How Much is American Actor Chris Tucker's Salary and Net Worth? His Career and Awards

Christopher Tucker, also known professionally as Chris Tucker is an actor and stand-up comedian from the United States. He is best known for portraying the role of Smokey in the  film The 50-year-old was born on  in Atlanta Georgia. 

He finished his high school education in Decatur, Georgi and moved to LA to become an actor and sharpen his skill in comedy. He has a very good sense of humor from a very young age and could easily draw the attention of people. 

The famous actor was very close to the king of pop Michael Jackson and also is good friends with Jackie Chan

The actor is one of the most well-known personalities in the industry, and here we are going to take a look at his career, awards, and net worth.

Chris Tucker career and awards

As mentioned above, Tucker moved to LA at a young age to pursue his career in Hollywood. His first-ever recognized work was as a frequent performer on in . He made his debut on the big screen through film as Johnny Booze. He also appeared in the film   

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He made his debut on TV in  appearing as a rapper in an episode of . 

Later in , he appeared in His role in the film was highly appreciated and brought him into the limelight. For the role, he was nominated for 3 He did not win any award, but the role did increase hype about the actor eventually increasing his demand.

In the same year, he also appeared in many other films like and . Later in , he was nominated for a under category Worst New Star for his works in and . 

However, next year, he flipped the coin and won a , (both shared with Jackie Chan) for his role as Detective James Carter in film alongside Jackie Chan. He was also nominated for a and two MTV Movie Award. 

Later in and , he appeared on the sequels to the movie, respectively. For the role, he won a Kids Choice Award, an MTV Movie Award (shared with Jackie Chan) in . 

Some of his other notable works in films are as Danny McDaniels in for which he won a exclusive Standup special. 

Moreover, the actor is currently working on the upcoming projects and which will release in 2018. 

Apart from films, Tucker has appeared in TV shows like and . As mentioned above, he was a good friend to Michael Jackson and also has made an appearance in his music video "" as a gangster.  Talking about music videos, he also appeared in Mariah Carey's music video . 

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Chris Tucker Net Worth

Being one of the elite actors in Hollywood, Chris Tucker has an estimated net worth of $11.5 million. His net worth back in was $6.8 million which increased to $9.6 million in and $10 million in . Moreover, his estimated yearly earning has been reported to be $1.4 million. 

During his initial days, while working on his most well-known films , he was paid just $15 thousand. But now the actor is paid way more. For his work in , the actor was paid a massive $25 million according to . He was also paid a million dollars for appearing as a host in . 

Back in , she signed a deal worth $45 million with . 

Many might question why the actor's net worth is so low despite his high earnings. Back in , the actor settled a $2.5 million debt. According to representatives, it was because of poor business management and accounting.

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