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Chris Rock
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Rock hosting the 77th Academy Awards
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Role Actor, Comedian
Born February 7, 1965
Andrews, South Carolina
 

Chris Rock is an American actor and comedian. After working as a standup comic and appearing in small film roles, Rock came to wider prominence as a cast member of "Saturday Night Live" in the early 1990s. He went on to more prominent film roles as well as a series of acclaimed comedy specials for HBO. He was voted as the fifth greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central. He was also voted in the United Kingdom as the ninth greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups in 2007, and again in the updated 2010 list as the eighth greatest stand-up comic. It was not until after his success of his stand-up act in the late 1990s that Rock began receiving major parts in films. Though he started off with supporting roles in films such as Beverly Hills Ninja (1997), Lethal Weapon 4 (1998), Dogma (1999) and Nurse Betty (2000), he went on to star in films like The Longest Yard (2005) and Death at a Funeral (2010). Additionally, he has done voice work for the popular Madagascar animated film franchise.

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