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Trivia
Birth Name: Chris Rock
Date of birth: 7 February 1965
Place of birth: Andrews, South Carolina, USA
Nickname: Chris
Height: 5' 11" (1.80 m)
Spouse: Malaak Compton-Rock (23 November 1996 - present) 2 children
Discovered by Eddie
Murphy
Has written a book, "Rock This",
and released two comedy albums
Daughter, Lola Simone, born 28 June 2002 in
New York City.
Brother of Tony Rock
12 March 2003: Received star on Hollywood
Walk of Fame.
Was voted the funniest person in America by
Entertainment Weekly.
His wife, Malaak Compton-Rock, 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.
Chosen as #5 in Comedy Central's 100
Greatest Stand-Ups of All Time (April 2004).
Second daughter, Zahra Savannah born 22 May
2004.
Enjoys a wide range of music such as Jay-Z,
Red Hot Chili Peppers, DMX, Boy George, Elvis Costello, Eminem and
Smashing Pumpkins.
Shares a birthday with Ashton Kutcher.
In 1993 Paramount offered him the role of
Lamont Sanford in a purposed film update of Sanford and Son. He called
the idea "insane" and because of his affection for the late
Redd Foxx lobbied to have the production halted. It was.
Hosted the 77th Annual Academy Awards on
February 27th, 2005 and despite concerns over the content of his
monologue he mostly kept it clean.
Has the rare distinction of being in two
movies that opened on the same day in the U.S. - The Longest Yard (2005)
and Madagascar (2005) (May 27, 2005). Both of them stayed at the two top
spots at the box office the following weeks, knocking down the last
installment of Star Wars, Revenge of the Sith. And both becoming a
member of the 100 million dollar club.
Points to Eddie
Murphy as his role model and inspiration for taking up comedy and
acting.
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