All of that is second fiddle to the real reason Chris Tucker is one of the greatest Chrises of all time: his indelible, iconic performance as the larger-than-life radio host Ruby Rhod in The Fifth Element.
In fact, pansexual Ruby Rhod is the ONLY legitimate reason to ever think about remaking The Fifth Element.
Ruby Rhod is Chris Tucker at his most essential.
Over two decades later, people still post GIFs of Ruby’s “bbbbzzzzzzzttt!” to respond to Twitter trolls, further proof Tucker helped turn The Fifth Element into an enduring classic.