Chris Rock, the Glossary
Christopher Julius Rock (born February 7, 1965) is an American comedian, actor, and filmmaker.[1]
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309 relations: A Very Murray Christmas, Academy Award for Best Actor, Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film, Academy Awards, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Actor, Adam Sandler, African American Lives, African-American culture, Alan Rickman, All the King's Men (2006 film), Alpine, New Jersey, American Civil War, Amsterdam (2022 film), Andrews, South Carolina, Anna Kendrick, Annabella Sciorra, Another Round, Anthony Hopkins, Atlantic Records, Bad Company (2002 film), BBC, Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, Bee Movie, Ben Affleck, Ben Stiller, Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, Beverly Hills Cop II, Beverly Hills Ninja, Big Daddy Kane, Bigger & Blacker, Bill Cosby, Bill Maher, Bill Murray, Billboard 200, Birth name, Bitch I'm Madonna, Black comedy, Black Lives Matter, Blaxploitation, Bo Burnham, Board of directors, Bobby Cannavale, Boomerang (1992 film), Born Suspect, Bravo (American TV network), Broadway theatre, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Cameron Diaz, ... Expand index (259 more) »
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A Very Murray Christmas
A Very Murray Christmas is a 2015 American Christmas musical comedy film directed by Sofia Coppola and co-written by Bill Murray, Mitch Glazer, and Coppola.
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Academy Award for Best Actor
The Academy Award for Best Actor is an award presented annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS).
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Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film
The Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature Film is an award for documentary films.
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Academy Awards
The Academy Awards of Merit, commonly known as the Oscars or Academy Awards, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the film industry.
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Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), often pronounced; also known as simply the Academy or the Motion Picture Academy) is a professional honorary organization in Beverly Hills, California, U.S., with the stated goal of advancing the arts and sciences of motion pictures. The Academy's corporate management and general policies are overseen by a board of governors, which includes representatives from each of the craft branches.
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Actor
An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a production.
Adam Sandler
Adam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American actor and comedian. Chris Rock and Adam Sandler are American comedy actors, American sketch comedians, American stand-up comedians, comedians from Brooklyn, film producers from New York (state), Male actors from Brooklyn, screenwriters from New York (state), television producers from New York City and writers from Brooklyn.
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African American Lives
African American Lives is a PBS television miniseries hosted by historian Henry Louis Gates Jr., focusing on African American genealogical research.
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African-American culture
African-American culture, also known as Black American culture or Black culture in American English, refers to the cultural expressions of African Americans, either as part of or distinct from mainstream American culture.
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Alan Rickman
Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman (21 February 1946 – 14 January 2016) was an English actor and director.
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All the King's Men (2006 film)
All the King's Men is a 2006 American political drama film written, directed and produced by Steven Zaillian based on the 1946 Pulitzer Prize–winning novel of the same name by Robert Penn Warren.
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Alpine, New Jersey
Alpine is a borough in Bergen County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey, approximately north of Midtown Manhattan.
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American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), which was formed in 1861 by states that had seceded from the Union.
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Amsterdam (2022 film)
Amsterdam is a 2022 period mystery comedy thriller film directed, written, and produced by David O. Russell and starring Christian Bale (who also produced), Margot Robbie, and John David Washington alongside an ensemble supporting cast including Chris Rock, Anya Taylor-Joy, Zoe Saldaña, Mike Myers, Michael Shannon, Timothy Olyphant, Andrea Riseborough, Taylor Swift, Matthias Schoenaerts, Alessandro Nivola, Rami Malek, and Robert De Niro.
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Andrews, South Carolina
Andrews is a town in both Georgetown and Williamsburg counties in the U.S. state of South Carolina.
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Anna Kendrick
Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress.
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Annabella Sciorra
Annabella Gloria Sciorra (born March 29, 1960) is an American actress.
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Another Round
Another Round (lit) is a 2020 black comedy-drama film directed by Thomas Vinterberg, from a screenplay by Vinterberg and Tobias Lindholm.
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Anthony Hopkins
Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins (born 31 December 1937) is a Welsh actor.
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Atlantic Records
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson.
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Bad Company (2002 film)
Bad Company is a 2002 American action-comedy film directed by Joel Schumacher, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer and starring Chris Rock and Anthony Hopkins.
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BBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is a British public service broadcaster headquartered at Broadcasting House in London, England.
Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Bedford–Stuyvesant, colloquially known as Bed–Stuy, is a neighborhood in the northern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
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Bee Movie
Bee Movie is a 2007 American animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and Columbus 81 Productions, and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
Ben Affleck
Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker.
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Ben Stiller
Benjamin Edward Meara Stiller (born November 30, 1965) is an American actor, filmmaker, and comedian. Chris Rock and Ben Stiller are American sketch comedians, film directors from New York City, film producers from New York (state), screenwriters from New York (state) and television producers from New York City.
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Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
Bensonhurst is a residential neighborhood in the southwestern section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
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Beverly Hills Cop II
Beverly Hills Cop II is a 1987 American buddy cop action comedy film directed by Tony Scott, written by Larry Ferguson and Warren Skaaren, and starring Eddie Murphy.
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Beverly Hills Ninja
Beverly Hills Ninja is a 1997 American martial arts comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Mark Feldberg and Mitch Klebanoff.
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Big Daddy Kane
Antonio Hardy (born September 10, 1968), better known by his stage name Big Daddy Kane, is an American rapper, producer and actor who began his career in 1986 as a member of the Juice Crew. Chris Rock and Big Daddy Kane are Male actors from Brooklyn.
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Bigger & Blacker
Bigger & Blacker is a television special that premiered on HBO on July 10, 1999, starring comedian Chris Rock.
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Bill Cosby
William Henry Cosby Jr. (born July 12, 1937) is an American former comedian, actor, spokesman, and media personality. Chris Rock and Bill Cosby are African-American male comedians, African-American stand-up comedians, African-American television producers, African-American television writers, American sketch comedians, American stand-up comedians and Geffen Records artists.
Bill Maher
William Maher (born January 20, 1956) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. Chris Rock and Bill Maher are American stand-up comedians, American television talk show hosts, comedians from New Jersey, Male actors from New Jersey, screenwriters from New York (state), television producers from New Jersey, television producers from New York City and writers from New Jersey.
Bill Murray
William James Murray (born September 21, 1950) is an American actor and comedian, known for his deadpan delivery in roles ranging from studio comedies to independent dramas. Chris Rock and Bill Murray are American comedy actors and American sketch comedians.
