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Chris Rock
Rock at the New York City premiere of Spike Lee's film, She Hate Me, on June 24, 2004.
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Birth name Christopher Julius Rock III
Born February 7, 1965 (1965-02-07) (age 43)
Andrews, South Carolina, U.S.
Medium stand-up comedy, television, film
Nationality American
Years active 1985 - Present
Genres Satire/Political satire,
Observational comedy,
Musical comedy
Subject(s) racism, race relations, current events, American politics, African-American culture, pop culture, human sexuality, marriage
Influences Richard Pryor, Bill Cosby, Eddie Murphy, Woody Allen, Steve Martin, Dick Gregory, Flip Wilson,[1] Sam Kinison, George Carlin, Mort Sahl[2]
Influenced Dave Chappelle,[2] George Lopez,[3] Christian Finnegan,[4]
Spouse Malaak Compton (November 23, 1996 - present) (2 children)
Website www.chrisrock.com
Emmy Awards
Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program
1997 Chris Rock: Bring the Pain
1999 The Chris Rock Show
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special
1997 Chris Rock: Bring the Pain
Grammy Awards
Best Spoken Comedy Album
1998 Roll with the New
2000 Bigger & Blacker
Best Comedy Album
2006 Never Scared
American Comedy Awards
Funniest Male Performer in a TV Special
2000 Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker

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Biography

Early life

Rock was born in Andrews, South Carolina. Andrews is a town in Georgetown and Williamsburg counties in the U Shortly after his birth, his parents moved to Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York. Crown Heights is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City Borough of Brooklyn. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous A few years later, they relocated and settled in the working-class area of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Working class is a term used in academic Sociology and in ordinary conversation to describe depending on context and speaker those employed in specific fields or types Bedford-Stuyvesant (pron \ˈstī-və-sənt\ (also known as Bed-Stuy) is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City, USA, borough [5] His mother, Rosalie (née Tingman), was a teacher and social worker with the mentally handicapped; his father, Julius Rock, was a former truck driver and newspaper deliveryman. Both his parents are Christian. A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth [9] Julius died in 1988 after ulcer surgery. Ulcers are healing wounds that develop on the skin mucous membranes or eye [10] Rock has five younger siblings, Andre, Tony, Brian (a minister), Kenny, Andi, and a half-sibling, Jordan. Tony Rock (born Antonio Rock on June 30, 1972) is an American Actor and stand-up comic. In Christian churches, a minister is someone who is authorized by a church or religious organization to perform clergy functions such as teaching of beliefs His brothers Tony and Kenny are also in the entertainment business. Tony Rock (born Antonio Rock on June 30, 1972) is an American Actor and stand-up comic. [11] Rock has said that he was influenced by the performing style of his paternal grandfather, Allen Rock, a preacher. Preacher is a term the for someone who preaches Sermons or gives homilies [5][12]

Early career

Rock began doing stand-up comedy in 1985 in New York City's Catch a Rising Star. The City of New York Catch a Rising Star is a chain of Comedy clubs, founded in New York City in December 1972 and owned by Rick Newman. [5] Rock slowly rose up the ranks of the comedy circuit in addition to earning bit roles in the film I'm Gonna Git You Sucka and the TV series Miami Vice. I'm Gonna Git You Sucka is a 1988 satirical comedy Film written and directed by and starring Keenen Ivory Wayans. Miami Vice is an American Television series produced by Michael Mann for NBC. Upon seeing his act at a nightclub, Eddie Murphy befriended and mentored the aspiring comic. Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3 1961 is an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Murphy gave Rock his first film role in Beverly Hills Cop II. Beverly Hills Cop II is a 1987 action-comedy Film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by Tony Scott.

