- Born
- Birth nameChristopher Julius Rock III
- Nickname
- Chrissy
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- 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.- IMDb mini biography by: Matt Dicker
- SpouseMalaak Compton(November 23, 1996 - August 23, 2016) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenLola Simone RockZahra Savannah Rock
- Parents
- RelativesApril Rock(Cousin)Jordan Rock(Sibling)Tony Rock(Sibling)Sherrod Small(Cousin)
- High-pitched voice
- Jokes about racism and black stereotypes
- Catchphrase: "Yeah, I said it!"
- Points to Eddie Murphy as his role model and inspiration for taking up comedy and acting.
- Discovered by Eddie Murphy.
- He dedicated Chris Rock: Never Scared (2004), the recording of a stand-up performance he did at Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C., to the memory of three people: his father, Julius Rock; Monteria Ivey, comic radio personality and announcer for The Chris Rock Show (1997); and Stan Sandler, father of his friend Adam Sandler.
- Has the rare distinction of being in two movies that opened on the same day in the United States: The Longest Yard (2005) and Madagascar (2005) (May 27, 2005). Both of them stayed at the two top spots at the box office the following weeks, knocking down the last installment of the Star Wars saga, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005). Both became members of the $100 million club.
- 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?
- I love music. Music is the soundtrack to the crappy movie that is my life.
- It's my real name. My mother's name is Rose Rock. It was the worst name as a kid to have. They called me Piece of the Rock, Plymouth Rock, Joe Rockid, and Flintstones. Now they call me Mister Rock.
- A man is basically as faithful as his options.
- I'm never proper or careful, but I never curse in front of my mother, either.
- Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) - $2,000,000
- New Jack City (1991) - $11,000
- Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) - $600
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