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Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a record chart ranking the 200 most popular music albums and EPs in the United States.
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Birth name
A birth name is the name given to a person upon birth.
Bitch I'm Madonna
"Bitch I'm Madonna" is a song by American singer Madonna from her thirteenth studio album, Rebel Heart (2015), featuring guest vocals from rapper Nicki Minaj.
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Black comedy
Black comedy, also known as dark comedy, bleak comedy, morbid humor, gallows humor, black humor, or dark humor, is a style of comedy that makes light of subject matter that is generally considered taboo, particularly subjects that are normally considered serious or painful to discuss.
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Black Lives Matter
Black Lives Matter (BLM) is a decentralized political and social movement that seeks to highlight racism, discrimination, and racial inequality experienced by black people and to promote anti-racism.
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Blaxploitation
Blaxploitation is an ethnic subgenre of the exploitation film that emerged in the United States during the early 1970s, when the combined momentum of the civil rights movement, the black power movement, and the Black Panthers spurred African American artists to reclaim the power of depiction of their ethnicity, and institutions like UCLA to provide financial assistance for African American students to study filmmaking.
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Bo Burnham
Robert Pickering "Bo" Burnham (born August 21, 1990) is an American stand-up comedian, musician, actor, filmmaker, and YouTuber. Chris Rock and Bo Burnham are American stand-up comedians.
Board of directors
A board of directors is an executive committee that supervises the activities of a business, a nonprofit organization, or a government agency.
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Bobby Cannavale
Bobby Cannavale (born May 3, 1970) is an American actor. Chris Rock and Bobby Cannavale are Male actors from New Jersey.
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Boomerang (1992 film)
Boomerang is a 1992 American romantic comedy film directed by Reginald Hudlin.
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Born Suspect
Born Suspect is the first comedy album by Chris Rock, recorded in 1991 in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Bravo (American TV network)
Bravo is an American basic cable television network, launched on December 8, 1980.
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Broadway theatre
Broadway theatre,Although theater is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences), many of the extant or closed Broadway venues use or used the spelling Theatre as the proper noun in their names.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn is a borough of New York City.
Brooklyn Academy of Music
The Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) is a multi-arts center in Brooklyn, New York City.
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Cameron Diaz
Cameron Michelle Diaz (born August 30, 1972) is an American actress.
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Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon, is a country in Central Africa.
Cancel culture
Cancel culture is a cultural phenomenon in which an individual deemed to have acted or spoken in an unacceptable manner is ostracized, boycotted, shunned, fired or assaulted, often aided by social media.
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Cannabis (drug)
Cannabis, also known as marijuana or weed, among other names, is a non-chemically uniform drug from the cannabis plant.
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Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival (Festival de Cannes), until 2003 called the International Film Festival (Festival international du film), is an annual film festival held in Cannes, France, which previews new films of all genres, including documentaries, from all around the world.
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Catch a Rising Star (comedy clubs)
Catch a Rising Star is a chain of comedy clubs, founded in New York City in December 1972 and owned by Rick Newman.
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CB4
CB4 is a 1993 American satirical mockumentary black comedy film directed by Tamra Davis and starring Chris Rock.
Chicago Sun-Times
The Chicago Sun-Times is a daily nonprofit newspaper published in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
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Chris Farley
Christopher Crosby Farley (February 15, 1964 – December 18, 1997) was an American comedian and actor. Chris Rock and Chris Farley are American comedy actors and American sketch comedians.
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Chris Rock filmography
The following is the filmography of American stand-up comedian and actor Chris Rock.
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Chris Rock: Bring the Pain
Chris Rock: Bring the Pain is a television special that premiered on HBO on June 1, 1996, starring comedian Chris Rock.
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Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger
Chris Rock: Kill the Messenger is a television special that premiered on HBO on September 27, 2008 starring comedian Chris Rock.
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Chris Rock: Tamborine
Tamborine is the sixth stand-up comedy special by American comedian Chris Rock, released by Netflix on February 14, 2018.
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Chris Rock–Will Smith slapping incident
During the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, 2022, actor Will Smith walked onstage and assaulted comedian Chris Rock by slapping him across the face during Rock's presentation for Best Documentary Feature.
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Christian Finnegan
Fletcher Christian Finnegan (born April 1, 1973), better known as Christian Finnegan, is an American stand-up comedian, writer and actor based in New York City. Chris Rock and Christian Finnegan are American stand-up comedians.
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Civil rights movement
The civil rights movement was a social movement and campaign from 1954 to 1968 in the United States to abolish legalized racial segregation, discrimination, and disenfranchisement in the country.
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CNN
Cable News Network (CNN) is a multinational news channel and website operating from Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. Founded in 1980 by American media proprietor Ted Turner and Reese Schonfeld as a 24-hour cable news channel, and presently owned by the Manhattan-based media conglomerate Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), CNN was the first television channel to provide 24-hour news coverage and the first all-news television channel in the United States.
A comedian or comic (feminine comedienne) is a person who seeks to entertain an audience by making them laugh.
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is an American television talk show directed and hosted by comedian Jerry Seinfeld.
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Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American adult-oriented basic cable channel owned by Paramount Global through its network division's MTV Entertainment Group unit, based in Manhattan.
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Complex Networks
Complex Networks is an American media and entertainment company for youth culture, based in New York City.
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COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
Crack cocaine
Crack cocaine, commonly known simply as crack, and also known as rock, is a free base form of the stimulant cocaine that can be smoked.
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Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Crown Heights is a neighborhood in the central portion of the New York City borough of Brooklyn.
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Dave Chappelle
David Khari Webber Chappelle (born August 24, 1973) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle are African-American film producers, African-American male comedians, African-American stand-up comedians, African-American television producers, American sketch comedians and American stand-up comedians.
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David Letterman
David Michael Letterman (born April 12, 1947) is an American television host, comedian, writer and producer. Chris Rock and David Letterman are American stand-up comedians and American television talk show hosts.
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David Spade
David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Chris Rock and David Spade are American comedy actors, American sketch comedians and American stand-up comedians.
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Deadline Hollywood
Deadline Hollywood, commonly known as Deadline and also referred to as Deadline.com, is an online news site founded as the news blog Deadline Hollywood Daily by Nikki Finke in 2006.
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Death at a Funeral (2007 film)
Death at a Funeral is a 2007 black comedy film directed by Frank Oz.
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Death at a Funeral (2010 film)
Death at a Funeral is a 2010 American black comedy film directed by Neil LaBute and written by Dean Craig.
