Chris Rock is a talented stand-up comedian with a $100 million fortune. He rose to fame in the early 1990s as a result of his Saturday Night Live performance. He was previously ranked as the fifth-best stand-up comic of all time by Comedy Central. He was named #9 by Channel 4 in 2007 among the top 100 comedians in the UK. Rock spent many years performing stand-up comedy before making his big-screen debut in 1987’s Beverly Hills Cop II. Rock first rose to fame as a cast member of Saturday Night Live in the early 1990s after working as a stand-up comedian and doing tiny parts in movies. More notable film roles followed, including those in Head of State (2003), Down to Earth (2001), Grown Ups (2010), Grown Ups 2 (2013), the Madagascar film series (2005–2012), Top Five (2014), and a number of HBO’s critically acclaimed comedy specials. He created, scripted, and narrated the 2005–2009 sitcom Everybody Hates Chris. In both 2005 and 2016, Rock presided over the 77th and 88th Academy Awards, respectively. He also won three Grammy Awards and four Emmy Awards.
He came in at number five in a Comedy Central poll of the best stand-up comedians. He was ranked as the ninth best stand-up comedian in the UK in 2007 by viewers of Channel 4’s 100 Greatest Stand-Ups. They made some changes to the list in 2010 and ranked him as the seventh best stand-up comedian.
STATISTICS
Source of Wealth:
Film and Television
Age:
56
Birth Place:
Andrews, South Carolina, United States
Height:
5’10”(1.78 m)
Weight:
140 lbs (63.5 kg)
Marital Status:
Divorced (Malaak Compton Rock)
Full Name:
Christopher Julius Rock III
Nationality:
American
Date of Birth:
7 February 1965
Ethnicity:
African-American (45% from Upper Guinea, 30% from Benin and western Nigeria, and 25% from the Congo-Angola region), some English
Occupation:
Comedian
Education:
Community College (BA Broadcast Journalism)
Children:
2 (Lola Simone and Zahra Savannah)
Chris Rock Earnings 2018
Earnings 2018
Asset May. 2018Current value of Chris Rock’s website chrisrock.com
$41,800Earnings 2017$57 Million
Income for June 2017Income from Chris Rock’s numerous sources of income, which include his No Apologies tour, four movies, a TV programme, an HBO special, and a book.
$57,000,000Sale of Asset May. 2017Selling price of Chris Rock’s Townhouse in Brooklyn$3,850,000Salary Feb. 2017Salary from the Netflix deal to do two yet-to-be-released stand-up specials$57,000,000Earnings 2015
Others Mar. 2015Sales of the video Top Five as Andre Allen and the film’s director and writer$1,650,000Earnings 2014
Box Office Sales Dec. 2014Worldwide box office sales of the movie Top Five as Andre Allen and the film’s director and writer$26,120,000Earnings 2013
Box Office Sales Jul. 2013Worldwide box office sales of the movie Grown Ups 2 as Kurt McKenzie$247,020,000Others Jan. 2013Sales of the videos Madly Madagascar as the voice of Marty and Grown Ups 2 as Kurt McKenzie$34,310,000Earnings 2012
Others Sep. 2012Sales of the videos What to Expect When You’re Expecting as Vic and Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted as the voice of Marty$82,100,000Box Office Sales Aug. 2012Worldwide box office sales of the movies 2 Days in New York as Mingus, What to Expect When You’re Expecting as Vic and Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted as the voice of Marty$842,810,000Earnings 2011
Box Office Sales Apr. 2011Box office sales of the show The Motherfucker with the Hat as Ralph D.$270,310Earnings 2010
Others Aug. 2010Sales of the videos Death at a Funeral as Aaron and the film’s producer and Grown Ups as Kurt McKenzie$77,030,000Box Office Sales Apr. 2010Worldwide box office sales of the movies Death at a Funeral as Aaron and the film’s producer and Grown Ups as Kurt McKenzie$321,270,000Box Office Sales Apr. 2010Worldwide box office sales of the movie Death at a Funeral as Aaron and the film’s producer$49,000,000Earnings 2009$42 Million
Box Office Sales Oct. 2009Worldwide box office sales of the movie Good Hair as himself and the film’s producer$4,160,000Earnings 2008
