Rock, Chris

Chris Rock
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Chris Rock

Name	Rock, Chris Gender: M
born on	7 February 1966 at 10:00 (= 10:00 AM )
Place	Andrews SC, USA, 33n27, 79w33
Timezone	EST h5w (is standard time)
Data source	Bio/autobiography Rodden Rating B Collector: Rodden
Astrology data	18°24' 16°24 Asc. 19°13'

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Biography

American actor, one of the hottest black comedians of the late 1990s. While he was performing at the Comedy Strip in New York, comedian Eddie Murphy discovered him and gave him a role in "Beverly Hills Cop II," 1987. Rock’s dead-on delivery and his observations on society, the political arena and the issues facing African-American people have earned him wide acclaim.

Born in South Carolina, Rock grew up in the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn, New York. He was the oldest of six children born to Julius, a truck driver, and Rose, a teacher. His father was a strict disciplinarian who tolerated no disrespect or disobedience. Bused to a primarily white school across town, he was a victim of racism and endured regular beatings. Diminutive, shy and respectful, Rock hated the violence that surrounded him but once in a while, he used a stick or a book bag stuffed with bricks to level the field and defend himself. Focused on his childhood dream of becoming a comedian, in 1983 he lied about his age and got into a comedy review. The success he experienced gave him incentive to try the club circuit where he met Eddie Murphy.

In 1990, Rock joined "Saturday Night Live," as one of the "Not Ready for Primetime Players," and for the next three years, he honed his act. In 1993, he made his screenwriting debut with "CB4." The lukewarm response pushed him to concentrate more on his acting, and "Bring the Pain!," 1996, a comedy special, earned him two Emmy awards. Since that time, he has made appearances in such films as "Lethal Weapon 4" and published a book called "Rock This!" in 1998.

Wryly intelligent, Rock’s stated goal is to make people laugh. Tall and thin with a toothy grin, he’s a hard worker and has an uncanny sense of what is funny and what is not. He has made three comedy recordings and starred in "Chris Rock," 1997, an Emmy award-winning comedy special.

In 1989, his father died from complications of an ulcer. After his dad’s death, Rock felt that his safety net had disappeared, and he struggled while trying to deal with the insecurity that resulted.

Rock is married to Malaak Compton-Rock, a publicist. They had a daughter in 2002 and a second child, another daughter, named Zahra Savannah born on May 22, 2004 in Brooklyn, NY.

On February 27, 2005, Rock was the host of the Academy Award ceremony.

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Events

• Death of Father 1989 (Complications from an ulcer)

• Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1987 (Appeared in "Beverly Hills Cop II")

• Work : New Job 1990 (Saturday Night Live)

• Work : New Career 1993 (Screenwriting debut)

• Work : Prize 1996 (Two Emmy Awards)

• Work : Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1997 (Comedy special "Chris Rock")

• Family : Change in family responsibilities 2002 (first child, a daughter, born)

• Family : Change in family responsibilities 22 May 2004 (second daughter, Zahra Savannah, was born)

Source Notes

Dave Campbell quotes his autobiography "Rock This," p.50

Categories

• Traits : Body : Race (Black)

• Family : Childhood : Memories Bad (Victim of racism)

• Traits : Personality : Humorous, Witty

• Vocation : Entertainment : Actor/ Actress (TV and film)

• Vocation : Entertainment : Comedy

• Vocation : Entertainment : Night Club/ Vaudeville (Stand-up)

• Notable : Awards : Emmy (Two)

• Family : Childhood : Order of birth (First of six)

• Family : Childhood : Family large (Six kids)

• Traits : Personality : Hard worker

• Vocation : Writers : Autobiographer (Rock This)

• Vocation : Entertain/Business : Production jobs (Three comedy CD's)