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Demi Moore
Demi Gene Moore (née Guynes; born November 11, 1962) is an American actress.
Dennis Miller
Dennis Michael Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an American political commentator, stand-up comedian, talk show host, writer, and former sportscaster. Chris Rock and Dennis Miller are American sketch comedians, American stand-up comedians and American television talk show hosts.
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Denzel Washington
Denzel Hayes Washington Jr. (born December 28, 1954) is an American actor, producer, and director. Chris Rock and Denzel Washington are African-American film directors.
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Desegregation busing
Desegregation busing (also known simply as busing or integrated busing or by its critics as forced busing) was a failed attempt to diversify the racial make-up of schools in the United States by sending students to school districts other than their own.
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Developmental disability
Developmental disability is a diverse group of chronic conditions, comprising mental or physical impairments that arise before adulthood.
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Dick Gregory
Richard Claxton Gregory (October 12, 1932 – August 19, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, writer, activist and social critic. Chris Rock and Dick Gregory are African-American male comedians, African-American stand-up comedians and American stand-up comedians.
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Do You Hear What I Hear?
"Do You Hear What I Hear?" is a song written in October 1962, with lyrics by Noël Regney and music by Gloria Shayne.
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Dogma (film)
Dogma is a 1999 American fantasy comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith, who also stars with Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, George Carlin, Linda Fiorentino, Janeane Garofalo, Chris Rock, Jason Lee, Salma Hayek, Bud Cort, Alan Rickman, Alanis Morissette in her feature film debut, and Jason Mewes.
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Dolemite
Dolemite is a 1975 American blaxploitation crime comedy film and is also the name of its principal character, played by Rudy Ray Moore, who co-wrote the film and its soundtrack.
Dolemite Is My Name
Dolemite Is My Name is a 2019 American biographical comedy film directed by Craig Brewer and written by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski.
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Down to Earth (2001 film)
Down to Earth is a 2001 American fantasy comedy film directed by Chris and Paul Weitz and written by Chris Rock, Lance Crouther, Ali LeRoi and Louis C.K. It is a remake of the 1978 film Heaven Can Wait, which is based on the 1938 stage play of the same name by Harry Segall.
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DreamWorks Animation
DreamWorks Animation LLC (DWA) (also known as DreamWorks Animation Studios or simply DreamWorks) is an American animation studio owned by Universal Pictures, a division of NBCUniversal, which is itself a subsidiary of Comcast.
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DreamWorks Records
DreamWorks Records (often referred in copyright notices as SKG Music, LLC) was an American record label founded in 1996 by David Geffen, Mo Ostin, his son Michael Ostin and Lenny Waronker as a subsidiary of DreamWorks Pictures.
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Ebony (magazine)
Ebony is a monthly magazine that focuses on news, culture, and entertainment.
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Eddie Murphy
Edward Regan Murphy (born April 3, 1961) is an American comedian, actor, and singer. Chris Rock and Eddie Murphy are African-American male comedians, African-American screenwriters, African-American stand-up comedians, African-American television producers, American comedy actors, American sketch comedians, American stand-up comedians, comedians from Brooklyn, Male actors from Brooklyn, screenwriters from New York (state), television producers from New York City and writers from Brooklyn.
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Elizabeth Banks
Elizabeth Banks (born Elizabeth Irene Mitchell; February 10, 1974) is an American actress, producer and director.
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Emmy Awards
The Emmy Awards, or Emmys, are an extensive range of awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international television industry.
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Empire (2015 TV series)
Empire is an American music drama television series created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong for Fox that ran from January 7, 2015, to April 21, 2020.
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Entertainment Tonight Canada
ET Canada (previously referred to as Entertainment Tonight Canada) is a Canadian entertainment news television series, using the same format as the American entertainment newsmagazine Entertainment Tonight.
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Entertainment Weekly
Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture.
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Essence (magazine)
Essence (stylized in all caps) is an American monthly lifestyle magazine covering fashion, beauty, entertainment, and culture.
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Ethnic joke
An ethnic joke is a remark aiming at humor relating to an ethnic, racial or cultural group, often referring to an ethnic stereotype of the group in question for its punchline.
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Everybody Hates Chris
Everybody Hates Chris (stylized as everybody hates chris) is an American semi-autobiographical sitcom created by Chris Rock and Ali LeRoi and originally broadcast on UPN and The CW from 2005 to 2009.
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Fargo (TV series)
Fargo is an American black comedy-crime drama television series created and primarily written by showrunner Noah Hawley.
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Fargo season 4
The fourth season of Fargo, an American anthology black comedy crime drama television series created by Noah Hawley, premiered on September 27, 2020, on FX and concluded on November 29, 2020.
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Film
A film (British English) also called a movie (American English), motion picture, moving picture, picture, photoplay or (slang) flick is a work of visual art that simulates experiences and otherwise communicates ideas, stories, perceptions, feelings, beauty, or atmosphere through the use of moving images.
Filmmaking
Filmmaking or film production is the process by which a motion picture is produced.
Flip Wilson
Clerow "Flip" Wilson Jr. (December 8, 1933 – November 25, 1998) was an American comedian and actor best known for his television appearances during the late 1960s and 1970s. Chris Rock and Flip Wilson are African-American male comedians, African-American male writers, African-American television writers, American comedy actors, American stand-up comedians, comedians from New Jersey and screenwriters from New Jersey.
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Fox News
The Fox News Channel (FNC), commonly known as Fox News, is an American multinational conservative news and political commentary television channel and website based in New York City.
Frank Rich
Frank Hart Rich Jr. (born 1949) is an American essayist and liberal op-ed columnist, who held various positions within The New York Times from 1980 to 2011.
FX (TV channel)
FX (Fox eXtended) is an American pay television channel owned by FX Networks, LLC, a subsidiary of the Disney Entertainment business segment and division of The Walt Disney Company.
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G.I. Jane
G.I. Jane is a 1997 American action drama film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Demi Moore, Viggo Mortensen, and Anne Bancroft.
Geffen Records
Geffen Records (formerly Geffen Records Inc. until 2004) is an American record label, founded in 1980 by David Geffen.
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General Educational Development
The General Educational Development (GED) tests are a group of four academic subject tests in the United States and Canada certifying academic knowledge equivalent for a high school diploma.
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Genetic testing
Genetic testing, also known as DNA testing, is used to identify changes in DNA sequence or chromosome structure.
