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Chris Rock grew up poor in Brooklyn. He created Everybody Hates Chris to talk to America about his upbringing. The show was a critical hit and was nominated for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy” at the 2006 Golden Globes.

The American Film Institute hailed it as one of the ten best shows of 2007, writing, “a very real look at growing up in America – a challenge that demands a discussion of race and class often absent from television today.” Unfortunately, the show never found its footing with audiences, ending its four-year run with less than two million viewers per week.