Chris Rock
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Chris Rock (born February 7, 1967) is an African-American comedian and actor born in Georgetown, South Carolina. He grew up, however in Bedford-Stuyvesant, in Brooklyn, New York. He was a cast member of the popular sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1990-1993. His 1996 standup special "Bring the Pain" established him as one of the hottest comedians in Hollywood. The controversy around his 1997 routine "Niggas vs Black People" helped this rise to stardom. In addition to acting, Rock has had various stand-up comedy specials aired on HBO, following "Bring the Pain" with "Chris Rock: Bigger and Blacker" in 1999 and most recently, "Never Scared" in 2004. HBO also aired his talk show, The Chris Rock Show. His comedy typically involves race relations in the United States, although he does a lot of material on women. He's starred in films since 1986.
Filmography
- Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) plays The Parking Valet
- I'm Gonna Git You Sucka! (1988) plays Rib Joint Customer
- Uptown Comedy Express (1989) plays Himself
- SNL (1990) plays Himself
- New Jack City (1991) plays Pookie
- Panther (1995) plays Yuck Mouth
- Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) plays Joey
- Lethal Weapon 4 (1998) plays Lee Butters
- Dr. Dolittle (1998) plays the voice of Rodney (The Hamster)
- Sesame Street: Elmopalooza (1998) plays Himself
- Dogma (1999) plays Rufus
- Nurse Betty (2000) plays Wesley
- Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001) plays Chaka Luther King
- Osmosis Jones (2001) plays the voice of Osmosis Jones (aka: Ozzy)
- Bad Company (2002) plays Jake Pope
- Ozzy and Drix (2002) plays the voice of Osmosis Jones (aka: Ozzy)
- Head of State (2003) plays Mays Gilliam.
Discography
- Born Suspect 1991 Atlantic
- Roll With the New 1997 DreamWorks
- Bigger & Blacker 1999 DreamWorks
