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Chris Rock(I)

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Christopher Julius Rock was born in Andrews, South Carolina and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York. He is the son of Rosalie (Tingman), a teacher and social worker for the mentally handicapped, and Julius Rock, a truck driver and newspaper deliveryman, whose own father was a preacher.

Rock has been in stand-up comedy for several decades. He made his big screen debut in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) and spent three years on the cast of Saturday Night Live (1975). He does commercials for 1-800 Collect and Nike and covered the presidential campaign for the show Politically Incorrect (1993). He lives in Alpine, New Jersey.
BornFebruary 7, 1965
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  • Won 4 Primetime Emmys

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Samuel L. Jackson, Chris Rock, and Darren Lynn Bousman in Spiral (2021)
Chris Rock in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Chris Rock in Cultureshock (2018)
Chris Rock and Bernie Mac in The Bernie Mac Show (2001)
Chris Rock and Bernie Mac in Head of State (2003)
Chris Rock and Bernie Mac in Head of State (2003)
Chris Rock in Head of State (2003)
Chris Rock, Lynn Whitfield, Dylan Baker, and Stephanie March in Head of State (2003)

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Chris Rock, Gabrielle Union, Cedric the Entertainer, Rosario Dawson, Hassan Johnson, Leslie Jones, Karlie Redd, Romany Malco, Tracy Morgan, Sherri Shepherd, Hayley Marie Norman, J.B. Smoove, Anders Holm, and Michael Che in Top Five (2014)
Top Five
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  • Andre Allen
  • 2014
Burt Reynolds, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Bill Goldberg, Terry Crews, Nelly, Lobo Sebastian, Nicholas Turturro, Bob Sapp, Michael Irvin, and Dalip Singh in The Longest Yard (2005)
The Longest Yard
6.4
  • Caretaker
  • 2005
Chris Rock in Head of State (2003)
Head of State
5.5
  • Producer
  • 2003
Jada Pinkett Smith, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Ben Stiller, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Tom McGrath, Christopher Knights, and Chris Miller in Madagascar (2005)
Madagascar
6.9
  • Marty(voice)
  • 2005

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  • Adrienne Wilkinson, Tracie Thoms, Jim Holdridge, and E.D. Brown in Sidetracked (2021)
    Sidetracked
  • Chris Rock in Spiral (2021)
    Spiral
  • The Rundown with Robin Thede (2017)
    The Rundown with Robin Thede
  • Tamborine (2018)
    Tamborine
  • Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of the Comic Strip (2014)
    Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of the Comic Strip
  • W. Kamau Bell in Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell (2012)
    Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell
  • Martin Lawrence, Chris Rock, James Marsden, Luke Wilson, Peter Dinklage, Tracy Morgan, and Zoe Saldana in Death at a Funeral (2010)
    Death at a Funeral
  • Tichina Arnold, Terry Crews, Tequan Richmond, Tyler James Williams, and Imani Hakim in Everybody Hates Chris (2005)
    Everybody Hates Chris
  • Chris Rock in Good Hair (2009)
    Good Hair
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  • Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger - London, New York, Johannesburg (2008)
    Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger - London, New York, Johannesburg
  • Chris Rock, Gina Torres, and Kerry Washington in I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
    I Think I Love My Wife
  • Chris Rock: Never Scared (2004)
    Chris Rock: Never Scared
  • Chris Rock in Head of State (2003)
    Head of State
  • Elise Neal, Ashley Monique Clark, Dee Jay Daniels, Marietta DePrima, John Henton, D.L. Hughley, and Eric Allan Kramer in The Hughleys (1998)
    The Hughleys
  • Lance Crouther in Pootie Tang (2001)
    Pootie Tang

