Tony Rock
Born	June 30, 1974 (1974-06-30) (age 35) Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York City, New York
Occupation	stand-up comedian and actor (1991–present) TV actor (1997—present)

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.^{[citation needed]}

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]

[edit] Personal life

Tony Rock is one of eight siblings, born to Rochelle Rock^[2] and Julius Rock.^[4] He grew up on Decatur Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of New York City.^[2]

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]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Tony Rock at the Internet Movie Database
• Tony Rock at TV.com
• Tony Rock's biography on filmbug
• Official website
• Rock the World Inc. website