Rock became a cast member of the popular sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live in 1990. Sketch comedy consists of a series of short Comedy scenes or vignettes called "sketches" commonly between one and ten minutes long Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City He and other new cast members Chris Farley, Adam Sandler, Rob Schneider, and David Spade became known as the Bad Boys of SNL. Christopher Crosby "Chris" Farley (February 15 1964 &ndash December 18 1997 was an American Comedian and Actor. Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9 1966 is an American Comedian, Robert Michael "Rob" Schneider (born October 31, 1963) is an American Actor, Comedian, Screenwriter and David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy nominated American Actor, Comedian, Television personality Comment -->The period of 1990 to 1995 was a time of great transition for Saturday Night Live In 1991, he released his first comedy album Born Suspect and won acclaim for his dramatic role as a crack addict in the film New Jack City. Born Suspect is the first Comedy album by Chris Rock, recorded in 1991 in Atlanta Georgia. Crack cocaine or crack is a solid smokable form of Cocaine. It is a freebase form of cocaine that can be made using baking soda ( Sodium bicarbonate New Jack City is a 1991 Crime - thriller / Neo-noir film starring Wesley Snipes, Ice T His tenure on SNL gave Rock national exposure, but he was rarely used on the show, save for his recurring Nat X character.

Recurring characters on SNL

Celebrity impersonations on SNL

Post-Saturday Night Live

Standup success

A frustrated Rock left Saturday Night Live in 1993, appearing instead as a "special guest" star on the predominately African-American sketch show In Living Color. Idi Amin Dada (mid 1920s &ndash 16 August 2003 commonly known as Idi Amin, was a Ugandan military dictator and the President of Uganda Todd Anthony Bridges (born May 27, 1965 in San Francisco, California) is an American Actor. Luther R Campbell (born December 22, 1960) also known as Doo Doo Brown, Luke Skyywalker, Uncle Luke or Luke, is William Jonathan Drayton Jr (born March 16, 1959) better known by his stage name Flavor Flav, is an American rapper television star Whoopi Goldberg (born Caryn Elaine Johnson; November 13, 1955) is an American actress, comedienne, and television Arsenio Hall (born February 12 1955 in Cleveland Ohio) is an African-American Actor, Comedian, and former Talk show host MC Hammer (born Stanley Kirk Burrell; March 30, 1962) is an American MC most popular during the late 1980s and early 1990s known for his Michael Joseph Jackson (born August 29 1958 is an American musician entertainer and businessman Edward Regan "Eddie" Murphy (born April 3 1961 is an Academy Award -nominated Golden Globe - Screen Actors Guild Award -winning American Julius "Nipsey" Russell ( September 15, 1918 – October 2, 2005) was an American Comedian, best known today Long Dong Jaleel Ahmad White (born November 27 1976 is an American Actor. African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa This article is about the television series For the band see Living Colour. The show, however, was canceled months later. Rock then decided to concentrate on a film career. He wrote and starred in the mockumentary CB4 but the film was not a success. Mockumentary (also known as a pseudo-documentary) a Portmanteau of Mock and documentary, is a film and TV Genre, or a single work "CB4" may also refer to a nickname for NBA basketball player Chris Bosh of the Toronto Raptors Acting jobs became scarce, and Rock abandoned Hollywood to concentrate on stand-up comedy. [12]

Rock starred in his first HBO comedy special in 1994 titled Big Ass Jokes. Chris Rock Big Ass Jokes is the title of Comedian Chris Rock 's first HBO special But it was his second stand-up special, 1996's Bring the Pain, that reinvented Rock as one of the best comedians in the industry. Chris Rock Bring the Pain is a 1996 HBO Television special starring comedian Chris Rock. [30][31] His routine, which featured commentaries on race in America, stirred up a great deal of controversy. [32] Rock won two Emmy Awards for that special. Adding to his popularity was his much-publicized role as a commentator for Comedy Central's Politically Incorrect during the 1996 Presidential elections[30] which earned him another Emmy nomination. Comedy Central is an American Cable television and Satellite television channel that carries predominantly Comedy programming Politically Incorrect was a late-night half-hour political Talk show hosted by Bill Maher that ran from 1993 to 2002 The United States presidential election of 1996 was a contest between the Democratic national ticket of President Bill Clinton of Arkansas and Vice [33] Rock also was the voice for the "Lil Penny" puppet who was the alter ego to basketball star Penny Hardaway in a series of Nike shoe commercials from 1994-1998,[30] and hosted the '97 MTV Video Music Awards. Anfernee Deon "Penny" Hardaway (born July 18 1971, in Memphis Tennessee) is an American professional Basketball player Nike Inc ('naɪki ( is a major publicly traded sportswear and equipment supplier based in the United States.