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George Carlin
George Denis Patrick Carlin (May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008) was an American stand-up comedian, social critic, actor, and author. Chris Rock and George Carlin are American sketch comedians, American stand-up comedians, Atlantic Records artists and screenwriters from New York (state).
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George Lopez
George Edward Lopez (born April 23, 1961) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Chris Rock and George Lopez are American stand-up comedians.
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George W. Bush
George Walker Bush (born July 6, 1946) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 43rd president of the United States from 2001 to 2009.
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God's Gonna Cut You Down
"God's Gonna Cut You Down" (also known as "God Almighty's Gonna Cut You Down", "God's Gonna Cut 'Em Down", "Run On" and "Sermon") is a traditional American folk song.
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Golden Globe Awards
The Golden Globe Awards are accolades bestowed for excellence in both American and international film and television.
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Good Hair
Good Hair is a 2009 American documentary film directed by Jeff Stilson and produced by Chris Rock Productions and HBO Films, starring and narrated by comedian Chris Rock.
Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Documentary
The Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Documentary is one of the annual Gotham Independent Film Awards.
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Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album
The Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to "honor artistic achievement in comedy." The award was awarded yearly from 1959 to 1993 and then from 2004 to present day.
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Grammy Awards
The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in the music industry.
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Greg Kinnear
Gregory Buck Kinnear (born June 17, 1963) is an American actor and former talk show host. Chris Rock and Greg Kinnear are American television talk show hosts.
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Grown Ups (film)
Grown Ups is a 2010 American comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Adam Sandler and Fred Wolf, produced by Sandler and Jack Giarraputo, and starring Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Rob Schneider, Salma Hayek, Maria Bello, and Maya Rudolph.
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Grown Ups 2
Grown Ups 2 is a 2013 American comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Adam Sandler, Fred Wolf, and Tim Herlihy, and produced by Sandler and Jack Giarraputo.
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Hachette Books
Hachette Books, formerly Hyperion Books, is a general-interest book imprint of the Perseus Books Group, which is a division of Hachette Book Group and ultimately a part of Lagardère Group.
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HBO
Home Box Office (HBO) is an American pay television network, which is the flagship property of namesake parent-subsidiary Home Box Office, Inc., itself a unit owned by Warner Bros. Discovery.
HBO Comedy Half-Hour
HBO Comedy Half-Hour is a stand-up comedy television series of specials by various comedians, usually live from The Fillmore in San Francisco, with the format of a single comedian presenting a routine for thirty minutes.
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Head of State (2003 film)
Head of State is a 2003 American political comedy film directed, written by, produced by and starring Chris Rock and co-starring Bernie Mac.
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Heaven Can Wait (1978 film)
Heaven Can Wait is a 1978 American sports fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Warren Beatty and Buck Henry about a young man (played by Beatty) being mistakenly taken to heaven by his guardian angel, and the resulting complications of how this mistake can be undone, given that his earthly body has been cremated.
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Hippodrome Theatre (Baltimore)
The Hippodrome Theatre is a theater in Baltimore, Maryland.
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History of Saturday Night Live (1990–1995)
Saturday Night Live (SNL) is an American sketch comedy series that was co-created by Dick Ebersol and Lorne Michaels, with Michaels also serving as the producer.
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Horror film
Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes.
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Human sexuality
Human sexuality is the way people experience and express themselves sexually.
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Hump de Bump
"Hump de Bump" is a song by the Red Hot Chili Peppers from their 2006 double album, Stadium Arcadium.
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I Think I Love My Wife
I Think I Love My Wife is a 2007 American romantic comedy film starring Chris Rock, Gina Torres and Kerry Washington.
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I'm Gonna Git You Sucka
I'm Gonna Git You Sucka is a 1988 American blaxploitation parody film written, directed by and starring Keenen Ivory Wayans in his directorial debut.
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In Living Color
In Living Color is an American sketch comedy television series that originally ran on Fox from April 15, 1990, to May 19, 1994.
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Instagram is a photo and video sharing social networking service owned by Meta Platforms.
Insult comedy
Insult comedy is a comedy genre in which the act consists mainly of offensive insults, usually directed at the audience or other performers.
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Jada Pinkett Smith
Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (née Pinkett; born September 18, 1971) is an American actress, singer and talk show host. Chris Rock and Jada Pinkett Smith are African-American film producers.
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James Madison High School (Brooklyn)
James Madison High School is a public high school in Midwood, Brooklyn.
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James Poniewozik
James Poniewozik (born July 12, 1968) is an American journalist and television critic.
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Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Affleck (née Lopez; born July 24, 1969), also known by her nickname J.Lo, is an American actress, singer, dancer and businesswoman. Chris Rock and Jennifer Lopez are film producers from New York (state) and television producers from New York City.
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Jerry Seinfeld
Jerome Allen Seinfeld (born April 29, 1954) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer. Chris Rock and Jerry Seinfeld are American comedy actors, American stand-up comedians, comedians from Brooklyn, film producers from New York (state), Male actors from Brooklyn, screenwriters from New York (state), television producers from New York City and writers from Brooklyn.
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Jimmy Fallon
James Thomas Fallon (born September 19, 1974) is an American comedian, television host, actor, singer, writer, and producer. Chris Rock and Jimmy Fallon are American comedy actors, American sketch comedians, American stand-up comedians, American television talk show hosts, comedians from Brooklyn, DreamWorks Records artists, Male actors from Brooklyn, screenwriters from New York (state), television producers from New York City and writers from Brooklyn.
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Johnny Cash
John R. Cash (born J. R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter.
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Jonathan Eig
Jonathan Eig (born April 26, 1964) is an American journalist and biographer.
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Jude Law
David Jude Heyworth Law (born 29 December 1972) is an English actor.
Julie Delpy
Julie Delpy (born 21 December 1969) is a French and American actress, screenwriter and film director.
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Julius C. Tingman
Julius Caesar Tingman (1841? – December 7, 1917) was an American soldier, South Carolina state legislator, and farmer.
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Kevin Can Wait
Kevin Can Wait is an American television sitcom starring Kevin James that aired on CBS from September 19, 2016, to May 7, 2018.
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Kevin Hart
Kevin Darnell Hart (born July 6, 1979) is an American comedian and actor. Chris Rock and Kevin Hart are African-American film producers, African-American male comedians, African-American male writers, African-American screenwriters, African-American stand-up comedians, African-American television producers and American stand-up comedians.
