Chris Rock
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Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, producer, and director. He was voted in the US as the 5th greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central. He was also voted in the UK as the 9th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups in 2007, and again in the updated 2010 list as the 8th greatest stand-up comic. He is known for his roles in Dogma, Beverly Hills Ninja, Lethal Weapon 4, Nurse Betty, The Longest Yard, Bad Company, and a starring role in Down to Earth. Rock has also increasingly worked behind the camera, as a writer and director (and starring actor) of Head of State and I Think I Love My Wife. 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. The show garnered both critical and ratings success. The series was nominated for a 2006 Golden Globe for Best TV Series (Musical or Comedy), a 2006 People's Choice Award for Favorite New Television Comedy, and two 2006 Emmy Awards for costuming and cinematography. Following the release of his first documentary, 2009's Good Hair, Rock is working on a documentary about debt called Credit is the Devil. In 2010 he starred alongside Adam Sandler in Grown-ups and with fellow comedian/actor Martin Lawrence in the remake of the British film Death at a Funeral.
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Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, producer, and director. He was voted in the US as the 5th greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central. He was also voted in the UK as the 9th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups in 2007, and again in the updated 2010 list as the 8th greatest stand-up comic. He is known for his roles in Dogma, Beverly Hills Ninja, Lethal Weapon 4, Nurse Betty, The Longest Yard, Bad Company, and a starring role in Down to Earth. Rock has also increasingly worked behind the camera, as a writer and director (and starring actor) of Head of State and I Think I Love My Wife. 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. The show garnered both critical and ratings success. The series was nominated for a 2006 Golden Globe for Best TV Series (Musical or Comedy), a 2006 People's Choice Award for Favorite New Television Comedy, and two 2006 Emmy Awards for costuming and cinematography. Following the release of his first documentary, 2009's Good Hair, Rock is working on a documentary about debt called Credit is the Devil. In 2010 he starred alongside Adam Sandler in Grown-ups and with fellow comedian/actor Martin Lawrence in the remake of the British film Death at a Funeral.
Known For
Saturday Night Live
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Daily Show
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
MTV Video Music Awards
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Oscars
Tony Awards
King of the Hill
Teen Choice Awards
Real Time with Bill Maher
The Simpsons
The Graham Norton Show
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Miami Vice
Homicide: Life on the Street
Keeping Up with the Kardashians
Broad City
The Eric Andre Show
Martin
The Bernie Mac Show
A.N.T. Farm
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
Empire
Desus & Mero
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Weekends at the D.L.
The Kardashians
Louie
DAG
Hart to Heart
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Mr. Show with Bob and David
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Sandy Wexler
The Jay Leno Show
Beverly Hills Cop II
Comedian
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie
Doctor Dolittle
Dolemite Is My Name
Amsterdam
The Comedy Store
George Carlin's American Dream
A Very Murray Christmas
Fargo
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Nobody's Fool
Boomerang
Inside Comedy
Kids Are Punny
Dogma
Everybody Hates Chris
Pootie Tang
Bee Movie
Roald Dahl's The Witches
Lethal Weapon 4
The Black List: Volume One
New Jack City
Rustin
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Grown Ups 2
Grown Ups
The Longest Yard
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
The Week Of
Madly Madagascar
Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only
Madagascar
Dreamworks Happy Holidays from Madagascar
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Death at a Funeral
Chris Rock: Never Scared
Down to Earth
Top Five
Chris Rock: Bring the Pain
Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker
Uptown Comedy Express
Everybody Still Hates Chris
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger
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