Christopher Julius Rock, better known as Chris Rock, is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director who was born on February 7, 1965. He debuted with New Jack City in 1991.
New Jack City is an American crime thriller movie directed by Mario Van Peebles, who also co-stars in the movie and is based on an original narrative written by Thomas Lee Wright and Barry Michael Cooper. Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, Allen Payne, Chris Rock, Mario Van Peebles, Judd Nelson, and Bill Cobbs appear in the movie. On March 8, 1991, the picture was released in the United States.
Nino Brown, played by Wesley Snipes, is a rising drug boss in New York City amid the crack epidemic. Ice-T portrays Scotty Appleton, a detective who vows to put an end to Nino’s criminal activities by working with Nino’s group undercover.
Thomas Lee Wright wrote the screenplay and wrote the original story for the picture. The screenplay was originally written as The Godfather: Part III and had a protagonist who sold heroin rather than cocaine, according to Carl Hart, who communicated with Wright after Hart’s criticism of New Jack City. Eight Tray Gangster: The Making of a Crip, a documentary about gang life in South Central Los Angeles, was later written, directed, and produced by Wright.
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