Rock later had two more HBO comedy specials: Bigger & Blacker in 1999, and Never Scared in 2004. Bigger & Blacker is an album by Chris Rock, originally released on July 13 1999, on the Dreamworks label Never Scared is the fourth comedy album by Chris Rock. It was recorded at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington D Articles relating to both specials called Rock "the funniest man in America" in Time[34] and Entertainment Weekly,[2] respectively. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc HBO also aired his talk show, The Chris Rock Show, which gained critical acclaim for Rock's interviews with celebrities and politicians. The Chris Rock Show was a late night Comedy Talk show featured on HBO. The show won an Emmy for writing. His television work has won him a total of three Emmy Awards and 15 nominations. [33] By the end of the decade, Rock was established as one of the preeminent stand-up comedians and comic minds of his generation.

During this time, Rock also translated his comedy into print form in the book Rock This! and released the Grammy Award-winning comedy albums, Roll with the New, Bigger & Blacker and Never Scared. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences Roll with the New is a 1997 comedy album by Chris Rock. It is a combination of live material (also seen in his special Bring the Pain) and

He is currently working on his fifth HBO special. [5]

Film and television

It was not until the success of his stand-up act in the late 1990s that Rock began receiving major parts in films. These include roles in Dogma, Beverly Hills Ninja, Lethal Weapon 4, Nurse Betty, The Longest Yard, Bad Company, and a starring role in Down to Earth. Dogma (the plural is either dogmata or dogmas, Greek, plural) is the established Belief or Beverly Hills Ninja is a 1997 comedy Film starring Chris Farley as a bumbling Ninja in Beverly Hills. Lethal Weapon 4 is a 1998 buddy cop action - Comedy film directed by Richard Donner and starring Mel Gibson, Nurse Betty ( 2000) is an American Black comedy Film, directed by Neil LaBute and starring Renée Zellweger This article refers to the 2005 film For the 1974 original see The Longest Yard (1974 film. Down to Earth is a 2001 comedy film directed by the Weitz Brothers the team who directed and helped create American Pie. Rock has also increasingly worked behind the camera, both as a writer and director of Head of State and I Think I Love My Wife. Head of State is a 2003 American Movie directed by written by and starring Chris Rock and Bernie Mac. I Think I Love My Wife is a Romantic comedy - drama 2007 film directed by and starring Chris Rock. In the fall of 2005, the UPN television network premiered a comedy series called Everybody Hates Chris, based on Rock's school days, of which he is the executive producer and narrator. United Paramount Network ( UPN) was a Television network that broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States and that was in production for over eleven Everybody Hates Chris is an Golden Globe and Emmy Award -nominated American sitcom broadcast on the The CW, featuring Motion Pictures An executive producer of a Motion picture is typically a producer who is sometimes involved in creative or technical aspects of production A narrator (or the extremely rarely used female equivalent narratress) is within any story (literary work movie play verbal account etc The show has garnered both critical and commercial success, and Rock describes it as "honest" and "very working-class, so people can relate. "[35]

