Rock, Chris (1966—)
Comedian Chris Rock's blunt, urban honesty quickly gained him a wide following. His stand-up success led to slots on the sketch comedy shows Saturday Night Live (1990...
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People just loooove indie musicians who bill themselves under catchy band-name monikers: Cat Power, Bright Eyes, Beirut, etc. And Vancouver’s Destroyer (nee Dan Bejar, of the New Porn...
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In Chris Rock's new film, he plays a mustachioed, bespectacled banker. He's often funny, but just as often serious and self-examining. It's a realistic film adapted from the 1972 French classic "Ch...
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At the network upfronts last month, UPN president Dawn Ostroff declared that in Everybody Hates Chris, UPN had a program with "the crossover appeal of The Cosby Show." Like the legendary 80's hit, ...
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A lawyer for Chris Rock said Monday that a court-ordered DNA test proved Rock is not the father of a 13-year-old Georgia boy whose mother tried to sue the comedian for paternity earlier this year.R...
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Barbra Streisand likes what she sees in the Democratic race for the presidency, so much so that she's giving money to three candidates.Streisand, a friend and supporter of former President Clinton,...
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A lawyer for Chris Rock said Monday that a court-ordered DNA test proved Rock is not the father of a 13-year-old boy whose mother tried to sue the comedian for support earlier this year.Rock's atto...
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The Black List: Volume One, a collaboration between former New York Times film critic Elvis Mitchell and director Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, has been sold to HBO Documentary Films, and will have i...
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Richard Jeni, a standup comedian who played to sold-out crowds, was a regular on the "Tonight Show" and appeared in movies, died of a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide, police said Sunday.Police...
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Chris Rock has asked a Georgia court to start paternity proceedings to determine if he's the father of a 13-year-old boy whose mother tried to file a paternity lawsuit against the actor and comedia...
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Richard Jeni, a standup comedian who played to sold-out crowds, was a regular on the "Tonight Show" and appeared in movies, died of a gunshot wound in an apparent suicide, police said Sunday.Police...
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