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Main Movie Roles

BIOGRAPHY:

Chris Rock (I) was raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, which is in Brooklyn, New York. He has been in stand-up comedy for over twelve years. He made his big screen debut in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) and spent three years on the cast of "Saturday Night Live" (1975). He does commercials for 1-800 Collect and Nike and covered the presidential campaign for the show "Politically Incorrect" (1994). He now lives in Alpine, New Jersey.


TRIVIA:

• Is a big 'Woody Allen' (qv) fan.
• Attended the opening of 'Oprah Winfrey' (qv)'s school in South Africa.
• His wife, 'Malaak Compton' (qv), 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.
• Second daughter, Zahra Savannah born 22 May 2004.
• Formerly held the world record for having the largest audience during a live-comedy performance when he performed in front of 15.900 people in London in May 2008. The record was broken by 'Mario Barth' (qv) in July 2008.
• Began his first-ever tour of Britain in January 2008.
• Daughter, Lola Simone, born 28 June 2002 in New York City.
• Older brother of 'Tony Rock (II)' (qv) and 'Kenny Rock' (qv).