Academy Awards

In early 2005, Rock hosted the 77th Academy Awards ceremony. The 77th Academy Awards, honoring the best in film for 2004, were held on February 27, 2005, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood California The decision to have Rock host the awards was seen by some as a chance to bring an "edge" to the ceremony and to make it more relevant or appealing to younger audiences. During one segment Rock asked "Who is this guy?" in reference to actor Jude Law seemingly appearing in every movie Rock had seen that year and implied Law was a low-rent Tom Cruise (he made a joke about filmmakers rushing production and being unable to get the actors they want: "If you want Tom Cruise and all you can get is Jude Law, wait [to make the film]!") . Jude Law (born 29 December 1972 is an English Actor. He began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre in 1987 and had his first TV role in 1989 Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer Thomas Cruise Mapother IV ( born July 3 1962 better known by his screen name Tom Cruise, is an American Actor and Film producer Jude Law (born 29 December 1972 is an English Actor. He began acting with the National Youth Music Theatre in 1987 and had his first TV role in 1989 Nearly two hours later, a defensive Sean Penn took the stage to present and said, "In answer to our host's question, Jude Law is one of our finest young actors. Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe -winning American Film Actor " (At the time, Penn and Law were shooting All the King's Men. All the King's Men is a 2006 film adaptation of the 1946 Pulitzer Prize -winning novel All the King's Men by Robert Penn Warren ) Law was not the only actor that Rock poked fun at that evening, however -- he turned the joke on himself at one point, saying "if you want Denzel [Washington] and all you can get is me, wait!" Many critics panned Rock's performance, with some comparing him to David Letterman. Denzel Hayes Washington Jr (born December 28 1954) is an American Actor and director. David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American late-night Talk show host and Comedian and the host since 1993

Music videos

Rock's first music video was for his song "Your Mother's Got a Big Head" from his album Born Suspect. Rock also made videos for his songs "Champagne" from Roll With the New and "No Sex (In the Champagne Room)" from Bigger & Blacker. "No Sex (in the Champagne Room" is a comedic Spoken word track released by Chris Rock on his Chris Rock also directed and appeared in the music video for the Red Hot Chili Peppers song "Hump de Bump". Red Hot Chili Peppers are " Hump de Bump " is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 2006 album Stadium Arcadium.

Rock appeared in the Big Daddy Kane music video "Smooth Operator" as a guy getting his hair cut. Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968 in Brooklyn New York) better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an African-American

He also appeared in Johnny Cash's "God's Gonna Cut You Down", one of the many celebrities seen lip-synching the song. Johnny Cash (born J R Cash; February 26 1932 - September 12 2003 was a Grammy Award -winning American country Singer-songwriter. Lip-sync or Lip-synch (short for lip Synchronization) is a technical term for matching lip movements with voice

Comedic style

Rock's subject matter typically involves family, politics, romance, music, class relationships, and race relations in the United States. Politics Politics is the process by which groups of people make decisions Social class refers to the hierarchical distinctions (or stratification) between individuals or groups in Societies or Cultures. Race relations is the area of Sociology that studies the Social, Political, and Economic relations between races at all different The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Though not strictly autobiographical, much of his comic standpoint seem rooted in his teenage experience; his strict parents, concerned about the inadequacies of the local school system, arranged to have the adolescent Rock bused to a nearly all-white high school in Bensonhurst (an Italian-ethnic neighborhood of Brooklyn known at the time for poor race relations). Desegregation busing in the United States (also known as forced busing or busing) is the practice of attempting to integrate schools by assigning students to Bensonhurst is a neighborhood located in the south-central part of the New York City borough of Brooklyn. The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging In his memoir "Rock This," the comedian recalls, "My parents assumed I'd get a better education in a better neighborhood. What I actually got was a worse education in a worse neighborhood. And a whole bunch of ass-whippings. "[36] The discontinuity between expectation and experience—between what you arrive expecting and what you leave understanding—is one basis of Rock's comic style, and seems to have come to him young.

The comedian has also expressed discomfort with the notion that success in standup comedy—or, indeed, in any aspect of the entertainment industry—should oblige him to serve as a role model. In this position, he finds himself directly at odds with one his comic idols, Bill Cosby. William Henry Cosby Jr (born July 12 1937 is an American Comedian, Actor, Author, Television producer and Activist. (Cosby has reprimanded Rock both explicitly—for his famous/notorious Niggas vs. Black People track[37]—and implicitly, for heavy use of the word "nigger. " Niggas vs Black People " is the title of one of Chris Rock 's most famous and most controversial compositions "[38]) Rock has not wavered from a position explored in his 1996 Roll With The New show, and reiterated in his 1997 memoir: "Why does the public expect entertainers to behave better than everybody else? It's ridiculous. . . Of course, this is just for black entertainers. You don't see anyone telling Jerry Seinfeld he's a good role model. Jerome Allen "Jerry" Seinfeld (born on April 29 1954 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American comedian actor and writer Because everyone expects whites to behave themselves. . . Nowadays, you've got to be an entertainer and a leader. It's too much. "[39]

