Tony Rock

Stand-up comedian, TV Program Creator

1974 –

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Who is Tony Rock?

Anthony "Tony" Rock 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 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 starred in his own TV series, a sketch comedy show called The Tony Rock Project. It was broadcast on MyNetworkTV from 2008 to 2009. On February 19, 2010, Comedy Central aired Tony Rock's feature on Season 14 of "Comedy Central Presents". His episode was the first original of the 2010 season.

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Born
Jun 30, 1974
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Also known as
  • Antonio Rock
  • Anthony W. Rock
  • Anthony "Tony" Rock
  • Anthony Rock
Parents
Siblings
Ethnicity
  • African American
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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