Chris Rock / Biography

Chris Rock was raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant, which is in Brooklyn, New York. He has been in stand-up comedy for over twelve years. He made his big screen debut in Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) and spent three years on the cast of "Saturday Night Live". He does commercials for 1-800 Collect and Nike and covered the presidential campaign for the show "Politically Incorrect". He now lives in Alpine, New Jersey.

Chris is the oldest of seven children. He also has a step-brother from his father's first marriage who has spent considerable time in jail. Chris father was a truck driver who died in 1989. Chis says his father was a strict disciplinarian who didn't permit any disobediance or disrespect.