Live Earth controversy

At the London Live Earth concert on July 7, 2007, which was broadcast live on the BBC, before introducing the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rock called the crowd "motherfuckers". Running order In order of appearance: SOS Allstars (with drummers Roger Taylor of Queen, Taylor Hawkins of Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Red Hot Chili Peppers are Motherfucker (also existing in countless contracted forms eg mofo muthafucka, or shortened to just "mother" is a common Insult and Profanity Due to the broadcast being at 5:45pm Rock was immediately cut off, and the BBC made several apologies for his use of the word "motherfucker". [40]

Personal life

Rock has been married to Malaak Compton since November 23, 1996. Events 800 - Charlemagne arrives at Rome to investigate the alleged crimes of Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) She is the founder and executive director of StyleWorks, a non-profit, full-service salon that provides free services for women leaving welfare and entering the workforce. An entrepreneur is a person who has possession over a company enterprise, or Venture, and assumes significant accountability for the inherent risks and the outcome A non-profit organization ( abbreviated "NPO" also "not-for-profit" is a legally constituted Organization whose objective is to support or engage Welfare is financial assistance paid to people by governments They have 2 daughters together, Lola Simone, born June 28 2002 and Zahra Savannah born 22 May 2004. Chris Rock has one son from his first marriage, Nazeeri Jafar (born February 8, 1984). Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar)

In November 2006, the entertainment news website TMZ.com reported that Rock was filing for divorce after nearly ten years of marriage to Malaak. TMZcom is a celebrity gossip and news website the result of a collaboration between AOL and Telepictures Productions, a division of Warner Bros [41] Two weeks later, however, TMZ reported that Rock had not filed divorce papers, and that it appeared that the couple had been able to work out their differences and stay together. In response to the reports, Rock released a statement to the press denouncing them as "untrue rumors and lies". [42]

Often the subject of tabloids, when asked about paparazzi and the other negative aspects of fame, Rock says he accepts the bad with the good: "You can't be happy that fire cooks your food and be mad it burns your fingertips. A tabloid is a Newspaper industry term which refers to a smaller newspaper format per spread to a weekly or semi-weekly alternative newspaper that focuses on local-interest Paparazzi is a plural term ( paparazzo being the singular form for Photographers who take unstaged and/or candid photographs of Celebrities A celebrity is a widely-recognized or famous person who commands a high degree of public and media attention "[43]

In 2007, freelance journalist and former actress Kali Bowyer filed a paternity suit against Chris Rock, claiming he was the father of her son, and in need of hospitalization. A freelancer, freelance worker, or freelance is a person who pursues a profession without a long-term commitment to any one employer An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works In law Paternity is the legal acknowledgment of the parental relationship between a man and a child usually based on several factors [44] DNA testing proved that Rock was not the child's father. [45]

Rock currently resides in Alpine, New Jersey. Alpine is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. [46]

Rock is an avid supporter of the New York Mets baseball team. "Mets" redirects here For the medical term see Metastasis. During the 2007 season he was seen nearly every game on the video screen leading the crowd in a chant of "Let's Go Mets. "

On his UK tour, Chris stated, "I live in New Jersey and my house is worth $3 million" USD, and that Mary J Blige, Jay-Z and Denzel Washington all live in his neighborhood. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been Mary Jane Blige (surname pronounced /blaɪʒ/) (born January 11, 1971) is an American Singer-songwriter, Rapper Shawn Corey Carter (born December 4 1969 better known as Jay-Z, is an American Rapper and former CEO of Def Jam Recordings and Roc-A-Fella Denzel Hayes Washington Jr (born December 28 1954) is an American Actor and director.

