Chris Tucker’s most iconic role came in the form of Detective Carter in the Rush Hour series. Tucker was a standup comedian who later turned to acting roles in the 1990s. In Rush Hour, he joined the legendary Jackie Chan to play buddy cops who solve crimes in Los Angeles and Hong Kong.
Tucker became friends with The Karate Kid actor as they collaborated on three movies in the series. In an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, the Money Talks actor exposed one of Jackie Chan’s sweet habits on set.
Jackie Chan Surprised Chris Tucker With A Gift Every Day
Chris Tucker appeared in a special episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live held in Las Vegas in 2019. Tucker covered various topics in his discussion including life in Las Vegas, living next to Celine Dion, and his protectiveness for his son. Jimmy Kimmel also brought up the question about Jackie Chan and asked Tucker how it was working with the Kung Fu Yoga actor.
The Fifth Element actor had only great words of appreciation for Jackie Chan, revealing that Chan was very comfortable to work with on sets. Tucker also revealed a weird gift-giving habit of Jackie Chan. Chan would send Tucker a gift every day to his trailer on the sets of Rush Hour. The Silver Linings Playbook actor said:
“Jackie was so nice and I was so comfortable. But… Jackie would give me a gift every day. First Rush Hour, Jackie Chan would give me a gift. Every day, he would send it to my trailer and I was like ‘What’s going on??? He’s so nice.’”
Jackie Chan also on several occasions acknowledged that it was great working with Tucker on the Rush Hour movies. However, The Foreigner actor was not happy with the first film as his English was not good in the film and he did not get to do action sequences like in his Hong Kong productions.
Chris Tucker Stereotyped Jackie Chan’s Sweet Gesture
Chris Tucker was initially uncomfortable with Jackie Chan’s daily gifts. Tucker felt compelled to give something back to him as well. At the same time, the Friday actor didn’t want to go broke trying to keep up with the $400M rich actor. However, the Jackie Brown actor decided against returning gifts citing a weird reason. Tucker took a stereotypical dig at Chan’s gift-giving habit:
“And I had to buy him something after a while. Then I realize, he’s from China. They make everything over there. He is getting it for free anyway. I almost went broke trying to keep up with him.”
The joke landed with Jimmy Kimmel’s audience as they burst into laughter over Tucker humiliating his co-star. Jackie Chan would have definitely got the joke and there was no bad blood over the stereotyping, evident from the fact that they are working together again.
Fans of the Rush Hour movies can once again see the duo’s return to the screen, as both actors are set to reprise their roles for a fourth installment, scheduled for release in 2024.
Source: Jimmy Kimmel Live – YouTube
