Chris Rock
Born 1965
Known for Madagascar, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted.
Biography
Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, producer, and director. He was voted in the US as the 5th greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central. He was also voted in the UK as the 9th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups in 2007, and again in the updated 2010 list as the 8th greatest stand-up comic. He is known for his roles in Dogma, Beverly Hills Ninja, Lethal Weapon 4, Nurse Betty, The Longest Yard, Bad Company, and a starring role in Down to Earth. Rock has also increasingly worked behind the camera, as a writer and director (and starring actor) of Head of State and I Think I Love My Wife. In the fall of 2005, the UPN television network premiered a comedy series called Everybody Hates Chris, based on Rock's school days, of which he is the executive producer and narrator. The show garnered both critical and ratings success. The series was nominated for a 2006 Golden Globe for Best TV Series (Musical or Comedy), a 2006 People's Choice Award for Favorite New Television Comedy, and two 2006 Emmy Awards for costuming and cinematography. Following the release of his first documentary, 2009's Good Hair, Rock is working on a documentary about debt called Credit is the Devil. In 2010 he starred alongside Adam Sandler in Grown-ups and with fellow comedian/actor Martin Lawrence in the remake of the British film Death at a Funeral.
Movie Credits
Chris Rock: Selective Outrage (2023)
Chris Rock Total Blackout: The Tamborine Extended Cut (2021)
Everybody Loves Chris Rock (2021)
Spiral: From the Book of Saw (2021)
Chris Rock: Tamborine (2018)
Top Five (2014)
Death at a Funeral (2010)
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger (2008)
I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
Chris Rock: Never Scared (2004)
Head of State (2003)
Best of the Chris Rock Show: Volume 2 (2001)
Down to Earth (2001)
Osmosis Jones (2001)
Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker (1999)
Chris Rock: Bring the Pain (1996)
CB4 (1993)
Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only (2023)
The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021)
The Week Of (2018)
Madly Madagascar (2013)
2 Days in New York (2012)
Iceberg Slim: Portrait of a Pimp (2012)
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted (2012)
Baseball: The Tenth Inning (2010)
Good Hair (2009)
Merry Madagascar (2009)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
Madagascar (2005)
The Longest Yard (2005)
Bad Company (2002)
Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen (1988)
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (2023)
Summer of Soul (...Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised) (2021)
Grown Ups 2 (2013)
Grown Ups (2010)
Nurse Betty (2000)
Rustin (2023)
Dying Laughing (2017)
Before They Were Kings: Vol. 1 (2004)
New Jack City (1991)
The 51st AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy (2026)
Roald Dahl's The Witches (2020)
I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac (2011)
Back From Hell: A Tribute to Sam Kinison (2010)
Judge Not: In Defense of Dogma (2001)
Lethal Weapon 4 (1998)
Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
The Immortals (1995)
Being Eddie (2025)
Bee Movie (2007)
Lorne (2026)
Amsterdam (2022)
Dirty Daddy: The Bob Saget Tribute (2022)
Pootie Tang (2001)
One Direction: This Is Us (2013)
Dogma (1999)
PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Chris Farley (2003)
Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back (2001)
Boomerang (1992)
Nobody's Fool (2018)
A Very Murray Christmas (2015)
What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012)
Mr. Warmth: The Don Rickles Project (2007)
A.I. Artificial Intelligence (2001)
Krush Groove (1985)
Panther (1995)
Paparazzi (2004)
Disappearing Acts (2000)
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
Sgt. Bilko (1996)
Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs (2017)
Live from New York! (2015)
Richard Pryor: I Ain't Dead Yet, #*%$#@!! (2003)
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988)
Bowling for Columbine (2002)
In Whose Name? (2025)