In 2008 Rock's family history was profiled on the PBS series African American Lives 2. The Public Broadcasting Service ( PBS) is a Non-profit Public broadcasting Television service with 354 member TV stations in the African American Lives 2 premiered on February 6 2008 and Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr A DNA test shows that he is descended from the Udeme people of northern Cameroon. The Republic of Cameroon is a unitary republic of central and western Africa.

Work

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Beverly Hills Cop II Playboy Mansion Valet Cameo
1988 Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen Himself direct-to-video concert film
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka Rib Joint Customer Cameo
1989 Who Is Chris Rock? Himself documentary short
1990 Saturday Night Live Himself/Various (1990-1993)
1991 New Jack City Pookie
1992 Boomerang Bony T
1993 CB4 Albert/MC Gusto also co-writer
1995 The Immortals Deke Anthony
Panther Yuck Mouth
1996 Sgt. Bilko 1st Lt. Beverly Hills Cop II is a 1987 action-comedy Film starring Eddie Murphy and directed by Tony Scott. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen is a Stand-up comedy Concert film featuring some big name talents before they reached actual stardom A concert movie, or concert film, is a type of documentary Movie, the subject of which is an extended live performance or Concert by a Musician I'm Gonna Git You Sucka is a 1988 satirical comedy Film written and directed by and starring Keenen Ivory Wayans. A cameo role or cameo appearance (often shortened to just cameo) is a brief appearance of a known person in a work of the Performing arts, such as Who is Chris Rock? is a short film on the life of Comedian Chris Rock. Documentary film is a broad category of visual expression that is based on the attempt in one fashion or another to " Document " reality Short subject is a format description originally coined in the North American Film industry in the early period of cinema. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City New Jack City is a 1991 Crime - thriller / Neo-noir film starring Wesley Snipes, Ice T Boomerang is a 1992 Romantic comedy film, directed by Reginald Hudlin. "CB4" may also refer to a nickname for NBA basketball player Chris Bosh of the Toronto Raptors The Immortals is a 1995 action/thriller/drama movie produced by Elie Samaha and directed by Brian Grant. Panther is a 1995 film directed by Mario Van Peebles, from a screenplay adapted by his father Melvin Van Peebles, based on his book Sgt Bilko is a 1996 Comedy film directed by Jonathan Lynn and written by Andy Breckman. Oster
1997 Beverly Hills Ninja Joey Washington
1998 Dr. Dolittle Rodney voice
Lethal Weapon 4 Detective Lee Butters
1999 Torrance Rises Himself documentary short
Dogma Rufus
2000 Nurse Betty Wesley
2001 Down to Earth Lance Barton also co-writer
AI: Artificial Intelligence Comedian voice/cameo
Pootie Tang JB/Radio DJ/Pootie's Father also producer
Osmosis Jones Osmosis Jones voice
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back Chaka Luther King
2002 Bad Company Jake Hayes/Kevin Pope/Michael Turner
Comedian Himself documentary
2003 Pauly Shore Is Dead Himself Cameo
Head of State Mays Gilliam also director and co-writer
2004 The N-Word Himself documentary
Paparazzi Pizza Delivery Guy Cameo
2005 The Aristocrats Himself documentary
Madagascar Marty voice
The Longest Yard Farrell Caretaker
2007 I Think I Love My Wife Richard Cooper also director and co-writer
Bee Movie Mooseblood the Mosquito voice
2008 You Don't Mess With The Zohan Taxi Driver
2008 Madagascar 2 Marty voice

Discography

Album Information
Born Suspect
  • Released: 1991
  • Chart Positions: Did Not Chart
  • Last RIAA certification: Gold
  • Singles: "Your Mother's Got A Big Head"
Roll with the New
Bigger & Blacker
Never Scared

