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'' (2008–2009), and

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'' (2003–2007). Rock also appeared in many films including ''What Goes Around Comes Around'' (2012) and ''Redemption of a Dog'' (2012). Rock was a co-star on CBS's comedy '' Living Biblically'', co-starring with Jay Ferguson,

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Biography

Rock was born in

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. The son of Rosalie Rock and Julius Rock (d. 1988), he grew up on Decatur Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of

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. He has seven brothers and two sisters. In the early 2000s, Rock hosted a short-lived

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entitled ''Can You Tell?'' for the

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network. He was also a correspondent for ''

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'' on

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for the show's fifth season. Rock has appeared on radio and television shows including ''

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'' and '' The D'Angelo Show''. He performed in New York with Mark Curry and

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to highlight the Apollo Theater. He co-starred as Dirk Black on the

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''. Rock has often worked as a

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to his brother Chris, and appeared on the latter's

'' in the recurring role of the title character's uncle Ryan. Chris's fictitious brother

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from the show is loosely based on Tony. Rock has hosted '' The Funny Spot'' on TV One. Rock starred in his own sketch comedy TV series, ''

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'', which was broadcast on

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from 2008 to 2009. On February 19, 2010,

aired Tony Rock's feature on Season 14 of ''

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''. His episode was the first original of the 2010 season. In 2012, Rock appeared in ''

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'', a feature film based on

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's 2009 book '' Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man''. In the same year Rock appeared in David E. Talbert's What Goes Around Comes Around and began hosting ''Apollo Live'' on

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. In 2022, he appeared on the Netflix baking competition ''

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'' as a judge. In early April 2022, a video surfaced online of Rock performing a stand-up show while reacting to the Oscars incident where his brother Chris Rock was physically assaulted on stage by Will Smith after he had made comments on Smith's wife's bald appearance.

Filmography

Film

Television

References

External links

Official website

Rock the World Inc. website
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Tony Rock's biography on Filmbug
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