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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:

• 12 March 2003: Received star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.
• Older brother of 'Tony Rock (II)' (qv) and 'Kenny Rock' (qv).
• Daughter, Lola Simone, born 28 June 2002 in New York City.
• Son of 'Julius Rock' (qv) and 'Rose Rock' (qv).
• Attended the opening of 'Oprah Winfrey' (qv)'s school in South Africa.
• Was voted the funniest person in America by Entertainment Weekly.
• Is close friends with 'Jerry Seinfeld' (qv), 'Adam Sandler (I)' (qv), 'David Spade' (qv) and 'Mario Joyner' (qv).
• Began his first-ever tour of Britain in January 2008.