Television

HBO specials

Books

See also

References

  1. ^ Album covers featured in the opening credits of Chris Rock: Bring the Pain, HBO, 1996. Comment -->The period of 1990 to 1995 was a time of great transition for Saturday Night Live Live Earth is an annual event developed to to combat climate change. Chris Rock Bring the Pain is a 1996 HBO Television special starring comedian Chris Rock.
  2. ^ a b c Wolk, Josh (2004-03-19). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Chris Rock On Fire. Entertainment Weekly. Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is a Magazine published by Time Inc Retrieved on 2007-10-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees
  3. ^ George Lopez at MySpace. Retrieved on 2007-10-12. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon.
  4. ^ Weiss, Rebecca (2007-04-27). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Christian Finnegan Chats. The Cornell Daily Sun. The Cornell Daily Sun is an independent daily Newspaper published in Ithaca New York by students at Cornell University. Retrieved on 2007-10-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the
  5. ^ a b c d e "Chris Rock". Inside the Actors Studio is the Emmy-nominated longest-running original series on the Bravo Cable television channel hosted by James Lipton Inside the Actors Studio. Inside the Actors Studio is the Emmy-nominated longest-running original series on the Bravo Cable television channel hosted by James Lipton Bravo. Bravo is a Cable television network owned by NBC Universal. It is currently seen in more than 80 million homes and was the first service dedicated to film drama 2007-03-13. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. No. 6, season 13.
  6. ^ "Chris Rock and American Idol Fantasia's Big News". The Oprah Winfrey Show. The Oprah Winfrey Show is a United States syndicated Talk show, hosted and produced by its namesake Oprah Winfrey, and is the highest-rated 2007-02-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule
  7. ^ Note: Reliable sources differ on his year of birth. In his book, Rock This!, Rock gives his birth date as February 7, 1966. But Rock stated he was 42 years old on his February 2007 appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
  8. ^ Stand Up Comedy & Comedians. www. comedy-zone. net. Retrieved on 2006-08-10. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire
  9. ^ Cindy Pearlman. "Rolling Rock: Chris Rock Hits His Hollywood Stride", Rolling Stone, January 29, 2001. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.  
  10. ^ Chris Rock Biography. Yahoo!.
  11. ^ Kenny Rock at the Internet Movie Database
  12. ^ a b Bennun, David (2000). Chris Rock. Retrieved on 2007-10-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony
  13. ^ The SNL Archives: Eight appearances, 10 November 1990—17 April, 1993 http://snl.jt.org/char.php?i=292
  14. ^ The SNL Archives: Six appearances, 12 January 1991—20 February, 1993 http://snl.jt.org/char.php?i=302
  15. ^ The SNL Archives: Two appearances, 9 May 1992, 10 October, 1992 http://snl.jt.org/char.php?i=345
  16. ^ The SNL Archives: Two appearances, 15 February 1992, 13 March, 1993 http://snl.jt.org/char.php?i=343
  17. ^ The SNL Archives: Two appearances, 28 September 1991, 7 December, 1991 http://snl.jt.org/char.php?i=321
  18. ^ SNL Achrives/Impression. Chris Rock as Idi Amin, "Ultra Slim Fast," 20 October, 1990; http://snl.jt.org/imp.php?i=788
  19. ^ SNL Achrives/Impression. Chris Rock as Todd Bridges, "America's Most Wanted," 16 March, 1991; http://snl.jt.org/imp.php?i=846
  20. ^ SNL Achrives/Impression. Chris Rock as Luther Campbell, "2 Live Crew Party," "The Sinatra Group," 29 September, 1990; 19 January, 1991; http://snl.jt.org/imp.php?i=775
  21. ^ SNL Achrives/Impression. Chris Rock as Flavor Flav, "MTV Spring Break 2001," 13 April, 1991; http://snl.jt.org/imp.php?i=849
  22. ^ SNL Achrives/Impression. Chris Rock as Whoopi Goldberg, "Musicians for Free-Range Chickens," 20 April, 1991; http://snl.jt.org/imp.php?i=862
