| Chris Rock |
Rock at the New York City premiere of Spike Lee's film, She Hate Me, on June 24, 2004. |
| Birth name |
Christopher Julius Rock III |
| Born |
February 7, 1965 (1965-02-07) (age 43)
Andrews, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Medium |
Stand-up comedy, television, film |
| Nationality |
American |
| Years active |
1987 - Present |
| Genres |
Black humor, musical comedy, observational comedy, political satire, satire |
| Subject(s) |
African-American culture, American politics, current events, human sexuality, marriage, pop culture, race relations, racism |
| Influences |
Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory, Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Pigmeat Markham, Woody Allen, Eddie Murphy[1] Sam Kinison, George Carlin, Mort Sahl,[2] Rodney Dangerfield[3] |
| Influenced |
Dave Chappelle,[2] Christian Finnegan,[4] George Lopez[5] |
| Spouse |
Malaak Compton (November 23, 1996 - present) (2 children) |
| Website |
www.chrisrock.com |
| Emmy Awards |
Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program
1997 Chris Rock: Bring the Pain
1999 The Chris Rock Show
Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special
1997 Chris Rock: Bring the Pain |
| Grammy Awards |
Best Spoken Comedy Album
1998 Roll with the New
2000 Bigger & Blacker
Best Comedy Album
2006 Never Scared |
| American Comedy Awards |
Funniest Male Performer in a TV Special
2000 Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker |
Christopher Julius Rock III[6] (born February 7, 1965)[7][8] is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted by Comedy Central as the fifth greatest stand-up comedian of all time.[9]
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