Chris Rock - comedian, screenwriter , actor, television producer, film producer and director

Chris Rock is an American famous comedian, screenwriter , actor, television producer, film producer and director. He was chosen in the US as the 5th furthermost stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central. He was also selected in the UK as the 9th furthermost stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups in 2007, and another time in the updated 2010 list as the 8th greatest stand-up comic. In November 2006, the entertainment news website TMZ.com statement that Rock was filing for divorce after almost ten years of marriage to Malaak. Two weeks later, however, TMZ report that Rock had not file divorce papers, and that it show that the couple had been capable to work out their differences and stay together.

Rocks out a report to the press denouncing them as "untrue rumors and lies". In 2007, freelance reporter and former actress Kali Bowyer filed a paternity suit beside Chris Rock, claim he was the father of her son, and in require of hospitalization. DNA testing confirmd that Rock was not the child's father. In 2008, Rock's family history was outline on the PBS series African American Lives 2. A DNA test showed that he is fall from the Udeme public of northern Cameroon and that he is 20% Caucasian.

Birth name	Christopher Julius Rock III
Date Of Birth	February 7, 1965
Place Of Birth	Andrews, South Carolina, U.S
Medium	Stand-up comedy, television, film
Genres	Black humor, musical comedy, observational comedy, political satire, satire
Spouse	Malaak Compton-Rock

Mitch Hedberg - stand up comedian

Mitch Hedberg was an American stand up comedian recognized for his surreal humor and unconventional comedic delivery. His comedy classically featured short, sometimes one line jokes, mix with absurd elements and non sequiturs. Hedberg's comedy and on stage persona gain him a cult following, with audience member occasionally shouting out the punch lines to his jokes before he could finish them.

Hedberg was recognized to be a drug user, referring to it in some of his jokes. He was under arrest in Austin, Texas, in May 2003 for possession of heroin. On March 30, 2005, he was found dead in an hotel room in Livingston, New Jersey. Hedberg was born with a heart fault for which he received extensive treatment as a child. It was originally speculated that this condition may have played a part in his death. The New Jersey medical examiner's office report "multiple drug toxicity", in the type of a cocaine and heroin "speedball," as the official cause of death.

Birth name	Mitchell Lee Hedberg
Date Of Birth	February 24, 1968
Place Of Birth	Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Medium	Stand-up, film
Genres	Observational comedy, surreal humor, word play
Spouse	Lynn Shawcroft
Date Of Death	March 29, 2005
Place Of Death	Livingston, New Jersey, U.S.

Dave Chappelle - American screenwriter, comedian, television/film producer and actor

Dave Chappelle most known as American screenwriter, comedian, television/film producer and actor. Chappelle began his film profession in the film Robin Hood: Men in Tights in 1993 and constant to star in minor roles in the films The Nutty Professor, Con Air, and Blue Streak. His first lead role in a film was in Half Baked in 1998. In 2003, he became extensively known for his popular sketch comedy television series, Chappelle's Show, which ran until 2006. Comedy Central ranks him forty-third in its record of the 100 greatest stand-up comedians.

He also owns many houses in Xenia, Ohio. Regarding his home in Yellow Springs, Ohio, Chappelle says, "Turns out you don't need $50 million to live approximately these parts, just a nice smile and a kind way about you. You guys are the finest neighbors ever," he stated at a blues and jazz celebration in the town in mid-September 2006, "That's why I come back and that's why I am staying." Chappelle is a Muslim; he changed to Islam in 1998. He told Time Magazine in a May 2005 interview, "I do not usually talk about my religion publicly because I don’t want people to connect me and my flaws with this beautiful thing. And I believe it is beautiful if you study it the right way."

Birth name	David Khari Webber Chappelle
Date Of Birth	August 24, 1973
Place Of Birth	Washington, D.C., U.S.
Medium	Stand-up, television, film
Genres	Satire/political satire, improvisational comedy, observational comedy, surreal humor, sketch comedy
Subject(s)	Racism, race relations, American politics, African American culture, pop culture, recreational drug use, human sexuality, morality
Spouse	Elaine Chappelle

Dane Cook - actor and stand up comedian

Dane Cook is an American film actor and stand up comedian. He has out five comedy albums: Harmful If Swallowed; Retaliation; Vicious Circle; Rough Around The Edges: Live From Madison Square Garden; and remote Incident. Retaliation became the biggest charting comedy album in 28 year and went platinum. Cook performed an HBO particular in the Fall of 2006, Vicious Circle, a straight-to-DVD particular titled Rough Around The, and a Comedy Central special in 2009 titled Isolated Incident.

He is accredited as one of the first comedians to use a personal webpage and MySpace to build a big fan base and in 2006 was described as "alarmingly popular". As an actor, Cook has show in films since 1997, including Mystery Men, Waiting, Employee of the Month, Good Luck Chuck, Dan in Real Life, Mr. Brooks, and My top Friend's Girl. On November 18, 2010, it was say that both Cook and Josh Hamilton will be starring in Neil Labute's 2011 Broadway production of Fat Pig.

Birth name	Dane Jeffrey Cook
Date Of Birth	March 18, 1972
Place Of Birth	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Medium	Stand-up, film, television
Genres	Stand-up comedy
Subject(s)	observational comedy