Kevin James
Kevin George Knipfing (born April 26, 1965), known professionally as Kevin James, is an American comedian and actor. Chris Rock and Kevin James are American comedy actors, American stand-up comedians and screenwriters from New York (state).
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Kevin Smith
Kevin Patrick Smith (born August 2, 1970) is an American director, producer, writer, and actor. Chris Rock and Kevin Smith are comedians from New Jersey, film directors from New Jersey, Male actors from New Jersey, screenwriters from New York (state) and writers from New Jersey.
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King Richard (film)
King Richard is a 2021 American biographical sports drama film directed by Reinaldo Marcus Green and written by Zach Baylin.
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King: A Life
King: A Life is a 2023 biography of Martin Luther King Jr. by Jonathan Eig.
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Kinky hair
Kinky hair, also known as afro-textured hair, is a human hair texture prevalent in the indigenous populations of many regions with hot climates, mainly sub-Saharan Africa, some areas of Melanesia, and Australia.
Lake Bell
Lake Siegel Bell (born March 24, 1979) is an American actress, screenwriter, and director. Chris Rock and Lake Bell are film directors from New York City and screenwriters from New York (state).
Larry King Live
Larry King Live was an American television talk show broadcast by CNN from June 3, 1985 to December 16, 2010.
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Leading actor
A leading actor, leading actress, or leading man or lady or simply lead, plays the role of the protagonist of a film, television show or play.
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Lethal Weapon 4
Lethal Weapon 4 is a 1998 American buddy cop action film directed and produced by Richard Donner, and starring Mel Gibson, Danny Glover, Joe Pesci, Rene Russo, Chris Rock, and Jet Li (in his international film debut).
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Lil Nas X
Montero Lamar Hill (born April 9, 1999), better known by his stage name Lil Nas X, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter.
Lip sync
Lip sync or lip synch (pronounced, the same as the word sink), short for lip synchronization, is a technical term for matching a speaking or singing person's lip movements with sung or spoken vocals.
List of awards and nominations received by Chris Rock
The following is the list of complete accolades received by American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, and film director Chris Rock.
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Live Earth concert, London
The Live Earth concert in London, England was held at Wembley Stadium on 7 July 2007.
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Los Angeles Police Department
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the primary law enforcement agency of Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.
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Louis C.K.
Louis Alfred Székely (born September 12, 1967), known professionally as Louis C.K., is an American stand-up comedian, actor and filmmaker. Chris Rock and Louis C.K. are American stand-up comedians.
Lowell Herb Co
Lowell Herb Co is a California-based cannabis brand owned by Lowell Farms that sells packs of pre-rolled joints in varying blends, including seasonal crops.
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Luke Wilson
Luke Cunningham Wilson (born September 21, 1971) is an American actor.
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Madagascar (franchise)
Madagascar is an American media franchise owned and produced by DreamWorks Animation.
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Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted
Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted is a 2012 American animated comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation and PDI/DreamWorks and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
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Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (also known as Madagascar 2: Escape to Africa) is a 2008 American animated adventure comedy film produced by DreamWorks Animation SKG and PDI/DreamWorks and distributed by Paramount Pictures.
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Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
Marlon Wayans
Marlon Lamont Wayans (born July 23, 1972) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Chris Rock and Marlon Wayans are African-American film producers, African-American male comedians, African-American television producers, American comedy actors, American sketch comedians, film producers from New York (state) and television producers from New York City.
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Marriage
Marriage, also called matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally and often legally recognised union between people called spouses.
Martin Lawrence
Martin Fitzgerald LawrenceStated in interview on Inside the Actors Studio (born April 16, 1965) is an American actor and comedian. Chris Rock and Martin Lawrence are African-American film directors, African-American male comedians, African-American stand-up comedians, American stand-up comedians, film directors from New York City, film producers from New York (state) and screenwriters from New York (state).
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Martin Luther King Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. (born Michael King Jr.; January 15, 1929 – April 4, 1968) was an American Baptist minister, activist, and political philosopher who was one of the most prominent leaders in the civil rights movement from 1955 until his assassination in 1968.
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Matt Damon
Matthew Paige Damon (born October 8, 1970) is an American actor, film producer, and screenwriter. Chris Rock and Matt Damon are Male actors from Brooklyn.
Maxim (magazine)
Maxim (stylized in all caps) is an international men's magazine, devised and launched in the UK in 1995, but based in New York City since 1997, and prominent for its photography of actors, singers, and female models whose careers are at a current peak.
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Maya Rudolph
Maya Rudolph (born July 27, 1972) is an American actress and comedian. Chris Rock and Maya Rudolph are American sketch comedians.
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Mental Floss
Mental Floss (stylized as mental_floss) is an online magazine and its related American digital, print, and e-commerce media company focused on millennials.
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Miami Vice
Miami Vice is an American crime drama television series created by Anthony Yerkovich and produced by Michael Mann for NBC.
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman (born June 1, 1937) is an American actor, producer, and narrator. Chris Rock and Morgan Freeman are African-American film directors, African-American film producers, African-American male comedians, African-American television producers and American sketch comedians.
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Mort Sahl
Morton Lyon Sahl (May 11, 1927 – October 26, 2021) was a Canadian-born Jewish American comedian, actor, and social satirist, considered the first modern comedian. Chris Rock and Mort Sahl are American stand-up comedians.
MTV Video Music Awards
The MTV Video Music Awards (commonly abbreviated as the VMAs) is an award show presented by the cable channel MTV to honor the best in the music video medium.
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National Board of Review
The National Board of Review of Motion Pictures is a non-profit organization of New York City area film enthusiasts.
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NBC
The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American commercial broadcast television and radio network serving as the flagship property of the NBC Entertainment division of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.
Netflix
Netflix is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service.
Never Scared
Never Scared is a television special that premiered on HBO on April 17, 2004, starring comedian Chris Rock.
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New Jack City
New Jack City is a 1991 American crime action film based on an original story and written by Thomas Lee Wright and Barry Michael Cooper, and directed by Mario Van Peebles in his feature film directorial debut.
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New York (magazine)
New York is an American biweekly magazine concerned with life, culture, politics, and style generally, with a particular emphasis on New York City.
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New York Mets
The New York Mets are an American professional baseball team based in the New York City borough of Queens.
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Niggas vs. Black People
"Niggas vs.
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Nike, Inc.
Nike, Inc. (stylized as NIKE) is an American athletic footwear and apparel corporation headquartered near Beaverton, Oregon, United States.
