Chris Rock

Described as

American comedian, actor and filmmaker (born 1965)

Other names

Christopher Julius Rock

Born

February 7, 1965 · 5 references

Born in

Andrews · 1 reference

Name at birth

Christopher Julius Rock III · 1 reference

Citizen of

United States

Occupation

screenwriter; film director; comedian; film actor; television actor; voice actor; film producer · 1 reference; television presenter

Political party

Democratic Party

Education

James Madison High School · 1 reference

Member of

Writers Guild of America East

Record label

Atlantic Records

Known for

Madagascar

Awards

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special; Lunt-Fontanne Award for Ensemble Excellence (2011) · 1 reference; star on Hollywood Walk of Fame · 1 reference; Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series

Field

film production · 1 reference

Spouse

Malaak Compton (1996–2016) · 1 reference

Children

Zahra Savannah Rock; Lola Simone Rock

Siblings

Tony Rock; Jordan Rock; Andi Rock

Website

http://www.chrisrock.com/

Wikipedias with a page

66

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Christopher Julius Rock (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor and filmmaker. He first gained prominence for his stand-up routines in the 1980s in which he tackled subjects including race relations, human sexuality, and observational comedy. His success branched off into productions in film, television, and on-stage, having received multiple accolades including three Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Rock was ranked No. 5 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. He also ranked No. 5 on Rolling Stone's list of the 50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time.
After years working as a stand-up comedian and appearing in minor film roles including Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Rock gained prominence as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1993. While at SNL, he appeared in the films New Jack City (1991) and Boomerang (1992). In 1993, he appeared in CB4, which he also wrote and produced. He reached mainstream stardom with Bring the Pain in 1996. Rock continued making specials which include Bigger & Blacker (1999), Never Scared (2004), Kill the Messenger (2008), Tamborine (2018), and Selective Outrage (2023). He developed, wrote, produced and narrated the live-action sitcom Everybody Hates Chris (2005–2009) and animated sitcom Everybody Still Hates Chris (2024-) which were both based on his early life. From 1997 to 2000, HBO aired his talk show The Chris Rock Show.
Rock was cast in starring film roles in Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), Dogma (1999), The Longest Yard (2005), the Madagascar franchise (2005–2012), I Think I Love My Wife (2007), Grown Ups (2010), Death at a Funeral (2010), Top Five (2014), The Week Of (2018), Spiral (2021), Amsterdam (2022), and Rustin (2023). He has taken roles on television including Empire, Kevin Can Wait, and Fargo. He made his Broadway theater debut in the 2011 Stephen Adly Guirgis play The Motherfucker with the Hat. He has hosted the Academy Awards twice, in 2005 and 2016, and was involved in a highly controversial incident in which he was assaulted by Will Smith at the 2022 Awards.

Born, in its opening lines

February 7, 1965

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