Tony Rock

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Tony Rock
Born	Anthony Rock (1974-06-30) June 30, 1974 Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Occupation	stand-up comedian and actor (2001–present) TV actor

Anthony "Tony" Rock (born June 30, 1974^[1]^[2]) is an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is the younger brother of comedian Chris Rock.

In the early 2000s, Rock hosted a short-lived game show entitled Can You Tell? for Oprah Winfrey's Oh! Oxygen network. He was also a correspondent for BattleBots on Comedy Central for the show's fifth season.

Tony has made many guest appearances, including The Howard Stern Show and "The D'Angelo Show". He performed in 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]

Beginning February 19, 2010 Comedy Central has aired Tony Rock's feature on Season 14 of "Comedy Central Presents". His episode was the first original of the 2010 season.^[4] Also, Rock hosted the Apollo Live series on Centric.

Personal life

Tony Rock is one of eight siblings, born to Rosalie Rock^[2] and Julius Rock. He grew up on Decatur Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of New York City.^[2]

References

↑ Tony Rock at the Internet Movie Database
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 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.
↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Comedy_Central_Presents_episodes

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Name	Rock, Tony
Alternative names
Short description	American actor and comedian
Date of birth	June 30, 1974
Place of birth	Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Date of death
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