Rock at the New York City premiere of Spike Lee's film, She Hate Me, on June 24, 2004.
Birth name
Christopher Julius Rock III
Born
February 7, 1965 (1965-02-07) (age 44) Andrews, South Carolina, U.S.
Medium
Stand-up comedy, television, film
Nationality
American
Years active
1987 - Present
Genres
Black humor, musical comedy, observational comedy, political satire, satire
Subject(s)
African-American culture, American politics, current events, human sexuality, marriage, pop culture, race relations, racism
Influences
Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory, Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Pigmeat Markham, Woody Allen, Eddie Murphy[1] Sam Kinison, George Carlin, Mort Sahl,[2] Rodney Dangerfield[3]
Influenced
Dave Chappelle,[2] Christian Finnegan,[4] George Lopez[5]
Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program 1997 Chris Rock: Bring the Pain 1999 The Chris Rock Show Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special 1997 Chris Rock: Bring the Pain
Grammy Awards
Best Spoken Comedy Album 1998 Roll with the New 2000 Bigger & Blacker Best Comedy Album 2006 Never Scared
American Comedy Awards
Funniest Male Performer in a TV Special 2000 Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker
Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III[6] (born February 7, 1965)[7][8] is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted by Comedy Central as the fifth greatest stand-up comedian of all time.[9]
