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The para about Chris Rock’s disability has correct sources but the content is factually wrong. Suggest to change to:
On September 18,2020, Chris publicly revealed that he was diagnosed with Non-Verbal Learning Disorder. A nine-hour battery of cognitive tests conducted earlier this year made doctors identify the disorder, or NLD, in Chris Rock. At 55, the comedian understood that he has difficulty understanding non-verbal signals and ends up interpreting many things in the literal sense.[73] [74] — Preceding unsigned comment added by 222.153.43.164 (talk) 20:27, 25 September 2020 (UTC)
I'm pretty sure he didn't go to stuy... thats where i go now, and i'd have heard about him going here if he did.Ironearth 23:09, 12 January 2006 (UTC)
Where is the evidence that Rock was fired from SNL for drug use?
Why is there a controversy section here? The stuff from Never Scared never drew any fire, please provide a source for that because comedians say a lot of outlandish things. The Academy Awards thing doesn't seem like much controversy, nor does his parody of Kanye West seem like controversy. I'm considering removing the whole section since it's rather pointless.
Inner City Blues 23:18, 24 April 2006 (UTC)
How does the author know what the telivision audience forgot with regard to Sean Penn/Chris Rocks remarks at the 77th Oscars. Indeed how does the author know that Rock was one of the 'Preeminent' comic minds of his generation (thats definately arguable but here it is presented as a given).
This is one more example of why Wikipedia really wont ever be a serious academic tool.......Adam777 22:57, 10 June 2006 (UTC)
I disagree, wikipedia is serious that is all. Volt M 22:14, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
IMDB says he was born in 1965, but here it says 1967. Which is right? -- 65.93.81.198 07:09, 19 Dec 2004 (UTC)
I have a book written and autographed by Chris Rock....Rock This! He claims to have been born on February 5, 1966 a few times in the book. Few people forget the year in which they are born. Quit saying it's 1965. I'll even scan one of the pages claiming this if i have to.please do.-wikirockroll
A tagged passage in the Comedic style section reads:
What does this mean? When pressed for a statement? A statement regarding what? Shouldn't the passage indicate what the question was that he was responding to? "Statement", by itself, doesn't mean anything. Without the question, the answer he gives about talking about race differently is completely decontextualized, and makes no sense. And what does his discomfort with being seen as larger-than-life have to do with his comedic style? Nightscream 02:33, 11 February 2008
Added verification/citations for the "Recurring SNL Characters" and "Celebrity Impersonations" sections; all entries are verifiable through the (fairly complete) site "Saturday Night Live Transcripts" (http://snltranscripts.jt.org/). Zoidbergmd (talk) 17:06, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
Dude. AWESOME work! Well done! Nightscream (talk) 15:29, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
The Live Earth section currently reads, "At the London Live Earth concert on July 7, 2007, which was broadcast live on the BBC. Before introducing the Red Hot Chili Peppers Rock called the crowd 'motherfuckers.'"
The period after "BBC" should be changed to a comma, and the "B" in "before" changed to lower case. I'd do it but I'm unable to edit the page.Chrysanthememe (talk) 11:39, 5 May 2008 (UTC)
Chris Rock breaks UK comedy gig record —Preceding unsigned comment added by 90.194.3.161 (talk) 09:08, 5 July 2008 (UTC)
Rock was on the Oprah Winfrey show on February 28, 2007. He said he was 42 years old. MrBlondNYC 08:21, 2 March 2007 (UTC)
At about 00:49:49 of his new special Kill The Messenger, Rock says that, in 1989, he worked washing dishes on a Red Lobster. He adds that he wasnt working his way to college nor to telling jokes. All right. The problem is that he appeared in Beverly Hills Cop II in 1987, and Get You Sucka in 1988. He was also, since 1986, doing stand-ups on Catch a Rising Star. Well, I guess that means he sort of "manipulated the truth" regarding his status in 1989 so as to appear to be some kind of working class hero. I feel that part was also important for him to counterpart the impression he left early on the show of being rich - the house that cost millions. Anyway, the main idea is that he wasn't a shrimp scrapper with no plans for future (and I quote him: "That was my life, 1989"). He was clearly aiming at a show business career. What do you think about that? Should it be included on the article? (TSA from Brazil - 11/06/2008 - sorry for any bad English)
