Name	I Think I Love My Wife
Caption	Promotional movie poster for the film
Writer	Louis C.K.Chris Rock
Starring	Chris RockKerry WashingtonGina Torres and Steve Buscemi
Director	Chris Rock
Producer	Chris RockLisa Stewart
Distributor	Fox Searchlight PicturesUTV Motion Pictures
Released	March 16, 2007 (USA)
Runtime	90 minutes
Budget	$11 million
Gross	$13,196,245
Country
Language	English

I Think I Love My Wife is a romantic comedy-drama 2007 film directed by and starring Chris Rock and Kerry Washington. Rock co-wrote (with Louis C.K.)

This is the second time Rock and Washington have been paired on screen. Previously they were in Bad Company, playing a couple.

Mumbai-based UTV Motion Pictures made its entry into the American market by co-producing the film.

The train station scenes were filmed in the New York City suburb of Pelham.

Reception

The film received generally negative reviews. Rotten Tomatoes reported that 19% of critics gave the film positive reviews based on 105 reviews. Users of Rotten Tomatoes gave the film 4.6/10 average rating. Metacritic reported that 49% of critics gave the film positive reviews based on 30 reviews. Users of Metacritic gave the film an average rating of 3.8/10 based on 35 reviews. It grossed $5 million on its opening weekend, reaching #5. The film grossed a worldwide total of $13 million.

DVD Release and Sales

The DVD was released on August 7, 2007, selling 214,778 units in the first week. At an aggregate, 863,437 units were sold which translated to revenue of $13,527,427.

References

External links

Category:2007 films Category:2000s romantic comedy films Category:American romantic comedy films Category:English-language films Category:Film remakes Category:Films directed by Chris Rock

Name	Kerry Washington
Caption	Washington at the Metropolitan Opera's 2010 opening night of Das Rheingold
Birth date	January 31, 1977
Birth place	The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994–present

Kerry Washington (born January 31, 1977) is an American actress. She is known for her roles as Ray Charles's wife, Della Bea Robinson, in the film Ray (2004), as Idi Amin's wife Kay in The Last King of Scotland, and as Alicia Masters, love interest of Ben Grimm, The Thing, in the live-action Fantastic Four films of 2005 and . She has also starred in the critically acclaimed independent films Our Song and The Dead Girl.

Early life

Washington was born in the Bronx, New York City, the daughter of Valerie, a professor and educational consultant, and a real estate broker father. She performed with the Tada theater teen group and attended the Spence School in Manhattan, graduating in 1994. Washington went on to earn a B.A. degree, Phi Beta Kappa, in theater in 1998 from The George Washington University. She also studied at Michael Howard Studios in New York City.

Career

Washington made her screen debut in the ABC telefilm Magical Make-Over (1994). She was in the cast of the 1996 PBS sketch comedy-style educational series Standard Deviants, and she appeared in the short "3D" and the feature film Our Song in 2000. She went on to appear in several movies, including Save the Last Dance (2001), The Human Stain (2003), Spike Lee's She Hate Me (2004), Ray (2004), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005), Little Man (2006), I Think I Love My Wife (2007), and as a wife of 1970s Ugandan dictator Idi Amin in the UK historical drama The Last King of Scotland (2006). Washington has also appeared in the recurring role of Chelina Hall on the ABC television series Boston Legal, and in several episodes of the A&E; cable-TV series 100 Centre Street.

She is the new spokesperson for L'Oréal, appearing in commercials and ads alongside fellow actresses Scarlett Johansson and Eva Longoria Parker, and model Doutzen Kroes.

She also co-directed and appeared in the music video for hip-hop artist Common's song, "I Want You", the fourth single off of his album Finding Forever.

Washington narrated the critically acclaimed documentary about the New Orleans-based teenage TBC Brass Band, From the Mouthpiece on Back. She also appears in Maxwell's "Bad Habits" video. In 2009, Washington performed in The People Speak a documentary feature film that uses dramatic and musical performances of the letters, diaries, and speeches of everyday Americans, based on historian Howard Zinn's "A People's History of the United States”.

In 2010 Washington was ranked #55 in TC Candler's list of "Most Beautiful Faces", along with Rachel Hurd Wood as #54 and Amy Macdonald as #56.

