Chris Tucker random trivia

Turned down the offer to return as "Smokey" in the Ice Cube's popular "Friday" movie series due to his own claim that he has matured out of such roles. He does not want to play a drug dealer. Well known for parodying the Cuban accent of the Tony Montana character from Scarface (1983). In 1999, he signed a two-picture $45 million deal with New Line Cinema -- including $20 million to co-star in Rush Hour 2 (2001) and $25 million to co-write, direct and star in _Mr. President (2002)_ . However, Tucker agreed to receive NO backend percentage of the box office gross.