((editsemiprotected)) Please change "During the 2007 season he was seen nearly every game on the video screen leading the crowd in a chant of "Let's Go Mets."" to the following: "During the 2007 season he was seen at nearly every game on the video screen leading the crowd in a chant of "Let's Go Mets.""—Preceding unsigned comment added by Oldirtysteve (talk • contribs)
Also, in the passage "Rock's fifth HBO special, Kill the Messenger, premiered on September 27, 2008, and won him another Emmy for outstanding writing for a variety or muic program.[22]" you're missing the s in "music". Not that big of a deal, but I thought I'd bring it to your attention —Preceding unsigned comment added by 138.28.139.165 (talk) 02:45, 19 November 2009 (UTC)
Wow.I really can't believe he is dead.I've looked at this article like 100 times and i just skim it.I wonder how they will show that on the TV show if they do .--Wikirockroll (talk) 01:08, 27 March 2010 (UTC)
I just saw Chris Rock on the Jonathan Ross show and he said that he has two daughters, aged 5 and 3. Where did 8 come from?! (January 11 2008)
I can't find any mention of an Udeme people of Cameroon on the internet. The link provided for African American Lives 2 doesn't mention the Udeme. My DNA says I'm descended from the Hdi of northern Cameroon, so I was interested. There are a lot of small ethnic groups in Cameroon, but the Udeme seems not to be correct, because I can't find mention of them anywhere. Barney Hill (talk) 17:13, 7 June 2010 (UTC)
The cited source has no mention of anything being "controversial". Calling it a controversy is OR. Nor does it state that chris rock had paid for an illegal wiretapping, just that he was the beneficiary of the actions of someone who (amongst other things) performed an illegal wire tapping. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 188.141.15.253 (talk) 21:36, 14 August 2010 (UTC)
I've removed this to talk. It's a trivial mention with no context whatsoever. Not enough for a biography. Viriditas (talk) 09:20, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
References
We should have a bit more on this in the article. Watching his live shows, that's the first thing that comes to mind. He's preaching to the audience, and the influence is very obvious. Viriditas (talk) 09:21, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
Wasn't Chris Rock influenced by Bill Hicks? 38.118.23.100 (talk) 19:45, 24 October 2010 (UTC)
Where is Rush Hour (1,2,3)? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.57.166.200 (talk) 02:37, 5 July 2011 (UTC)
That's Chris Tucker idiot. Anyway, you forgot something. He had a minor role in Everybody hates Chris as Mr. Abbott.66.108.210.86 (talk) 00:16, 16 September 2011 (UTC)
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Add that Chris Rock influenced Aziz Ansari under his picture on the right of the page. Reference <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASe0r7TmeW4&feature=g-vrec&context=G21773feRVAAAAAAAAAg> (TIME Magazine Interview with Aziz)
Westnilewonder (talk) 02:34, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
I understand the need to edit-protect, I really do: I grew up in the (still!) racially polarized southeastern US, believe me, I know. And Chris Rock, like many of our other best comic minds, says in-your-face stuff to make people think. This will often enrage the simple-minded, who don't like a mental challenge, and won't be forced to think about anything except the weather, the ballgame, and what's for dinner. But can WP really continue to include "...with whom he managed to hang out with" and "He was voted as the greatest..." anything. Even the teen magazines are better than that. Someone is going to have to spend some time with this article at some point, and my guess is that very few admins have that kind of time, or it would not be in the shape it's in. Just a thought. 69.171.187.15 (talk) 22:47, 16 February 2012 (UTC) Well, that and because Chris Rock is a wussy little prima-donna who'd start playing a whole deck of race cards if anyone actually dated to criticize him on here. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.53.149.227 (talk) 00:48, 7 July 2012 (UTC)
Isn't anyone gonna take a picture of this guy? If not, i'm afraid we'd have to use the so-called "fair-use" "policy"Walter Humala - Emperor of West Wikipedia |wanna Talk? 05:47, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
Under the genre section in the sidebar the first one listed is "black humor". Being fairly familiar with his material, I think the editor responsible may have misunderstood what that term means. Should this be removed? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jedslater (talk • contribs) 07:02, 2 November 2014 (UTC)
Chris Rock makes a lot of sense and will be noted!
