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Tony Rock Wiki Information
Tony Rock
(born Antonio Rock
on June 30, 1974 [1] [2]) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is the younger brother of comedian Chris Rock.
Tony's first break happened when he traveled to Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 2000, The Hollywood Reporter
chose him as one of the funniest young talents from New York.
In the early 2000s, Rock hosted a short-lived game show entitled Can You Tell?
for Oprah Winfrey's Oh! Oxygen network.
Tony has made many guest appearances, such as being on The Howard Stern Show
, and he came to New York with Mark Curry and John Henton to highlight the Apollo Theater. He co-starred as Dirk Black on the UPN/CW sitcom All of Us
. Tony has worked as a back-up to his brother, Chris and has appeared in his sitcom Everybody Hates Chris
, in the recurring role of the title character's uncle Ryan. Tony has hosted The Funny Spot
on TV One.
Tony Rock has his own TV series, a sketch comedy show called The Tony Rock Project
. It is broadcast on MyNetworkTV. [3]
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Personal life
Tony Rock is one of eight siblings, born to Rose Rock and Julius Rock. [4] He grew up on Decatur Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of New York City.
Rock was pulled over and arrested in Los Angeles on February 18, 2009 by Highway Patrol officers after he was caught allegedly speeding down the 101 Freeway. When cops confronted Rock, they suspected he was driving while intoxicated, and he was booked after failing sobriety tests. [5] He was held behind bars at a Los Angeles jail for several hours and was expected to post his $5,000 bail and be released shortly thereafter. [6]
References
- {{imdb name|id=0734204|name=Tony Rock}}
- Oppenheim, Gabe. "Tony Rock, Standing Up To His Name", ''The Washington Post'', 9 August 2008.
- MyNetworkTV Prepares to Rock Out, ''Broadcasting & Cable'', June 5 2008.
- Chris Rock at Wikipedia
- "Chris Rock's Lil' Bro Behind Bars", TMZ.com, 18 February 2009.
- Murray, Jawn. "No Laughing Matter: Chris Rock's Brother Tony Rock Arrested For DUI", BlackVoices.com, 18 February 2009.
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