She is currently making her Broadway debut in David Mamet's Race, alongside James Spader, David Alan Grier, and Richard Thomas. She also appeared in Tyler Perry's 2010 film For Colored Girls.

Personal life

Washington was engaged to actor David Moscow from October 2004 to March 2007.

As a sort of souvenir or memento, she usually tries to keep something from every character that she plays, such as an item of wardrobe or a piece of furniture from the house the character lived in.

She is at times referred to as a political activist and was a supporter of Barack Obama's presidential candidacy. Washington has also spent time volunteering through the Adopt-a-Classroom program in New York as well as with Co-Op America, now known as Green America.

Filmography

{|class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;" border="2" cellpadding="4" background: #f9f9f9; |- align="center" ! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Film |- align="center" ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Film ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes |- | rowspan="2" | 2000 || Our Song || Lanisha Brown || |- | 3D || Angie ||Boyz n Da Hood |- | rowspan="2" | 2001 || Save the Last Dance || Chenille Reynolds || |-Boyz n da hood | Lift || Niecy || |- | rowspan="2" | 2002 || Take the A Train || Keisha || |- | Bad Company || Julie || |- | rowspan="3" | 2003 || The United States of Leland || Ayesha || |- | The Human Stain || Ellie || |- | Sin || Kassie || |- | rowspan="4" | 2004 || Against the Ropes || Renee || |- | Strip Search || Unknown || TV film |- | She Hate Me || Fatima Goodrich || |- | Ray || Della Bea Robinson || |- | rowspan="4" | 2005 || Sexual Life || Rosalie || |- | Mr. & Mrs. Smith || Jasmine || |- | Fantastic Four || Alicia Masters || |- | Wait || Maggie || |- | rowspan="3" | 2006 || Little Man || Vanessa || |- | The Last King of Scotland || Kay Amin || |- | The Dead Girl || Rosetta || |- | rowspan="2" | 2007 || I Think I Love My Wife || Nikki Tru || |- | || Alicia Masters || |- | rowspan="3" | 2008 || Woman in Burka || Kerry || |- | Lakeview Terrace || Lisa Mattson || |- | Miracle at St. Anna || Zana Wilder || |- | rowspan="3"| 2009 || Life Is Hot in Cracktown || Marybeth || |- | A Thousand Words || TBA || post-production |- | The People Speak | Herself |Documentary |- | rowspan="2" | 2010 || Mother and Child || Lucy || |- | For Colored Girls || Kelly || |- |- align="center" ! colspan=4 style="background:#B0C4DE;" | Television |- align="center" ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Year ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Title ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Role ! style="background: #CCCCCC;" | Notes |- | 1994 || ABC Afterschool Special || Heather || Episode: "Magical Make-Over" |- | 1996 || Standard Deviants || Kerry || |- |rowspan="3"|2001 || NYPD Blue || Maya Young ||Episode: "Franco, My Dear, I Don't Give a Damn" |- | Law & Order || Allie Lawrence || Episode: "3 Dawg Night" |- | 100 Centre Street || Unknown || 5 episodes |- | 2002 || The Guardian || Drea Westbrook || Episode: "The Next Life" |- | 2005–2006 || Boston Legal || Chelina Hall || 5 episodes |- | 2008 || Psych || Mira Gaffney || Episode: "There's Something About Mira" |- | rowspan="2" | 2009 || The People Speak || Voice of Sojourner Truth |- | Black Panther || Voice of Princess Shuri || |}

Awards and nominations

BET Awards

* 2007- Best Actress The Last King of Scotland: Nominated

Black Reel Awards

* 2011- Best Supporting Actress For Colored Girls: Nominated

* 2011- Best Actress Night Catches Us: Nominated

* 2011- Best Ensemble Night Catches Us: Nominated

* 2011- Best Ensemble For Colored Girls: Nominated

* 2009- Best Ensemble Miracle at St. Anna: Nominated

* 2007- Best Supporting Actress The Last King of Scotland: Nominated

* 2005- Best Actress, Drama Ray: Nominated

* 2003- Best Actress, Network/Cable Lift : Nominated

* 2002- Best Independent Actor Lift: Nominated

* 2002- Best Supporting Actress Theatrical, Save the Last Dance: Nominated

Image Awards

* 2007- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture The Last King of Scotland: Nominated

