Tony Rock Drops Bombshell About Chris Rock’s Brother Shading His Role In The Movie As Fans Recall Will Smith’s Past Support Of Tony

Comedian Tony Rock made a surprising admission during a recent interview about his brother, Chris Rock, offering him a job in one among his movies after which scaring him.

Best known for taking part in Dirk Black on the Will Smith-created series “All of Us” and later as Uncle Ryan on his brother’s show “Everybody Hates Chris,” the 50-year-old entertainer has had a protracted and successful profession in comedy, and what’s more surprising is why he never appeared in any of his hit movies with Chris.

“How is it that Chris Rock is your brother and I don’t see you wearing any of Chris Rock’s shit?” asked fellow comedian Aries Spears in the course of the October 25 episode of Tony’s podcast “Live From The Green Room.”

Tony explained that his brother is “a businessman when it comes to movies and TV.” That’s why Chris selected Martin Lawrence to play his brother in 2010’s “Death at a Funeral: A Comedy on Life Support” because he was “bigger” than Tony.

“But he and Martin push the needle more,” Tony explained, noting that he understood optics on the time. However, essentially the most devastating cinematic snub made the Top 5 list of 2014.”

“The one who fucked me up,” he revealed when asked if he was offended about it. “And I never told anyone about it.”

Chris wrote, directed and starred within the 2014 comedy drama Top 5 earned $25 million everywhere in the world. His younger brother Tony was also speculated to be within the film after he offered him a job that Tony claims he never asked for.

“People never know how close you are to each other,” he said, noting that he had only asked his brother for five favors in his life and was told “No” every time.

At the time of the Top 5 snafu, Tony was on tour acting at the Comedy Cellar in New York, and his brother was within the audience.

“He sits at the table with Colin (Quinn) and all the guys and says, ‘Hey, I’ve got a movie. I’ll put you in it,’” Tony recalled, saying he was fully prepared to audition for the role. Chris reassured him by saying, “No, you’re good, you’re good.”

“I used to be filming in New York too, and I bet I’m spending the summer in New York. … I’ll be making a movie with my brother at home this summer. I’m extremely excited; It couldn’t have been higher,” he recalled, adding that he planned to interrupt his comedy tour to shoot the film.

Unfortunately, nobody thought to inform him the small print until it was too late.

“I started getting calls like, ‘Hey, I’m on set. Where are you? We started shooting today,” the “Living Biblically” actor said, adding that he was contacted more than a month after production began. “I get a call like, ‘Hey, are you at the wrap party? We are here.”

“Hey bro, that blew me away,” Tony said. “Listen, I’ve never seen the movie ‘Top 5.’ I shouldn’t have called. You told your brother, “I’m going to put you in a movie, I just should call you.”

Many fans are siding with Tony’s younger brother on this issue after a clip from the April 2024 interview was shared on Instagram. One user wrote: “Honestly, if your brother is an icon and you are all in the same industry, TURN HIM ON!” – Not cool, Chris. Not cool in any respect,” wrote one other on X.

Other he said“The funny thing is that Will Smith cast Tony Rock on his TV show, which is his most notable role. Meanwhile, Chris Rock isn’t dragging his brother into anything. What a slap in the face.”

Others, nonetheless, are critical of Tony for airing their family’s dirty laundry: “Run a family business, a FAMILY BUSINESS,” one Instagram user scolded him.

In the general public eye, the bond between the brothers appeared close. Tony even stood by his brother after the infamous slap within the face when Will Smith punched Chris Rock on stage on the 2022 Oscars after he made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith’s baldness.

During the live broadcast, Smith got up from his seat, walked to the stage and punched the comedian within the face. He returned to his seat and shouted, “Keep my wife’s name out of your fucking mouth.”

For his actions, the “Emancipation” star received a 10-year ban from all events, which worn out his first-ever Academy Award for Best Leading Actor for his role in “King Richard.”

Rock continued to perform comedy shows and other gigs while Smith’s profession hung within the balance until the recent promotion and success of “Bad Boys: Ride or Die.” The fourth film in the favored series grossed $404,425,227 worldwide.

Tony initially called the incident “nasty” and slammed reports that Smith had contacted Rock to make amends. However, he claimed that Will and Chris once had a “real friendship.”