Chris Rock

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

206

Gender

Male

Birthday

1965-02-07 (60 years old)

Place of Birth

Andrews, South Carolina, USA

Chris Rock

Biography

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

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Fargo

    Fargo

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • King of the Hill

    King of the Hill

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Miami Vice

    Miami Vice

  • The One Show

    The One Show

  • Tony Awards

    Tony Awards

  • The View

    The View

  • Everybody Hates Chris

    Everybody Hates Chris

  • Keeping Up with the Kardashians

    Keeping Up with the Kardashians

  • Homicide: Life on the Street

    Homicide: Life on the Street

  • 60 Minutes

    60 Minutes

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Empire

    Empire

  • The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

    The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

  • Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

    Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Grown Ups

    Grown Ups

  • Broad City

    Broad City

  • Madagascar

    Madagascar

  • MTV Video Music Awards

    MTV Video Music Awards

  • Martin

    Martin

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Grown Ups 2

    Grown Ups 2

  • The Kardashians

    The Kardashians

  • The Bernie Mac Show

    The Bernie Mac Show

  • American Masters

    American Masters

  • Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

    Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

  • PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

    PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie

  • Bee Movie

    Bee Movie

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

    Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • The Oscars

    The Oscars

  • In Living Color

    In Living Color

  • In Living Color

    In Living Color

  • Dogma

    Dogma

  • A.I. Artificial Intelligence

    A.I. Artificial Intelligence

  • The Wendy Williams Show

    The Wendy Williams Show

  • The Longest Yard

    The Longest Yard

  • A.N.T. Farm

    A.N.T. Farm

  • The Eric Andre Show

    The Eric Andre Show

  • Louie

    Louie

  • You Don't Mess with the Zohan

    You Don't Mess with the Zohan

  • Lethal Weapon 4

    Lethal Weapon 4

  • Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

    Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • Roald Dahl's The Witches

    Roald Dahl's The Witches

  • Desus & Mero

    Desus & Mero

  • Madly Madagascar

    Madly Madagascar

  • Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

    Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)

  • Mr. Show with Bob and David

    Mr. Show with Bob and David

  • Doctor Dolittle

    Doctor Dolittle

  • Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison

    Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison

  • Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma

    Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma

  • Merry Madagascar

    Merry Madagascar

  • The Jay Leno Show

    The Jay Leno Show

  • Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

    Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

  • Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

    Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back

  • Feeding America Comedy Festival

    Feeding America Comedy Festival

  • Top Five

    Top Five

  • Boomerang

    Boomerang

  • Baseball

    Baseball

  • Spiral: From the Book of Saw

    Spiral: From the Book of Saw

  • Pootie Tang

    Pootie Tang

  • Beverly Hills Cop II

    Beverly Hills Cop II

  • Rove

    Rove

  • Everybody Still Hates Chris

    Everybody Still Hates Chris

  • Sandy Wexler

    Sandy Wexler

  • Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

    Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens

  • What to Expect When You're Expecting

    What to Expect When You're Expecting

  • Comedian

    Comedian

  • Inside Comedy

    Inside Comedy

  • Amsterdam

    Amsterdam

  • Death at a Funeral

    Death at a Funeral

  • New Jack City

    New Jack City

  • The Aristocrats

    The Aristocrats

  • Being Eddie

    Being Eddie

  • Dying Laughing

    Dying Laughing

  • Sgt. Bilko

    Sgt. Bilko

  • Hart to Heart

    Hart to Heart

  • Good Hair

    Good Hair

  • Nobody's Fool

    Nobody's Fool

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • Disappearing Acts

    Disappearing Acts

  • Beverly Hills Ninja

    Beverly Hills Ninja

  • Brooklyn Boheme

    Brooklyn Boheme

  • In Whose Name?

    In Whose Name?

  • Panther

    Panther

  • Osmosis Jones

    Osmosis Jones

  • The Trainer

    The Trainer

  • The Immortals

    The Immortals

  • Bowling for Columbine

    Bowling for Columbine

  • Mark Twain Prize

    Mark Twain Prize

  • One Direction: This Is Us

    One Direction: This Is Us

  • Torrance Rises

    Torrance Rises

  • Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians

    Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians

  • Chris Rock: Tamborine

    Chris Rock: Tamborine

  • A Very Murray Christmas

    A Very Murray Christmas

  • Dolemite Is My Name

    Dolemite Is My Name

  • Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

    Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation

  • Bad Company

    Bad Company

  • 2 Days in New York

    2 Days in New York

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

  • Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

    Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

  • Live from New York!