* 2006- Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Boston Legal: Nominated

* 2005- Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture Ray: Winner

Independent Spirit Awards

* 2002- Best Female Lead Lift: Nominated

Satellite Awards

* 2005- Best Actress in a Comedy/Musical Ray: Nominated

Screen Actors Guild Awards

* 2005- Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Ray: Nominated

References

External links

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Name	Chris Rock
Caption	Rock at the Israeli premiere of , on November 22, 2008.
Birth name	Christopher Julius Rock III
Birth date	February 07, 1965
Birth place	Andrews, South Carolina, U.S.
Origin	Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, New York
Medium	Stand-up comedy, television, film
Nationality	American
Active	1984–present
Genre	Black humor, musical comedy, observational comedy, political satire, satire
Subject	African-American culture, American politics, , human sexuality, marriage, pop culture, race relations, racism
Influences	Bill Cosby, Redd Foxx, Dick Gregory, Flip Wilson, Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Pigmeat Markham, Woody Allen, Eddie Murphy, Sam Kinison, George Carlin, Mort Sahl, Bill Hicks
Influenced	Dave Chappelle, George Lopez
Spouse	Malaak Compton-Rock (November 23, 1996 – present; 2 children)
Website	www.chrisrock.com

}} Christopher Julius "Chris" Rock III is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer and director. He was voted in the US as the 5th greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central. He was also voted in the UK as the 9th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups in 2007, and again in the updated 2010 list as the 8th greatest stand-up comic.

Early life

Rock was born in Andrews, South Carolina. Shortly after his birth, his parents moved to Crown Heights, Brooklyn, New York. A few years later, they relocated and settled in the working-class area of Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. His mother, Rosalie (née Tingman), was a teacher and social worker for the mentally handicapped; his father, Julius Rock, was a former truck driver and newspaper deliveryman. Julius died in 1988 after ulcer surgery. His younger brothers Tony, Kenny and Jordan are also in the entertainment business. His older half-brother, Charles, died in 2006 due to a long struggle with alcoholism. Rock has said that he was influenced by the performing style of his paternal grandfather, Allen Rock, a preacher.

Rock was bused to schools in predominately white neighborhoods of Brooklyn where he endured bullying and beatings from white students. As he got older, the bullying became worse and Rock's parents pulled him out of James Madison High School. His routine, which featured commentaries on race in America, stirred up a great deal of controversy. Rock won two Emmy Awards for that special. Adding to his popularity was his much-publicized role as a commentator for Comedy Central's Politically Incorrect during the 1996 Presidential elections Rock also was the voice for the "Lil Penny" puppet who was the alter ego to basketball star Penny Hardaway in a series of Nike shoe commercials from 1994–1998, and hosted the '97 MTV Video Music Awards.

Rock later had two more HBO comedy specials: Bigger & Blacker in 1999, and Never Scared in 2004. Articles relating to both specials called Rock "the funniest man in America" in Time and Entertainment Weekly. HBO also aired his talk show, The Chris Rock Show, which gained critical acclaim for Rock's interviews with celebrities and politicians. The show won an Emmy for writing. His television work has won him a total of three Emmy Awards and 15 nominations.

Film and television

It was not until the success of his stand-up act in the late 1990s that Rock began receiving major parts in films. These include roles in Dogma, Beverly Hills Ninja, Lethal Weapon 4, Nurse Betty, The Longest Yard, Bad Company, and a starring role in Down to Earth. Rock has also increasingly worked behind the camera, both as a writer and director of Head of State and I Think I Love My Wife. In the fall of 2005, the UPN television network premiered a comedy series called Everybody Hates Chris, based on Rock's school days, of which he is the executive producer and narrator. The show has garnered both critical and ratings success. The series was nominated for a 2006 Golden Globe for Best TV Series (Musical or Comedy), a 2006 People's Choice Award for Favorite New Television Comedy, and two 2006 Emmy Awards for costuming and cinematography.

Following the release of his first documentary, 2009's Good Hair, Rock is working on a documentary about debt called Credit is the Devil.

