The transcript below is from the video “Rush Hour (I – II) Cast: THEN and NOW ★ 2023” by TV Series Memories.
Series Memories:
Hello, and welcome to our channel. Now in this video, we’re gonna tell you how the cast of 1998 Rush Hour has changed. I’ll show you what they look like back then in 1998 and now in 2022 how they changed compared to when they were in this movie. Alright, let’s go!
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Chris Tucker as Carter
Chris Tucker – In the film, he plays Carter, the quick talking sweet smart LAPD detective, who is initially assigned by the FBI to look after Lee and keep him out of their investigation. In 1998, he was 27 years old and now he’s 51 years old.
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Jackie Chan as Lee
Jackie Chan – In the movie, he plays Lee, a top Hong Kong cop, who comes to Los Angeles to help his friend find his kidnapped daughter. In 1998, he was 44 years old and now he’s 68 years old.
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Tom Wilkinson as Griffin
Tom Wilkinson – In the movie, he plays Griffin, a British diplomat and colleague of Han who is secretly the top Crime Boss in Hong Kong. In 1998, he was 50 years old and now he’s 74 years old.
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Ken Leung as Sang
Ken Leung – In the movie, he plays Sang, the second commander of Juntao. In 1998, he was 28 years old and now he’s 52 years.
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Elizabeth Peña as Johnson
Elizabeth Peña – In the film, she plays Johnson, an aspiring bomb squad technician in LAPD who helps Carter rescue Soo-Yung. She was 39 years old in 1998 and sadly, Peña passed away on October 14, 2014, at the age of 55.
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Tzi Ma as Consul Han
Tzi Ma – In the movie, he plays Consul Han, Soo-Yung’s father and a Hong Kong diplomat who has just moved to Los Angeles. In 1998, he was 36 years old and now he’s 60 years old.
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Philip Baker Hall as Captain Diel
Philip Baker Hall – In the movie, he plays Captain Diel, Carter’s supervisor. He was 67 years old in 1998 and sadly, Hall died of emphysema at his home in Glendale, California on June 12, 2022, at the age of 90.
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Mark Rolston as Agent Russ
Mark Rolston – In the movie, he plays Agent Russ. In 1998, he was 42 years old and now he’s 66 years old.
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Rex Linn as Agent Whitney
Rex Linn – In the movie, he plays Agent Whitney. In 1998, he was 42 years old and now he’s 66 years old.
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John Hawkes as Stucky
John Hawkes – In the movie, he plays Stucky, an informant for Carter. In 1998, he was 39 years old and now he’s 63 years old.
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Chris Penn as Clive
Chris Penn – In the movie, he plays Clive, a small arms Jeweler who was captured by Carter doing a fasting operation. He was 33 years old in 1998 and sadly, Penn was found dead in his home in Santa Monica on January 24, 2006, at the age of 40.
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