  23. ^ SNL Achrives/Impression. Chris Rock as Aresenio Hall, "The Tonight Show," "The Arsenio Hall Show," "The Tonight Show," 27 October, 1990; 15 February, 1992; 19 May, 1992; http://snl.jt.org/imp.php?i=794
  24. ^ SNL Achrives/Impression. Chris Rock as M. C. Hammer, "The Sound of Music," 6 October, 1990; http://snl.jt.org/imp.php?i=786
  25. ^ SNL Achrives/Impression. Chris Rock as Michael Jackson, "Monologue," "The Dark Side," "SNL Halftime Spectacular," "Beverly Hills Town Meeting," 7 December, 1991;14 December, 1991; 6 February, 1993; 20 February, 1993; http://snl.jt.org/imp.php?i=889
  26. ^ SNL Achrives/Impression. Chris Rock as Eddie Murphy, "Ignorant Proposal," 10 April, 1993; http://snl.jt.org/imp.php?i=981
  27. ^ SNL Achrives/Impression. Chris Rock as Nipsey Russell, "Weekend Update," "Charles Grodin," 17 April, 1993; 2 November, 1996; http://snl.jt.org/imp.php?i=984
  28. ^ SNL Achrives/Impression. Chris Rock as Long Dong Silver, "Clarence Thomas Hearings," 12 October, 1991; http://snl.jt.org/imp.php?i=873
  29. ^ SNL Achrives/Impression. Chris Rock as Jaleel White, "A Star Is Born," 22 February, 1992; http://snl.jt.org/imp.php?i=906
  30. ^ a b c Chappell, Kevin (May 1997). Chris Rock: hot comic is on the roll of his life. Ebony. Ebony, a monthly Magazine for the African American market was founded by John H Retrieved on 2007-10-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony
  31. ^ AllMovie.com review
  32. ^ Chris Rock: The funniest man in America?. The Guardian (2001-06-01). The Guardian (until 1959 The Manchester Guardian) is a British Newspaper owned by the Guardian Media Group. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Retrieved on 2007-10-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony
  33. ^ a b Chris Rock: Bring the Pain (1996) (TV) - Awards
  34. ^ Handy, Bruce (2001). America's Best Artist's and Entertainers. Time. Time (trademarked in capitals as TIME) is a weekly American Newsmagazine, similar to Newsweek and Retrieved on 2007-10-20. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony
  35. ^ Icon Chris Rock. Maxim (April 2007). Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular Actresses
  36. ^ Rock, Chris. "Rock This," Hyperion, 1997, p. 46. Rock explains, "I got bused from Bed-Stuy to a white school in a poor white neighborhood: Gerretson Beach, Brooklyn. . . What I actually got was a worse education in a worse neighborhood. . . "
  37. ^ Sweeney, Kathy. The Guardian (UK). "Wind Them Up and Watch Them Go," 1 June, 2001: "Bill Cosby may have publicly reprimanded him for satirizing black Americans, but Rock is having the last laugh. " http://film.guardian.co.uk/interview/interviewpages/0,,499318,00.html
  38. ^ Morano, Marc. CNSNews. "Bill Cosby to Blacks," 2 July, 2004. ""When you put on a record, and that record is yelling 'nigger this' and 'nigger that' and cursing all over the thing and you got your little six-year-old and seven-year-old sitting in the back seat of the car—those children hear that. . . That's all minstrel show stuff. I am tired of it. "
  39. ^ Rock, Chris. Rock This; Hyperion, 1997, p. 16.
  40. ^ "Chris Rock defends Live Earth swearing: Comic is critical of climate change show despite being host"; nme.com; July 7, 2007. Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  41. ^ Chris Rock Files for Divorce. TMZ.com (November 3, 2006). TMZcom is a celebrity gossip and news website the result of a collaboration between AOL and Telepictures Productions, a division of Warner Bros Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.
  42. ^ Rock Slams Break-Up Rumors. Hollywood. com (March 2, 2007). Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  43. ^ Everybody Loves Chris.
  44. ^ Paternity Papers Agsinst Comedian/Actor Chris Rock Filed In Bulloch Court
  45. ^ "DNA test clears Chris Rock in paternity case, lawyer says," Associated Press on CNN.com, 7 Aug 2007.
  46. ^ Century, Douglas (February 11, 2007). Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Alpine, N.J., Home of Hip-Hop Royalty. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2007-10-16. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western

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