Anthony W. Rock was born on June 30, 1974, in Brooklyn, New York. He is the son of Julius and Rosalie Rock and grew up with eight siblings in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighbourhood of Brooklyn. Rosalie was a teacher and a social worker for the mentally ill, while Julius was a newspaper deliveryman and truck driver. Julius died in 1988 as a result of complications from ulcer surgery.
Personal Life
Tony was arrested for DUI in Los Angeles in February 2009. “Rock was initially pulled over on the 101 Motorway for speeding, but cops say he showed signs of intoxication,” according to TMZ. Tony was arrested and hauled away after failing field sobriety tests.” He was charged with two counts of DUI and, after pleading guilty, was sentenced to 36 months probation, a $1,000 fine, and participation in an alcohol education programme. Tony is the founder of the MyROCK Diabetes Foundation, which he established in memory of his late father.
Career
In the early 2000s, he was a correspondent on the Comedy Central series “BattleBots” and the host of the Oxygen game show “Can You Tell?” Rock made his acting debut in the 2001 TV movie “Me & My Needs,” and he hosted the Oxygen game show “Can You Tell?” From 2003 to 2007, he starred as Dirk Black on “All of Us,” which ran for four seasons and aired 88 episodes, earning Tony a BET Comedy Award nomination. Rock’s first feature film, “Homie Spumoni,” was released in 2006, and the following year, he appeared in the TV movie “Life Support” and co-starred with Vivica A. Fox in the romantic comedy “Three Can Play That Game.”
He appeared as Uncle Ryan in the critically acclaimed series “Everybody Hates Chris,” created by his brother Chris, from 2008 to 2009. The character Drew (played by Tequan Richmond) on the show was loosely based on Tony. He also appeared on the sketch comedy show “The Tony Rock Project” with Whitney Cummings and John Heffron during this time. Tony had his own “Comedy Central Presents” special in 2010 and appeared on the DirecTV show “Supreme Court of Comedy.”
In 2012, Rock starred in the films “What Goes Around Comes Around,” “C’mon Man,” and “Redemption of a Dog,” and he co-starred in “Think Like a Man” with Kevin Hart, Michael Ealy, Taraji P. Henson, Terrence J, and Regina Hall, which was based on the 2009 Steve Harvey book “Act Like a Lady, Think Like a Man.” The film grossed $96.1 million against a budget of $12 million and was nominated for a BET Award for Best Movie. Tony also hosted the BET series “Apollo Live” in 2012.
He appeared as a guest star on “Let’s Stay Together” (2012), “Single Ladies” (2012), and “Walk This Way” (2013), and he had a recurring role as Julius Darren on the BET sitcom “Reed Between the Lines” with Tracee Ellis Ross and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in 2015. From 2015 to 2017, Rock played Michael Hobbs on Bounce TV’s “Mann & Wife.” Around the same time, he appeared in the TV films “The Big Leaf” and “All Stars” in 2015, as well as the 2017 films “The Cheaters Club” and “Killing Hasselhoff.”
Tony appeared in the film “Couples’ Night” in 2018 and played Vince on the CBS sitcom “Living Biblically.” In 2019, he appeared as a guest star on “The Cool Kids,” and in 2022, he judged the “Garage Mirage” episode of “Is It Cake?,” a Netflix baking competition hosted by “Saturday Night Live” star Mikey Day.
Net Worth
Tony Rock is a $4 million net-worth American stand-up comedian, actor, and producer. Tony Rock, the younger brother of comedian/actor Chris Rock, is best known for his roles as Uncle Ryan on “Everybody Hates Chris” (2008-2009) and Dirk Black on “All of Us” (2003-2007), both of which aired on UPN and The CW. He also created, executive produced, and starred in the MyNetworkTV sketch comedy series “The Tony Rock Project” (2008-2009), and he has appeared on TV shows such as “Def Comedy Jam” and “Comedy Central Presents.”
Tony has over 20 film and television credits, including “Three Can Play That Game” (2007), “Think Like a Man” (2012), “Killing Hasselhoff” (2017), and “Couples’ Night” (2018), as well as the television series “Reed Between the Lines” (2015), “Mann and Wife” (2015-2017), and “Living Biblically” (2018). Rock was nominated for a BET Comedy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series in 2005 for “All of Us.”
Facts
| Net Worth | $4 Million |
| Date of Birth | Jun 30, 1974 (48 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Bedford-Stuyvesant |
| Gender | Male |
| Profession | Actor, Stand-up comedian, Screenwriter, Presenter, Television producer |
| Nationality | United States of America |
