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.
Acting (129 movies)
Beverly Hills Cop II
1987
Lethal Weapon 4
1998
Madagascar
2005
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
2001
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
2008
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
Bad Company
2002
Dogma
1999
Pootie Tang
2001
Nurse Betty
2000
New Jack City
1991
Boomerang
1992
Bee Movie
2007
Good Hair
2009
Merry Madagascar
2009
Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast
2005
Sgt. Bilko
1996
Osmosis Jones
2001
The Longest Yard
2005
Head of State
2003
Beverly Hills Ninja
1997
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!!
2003
Rustin
2023
Death at a Funeral
2010
Panther
1995
The Immortals
1995
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma
2002
I Think I Love My Wife
2007
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger
2008
Why We Laugh: Black Comedians on Black Comedy
2009
The Aristocrats
2005
CB4
1993
2021 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
2021
Talking Funny
2011
Grown Ups
2010
Down to Earth
2001
Chris Rock: Never Scared
2004
Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker
1999
Chris Rock: Bring the Pain
1996
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
2012
Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011
Comedian
2002
Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen
1988
Chris Rock: Big Ass Jokes
1994
2 Days in New York
2012
Everybody Loves Chris Rock
2021
What to Expect When You're Expecting
2012
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac
2012
Sesame Street: Elmopalooza!
1998
Brooklyn Boheme
2012
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp
2012
Grown Ups 2
2013
Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison
2010
Eddie Murphy: One Night Only
2012
Madly Madagascar
2013
The Last Laugh
2016
Chris Rock: One Man Show
2022
Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute
2022
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project
2007
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023
Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only
2023
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
Look at Me
2022
Top Five
2014
Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
2022
Uptown Comedy Express
1987
Slammin' Rap Video Magazine Vol. 1
1990
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
2001
Baseball: The Tenth Inning
2010
Bowling for Columbine
2002
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley
2003
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Rock
1999
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman
1998
Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut
2021
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage
2023
The Very Best of America's Funniest Comedians
2003
Kids Are Punny
1998
A Very Murray Christmas
2015
Annie Leibovitz: Life Through a Lens
2007
Dying Laughing
2017
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
1988
Pauly Shore Is Dead
2003
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015
Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live
1998
You Don't Mess with the Zohan
2008
Dancing in the Light: The Janet Collins Story
2015
Sandy Wexler
2017
Paparazzi
2004
Torrance Rises
1999
The Week Of
2018
Doctor Dolittle
1998
Eat Drink Laugh: The Story of The Comic Strip
2014
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs
2017
The Black List: Volume One
2008
Chris Rock: Tamborine
2018
One Direction: This Is Us
2013
Dolemite Is My Name
2019
Nobody's Fool
2018
Kings of Comedy USA
2006
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1
2004
Directing (5 movies)
| Title | Year | Job |
|---|---|---|
| Uptown Comedy Express | 1987 | Writer |
| CB4 | 1993 | Screenplay |
| Chris Rock: Big Ass Jokes | 1994 | Writer |
| Chris Rock: Bring the Pain | 1996 | Writer |
| Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker | 1999 | Writer |
| Down to Earth | 2001 | Executive Producer |
| Down to Earth | 2001 | Screenplay |
| Pootie Tang | 2001 | Producer |
| Head of State | 2003 | Producer |
| Head of State | 2003 | Screenplay |
| Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1 | 2004 | Writer |
| Chris Rock: Never Scared | 2004 | Writer |
| I Think I Love My Wife | 2007 | Screenplay |
| I Think I Love My Wife | 2007 | Producer |
| Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger | 2008 | Writer |
| Good Hair | 2009 | Executive Producer |
| Good Hair | 2009 | Writer |
| Death at a Funeral | 2010 | Producer |
| Top Five | 2014 | Writer |
| Chris Rock: Tamborine | 2018 | Writer |
| Chris Rock: Tamborine | 2018 | Executive Producer |
| Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut | 2021 | Writer |
| Spiral: From the Book of Saw | 2021 | Executive Producer |
| Chris Rock: Selective Outrage | 2023 | Writer |
| Chris Rock: Selective Outrage | 2023 | Executive Producer |
| Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only | 2023 | Producer |