- BIRTH 07/02/1965
- Country United States
- SHOWS 35
- MOVIES 77
- SHOWRUNNER 2
- DIRECTOR 5
- SCRIPT 13
- PRODUCTION 10
Chris Rock
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.
Shows (35)
Saturday Night Live
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Movies (77)
Kevin Hart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
Showrunner (2)
Everybody Hates Chris
The Hughleys
Director (5)
Head of State
Another Round
I Think I Love My Wife
Top Five
Amy Schumer: Live at the Apollo
Script (13)
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
Head of State
I Think I Love My Wife
CB4
Chris Rock: Tamborine
Good Hair
Down to Earth
Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger
Top Five
Chris Rock: Never Scared
Chris Rock: Bring the Pain
Chris Rock: Big Ass Jokes
Production (10)
Spiral: From the Book of Saw
Death at a Funeral
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
Head of State
I Think I Love My Wife
Chris Rock: Tamborine
Good Hair
Down to Earth
Pootie Tang
Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only
