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.
In 1993 Paramount offered him the role of Lamont Sanford in a purposed film update of Sanford and Son. He called the idea "insane" and because of his affection for the late Redd Foxx lobbied to have the production halted. It was.
Hosted the 77th Annual Academy Awards on February 27th, 2005 and despite concerns over the content of his monologue he mostly kept it clean.
Has the rare distinction of being in two movies that opened on the same day in the U.S. - The Longest Yard (2005) and Madagascar (2005) (May 27, 2005).
Chris Rock was making fun his profession by his late teens. He grew up in New York and started performing on the stand-up comedy circuit there. One night while on stage at the New York Comedy Strip, Rock was introduced to veteran comedian Eddie Murphy. Murphy was impressed and cast Rock in 'Beverly Hills Cop II'.
The part was not a moment of immediate fame for Rock, but his connection with Eddie Murphy landed him some supporting roles. Eventually he worked his way on to the cast of NBC?s 'Saturday Night Live' where he stayed for three years.
In a break from comedy, Rock played a rather innocent crack addict and police informant in 'New Jack City', directed by Mario Van Peebles. Rock?s performance was well received and showed a more thoughtful, politically concerned character behind the funny man.
Though he remains a comic, Rock?s scripts confront the tensions and politics of modern American society, especially among the African-American communities. Rock's big success came with the caustic TV special 'Bring on the Pain', for which he won two Emmy awards and a large fanclub. IN 1998 Rock got his own show on HBO, 'The Chris Rock Show'.
The comic became popular with film casters in the late 90?s, acting in a clutch of films opposite big names such as Mel Gibson and Antony Hopkins. His career as an actor and scriptwriter continues upwards.
