Chris Rock Biography (1966-)

Born February 7, 1966, in Jamestown (some sources cite Georgetown), SC; son of Julius (a truck driver) and Rose (a schoolteacher) Rock; brother of Tony Rock (a standup comic); married Malaak Compton (a public relations executive),November 23, 1996; children: Lola Simone. Addresses: Agent: Eddy Yablans, International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA90211.; Manager: ML Management Associates, Inc., 1740 Broadway, 15th Floor,New York, NY 10019.; Publicist: Baker Winokur Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor West, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Comedian, actor, writer, producer
Birth Details: February 7, 1966; Jamestown, South Carolina, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Television Appearances
Series
Cast member, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's SaturdayNight, Saturday Night, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1990-1993
Cast member, In Living Color, Fox, 1993-1994
Host, The Chris Rock Show, HBO, 1997-2000
Specials
Uptown Comedy Express (also known as On Location), HBO, 1987
First Person with Maria Shriver, NBC, 1990
Saturday Night Live Goes Commercial, NBC, 1991
Saturday Night Live: All the Best for Mother's Day, NBC, 1992
Why Bother Voting?, PBS, 1992
The Second Annual Saturday Night Live Mother's Day Special, NBC, 1993
"Chris Rock--Big Ass Jokes," HBO Comedy Half-Hour, HBO, 1994
Def Comedy Jam Primetime, 1994
Met Life Presents the Apollo Theatre Hall of Fame, NBC, 1994
Comic Relief VII, HBO, 1995
Correspondent, "Indecision '96: The Democratic National Convention," Politically Incorrect, Comedy Central, 1996
Correspondent, "Indecision '96: The Republican National Convention," Politically Incorrect, Comedy Central, 1996
Voice, How Do You Spell God?, HBO, 1996
Catch a Rising Star 50th Anniversary--Give or Take 26 Years, CBS,1996
Chris Rock: Bring the Pain, HBO, 1996
A Gift of Song, TNT, 1997
Multiple roles, The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live (also known asSaturday Night Live: Bad Boys), NBC, 1998
Multiple roles, Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley, NBC, 1998
Multiple roles, Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman, NBC, 1998
Elmopalooza!, ABC, 1998
Comic Relief VIII, HBO, 1998
Kids Are Punny (also known as Rosie O'Donnell's Kids Are Punny), HBO, 1998
Multiple roles, Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock, NBC,1999
Best of Chris Rock, 1999
Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker, HBO, 1999
Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary, NBC, 1999
Narrator, Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray?, TNT, 2000
America: A Tribute to Heroes, ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, UPN, and The WB,2001
Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television, TV Land, 2002
Episodic
Carson, "Missing Hours," Miami Vice, NBC, 1985
Maurice/Jasmine, "Get a Job," The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, NBC, 1995
Carver, "Requiem for Adena," Homicide: Life on the Street (also known as Homicide and H: LOTS), NBC, 1996
Guest, The Rodman World Tour, MTV, 1996
Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, 1996
Valentino Watson and himself, "The Love Jones Connection," Martin,Fox, 1996
The Tonight Show, NBC, 1996
Voice of Woody, "Pinocchio," Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for EveryChild (animated), HBO, c. 1997
Voice of Roger "Buddha" Sack, "Traffic Jam," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 1998
The Howard Stern Show, E! Entertainment Television, 1999
Himself, The Remarkable Journey, c. 2000
The Big Schmooze, Comedy Channel, 2001
Rove Live, 10 Network, 2001
The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 2002
Also appeared in episodes of other series.
Awards Presentations
Presenter, MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1993
Host, The 1996 Billboard Music Awards, 1996
Host, The 1997 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1997
Presenter, The 19th Annual CableACE Awards, 1997
The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1997