No Sex (In the Champagne Room)
"No Sex (In the Champagne Room)" is a comedic spoken word track released by Chris Rock on his 1999 album, Bigger & Blacker, with a background chorus sung by Gerald Levert.
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Nonverbal learning disorder
Nonverbal learning disorder (NVLD or NLD) is a proposed category of neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by core deficits in visual-spatial processing and a significant discrepancy between verbal and nonverbal intelligence (where verbal intelligence is higher).
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North Region (Cameroon)
The North Region (Région du Nord) makes up 66,090 km2 of the northern half of The Republic of Cameroon.
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Nurse Betty
Nurse Betty is a 2000 American black comedy film directed by Neil LaBute and starring Renée Zellweger as the title character, a small town, Kansas housewife-waitress who suffers a nervous breakdown after witnessing her husband's torture murder, and starts obsessively pursuing her favorite television soap opera character (Greg Kinnear), while in a fugue state.
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Observational comedy
Observational comedy is a form of humor based on the commonplace aspects of everyday life.
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Old Town Road
"Old Town Road" is the debut mainstream single by American rapper Lil Nas X, first released independently in December 2018.
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PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Crystal City, Virginia.
Penny Hardaway
Anfernee Deon "Penny" Hardaway (born July 18, 1971) is an American college basketball coach and former professional player who is the head coach of the Memphis Tigers men's team in the American Athletic Conference (AAC).
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People (magazine)
People is an American weekly magazine that specializes in celebrity news and human-interest stories.
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People's Choice Awards
The People's Choice Awards is an American awards show, recognizing people in entertainment, voted online by the general public and fans.
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Peptic ulcer disease
Peptic ulcer disease is a break in the inner lining of the stomach, the first part of the small intestine, or sometimes the lower esophagus.
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Peter Dinklage
Peter Hayden Dinklage (born June 11, 1969) is an American actor. Chris Rock and Peter Dinklage are film producers from New Jersey, Male actors from Brooklyn and Male actors from New Jersey.
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Peter Travers
Peter Joseph Travers (born) is an American film critic, journalist, and television presenter.
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Pigmeat Markham
Dewey "Pigmeat" Markham (April 18, 1904 – December 13, 1981) was an African American entertainer. Chris Rock and Pigmeat Markham are African-American male comedians.
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Politically Incorrect
Politically Incorrect (stylized as POLITICALLY INCOrrECT) is an American late-night, half-hour political talk show hosted by Bill Maher that aired from July 25, 1993, to July 5, 2002.
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Politics of the United States
In the United States, politics functions within a framework of a constitutional federal republic.
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Pootie Tang
Pootie Tang is a 2001 American comedy film written and directed by Louis C.K..
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Popular culture
Popular culture (also called mass culture or pop culture) is generally recognized by members of a society as a set of practices, beliefs, artistic output (also known as popular art or mass art) and objects that are dominant or prevalent in a society at a given point in time.
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Pornography addiction
Pornography addiction is the scientifically controversial application of an addiction model to the use of pornography.
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Television Movie
This is a list of the winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie, which is awarded since 1992.
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live)
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Live) is awarded to one live television special each year.
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special
The Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special is awarded to one television special each year.
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Primetime Emmy Awards
The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry.
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Race relations
Race relations is a sociological concept that emerged in Chicago in connection with the work of sociologist Robert E. Park and the Chicago race riot of 1919.
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Racial profiling
Racial profiling or ethnic profiling is the act of suspecting, targeting or discriminating against a person on the basis of their ethnicity, religion, or nationality, rather than on individual suspicion or available evidence.
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Racism
Racism is discrimination and prejudice against people based on their race or ethnicity.
Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1982, comprising vocalist Anthony Kiedis, bassist Flea, drummer Chad Smith, and guitarist John Frusciante.
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Red Lobster
Red Lobster Hospitality, LLC is an American casual dining restaurant chain headquartered in Orlando, Florida.
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Redd Foxx
John Elroy Sanford (December 9, 1922 – October 11, 1991), better known by his stage name Redd Foxx, was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Chris Rock and Redd Foxx are African-American stand-up comedians, African-American television producers, American comedy actors, American stand-up comedians and Atlantic Records artists.
Renée Zellweger
Renée Kathleen Zellweger (born April 25, 1969) is an American actress.
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Richard Pryor
Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor Sr. (December 1, 1940 – December 10, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Chris Rock and Richard Pryor are African-American film directors, African-American male comedians, African-American screenwriters, African-American stand-up comedians, African-American television producers, American sketch comedians and American stand-up comedians.
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Roast (comedy)
A roast is a form of comedy, originating in American humor, in which a specific individual, a guest of honor, is subjected to jokes at their expense, intended to amuse the event's wider audience.
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Rob Schneider
Robert Michael Schneider (born October 31, 1963) is an American actor, filmmaker, comedian and anti-vaccine activist. Chris Rock and Rob Schneider are American sketch comedians.
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Robert Smigel
Robert Smigel (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, producer, and puppeteer, known for his Saturday Night Live "TV Funhouse" cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer and voice behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. Chris Rock and Robert Smigel are American sketch comedians, screenwriters from New York (state) and television producers from New York City.
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Rodney Dangerfield
Jack Roy (born Jacob Cohen; November 22, 1921 – October 5, 2004), better known by the pseudonym Rodney Dangerfield, was an American stand-up comedian, actor, screenwriter, and producer. Chris Rock and Rodney Dangerfield are American comedy actors, American stand-up comedians and screenwriters from New York (state).
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Roger Ebert
Roger Joseph Ebert (June 18, 1942 – April 4, 2013) was an American film critic, film historian, journalist, essayist, screenwriter, and author.
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Roll with the New
Roll with the New is the second comedy album by Chris Rock.
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Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is an American monthly magazine that focuses on music, politics, and popular culture.
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Rudy Ray Moore
Rudolph Frank Moore (March 17, 1927October 19, 2008), known as Rudy Ray Moore, was an American comedian, singer, actor, and film producer. Chris Rock and Rudy Ray Moore are African-American male comedians.
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Rustin (film)
Rustin is a 2023 American biographical drama film directed by George C. Wolfe, from a screenplay by Julian Breece and Dustin Lance Black, and a story by Breece about the life of civil rights activist Bayard Rustin.
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Salma Hayek
Salma Valgarma Hayek Pinault (born September 2, 1966) is a Mexican, American and French actress and film producer.
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Sam Kinison
Samuel Burl Kinison (December 8, 1953 – April 10, 1992) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Chris Rock and Sam Kinison are American stand-up comedians.