Headline-1: Chris Rock tells white people to own the actions of their ancestors
QUOTE: "Chris Rock explained in a lengthy interview Sunday that he believes part of healing racial relations in America is by white people “owning” the actions of their ancestors. The black comedian told New York magazine’s Frank Rich that racial progress in America is “nonsense” and that the only thing that’s changed is white people aren’t as crazy as they used to be. “When we talk about race relations in America or racial progress, it’s all nonsense,” Mr. Rock said. “There are no race relations. White people were crazy. Now they’re not as crazy. To say that black people have made progress would be to say they deserve what happened to them before." -- Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 16:38, 7 December 2014 (UTC) -- PS: FYI for future editing. The 4-minute video is great. At the end, I believe he uses the term "Black humor".
The page is protected so I can't change the picture to a better-quality more recent picture. Please change the picture to this picture:w:File:ChrisRock.jpg. Thanks! Realmgic (talk) 13:46, 16 December 2008 (UTC)
Rock is writing a book: [1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.70.94.71 (talk) 22:57, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
We need more quality pictures wikipedia than on web site —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.142.54.66 (talk) 06:20, 27 January 2009 (UTC)
Is Chris Rock his real name, because its a wierd name. [unsigned, ages ago.]
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Can somebody add the 88th Academy Awards to the filmography section on television? The Oscars are today and it's still not there while most hosts have the ceremonies in which they hosted.172.4.52.98 (talk) 09:02, 28 February 2016 (UTC)
[2][3] [4] shouldn't these be mentioned in the AA section? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 216.221.38.217 (talk) 22:54, 27 March 2016 (UTC)
It doesn't fit Wikipedia's standards to use the euphemism "n word" instead of "nigger". Yet it's still in the second paragraph of the subhead 'Standup success'. Even the source which the information is attributed to used "nigger". Someone should change that. --KRBM (talk) 22:32, 24 April 2012 (UTC)
Agreed, I came here to make the same request. Wikipedia is not censored. 50.184.101.91 (talk) 00:07, 12 October 2015 (UTC)
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In the Chris_Rock#Television section, could somebody change "1998" to "1998-2008" for King of the Hill? Since Chris Rock appeared as Roger "Booda" Sack more than once and did so for the last time on the episode Lost in MySpace, which aired on November 2, 2008.
108.45.29.72 (talk) 06:04, 20 September 2016 (UTC)
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27.121.90.202 (talk) 01:04, 6 August 2018 (UTC)
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Please replace
''For the genre, see [[Christian rock]]'' ((For|the English comedian|Crissy Rock))
with
((for2|music genre|[[Christian rock]]|the English comedian|[[Crissy Rock]]))
124.120.200.60 (talk) 17:01, 4 June 2019 (UTC)
The caption says it was taken in 1993, but the actual photo description states that it is from 1995. If someone could please check which the correct year is and fix accordingly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.100.143.101 (talk) 17:49, 28 August 2020 (UTC)
I'd like to include Chris's recent disclosures, particularly about NVLD. Chameleon. (talk) 17:33, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/features/this-is-the-best-part-ive-ever-had-how-chris-rocks-extensive-therapy-helped-prepare-him-for-fargo Chameleon. (talk) 17:35, 21 September 2020 (UTC)
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Change "On September 18, 2020, Chris publicly revealed that he was diagnosed with a non-verbal learning disorder on the autism spectrum." to "On September 18, 2020, Rock publicly revealed that he was diagnosed with non-verbal learning disorder." and remove Category:People on the autism spectrum. None of the sources say that Rock's NVLD is considered to be on the autism spectrum or that he has been diagnosed with any ASD, they all just say he was diagnosed with NVLD after a friend suggested he had Asperger's. The MSN article even says "NVLD shares some symptoms with autism and Asperger's, but it's a different disorder, according to experts."--2A02:C7F:711C:9700:2D5E:61E:8921:EEE3 (talk) 14:45, 28 September 2020 (UTC)
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It is incorrect to say, "Rock is a critic of racial profiling and often speaks of the "everyday racism" he claims to experience, despite being famous," (under Personal Life, paragraph 2). The term "he claims to experience" "despite being famous" does not support the WP's policies of being unbiased, objective, nor encyclopedic. Please change or delete. Vbean2 (talk) 06:44, 26 October 2020 (UTC)
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remove James Madison High school from being in Bensonhurst. James Madison HS is located in Flatbush and ethnically it was Jewish. Flatbush is a good distance from Bensonhurst. 206.174.58.88 (talk) 19:29, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
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paragraph 55 remove "in Bensonhurst (an Italian ethnic neighborhood in Brooklyn known at the time for poor race relations" Rock went to James Madison high school that is located in Flatbush. Madison high is nowhere near Bensonhurst. 206.174.58.88 (talk) 06:28, 22 August 2021 (UTC)
Look! Chris Rock does go to high school since the 80's he was born in 1969!!! because on the Everybody Hates Chris Summary saids that Chris Rock turns 13 years old on 1982 and that's truth because that never lies so that makes it that he was born in February 7, 1969 do you get it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.39.253.198 (talk • contribs) 21:06, 13 October 2005
The abortion thing seems pretty trivial and POV, especially considering there's no citation. I'm taking it out.