Presenter, The 50th Annual Emmy Awards, 1998
Presenter, The 40th Annual Grammy Awards, 1998
Presenter, The 1998 Essence Awards, 1998
Presenter, The 1998 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1998
The 1998 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1998
Host, MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 1999
Host, MTV Video Music Awards, MTV, 2000
Other
Himself, Jackie's Back! (movie; also known as Jackie's Back: Portrait of a Diva), Lifetime, 1999
DAG (pilot), NBC, 2000
Television Work
Executive Producer; Series
(With others) The Chris Rock Show, HBO, 1997-2000
The Hughleys, ABC, 1998-2000, UPN, 2000-
Executive Producer; Specials
"Chris Rock--Big Ass Jokes," HBO Comedy Half-Hour, HBO, 1994
Chris Rock: Bring the Pain, HBO, 1996
(With others) Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker, HBO, 1999
Producer; Specials
Best of Chris Rock, 1999
Film Appearances
Parking valet at Playboy mansion, Beverly Hills Cop II, Paramount,1987
Himself, Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen, 1988
Rib joint customer, I'm Gonna Git You Sucka, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1988
Pookie, New Jack City, Warner Bros., 1991
Bony T, Boomerang, Paramount, 1992
Albert, CB4, Universal, 1993
Deke Anthony, The Immortals, Hallmark Home Entertainment, 1995
Yuck Mouth, Panther, Gramercy, 1995
First Lieutenant Oster, Sgt. Bilko (also known as Sergeant Bilko), Universal, 1996
Joey, Beverly Hills Ninja, TriStar, 1997
Detective sergeant Lee Butters, Lethal Weapon 4 (also known as Lethal 4), Warner Bros., 1998
Voice of Rodney (the guinea pig), Doctor Dolittle (also known as Dr. Dolittle), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
Rufus (the thirteenth apostle), Dogma (also known as Bearclaw), Miramax, 1999
Wesley, Nurse Betty, USA Films, 2000
(In archive footage) Bamboozled, New Line Cinema, 2000
(In archive footage) Me, Myself & Irene, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
Chaka Luther King (director of Bluntman & Chronic), Jay andSilent Bob Strike Back, Miramax/Dimension, 2001
Charles Wellington III, Joe Guy, and Lance Bartin, Down to Earth,Paramount, 2001
J. B., Pootie's father, and radio song announcer, Pootie Tang, Paramount, 2001
Voice of comedic Mecha, Artificial Intelligence: AI (also known asA.I. Artificial Intelligence), Warner Bros., 2001
Voice of Osmosis Jones, Osmosis Jones (animated), Warner Bros., 2001
Himself, You'll Never Wiez in This Town Again, Dimension Films, 2002
Jake Hayes and Kevin Pope, Bad Company, Buena Vista, 2002
Film Work
Executive Producer
Down to Earth, Paramount, 2001
Producer
(With Nelson George) CB4, Universal, 1993
Pootie Tang, Paramount, 2001
Radio Appearances
Episodic
The Howard Stern Show, 1999
RECORDINGS
Albums
(Contributor) Hydravion, Hydravion, Sonet, 1978
Born Suspect (comedy), Atlantic, 1992
Roll with the New (comedy), DreamWorks, 1997
Bigger & Blacker (comedy), DreamWorks, 1999
Videos
Kevin Stubbs, Saturday Night Live: Game Show Parodies, 1998
WRITINGS
Teleplays
with Others; Series
Saturday Night Live (also known as NBC's Saturday Night, Saturday Night, SNL, and SNL 25), NBC, between 1990 and 1993
The Chris Rock Show, HBO, 1997-2000
Specials
"Chris Rock--Big Ass Jokes," HBO Comedy Half-Hour, HBO, 1994
Chris Rock: Bring the Pain, HBO, 1996
"Indecision '96: The Democratic National Convention," Politically Incorrect, Comedy Central, 1996
"Indecision '96: The Republican National Convention," Politically Incorrect, Comedy Central, 1996
Best of Chris Rock, 1999
Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker, HBO, 1999
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock, NBC, 1999
Screenplays
with Others
Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen, 1988
(Author of story) CB4, Universal, 1993
Down to Earth (based on the film Here Comes Mr. Jordan), Paramount, 2001
Pootie Tang, Paramount, 2001
Lyrics
Soundtracks
CB4, MCA, 1993
Humor
Rock This!, Hyperion, 1997

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Who's Who among African Americans, 14th edition, Gale, 2001

Periodicals

Ebony, October, 1999, p. 162
Entertainment Weekly, December 26, 1997, p. 20; September 11, 1998, p. 48
Essence, September, 2001, p. 28
Genesis, March, 1998, pp. 17-19, 120-21
Jet, December 8, 1997, p. 62; October 8, 2001, p. 52
Parade, August 29, 1999, pp. 4-6
People Weekly, December 29, 1997, p. 129
Premiere, October, 1998; March, 2001, pp. 94-97
Rolling Stone, October 2, 1997, pp. 38-42, 64-65
Time, July 20, 1998, pp. 56-58
TV Guide, January 9, 1999, pp. 36-39; July 10, 1999, pp. 14-23

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