Do you understand the word that's about to come out of my mouth?
Foreclosure!
Comedian and "Rush Hour" film series star Chris Tucker's multi-million dollar mansion in Central Floridais in foreclosure. More than $4.4 million is owed to the bank.
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Tucker, 39, bought the 10,000-sq.-ft. waterfront home on Lake Apopka, near Orlando, in the pricey Bella Collina community in 2007 for $6 million. It contains five bedrooms, three fireplaces, a personal spa, an outdoor kitchen overlooking a pool, and a basement outfitted to resemble a pirate ship, including the sail.
Tucker's was among eight luxury homes displayed during a "Street of Dreams" event at the height of the real-estate boom in 2006, when unimproved one-acre parcels in the budding enclave of the highly rich sold for hundreds of thousands of dollars. Some lots sold for more than $1 million.
Tucker was a frequent performer on Def Comedy Jam in the early 90s. He made his film debut in "House Party 3" (1994). He really rose to fame and earned a fortune when he first co-starred with Jackie Chan in the 1998 buddy-cop, action-comedy "Rush Hour," which grossed $130 million at U.S. box offices. "Rush Hour 2," which was released in 2001, reportedly grossed more than $345 million worldwide.
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The California resident signed a two-picture deal with New Line Cinema worth $40 million that required him to star in "Rush Hour 3," the final installment of the "Rush Hour" film series, which opened in August 2007, a month after Tucker bought his mansion.
Tucker was also a good friend of pop icon Michael Jackson.
Court documents reportedly show an $11.5 million IRS lien on the home in 2011 in order to collect federal income taxes from Tucker, whose monthly mortgage payment, court documents show, was $25,812.50.
Tucker's mansion has an assessed value of $1.6 million, according to the property appraiser's site.
The Times Union of Albany, N.Y., reports that Tucker's comedy show scheduled in New York City for this Sunday -- a rescheduling of a postponed Sept. 3 performance -- has been canceled because of "unforeseen circumstances
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