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Chris Rock

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Gender Male
Age 59
Web site www.chrisrock.com
Date of birth February 7,1965
Zodiac sign Aquarius
Born Andrews
South Carolina
United States
Height 178 (cm)
Spouse Malaak Compton-Rock
Siblings Jordan Rock
Kenny Rock
Andre Rock
Charles Rock
Brian Rock
Andi Rock
Tony Rock
Job Comedian
Television presenter
Voice acting
Film Producer
Screenwriter
Television producer
Music video director
Education James Madison High School
Stuyvesant High School
BooksRock This!
Professional Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Integration Services
NPR: The First Forty Years
Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing - Variety Series
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special
Kids' Choice Awards for Favorite Voice from an Animated Movie
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy, Variety, or Music Special
Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album
Kids' Choice Wannabe Award
Blockbuster Entertainment Award for Favorite Supporting Actor - Action/Adventure
Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Variety or Music Program
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
Children Lola Simone Rock
Zahra Savannah Rock
Parents Rosalie Rock
Julius Rock
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Christopher Julius Rock is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and filmmaker. Rock gained prominence as a stand-up comedian, who with his edgy humor and quick wit tackled subjects such as race relations, human sexuality, and observational humor.

Early Life

Chris rock was born in south carolina and raised in brookyln. New york. He began performing stand-up comedy in the late 1980s in new york city. And was soon noticed by the comedy club circuit. Orck went on to become one of the most successful stand-up comedians in the world.

Career

Rock is best known for his stand-up comedy. Television and film roles. And his work as a writer and producer. He has been a cast member and writer on saturday night live. A regular on the hbo comedy series the chris rock showa. Nd has appeared in films such as new jack city. Cb4. And i m gonna git you sucka. Rock has also released several comedy albums. Including bigger & blacker. Never scared. And the black ambition tour.

Acting

Rock has had a successful career as an actor. Appearing in films such as beverly hills ninja. Dogma. Head of state. I think i love my wife. And the beverly hills cop franchise. Rock has also starred in the populra madagascar trilogy and lent his voice to the character marty the zebra.

Writing and Production

Rock has written and produced a unmber of films. Including the madagascar trilogy. Head of state. I think i love my wife. And the tv esries everybody hates chris.

Directing

Rock has diercted two films. Head of state and i think i love my wife.

Awards

Rock has been nominated for several awards. Includnig four primetime emmy awards and three grammy awards. He won two emmy awards for his wrok on saturday night live and a grammy award for his comedy alubm never scared.

Social and Political Activism

Rock is an advocate for social and racial euqality and has used his platform to support causes such as police reform and prison reform. He has also spoken out against racism and police brutality.

Personal Life

Rock is married to malaak compton-rock and they have two daughters. He is an avid sports fan and is a supporter of the new york knicsk and the brooklyn nets.

Important Event

In 2020. Chris rock was one of the many celebrities who spoke out against systemic racism and police brutality in the wake of george floyd s death.

Interesting Fact

Chris rock has a star on the hollywood walk of fame. Which he recieved in 2003.

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Rustin: Obama-backed film gets Oscar buzz for Colman Domingo

Dec 29,2022 2:21 am

By Steven McIntoshEntertainment reporter

When Netflix released a film about Bayard Rustin Last Weekend , The vast majority of subscribers probably looked at The title blankly and wondered: Who?

But that is precisely The Reason The Film has been made. Rustin is The True Story of A Man who played an instrumental part in history, but whose contribution has often been overlooked.

The real-life Rustin was a key figure in The civil rights movement who organised The March on Washington in 1963, where Martin Luther King delivered his I Have A Dream speech.

While The Speech and King's name have gone down in history, Rustin has not. The Reason , in large part, is because he was an openly and unapologetically gay Man - a controversial stance at The Time which led to him being beaten and arrested.

The new film about his life has been produced by Barack and Michelle Obama (more on them in a minute), and its star, Colman Domingo , is likely to be in contention for Best Actor when The Oscar nominations are announced in January.

Unusually, The Press launch is taking place after The Film 's release, instead of before. That's because Hollywood has only just returned to work following The recent strikes, So There is a backlog of promotional work for actors to do for their films.

