Chris Rock
This Brooklyn-bred comic with the oversize smile was just a teen when he started doing stand-up. Stints on Saturday Night Live and (briefly) In Living Color raised his profile but it was his HBO speci...
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02/06/1965
Andrews, SC |
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| The oldest of seven, he dropped out of high school in 10th grade to pursue stand-up comedy. |
| Film debut was a small role in 1987's Beverly Hills Cop II. He was personally cast by Eddie Murphy after the star caught Rock's act. |
| Received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2003. |
| Did voice-over work for 1-800-COLLECT and Nike TV ads. |
| Helped create The Illtop Journal, Howard University's black humor magazine. Due to lack of funds, the magazine folded in 2004. |
