Chris
Rock was raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, which is in Brooklyn,
New York. He has been in stand-up comedy for over twelve
years. He made his big screen debut in Beverly Hills Cop
II (1987) and spent three years on the cast of "Saturday
Night Live". He does commercials for 1-800 Collect
and Nike and covered the presidential campaign for the show
"Politically Incorrect". He still lives in Brooklyn,
New York.
Discovered by
Eddie Murphy
Has written a
book, "Rock This", and released two comedy albums
Daughter, Lola
Simone, born 28 June 2002 in New York City.
Brother of Tony
Rock
12 March 2003:
Received star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Was voted the
funniest person in America by Entertainment Weekly.
His wife, Malaak
Compton-Rock, was featured in "Redbook Magazine"
as one of the winners of the 2002 Mothers & Shakers
Awards. Malaak 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
work force.
Chosen as #5
in Comedy Central's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time (April
2004).
Second daughter,
Zahra Savannah born 22 May 2004.
Enjoys a wide
range of music such as Jay-Z, Red Hot Chili Peppers, DMX,
Boy George, Elvis Costello, Eminem and Smashing Pumpkins.
Shares a birthday
with Ashton Kutcher.
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