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Sandy Wexler
Sandy Wexler is a 2017 American comedy film directed by Steve Brill and written by Dan Bulla, Paul Sado and Adam Sandler.
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Sarcasm
Sarcasm is the caustic use of words, often in a humorous way, to mock someone or something.
Satire
Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of exposing or shaming the perceived flaws of individuals, corporations, government, or society itself into improvement.
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live (SNL) is an American late-night live sketch comedy variety show created by Lorne Michaels and developed by Michaels and Dick Ebersol that airs on NBC and streams on Peacock.
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Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special
"Saturday Night Live 40th Anniversary Special" (also billed as "SNL40") is a three-and-a-half-hour prime-time special that aired on February 15, 2015, on NBC, celebrating Saturday Night Lives 40th year on the air, having premiered on October 11, 1975, under the original title NBC's Saturday Night.
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Saw (franchise)
Saw is a horror media franchise created by Australian film makers James Wan and Leigh Whannell, which began with the eponymous 2004 film and quickly became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon.
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Sean Penn
Sean Justin Penn (born August 17, 1960) is an American actor and film director.
Sgt. Bilko
Sgt.
Shawn Wayans
Shawn Mathis Wayans (born January 19, 1971) is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. Chris Rock and Shawn Wayans are African-American male comedians, African-American television producers, American sketch comedians, American stand-up comedians, film producers from New York (state) and television producers from New York City.
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Sketch comedy
Sketch comedy comprises a series of short, amusing scenes or vignettes, called "sketches", commonly between one and ten minutes long, performed by a group of comic actors or comedians.
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Slavery in the United States
The legal institution of human chattel slavery, comprising the enslavement primarily of Africans and African Americans, was prevalent in the United States of America from its founding in 1776 until 1865, predominantly in the South.
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Smooth Operator (Big Daddy Kane song)
"Smooth Operator" is the lead single released from Big Daddy Kane's second album, It's a Big Daddy Thing.
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The United States spends approximately $2.3 trillion on federal and state social programs including cash assistance, health insurance, food assistance, housing subsidies, energy and utilities subsidies, and education and childcare assistance.
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Sofia Coppola
Sofia Carmina Coppola (born May 14, 1971) is an American film director, screenwriter, producer, and former actress. Chris Rock and Sofia Coppola are American music video directors, film directors from New York City and screenwriters from New York (state).
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South Carolina House of Representatives
The South Carolina House of Representatives is the lower house of the South Carolina General Assembly.
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Spiral (2021 film)
Spiral: From the Book of Saw (or simply Spiral) is a 2021 American horror-thriller film directed by Darren Lynn Bousman and written by Josh Stolberg and Peter Goldfinger.
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Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a performance directed to a live audience, where the performer stands on a stage and delivers humorous and satirical monologues sometimes incorporating physical acts.
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Stardust Memories
Stardust Memories is a 1980 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Woody Allen, who stars alongside Charlotte Rampling, Jessica Harper, Marie-Christine Barrault, and Tony Roberts.
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Stephen Adly Guirgis
Stephen Adly Guirgis (born 1965) is an American playwright, screenwriter, director, and actor.
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Steve Martin
Stephen Glenn Martin (born August 14, 1945) is an American comedian, actor, writer, producer, and musician. Chris Rock and Steve Martin are American sketch comedians and American stand-up comedians.
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Steven Spielberg
Steven Allan Spielberg (born December 18, 1946) is an American filmmaker. Chris Rock and Steven Spielberg are film directors from New Jersey, film producers from New Jersey, film producers from New York (state), Male actors from New Jersey, screenwriters from New Jersey, screenwriters from New York (state), television producers from New Jersey and writers from New Jersey.
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Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival (formerly Utah/US Film Festival, then US Film and Video Festival) is an annual film festival organized by the Sundance Institute.
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Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actor – Comedy
The following is a list of the Teen Choice Award winners and nominees for Choice Movie Actor - Comedy.
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Television
Television (TV) is a telecommunication medium for transmitting moving images and sound.
The Chris Rock Show
The Chris Rock Show was a weekly, Friday night, late-night talk show featured on HBO.
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The Cornell Daily Sun
The Cornell Daily Sun is an independent newspaper at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
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The Daily Beast
The Daily Beast is an American news website focused on politics, media, and pop culture.
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The Futon Critic
The Futon Critic is a website that provides articles and information regarding prime time programming on broadcast and cable networks in the United States.
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The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter (THR) is an American digital and print magazine which focuses on the Hollywood film, television, and entertainment industries.
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The Independent
The Independent is a British online newspaper.
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The Longest Yard (2005 film)
The Longest Yard is a 2005 American sports comedy film directed by Peter Segal and written by Sheldon Turner.
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The Motherfucker with the Hat
The Motherfucker with the Hat (sometimes censored as The Motherf**ker with the Hat and The Mother with the Hat) is a 2011 play by Stephen Adly Guirgis.
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The New York Times
The New York Times (NYT) is an American daily newspaper based in New York City.
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The Washington Post
The Washington Post, locally known as "the Post" and, informally, WaPo or WP, is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C., the national capital.
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The Week Of
The Week Of is a 2018 American comedy film written and directed by Robert Smigel in his feature length directorial debut, and co-written by and starring Adam Sandler.
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Thomas Vinterberg
Thomas Vinterberg (born 19 May 1969) is a Danish film director who, along with Lars von Trier, co-founded the Dogme 95 movement in filmmaking, which established rules for simplifying movie production.
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Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy (born February 16, 1950) is an American film critic and author.
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Tom Cruise
Thomas Cruise Mapother IV (born July 3, 1962) is an American actor and producer. Chris Rock and Tom Cruise are film producers from New Jersey, film producers from New York (state) and Male actors from New Jersey.
Tony Rock
Anthony Rock (born June 30, 1974) is an American actor and stand-up comedian, the younger brother of comedian Chris Rock. Chris Rock and Tony Rock are African-American male comedians, African-American stand-up comedians, American people of Cameroonian descent, American stand-up comedians, comedians from Brooklyn and Male actors from Brooklyn.
Top Five
Top Five is a 2014 American romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Chris Rock.
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums is a music chart published weekly by Billboard magazine that ranks R&B and hip hop albums based on sales in the United States and is compiled by Luminate.
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Toronto International Film Festival
The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF, often stylized as tiff) is one of the most prestigious and largest publicly attended film festivals in the world, founded in 1976 and taking place each September.
