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Chris Rock (born February 7, 1965) is an American
Stand-up comedian and actor born
in Georgetown, South Carolina.  He grew up 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 stand-up 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 his rise to stardom.  In
addition to acting, Rock has had three Home Box
Office|HBO comedy specials: Bring the Pain in
1996, Chris Rock: Bigger and Blacker in 1999, and
most recently, Never Scared in 2004.  HBO also
airs his talk show, The Chris Rock Show.  Rock has
starred in film|films since 1986.

His comedy typically involves race|race relations
in the United States, although he devotes a large
portion of his material to women.  Though not
directly based on it, a lot of his comedic views
are rooted in his teen years; his very strict
parents, concerned about the neighborhood schools
had him bused to an almost all-white high school
in Bensonhurst (a white-ethnic neighborhood of
Brooklyn that ironically was known at the time for
poor race|race relations).  Rock claims to have
been arrested four times, once for vehicular
assault on a youth who had robbed him, and three
times for traffic violations, including driving
without a license and "driving too slow". In the
fall of 2005, UPN is going to premiere a sitcom
called Everyone Hates Chris that is based on
Rock's high school days.   

In 2005, Rock hosted the 77th Academy Awards. The
decision to have Rock host the awards was seen by
some to bring an 'edge' to the ceremony, and to
make it more relevant or appealing to younger
audiences. Some were worried that Rock's outspoken
and often crude humour would tarnish the staid
image of the awards, but aside from a tense moment
involving Sean Penn his comedy ruffled few
feathers.

Rock has been married to Malaak Compton-Rock since
November 23, 1996.  Malaak is the founder and
board of directors|executive director of
StyleWorks, a non-profit, full-service hair
salon|salon that provides free services for women
leaving welfare and entering the work force.  The
couple have two children together, Lola Simone
(born June 28, 2002) and Zahra Savannah (born May
22, 2004).


==Filmography==
*Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
*Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen (1988)
*I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
*Who Is Chris Rock? (1989) (short subject)
*New Jack City (1991)
*Boomerang (1992)
*CB4 (1993) (also co-producer)
*The Immortals (1995)
*Panther (1995)
*Sgt. Bilko (1996)
*Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
*Doctor Dolittle (1998) (voice)
*Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
*Torrance Rices (1999) (short subject)
*Dogma (movie)|Dogma (1999)
*Nurse Betty (2000)
*Down to Earth (2001)
*AI: Artificial Intelligence (2001) (voice only)
*Pootie Tang (2001) (also producer)
*Osmosis Jones (2001) (voice)
*Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
*Bad Company (2002)
*Comedian (2002) (documentary)
*Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003)
*Head of State (movie)|Head of State (2003) (also
director and producer)
*Oh, What a Lovely Tea Party (2004) (documentary)
*The N-Word (2004) (documentary)
*Paparazzi (2004) (Cameo)
*The Aristocrats (2005) (documentary)
*Madagascar (movie)|Madagascar (2005) (voice)
*The Longest Yard (2005)
*Sick Day (2005) (currently announced start of
production)

==Discography==
*Born Suspect 1991 Atlantic
*Roll With the New 1997 DreamWorks
*Bigger & Blacker 1999 DreamWorks
*Never Scared 2005 Geffen