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Christopher Julious Rock III, or better known as simply Chris Rock, was born on February 7, 1965. He was born in Andrews, South Carolina but his family moved to of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn soon after. He attended an all-white public school and, was often subjected to discrimination at an early age. This greatly influenced his comedic material. His mother, is Rosalie nee, and was a teacher and social worker for the mentally handicapped. His father was named Julius Rock, and was a truck driver and newspaper deliveryman. His father died in 1988 after surgery. His younger brothers Tony and Kenny are also in the entertainment business. His older brother, named Charles, died in 2006 due to problems from alcoholism. At age 18, Rock was discovered by [|Eddie Murphy] and played in his first movie called Beverly Hills Cop II (1987).

After starting in Eddie Murphy's movie, Murphy seemed to become Rock's idol; he ended following the same career path as Murphy by joining the cast of [|Saturday Night Live]. After spending three seasons on SNL, he lleft to pursue other career opportunities. In 1993, Rock appeared on the famous television show, In Living Color for a plethora of episodes before the shows cancellation.

1996 marked a turning point in Rock's career. His talents were soon recognized by HBO, and they produced a comedy special starring him, titled [|Bring in the Pain.] The comedian won two Emmy Awards for the show. In 1997, Rock began hosting his own television show on the HBO Network, The Chris Rock Show, which earned him two CableACE awards. This was the high point of Rock's career. He appeared in Sgt. Bilko, Beverly Hills Ninja, and Lethal Weapon 4. Rock also received two Grammy Awards for the comedy albums Roll With the New and Bigger and Blacker. In 2005, Rock debuted a sitcom called [|Everybody Hates Chris], which was a spoof from Everybody Loves Raymond. The show was inspired by his life as a teenager.

Filmography
 * ~ Film ||
 * ~ Year ||~ Title ||~ Role ||~ Notes ||
 * 1987 || //[|Beverly Hills Cop II]// || Playboy Mansion Valet ||  ||
 * 1988 || //[|Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen]// || Himself || [|Direct-to-video] [|Concert film] ||
 * ^  || //[|I'm Gonna Git You Sucka]// || Rib Joint Customer ||   ||
 * 1989 || //[|Who Is Chris Rock?]// || Himself || [|Documentary] [|Short] ||
 * 1991 || //[|New Jack City]// || Pookie ||  ||
 * 1992 || //[|Boomerang]// || Bony T ||  ||
 * 1993 || //[|CB4]// || Albert Brown/M.C. Gusto || Also wrote story, screenplay and was co-producer ||
 * 1995 || //[|The Immortals]// || Deke Anthony ||  ||
 * ^  || //[|Panther]// || Yuck Mouth ||   ||
 * 1996 || //[|Sgt. Bilko]// || 1st Lt. Oster ||  ||
 * 1997 || //[|Beverly Hills Ninja]// || Joey Washington ||  ||
 * 1998 || //[|Dr. Dolittle]// || Rodney || Voice ||
 * ^  || //[|Lethal Weapon 4]// || Detective Lee Butters ||   ||
 * 1999 || //[|Torrance Rises]// || Himself || Documentary short ||
 * ^  || //[|Dogma]// || [|Rufus] ||   ||
 * 2000 || //[|Nurse Betty]// || Wesley ||  ||
 * 2001 || //[|Down to Earth]// || Lance Barton || Also co-writer and executive producer ||
 * ^  || //[|AI: Artificial Intelligence]// || Mecha Comedian || Voice/cameo ||
 * ^  || //[|Pootie Tang]// || JB/Radio DJ/Pootie's Father || Also producer ||
 * ^  || //[|Osmosis Jones]// || [|Osmosis Jones] || Voice ||
 * ^  || //[|Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back]// || Chaka Luther King || Cameo ||
 * 2002 || //[|Bad Company]// || Jake Hayes/Kevin Pope/Michael Turner ||  ||
 * ^  || //[|Comedian]// || Himself || Documentary ||
 * 2003 || //[|Pauly Shore Is Dead]// || Himself || Cameo ||
 * ^  || //[|Head of State]// || Mays Gilliam || Also director, producer and co-writer ||
 * 2004 || //[|The N-Word]// || Himself || Documentary ||
 * ^  || //[|Paparazzi]// || Pizza Delivery Guy || Cameo ||
 * 2005 || //[|The Aristocrats]// || Himself || Documentary ||
 * ^  || //[|Madagascar]// || [|Marty] || voice ||
 * ^  || //[|The Longest Yard]// || Farrell Caretaker ||   ||
 * 2007 || //[|I Think I Love My Wife]// || Richard Marcus Cooper || Also director and co-writer ||
 * ^  || //[|Bee Movie]// || Mooseblood the Mosquito || Voice ||
 * 2008 || //[|You Don't Mess with the Zohan]// || Taxi Driver || Cameo ||
 * ^  || //[|Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa]// || [|Marty] and other zebras || Voice ||
 * 2009 || //[|Good Hair]// || Himself || Documentary ||
 * 2010 || //[|Death at a Funeral]// || Aaron || Also producer, Remake of the [|2007 film of the same name] ||
 * ^  || //[|Grown Ups]// || Kurt McKenzie ||   ||
 * 2012 || //[|Madagascar 3]// || [|Marty] || Voice ||

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Chris is with out doubt one of the greatest comdians of our time. He has paved the way for many young black comdians as well. Though he had many obstacles in his way, like going to a school where hen was often a victim of racism, he made something of himself. Through adversity and determination Chris Rock has become arguably one of the best comedians in the world. If anything can be learned from him it's that you can be anything you want with hard work and a positive attitude. Though he hasn't created an "invention" or any major "innovation" his comedy has given millions the gift of laughter.