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Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell
Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell is an American stand up comedy television series that premiered on FX on August 9, 2012, starring comedian W. Kamau Bell.
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Tracy Morgan
Tracy Jamal Morgan (born November 10, 1968) is an American stand-up comedian and actor. Chris Rock and Tracy Morgan are African-American male comedians, African-American stand-up comedians, American sketch comedians, American stand-up comedians, comedians from Brooklyn, Male actors from Brooklyn and Male actors from New Jersey.
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Trevor Noah
Trevor Noah (born 20 February 1984) is a South African comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host.
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X, commonly referred to by its former name Twitter, is a social networking service.
United States Colored Troops
United States Colored Troops (USCT) were Union Army regiments during the American Civil War that primarily comprised African Americans, with soldiers from other ethnic groups also serving in USCT units.
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UPN
The United Paramount Network (UPN) was an American broadcast television network that operated from 1995 to 2006.
Uproxx
Uproxx (stylized in all caps) is an entertainment and popular culture news website.
Variety (magazine)
Variety is an American magazine owned by Penske Media Corporation.
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Vibe (magazine)
Vibe is an American music and entertainment magazine founded by producers David Salzman and Quincy Jones.
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Warren Beatty
Henry Warren Beatty (né Beaty; born March 30, 1937) is an American actor and filmmaker.
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Weblogs, Inc.
Weblogs, Inc. was a blog network that published content on a variety of subjects, including tech news, video games, automobiles, and pop culture.
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What to Expect When You're Expecting (film)
What to Expect When You're Expecting is a 2012 American romantic comedy film directed by Kirk Jones and distributed by Lionsgate.
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Will Smith
Willard Carroll Smith II (born September 25, 1968) is an American actor, rapper and film producer. Chris Rock and Will Smith are African-American film producers, African-American screenwriters and African-American television producers.
Woody Allen
Heywood Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American filmmaker, actor, and comedian whose career spans more than six decades. Chris Rock and Woody Allen are American comedy actors, American stand-up comedians, comedians from Brooklyn, film directors from New York City, Male actors from Brooklyn, screenwriters from New York (state) and writers from Brooklyn.
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Working class
The working class is a subset of employees who are compensated with wage or salary-based contracts, whose exact membership varies from definition to definition.
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World news
World news or international news or even foreign coverage is the news media jargon for news from abroad, about a country or a global subject.
Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay
The Writers Guild of America Award for Best Documentary Screenplay is one of three screenwriting Writers Guild of America Awards focused specifically for film.
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Yahoo! Movies
Yahoo! Movies (formerly Upcoming Movies), provided by the Yahoo! network, was home to a large collection of information on movies, past and new releases, trailers and clips, box office information, and showtimes and movie theater information.
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YouTube
YouTube is an American online video sharing platform owned by Google.
Zoe Saldaña
Zoë Yadira Saldaña-Perego (born June 19, 1978) is an American actress.
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1996 United States presidential election
The 1996 United States presidential election was the 53rd quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 5, 1996.
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2 Days in New York
2 Days in New York is a 2012 romantic comedy film co-written and directed by Julie Delpy.
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2 Days in Paris
2 Days in Paris is a 2007 romantic comedy-drama film written, co-produced, edited, composed, and directed by Julie Delpy, and stars Delpy, Adam Goldberg and Daniel Brühl.
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3 Arts Entertainment
3 Arts Entertainment is an American production company and talent management agency founded in 1991 by Erwin Stoff, Michael Rotenberg and Howard Klein.
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62nd Writers Guild of America Awards
The 62nd Writers Guild of America Awards honored the best film, television, and videogame writers of 2009.
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77th Academy Awards
The 77th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on February 27, 2005, at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST.
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88th Academy Awards
The 88th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored the best films of 2015 and took place on February 28, 2016, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles, 5:30 p.m. PST.
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94th Academy Awards
The 94th Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), took place on March 27, 2022, at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
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See also
Comedians from South Carolina
- Andy Dick
- Aziz Ansari
- Carla Ulbrich
- Charlamagne tha God
- Chris Rock
- Eartha Kitt
- Hamtree Harrington
- Harris Stanton
- J. Anthony Brown
- Jonathan Mangum
- Jonica T. Gibbs
- Keith Stubbs
- Matt Watson (YouTuber)
- Orlando Jones
- Rob Huebel
- Rory Scovel
- Stephen Colbert
- Sterling Knight
- Wes Harrison
Film directors from South Carolina
- Adam Minarovich
- Charles Randolph-Wright
- Chris Rock
- Danny Buday
- Elizabeth B. Grimball
- Esther Bell
- Frank Woodruff
- Josh Stolberg
- Katherine Stenholm
- Robin Swicord
- Rod Fontana
- Rosana Sullivan
- Ryan Butler
- Shane Carruth
- Stanley Donen
- Stephen Cone
- Timothy Woodward Jr.
- Wray Physioc
Male actors from South Carolina
- Adam Minarovich
- Andy Dick
- Anthony James (actor)
- Aziz Ansari
- Big Show
- Bill Oberst Jr.
- Bo Hopkins
- Brandon Micheal Hall
- Carlos Knight
- Chadwick Boseman
- Chris Rock
- Christopher Jones (actor, born 1982)
- Clinton Rosemond
- Darren Ritchie (actor)
- David Thornton (actor)
- Ed Grady
- Grainger Hines
- John Steadman (actor)
- Johnathan McClain
- Jonathan Dickson
- Jonathan Mangum
- Joseph Attles
- Julian Adams
- Kenric Green
- Kevin Garnett
- Lee Thompson Young
- Leon Rippy
- Manish Dayal
- Mark L. Walberg
- Matt William Knowles
- Moses J. Moseley
- O'Neal Compton
- Paul Benjamin
- Rory Scovel
- Samuel E. Wright
- Scott Holroyd
- Sterling Knight
- Timothy Woodward Jr.
Screenwriters from South Carolina
- Akintunde Warnock
- Alice Childress
- Aziz Ansari
- Barton MacLane
- Charles Randolph-Wright
- Chris Rock
- Clements Ripley
- Danny Buday
- Gilbert Ralston
- Hilary Bettis
- Josh Stolberg
- Julian Adams
- Karey Dornetto
- Oliver H. P. Garrett
- Randy Cohen
- Rob Huebel
- Robin Swicord
- Shane Carruth
- Stephen Colbert
- Stephen Cone
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Rock
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