Chris Tucker to tour South Africa in November

31 Jul 2018

American actor and stand-up comedian Chris Tucker will tour South Africa with his new comedy show in November 2018. Tucker will perform at the GrandWest Grand Arena in Cape Town on 7 November 2018, before heading to the International Convention Centre in Durban on 9 November 2018, and will make his final stop at the Ticketpro Dome in Johannesburg on 10 November 2018.

He became a favourite on Russell Simmons’ HBO Def Comedy Jam in the 1990s and came to fame in his first starring role in the 1995 film cult classic Friday alongside Ice Cube.

Chris Tucker to tour South Africa in November

In 1997, Tucker embarked on his first production as an executive producer and co-starred in Money Talks with Charlie Sheen and shortly after appeared in Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element. In 2006, Tucker negotiated a $25m salary to appear in Rush Hour 3, which made him the highest paid actor in Hollywood.

He co-starred in the 2013 Oscar-nominated film Silver Linings Playbook with Robert DeNiro, Jennifer Lawrence, and Bradley Cooper. In 2015, his first stand-up film Chris Tucker Live was released exclusively on Netflix. To date, Tucker has starred in films that have collectively grossed over $1bn in box office sales worldwide. He is currently on a US and international 2017 comedy tour, which is receiving shining reviews from all over the world.

Outside of comedy, Tucker is a dedicated humanitarian spending much of his spare time travelling around the world, doing philanthropic work to make a difference through his Chris Tucker Foundation.