The article says that he went to green tickle orange high school, which is located in Manhattan, and the third paragraph says that he went to a high school in Bensonhurst, which is in Brooklyn. Where did he actually go to high school? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 12.47.208.34 (talk • contribs) 12:16, 3 October 2005
Couldn't find the Stuyvesant High School reference anywhere else, and checked the Stuyvesant High School site, where he is not listed as an alumnus. On page 46 of his autobiography, "Rock This," Rock writes, "I got bused from Bed-Stuy to a white school in a poor white neighborhood: Gerretson Beach, Brooklyn. It was even worse than where I lived." Stuyvesant is in the Wall Street district of Manhattan. A fan site (http://www.quartertothree.com/game-talk/showthread.php?t=14712) links to a 2001 New Republic article discussing Rock's unpleasant experiences at high school—the New Republic uses the spelling "Gerretsen" Beach. Zoidbergmd (talk) 16:59, 2 March 2008 (UTC)
According to the book 'Chris Rock: Comedian and Actor' by Anne Todd, Rock attended community college after getting his GED. His mother also talks about it on the video short "Who Is Chris Rock?" (1989). — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cstu (talk • contribs) 01:33, 5 December 2014 (UTC)
All edit requests are for the Television section:
1. The 2003 MTV Video Music Awards was not an HBO Special, it should say Host in the Notes section instead.
2. For 1997, 1999 and 2003, they are called the Video Music Awards, not the Music Video Awards.
3. He was in two episodes (not one) of Louie: "New Jersey/Airport" in 2011 and "Late Show Part 2" in 2012.
4. The link to Louie should be to "Louie (TV Series)", not to the disambiguation page.
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please change ((Rene Zellweger)) to ((Renée Zellweger)) 2601:541:4580:8500:8D42:8768:F077:642D (talk) 20:42, 1 March 2022 (UTC)
The page states that 'the couple live in....' in reference to his marriage - Chris Rock and his wife are now divorced and obviously don't live together anymore.
Also, the page states that Chris Rock's mother was a teacher and social worker 'for' the mentally handicapped - it would be better to say she worked 'with the mentally handicapped. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 194.193.50.95 (talk) 08:44, 15 March 2022 (UTC)
The "Personal life" section includes a paragraph that begins "On March 27, 2022, Rock was slapped by Will Smith ..." That should be deleted as it's already included in the "Academy Awards host" section and is nothing to do with his personal life. 86.173.116.27 (talk) 08:27, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
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Rock hosted the Academy Awards three times, in 2005, 2016 and in 2022. Prarthanashr04 (talk) 07:03, 28 March 2022 (UTC)
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Spelling error to be corrected - predominantly, not predominately. 2406:E003:1DDB:8D01:B98C:2A92:A9B9:5C7C (talk) 11:37, 31 March 2022 (UTC)
The photo on this page looks very unflattering. 2605:8D80:521:4C76:F559:288E:EEC7:DC45 (talk) 00:43, 1 April 2022 (UTC)
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How about any mention of the incident? 98.150.89.27 (talk) 20:54, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
The paragraph under the 2016 Awards subheading which discusses that years ceremony contains the following line:
Rock made a joke about the lack of challenges in voice acting, and was criticized by voice-actors Maurice LaMarche and Tara Strong.
But the sources indicate these comments date from 2012 when he presented an award at that years academys. I'm not sure if this line is notable enough to be moved to another section (views?) or if it should be removed entirely. Thoughts? FM [ talk to me | show contributions ] 15:09, 2 April 2022 (UTC)
Why is “everyday racism” in quotes in the Personal Life section and why does it say he “claims to experience” it rather than just saying “experiences”? 129.59.122.76 (talk) 17:41, 4 April 2022 (UTC)