    Live from New York!

  • Down to Earth

    Down to Earth

  • DAG

    DAG

  • I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

    I'm Gonna Git You Sucka

  • Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

    Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!

  • Head of State

    Head of State

  • Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen

    Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen

  • Woody Allen: A Documentary

    Woody Allen: A Documentary

  • Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1

    Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1

  • Paparazzi

    Paparazzi

  • America | A Tribute to Heroes

    America | A Tribute to Heroes

  • This Is Stand-Up

    This Is Stand-Up

  • I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

    I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

  • Thanks a Million

    Thanks a Million

  • The Last Laugh

    The Last Laugh

  • Untitled Misty Green Film

    Untitled Misty Green Film

  • Krush Groove

    Krush Groove

  • The Black List: Volume One

    The Black List: Volume One

  • Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

    Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast

  • Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

    Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley

  • CB4

    CB4

  • Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

    Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert

  • The Week Of

    The Week Of

  • 12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

    12-12-12 | The Concert for Sandy Relief

  • The N Word

    The N Word

  • Jackie's Back!

    Jackie's Back!

  • Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut

    Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut

  • George Carlin's American Dream

    George Carlin's American Dream

  • Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

    Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp

  • Nurse Betty

    Nurse Betty

  • Baseball: The Tenth Inning

    Baseball: The Tenth Inning

  • I Think I Love My Wife

    I Think I Love My Wife

  • Weekends at the D.L.

    Weekends at the D.L.

  • Baseball: The Tenth Inning

    Baseball: The Tenth Inning

  • Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live

    Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live

  • Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1

    Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1

  • Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

    Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!

  • Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute

    Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute

  • Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 2

    Def Comedy Jam: All Stars 2

  • The Comedy Store

    The Comedy Store

  • Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

    Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

  • Pauly Shore Is Dead

    Pauly Shore Is Dead

  • Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 1

    Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 1

  • Rustin

    Rustin

  • Look at Me

    Look at Me

  • The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards

    The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards

  • Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip

    Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip

  • Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America

    Make 'Em Laugh: The Funny Business of America

  • Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7

    Def Comedy Jam, Vol. 7

  • Live from Studio Five

    Live from Studio Five

  • Eddie Murphy: One Night Only

    Eddie Murphy: One Night Only

  • Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

    Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Special

  • Grown Ups 3

    Grown Ups 3

  • Kings of Comedy USA

    Kings of Comedy USA

  • 2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

    2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • The One and Only Dick Gregory

    The One and Only Dick Gregory

  • Biography: Bobby Brown

    Biography: Bobby Brown

  • The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians

    The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians

  • Inside the Actors Studio

    Inside the Actors Studio

  • Chris Rock: Never Scared

    Chris Rock: Never Scared

  • Talking Funny

    Talking Funny

  • Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'

    Maximum Impact: The Legacy of 'Lethal Weapon'

  • Vanilla Ice Archive

    Vanilla Ice Archive

  • Kids Are Punny

    Kids Are Punny

  • Chris Rock: Selective Outrage

    Chris Rock: Selective Outrage

  • Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger

    Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger

  • Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray?

    Whatever Happened to Micheal Ray?

  • NBC 75th Anniversary Special

    NBC 75th Anniversary Special

  • Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only

    Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only

  • Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable

    Nantucket Film Festival's Comedy Roundtable

  • Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker

    Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker

  • Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

    Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Jerry Seinfeld: The Comedian Award

    Jerry Seinfeld: The Comedian Award

  • Everybody Loves Chris Rock

    Everybody Loves Chris Rock

  • Chris Rock: Bring the Pain

    Chris Rock: Bring the Pain

  • Chris Rock: Road To Live Special

    Chris Rock: Road To Live Special

  • Chris Rock: Big Ass Jokes

    Chris Rock: Big Ass Jokes

  • Dancing in the Light: The Janet Collins Story

    Dancing in the Light: The Janet Collins Story

  • Darkskin Manson

    Darkskin Manson

  • Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 2

    Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 2

  • Stoner Cats

    Stoner Cats

  • Romanekian

    Romanekian

  • Uptown Comedy Express

    Uptown Comedy Express

  • Kanye West Album Listening, May 31, 2018 - Jackson Hole, Wyoming

    Kanye West Album Listening, May 31, 2018 - Jackson Hole, Wyoming

  • TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments

    TNA: The 50 Greatest Moments

  • Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock

    Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock

  • Chris Rock: One Man Show

    Chris Rock: One Man Show