Actor

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  • I Am Maurice
    • In Production
  • No News Is News (2022)
    No News Is News
  • Stoner Cats (2021)
    Stoner Cats
  • Look at Me (2022)
    Look at Me
  • Christian Bale, John David Washington, and Margot Robbie in Amsterdam (2022)
    Amsterdam
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    • ...
  • Chris Rock in Spiral (2021)
    Spiral
  • Fargo (2014)
    Fargo
  • Stanley Tucci, Anne Hathaway, Kristin Chenoweth, Josette Simon, Octavia Spencer, Orla O'Rourke, and Jahzir Bruno in The Witches (2020)
    The Witches
    • (voice)
  • Jeffro in Facebook: Groups - Ready to Rock? - 2020 Super Bowl Commercial (2020)
    Facebook: Groups - Ready to Rock? - 2020 Super Bowl Commercial
  • Eddie Murphy, Wesley Snipes, Mike Epps, Craig Robinson, Keegan-Michael Key, Tituss Burgess, Toni Duclottni, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
    Dolemite Is My Name
  • Chris Rock, Billy Ray Cyrus, Haha Davis, Lil Nas X, YoungKio, Diplo, Vince Staples, and Rico Nasty in Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus: Old Town Road (Remix) (2019)
    Lil Nas X feat. Billy Ray Cyrus: Old Town Road (Remix)
  • Tika Sumpter and Tiffany Haddish in Nobody's Fool (2018)
    Nobody's Fool
  • Kevin James and Leah Remini in Kevin Can Wait (2016)
    Kevin Can Wait
    • (uncredited)
  • Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Allison Strong, and Roland Buck III in The Week Of (2018)
    The Week Of
  • Adam Sandler in Sandy Wexler (2017)
    Sandy Wexler

Writer

  • Chris Rock in Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut (2021)
    Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut
  • Tamborine (2018)
    Tamborine
  • Chris Rock in The Oscars (2016)
    The Oscars
  • Chris Rock, Gabrielle Union, Cedric the Entertainer, Rosario Dawson, Hassan Johnson, Leslie Jones, Karlie Redd, Romany Malco, Tracy Morgan, Sherri Shepherd, Hayley Marie Norman, J.B. Smoove, Anders Holm, and Michael Che in Top Five (2014)
    Top Five
  • Chris Rock in BET Awards 2014 (2014)
    BET Awards 2014
  • W. Kamau Bell in Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell (2012)
    Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell
  • Tichina Arnold, Terry Crews, Tequan Richmond, Tyler James Williams, and Imani Hakim in Everybody Hates Chris (2005)
    Everybody Hates Chris
  • Chris Rock in Good Hair (2009)
    Good Hair
  • Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger - London, New York, Johannesburg (2008)
    Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger - London, New York, Johannesburg
  • Chris Rock, Gina Torres, and Kerry Washington in I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
    I Think I Love My Wife
  • The 77th Annual Academy Awards (2005)
    The 77th Annual Academy Awards
  • Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1 (2004)
    Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1
  • Chris Rock: Never Scared (2004)
    Chris Rock: Never Scared
  • 2003 MTV Video Music Awards (2003)
    2003 MTV Video Music Awards
  • Chris Rock in Head of State (2003)
    Head of State
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    • February 7, 1965
    • Andrews, South Carolina, USA
    • Malaak ComptonNovember 23, 1996 - August 23, 2016 (divorced, 2 children)
    • Tony Rock(Sibling)
  • Other works
    (11/96) Host of Comedy Central's 1996 Election Year Coverage "Indecision '96".
  • Publicity listings
    • 20 Interviews
    • 33 Articles
    • 4 Pictorials
    • 15 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Discovered by Eddie Murphy.
  • Quotes
    Don't exercise much. It's not really funny. Jim Carrey looks like he's in pretty good shape, but traditionally, funny guys have never been buff. Why do people do yoga? It clears their minds. I embrace the clutter in my head. I like it. What funny guy's got it all together?
    • High-pitched voice
    • Lethal Weapon 4
      (1998)
      $2,000,000

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