Tucker to end 5-year hiatus by filming 'Rush Hour 3'

After a five-year absence from movie screens, Chris Tucker is about to begin shooting "Rush Hour 3" with Jackie Chan.

But before the cameras roll, the 34-year-old motor-mouthed comedian is squeezing in a 21-city stand-up tour, which began June 11. It is his first official tour in nearly a decade.

"Stand-up gets me warmed up for the movie," Tucker said Friday. "It keeps you sharp, and also current on what's going on."

When Tucker's tour wraps up in Atlanta on Sept. 17, he'll fly to Paris, where shooting on "Rush Hour 3" starts Sept. 25.