10 Actors Who Ruin Any Film They're In

8. Chris Tucker

After the huge cult success of Boyz n The Hood, Ice Cube had established himself as a serious acting talent. In 1995 though, he looked to expand his repertoire with his screenwriting debut in Friday. Telling the story of two stoner friends who must repay their dealer, Cube starred alongside a relative unknown called Chris Tucker, and in the minds of American filmmakers something just sparked.

Tucker played the painfully loud comic relief of the movie. Boisterous, camp, flamboyant, and delivering every single line with a shrill and ear-piercing screech, Tucker instantly found a niche that nobody had realised was needed. His career since has been mercifully scant, with his Rush Hour trilogy, and spots in The Fifth Element, Silver Linings Playbook and Jackie Brown all he really has to show for it.

Regardless, the mere sight of Tucker on a screen illicits the same eye-rolling "oh here we go" response from audiences across the world, and it can only be a matter of time before another suitably irritating character is written to match his specific skill set.