31 Facts About Chris Rock

1. New York rapper Cardi B and Chris Rock are going in on the head of state.

2. In 1984, Chris Rock started his career as a stand-up comedy.

3. In 2012, Chris Rock starred opposite Julie Delpy in the independent romantic comedy 2 Days in New York.

4. In 1996, Chris Rock married Malaak Compton, a public relations executive.

5. Chris Rock has continued to thrive as a comedian and an actor.

6. In 2005, Chris Rock hosted the Academy Awards and received mixed reviews for his performance.

7. Chris Rock received two Grammy Awards for his spoken comedy albums Roll With the New and Bigger and Blacker (1999).

8. Chris Rock is the eldest son of Julius Chris Rock, a truck driver, and Rose Rock, a teacher.

9. Chris Rock was criticized for referring to the Oscars as "idiotic", and asserting that heterosexual men do not watch them, in an interview prior to Oscar night.

10. Chris Rock won two Emmy Awards for the special and gained large critical acclaim.

11. Chris Rock was bused to schools in predominately white neighborhoods of Brooklyn, where he endured bullying and beatings from white students.

12. Chris Rock was 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.

13. Chris Rock was voted the fifth-greatest stand-up comedian in a poll conducted by Comedy Central.

14. Chris Rock has won four Emmy Awards and three Grammy Awards.

15. Chris Rock developed, wrote, and narrated the sitcom Everybody Hates Chris, which was based on his early life.

16. Chris Rock is on board to direct Co-Parenting, a comedy film based on his original idea.

17. Chris Rock is preparing for his next directorial presentation with a Universal film titled Co-Parenting.

18. In the episode Chris Rock admits to Seinfeld that "If you weren't here, I'd be scared.

19. In an interview with Vibe Magazine, Chris Rock stated that he chose to do Broadway because he wanted more people to see him "really act.

20. Chris Rock began doing stand-up comedy in 1984 in New York City's Catch a Rising Star.

21. Chris Rock is set to direct new comedy movie 'Co-Parenting' starring Kevin Hart.

22. Chris Rock is returning to the director's chair to helm the Universal comedy Coparenting, to star Kevin Hart, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

23. Chris Rock has been announced to reconnect with his comedy comrade and friend Kevin Hart.

24. Chris Rock has been pretty quiet ever since, appearing with his buddy Adam Sandler in a few movies, but certainly nothing behind the.

25. Over the course of his storied career, Chris Rock has worn many hats.

26. Chris Rock is preparing to step behind the camera again to direct Kevin Hart in a new film.

27. Chris Rock has been an avid fan of the New York Mets baseball team since childhood.

28. In early 2005, Chris Rock hosted the 77th Academy Awards ceremony.

29. Chris Rock has increasingly worked behind the camera, both as a writer and director of Head of State and I Think I Love My Wife.

30. Chris Rock became a cast member of the popular sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live in 1990.

31. Chris Rock hosted the 77th Academy Awards in 2005 and the 88th in 2016.