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Chris Rock

American comedian, actor, and filmmaker known for sharp social commentary and award-winning performances.

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Chris Rock is best known for Stand-up comedy addressing race, sexuality, and social issues, and acclaimed work in film and television. On Dead or Alive, Chris Rock is listed in the Comedians category, where you can test yourself on similar names. Dead or Alive is a trivia game: you decide whether a famous person is still alive, then see the answer. The status for Chris Rock is checked against public sources such as Wikidata and is shown only after you answer.

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Known for: Stand-up comedy addressing race, sexuality, and social issues, and acclaimed work in film and television.
Listed under: Comedians

About Chris Rock

He first gained prominence for his stand-up routines in the 1980s in which he tackled subjects including race relations, human sexuality, and observational comedy. His success branched off into productions in film, television, and on-stage, having received multiple accolades including three Grammy Awards for Best Comedy Album, four Primetime Emmy Awards, and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Rock was ranked No. 5 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 Greatest Stand-ups of All Time. He also ranked No. 5 on Rolling Stone's list of the 50 Best Stand-Up Comics of All Time. After years working as a stand-up comedian and appearing in minor film roles including Beverly Hills Cop II (1987), Rock gained prominence as a cast member on the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 1990 to 1993. While at SNL, he appeared in the films New Jack City (1991) and Boomerang (1992). In 1993, he appeared in CB4, which he also wrote and produced. He reached mainstream stardom with Bring the Pain in 1996. From 1997 to 2000, HBO aired his talk show The Chris Rock Show. He made his Broadway theater debut in the 2011 Stephen Adly Guirgis play The Motherfucker with the Hat.

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