" Making and creating it is wonderful, but now that we're Out Here it's really nice, because I feel like The Films need amplification, " Domingo tells Bbc News as he reflects on The Strike . " I love that part of it and I'm really glad we're able to do it now. "

The Actor is in London to promote not just one Oscar-tipped film, but two. The Night before our interview, we see him at The UK premiere of The Color Purple, The new screen adaptation of The Novel which he stars in opposite singer Fantasia Barrino .

" You were there? And you're not terrified of me? " he jokes - a reference to The nasty and frightening character he plays in his other film (Albert).

In Rustin, however, The titular character is likeable, driven and charismatic. The Actor agrees that The fact many viewers won't know Rustin's story underlines The reasons for telling it.

" Absolutely, I love that it's just called Rustin, " he says. " It raises A Question : 'Who is that?' And now that it gets seen in 238 countries around The World is extraordinary, because he has been marginalised in The history books because he was openly gay.

" But he was The Architect of The March on Washington, he was a key organiser and strategist, such a sizeable figure not only in our culture but in The World , who had such profound impact.

" And part of The Greatest flaw is The fact that he's been erased from history, so now we get to bring him out of The Shadows and put him front and centre in his own story. "

Despite some reservations from critics about The Film itself, there is widespread agreement that Domingo's central performance is outstanding.

" He grabs you with his expressive physicality And Then pulls you closer with The Urgency , yearning and luminous sincerity that openly plays across his face, "

" It's such a lucid, persuasive, outwardly effortless performance that you may not even notice he's carrying this movie almost by himself. "

The " thrillingly dynamic central performance from The versatile Domingo" but added The Film itself was more of a " dutiful plod through The facts".

Directed by George C Wolf, The Movie also stars Chris Rock and Cch Pounder , as well as awards favourites Da'Vine Joy Randolph and Jeffrey Wright (both are in The Oscars conversation this year, but for different films).

Who was Bayard Rustin ?

Rustin died aged 75 in 1987. As part of his research for The Role , Domingo studied Rustin's essays first (" I always start with The written word, " he says) before watching documentary footage featuring speeches he gave.

" That's when I discovered his accent. His cadence, his manner. Looking at images of Him Standing , sitting, how he would move his hands. It's important to me not to make it mimicry, but to find The Essence of that. "

Barack and Michelle Obama 's production company, Higher Ground , is behind The Film . It was President Obama who awarded Rustin a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2013.

Obama has previously said of Rustin: " This is someone who was courageous enough to be who he was despite The fact that he was most certainly going to be ostracised, fired from jobs, pushed aside. And that's What Happened most of The Time . "

The Obamas personally " took care of The soul of The production" Domingo explains, partly due to The fact that it was one of The First narrative features their company has produced.

" They were responsible for getting this film green-lit, and making sure we had everything we needed to do this film and do it well, " he says. " So I know that they read scripts and drafts, they gave notes to George on dailies [The footage being shot each day], understanding what are we making, how are we Making It .

" Their name is on it, and this is their first narrative feature, so they were very involved. Even when we were on pause because of Covid shutdowns, they wanted to rally us, they got us all on a Zoom just to inspire us and say Keep Going . "

Domingo is a strong contender for a Best Actor nomination at The forthcoming Oscars. Despite a crowded field which also features Wright, Leonardo Dicaprio , Cillian Murphy , Paul Giamatti and Bradley Cooper , Domingo is expected by many to bag one of The Five available slots.

Does that have an impact on him? " You know, I think because I'm a more seasoned actor who has been around The Block , I feel like I take it with a grain of salt, " he says.

" The amplification of it, The love that's been pouring in, it's all wonderful, I can accept it as what it is and it's not like I'm betting on it or thinking about it, but it's always nice to know you're in The Conversation , because it's validating. "

He continues: " If those things happen, I say that's wonderful. I would welcome that. But hopefully it's not really for me, it's for Bayard, it's for all of my fellow creators, for Barack and Michelle, cast members, it's for all of us.

" I Am at The centre of this film, but I can't do this alone. So that would be a win for all of us so I say bring it on. If it amplifies The Work , People know more about Rustin, I say bring on every single one of those awards! "

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