Everybody Hates Chris (2005–2009)

Motivated by his childhood experiences, Emmy Award-winner/actor/comedian Chris Rock narrates this very hilarious and touching story of a teenager growing up as the oldest of three children ... See full summary »

Creators:

Ali LeRoi, Chris Rock

Stars:

Terry Crews, Tichina Arnold, Tequan Richmond

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 50 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Terry Crews	...	Julius (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Tichina Arnold	...	Rochelle (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Tequan Richmond	...	Drew (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Imani Hakim	...	Tonya (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Vincent Martella	...	Greg Wuliger (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Tyler James Williams	...	Chris (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Chris Rock	...	Narrator (88 episodes, 2005-2009)
Travis T. Flory	...	Joey Caruso (50 episodes, 2005-2009)
Jacqueline Mazarella	...	Vivian Morello (48 episodes, 2005-2009)

Storyline

Motivated by his childhood experiences, Emmy Award-winner/actor/comedian Chris Rock narrates this very hilarious and touching story of a teenager growing up as the oldest of three children in Brooklyn, NY, in 1982. 1982 is the year that Chris (Tyler James Williams) turns 13. Filled with dreams of being a cool teenager, Chris moves with his family from the projects to the "Bed-Stuy: Do or Die" neighborhood. As the family's emergency adult while his parents are working, he's responsible for taking care of his younger brother Drew (Tequan Richmond), who's taller and more confident than Chris, and sister Tonya (Imani Hakim), who gets all the parents' attention. Chris' rough, cost-conscious father Julius (Terry Crews) works numerous jobs to properly support his family. Sassy mom Rochelle (Tichina Arnold) runs the household on a tight budget, is very strict, and works part-time in a small real estate office. With his mom determined to see him in a good school, though Drew and Tonya go to ...

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Plot Keywords:

neighborhood | bus | home | bully | friend | 

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Taglines:

If he wasn't picked on he'd have no material.

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

UPN

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Also Known As:

Alle hassen Chris

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,000,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Chris Rock Entertainment, 3 Art Entertainment, Paramount Network Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

20 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Greg is based on Chris Rock's childhood friend, David Moskowitz.

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Goofs

In many episodes, the adult narrator Chris makes references to 1990s and 2000s pop culture. The series is set in the 1980s, but the narrator is in the present day looking back on his childhood.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Greg Wuliger: [to Chris about girls] Dude you are so in there!

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Connections

Referenced in Girlfriends: Everybody Hates Monica (2006)

User Reviews

Better then I Thought.

Finally, Chris Rock came out with something funny and finally UPN has a great show! I love Everybody Hates Chris. I'd say its better then Everybody Loves Raymond. Classic black comedy. Its a good thing Chris didn't take this to Fox or they would have canceled after two or three episodes because they don't know what there doing. So far the second episode is my favorite. That crazy guy who kept saying fool was funny and that guy that was on fire, literally! I love stuff like that. Comedy you don't have to think about. Just some guy running down the street thats on fire and you cry laughing because its so funny. I hope they have plenty of that in this show. Way to go Chris Rock!