Starring role
Jackie Brown Beaumont Livingston Supporting role
The Fifth Element Ruby Rhod Supporting role
1998 Rush Hour Detective James Carter Starring role
2001 Rush Hour 2 Detective James Carter Starring role
2007 Rush Hour 3 Detective James Carter Starring role
2009 Mr. S: My Life with Frank Sinatra George Jacobs

Television

Year Series Role Episodes
1988 The Roseanne Show Himself 1
1992 Hangin' with Mr. Cooper Rapper 1
2001 Diary Himself 1
2006 African American Lives Himself 4

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