Well, because you read this, there is no doubt that you know how popular Chris Tucker has ever been. A comedian and an actor, Chris was once at the top of the mountain in his profession. The highest paid actor in Hollywood back in 2007 was the achievement he could be proud of.
Some of the best known roles are on Friday F. Gary Gray where he played Smokey, and the Detective James Carter who was playing in the film series Rush Hour Hour Brett Ratner. It would be true to say that the latter is his best role, the best known.
Hours in a hurry made him famous and that was the reason for being the highest paid actor in Hollywood. Step with Jackie Chan was a big hit and triggered a trilogy after that early success. Tucker saw the opportunity to cash – that’s what he had done. After demanding 20 million dollars for a sequel, he was given his desire. Then, for the third film, he managed to negotiate 40 million contracts two films with a new line cinema. Of the 40 million dollars, 25 is his salary for the film Rush Hour 3.
When you hear that someone has been the highest paid actor in Hollywood and still is actually a decent figure in this industry, you might assume that he is quite rich, that the net worth is quite stable.
Well, it’s something we can’t say about Chris Tucker because he has a fair problem with all kinds of debt. In other words – the financial situation took a big hit.
The actor faced confiscation in his Florida house which was worth around 6 million dollars and around 10,000 square feet. Therefore, he ended with Irs chasing him because he owes a tax of 14 million dollars. It was for a period from 2001 to 2005.
The mortgage on it is large enough – 4.4 million dollars. He did say that he did not generate enough income at the time and that he could not pay his bill.
At present, the net wealth is around 3 million dollars, even though you will find some information that it has a negative net worth. It was only the amount chased by the IRS to him.
Everyone faces some high and lows in their lives. Chris Tucker is a perfect example of it. Someone’s father is still a good actor and still wandering in the industry, waiting for something he will balloon his wallet again.
There was rumors that he was in talks with ice cubes to arrange a new Friday movie. It was something that would help his career, no doubt. Smokey is one of its most famous roles.
If there is 4 o’clock, Chris Tucker might be the happiest man in the world since his financial situation will be a big turn to get better if it finally happens. We will see if there are these ideas that live in the future.
