7 Things You Didn't Know About Tony Rock

Get to know Black Card Revoked's host, Tony Rock!

Get To Know Tony Rock - From growing up during a rough era in Bed-Stuy to striking out on his own as a successful comic, Tony Rock has had a journey worth talking about.(Photo: Karen Ballard/BET)

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Get To Know Tony Rock - From growing up during a rough era in Bed-Stuy to striking out on his own as a successful comic, Tony Rock has had a journey worth talking about.(Photo: Karen Ballard/BET)

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Back To His Origins - Tony landed his first, short-lived entertainment job as a game show host on the show Can You Tell? for Oprah Winfrey's Oxygen network. Now he returns to hosting for Black Card Revoked!(Photo: Earl Gibson III/Getty Images for Centric)

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A Brooklyn Family Affair - He has seven siblings: Chris, Jordan, Andrew, Charles, Kenny, Brian and Andi, who all grew up on Decatur Street in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City. (Photo: Chris Polk/FilmMagic)

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A Big Heart - In 2006, Tony participated in Comic Relief, a comedy fundraiser held in Las Vegas for the victims of Hurricane Katrina. (Photo: Michael Schwartz/WireImage)

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Getting The Green Light In The Red Light Disrtict - Tony's big break happened in Amsterdam, where he landed a stand-up stint. (Photo: Johnny Louis/FilmMagic)

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Lessons From The Legends - "When I was growing up, I was really into comedy. I listened to a lot of comedy albums. I loved Richard Pryor, but the comic that had the most impact on me was always my brother Chris, who was in the next room. It was tangible. If Chris could make it, I could try."(Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)

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Dylan, Dylan, Dylan... - Tony's Top 5 comedians of all time include Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Chris Rock, Dave Chapelle and Patrice O'Neal(Photo: Lester Cohen/WireImage)

It Runs In The Family - Their youngest Brother, Jordan, also does stand-up and their mother has been noted as saying that it?s ?in the breast milk.?(Photo: Jordan Rock via Instagram)

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It Runs In The Family - Their youngest Brother, Jordan, also does stand-up and their mother has been noted as saying that it’s “in the breast milk.”(Photo: Jordan Rock via Instagram)

Photo by @jordanrock via Instagram