Chris Rock, born in South Carolina in 1965. He grew up in the tough neighborhood of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, to working-class parents—his father was a truck driver and newspaper deliveryman, and his mom was a teacher and social worker.
When did the money really start rolling in? 2008 was a banner year for Rock, with roles in giants like Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa and the dark show Death at a Funeral. Rock took home $42 million from those gigs
Rock dropped into the Netflix world in 2016 and was able to then drop a ton of cash into his wallet. Netflix didn’t just sign him, they snagged him to a deal for two shows for $40 million.