Chris Rock
FameRank: 9

"Outstanding Writing for a Variety or Music Program" 1997 Chris Rock: Bring the Pain 1999 The Chris Rock Show"Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special" 1997 Chris Rock: Bring the Pain"Outstanding Writing For Variety, Music or Comedy Special" 2009 Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger

/ grammyawards = "Best Spoken Comedy Album" 1998 Roll with the New2000 Bigger & Blacker"Best Comedy Album" 2006 Never Scared

/ americancomedyawards= "Funniest Male Performer in a TV Special" 2000 Bigger & Blacker/Chris Rock: Bigger & Blacker

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"Christopher Julius" ""Chris"" "Rock III" is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, producer, and director.

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, and a series of acclaimed comedy specials for HBO.

He was voted the fifth-greatest stand-up comedian in a poll conducted 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.

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A man is only as faithful as his options.

I don't get high, but sometimes I wish I did. That way, when I messed up in life I would have an excuse. But right now there's no rehab for stupidity.

There are only three things women need in life: food, water, and compliments.

Never go to clubs with metal detectors. Sure it feels safe inside. But what about all those niggas waiting outside with guns? They know you ain't got one.

Yeah, I love being famous. It's almost like being white, y'know? People are nice to ya, they give you the beneift o' the doubt... You drive a flash car down the freeway and the cops'll pull y'over and before they even look they like 'What the f**k are you doing?' and then they see it's you and they like 'Awww man, it's Chris Rock, it's okay, man we thought you was a nigga'.

Gay people got a right to be as miserable as everybody else.

Gun control? We need bullet control! I think every bullet should cost 5,000 dollars. Because if a bullet cost five thousand dollar, we wouldn't have any innocent bystander .

You don't pay taxes - they take taxes.