Others Oct. 2008Sales of the videos You Don’t Mess with the Zohan as a Taxi Driver and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as the voice of Marty and the other zebras$151,550,000Box Office Sales Jun. 2008Worldwide box office sales of the movies You Don’t Mess with the Zohan as a Taxi Driver and Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa as the voice of Marty and other zebras$808,810,000Earnings 2007
Others Aug. 2007Sales of the videos I Think I Love My Wife as Richard Marcus Cooper and the film’s director, producer and writer and Bee Movie as the voice of Mooseblood the Mosquito$106,390,000Box Office Sales Mar. 2007Worldwide box office sales of the movies I Think I Love My Wife as Richard Marcus Cooper and the film’s director, producer and writer and Bee Movie as the voice of Mooseblood the Mosquito$300,800,000Box Office Sales Mar. 2007Worldwide box office sales of the movie I Think I Love My Wife as Richard Marcus Cooper and the film’s director, producer and writer$13,200,000Earnings 2005
Box Office Sales Jul. 2005Worldwide box office sales of the movies Madagascar as the voice of Marty, The Aristocrats as himself and The Longest Yard as Farrell Caretaker$754,930,000Earnings 2004
Box Office Sales Sep. 2004Worldwide box office sales of the movies Paparazzi as a Pizza Delivery Guy, Head of State as Mays Gilliam as well as the film’s director, producer and writer and box office sales of the movie Pauly Shore Is Dead as himself$55,430,000Earnings 2003
Box Office Sales Mar. 2003Worldwide box office sales of the movie Head of State as Mays Gilliam and the film’s director, producer and writer$38,620,000Earnings 2002
Box Office Revenue in June 2002$71,910,000 in total box office receipts from the films Comedian and Bad Company, starring Jake Hayes, Kevin Pope, and Michael Turner.Earnings 2001
Box Office Sales Jun. 2001Box office sales of the movie Pootie Tang as JB, Radio DJ, Pootie’s Father and the film’s producer$3,300,000Box Office Revenue in February 2001global box office receipts for films The voices of Mecha Comedian, Lance Barton, the movie’s writer and executive producer, Osmosis Jones, Jay, and Silent are provided by AI: Artificial Intelligence, Down to Earth as Osmosis Jones, and Down to Earth. Sales of the film at the box office with Bob Strike Back playing Chaka Luther King Pootie Tang earned $358,250,000 as JB, a radio DJ, Pootie’s father, and the movie’s producer.Earnings 2000
Box Office Sales Sep. 2000Worldwide box office sales of the movie Nurse Betty as Wesley$29,360,000Earnings 1999
Box Office Sales Nov. 1999Worldwide box office sales of the movie Dogma as Rufus$43,950,000Earnings 1998
Box Office Sales Jul. 1998Worldwide box office sales of the movie Lethal Weapon 4 as Detective Lee Butters$285,440,000Box Office Sales Jun. 1998Worldwide box office sales of the movies Dr. Dolittle as the voice of Rodney and Lethal Weapon 4 as Detective Lee Butters$579,900,000Salary 1998Salary from the movie Lethal Weapon 4 as Detective Lee Butters$2,000,000Earnings 1997
Box Office Sales Jan. 1997Worldwide box office sales of the movie Beverly Hills Ninja as Joey Washington$37,640,000Earnings 1996
Box Office Sales Mar. 1996Worldwide box office sales of the movie Sgt. Bilko as 1st Lt. Oster$37,960,000Earnings 1995
Box Office Sales May. 1995Box office sales of the movie Panther as Yuck Mouth$6,830,000Earnings 1993
Box Office Sales Mar. 1993Worldwide box office sales of the movie CB4 as Albert Brown or M.C. Gusto and the film’s writer and co-producer$17,950,000Box Office Sales Mar. 1993Box office sales of the movie Cb4 as Albert Brown/M.C. Gusto and the film’s writer and co-producer$17,950,000Earnings 1992
Box Office Sales Jul. 1992Worldwide box office sales of the movie Boomerang as Bony T$131,050,000Earnings 1991
Box Office Sales Mar. 1991Box office sales of the movie New Jack City as Pookie$47,620,000Box Office Sales Mar. 1991Box office sales of the movie New Jack City as Pookie$47,620,000Salary 1991Salary from the movie New Jack City as Pookie$11,000Earnings 1988
Box Office Sales Dec. 1988Box office sales of the movie I’m Gonna Git You Sucka as a Rib Joint Customer$13,030,000Earnings 1987
Box Office Sales May. 1987Worldwide box office sales of the movie Beverly Hills Cop II as the Playboy Mansion Valet$299,970,000Earnings 1985
Box Office Sales Oct. 1985Box office sales of the movie Krush Groove as the person standing next to phone during a fight in club$11,050,000