Academy Awards

In early 2005, Rock hosted the 77th Academy Awards ceremony. The decision to have Rock host the awards was seen by some as a chance to bring an "edge" to the ceremony, and to make it more relevant or appealing to younger audiences. Jokingly, Rock opened by saying "Welcome to the 77th and LAST Academy Awards!" During one segment Rock asked, "Who is this guy?" in reference to actor Jude Law seemingly appearing in every movie Rock had seen that year and implied Law was a low-rent Tom Cruise (he made a joke about filmmakers rushing production when unable to get the actors they want: "If you want Tom Cruise and all you can get is Jude Law, wait [to make the film]!"). Subsequently, a defensive Sean Penn took the stage to present and said, "In answer to our host's question, Jude Law is one of our finest young actors." (At the time, Penn and Law were shooting All the King's Men.) Law was not the only actor that Rock poked fun at that evening, however—he turned the joke on himself at one point, saying, "If you want Denzel [Washington] and all you can get is me, wait!" Older Oscar officials were reportedly displeased with Rock's performance, which did not elevate ratings for the ceremony. Rock was also criticized for referring to the Oscars as "idiotic", and asserting that heterosexual men do not watch them, in an interview prior to Oscar night.

Music videos

Rock's first music video was for his song "Your Mother's Got a Big Head" from his album Born Suspect. Rock also made videos for his songs "Champagne" from Roll With the New and "No Sex (In the Champagne Room)" from Bigger & Blacker. Chris Rock also directed and appeared in the music video for the Red Hot Chili Peppers song "Hump de Bump".

Rock appeared in the Big Daddy Kane music video "Smooth Operator" as a guy getting his hair cut.

He also appeared in Johnny Cash's "God's Gonna Cut You Down", one of the many celebrities seen lip-synching the song.

Stage plays

In October 2010, The New York Times reported that Rock will be performing on Broadway in Stephen Adly Guirgis' play The Motherfucker with the Hat in the spring of 2011. Other cast members will include Bobby Cannavale and Annabella Sciorra.

The comedian has also expressed discomfort with the notion that success in standup comedy—or, indeed, in any aspect of the entertainment industry—should oblige him to serve as a role model. In this position, he finds himself directly at odds with one of his comic idols, Bill Cosby. Cosby has reprimanded Rock both explicitly—for his famous/notorious Niggas vs. Black People track —and implicitly, for heavy use of the word "nigger." Rock has not wavered from a position explored in his 1996 Roll With The New show, and reiterated in his 1997 memoir: "Why does the public expect entertainers to behave better than everybody else? It's ridiculous...Of course, this is just for black entertainers. You don't see anyone telling Jerry Seinfeld he's a good role model. Because everyone expects whites to behave themselves...Nowadays, you've got to be an entertainer and a leader. It's too much." Often the subject of tabloids, when asked about paparazzi and the other negative aspects of fame, Rock says he accepts the bad with the good: "You can't be happy that fire cooks your food and be mad it burns your fingertips."

At the London Live Earth concert on July 7, 2007, which was broadcast live on the BBC, before introducing the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rock called the crowd "motherfuckers" and "shit" after a brief sigh when he said he was joking. Due to the broadcast being at 5:45pm Rock was immediately cut off, and the BBC made several apologies for his use of the word "motherfucker".

Personal life

Rock has been married to Malaak Compton-Rock since November 23, 1996. She is the founder and executive director of StyleWorks, a non-profit, full-service salon that provides free services for women leaving welfare and entering the workforce.

In November 2006, the entertainment news website TMZ.com reported that Rock was filing for divorce after nearly ten years of marriage to Malaak. Two weeks later, however, TMZ reported that Rock had not filed divorce papers, and that it appeared that the couple had been able to work out their differences and stay together. In response to the reports, the Rocks released a statement to the press denouncing them as "untrue rumors and lies". DNA testing proved that Rock was not the child's father.

Rock resides in Alpine, New Jersey.

In 2008, Rock's family history was profiled on the PBS series African American Lives 2. A DNA test showed that he is descended from the Udeme people of northern Cameroon. Rock's great-great-grandfather Julius Caesar Tingman was a slave for 21 years before serving as part of the United States Colored Troops until 1866; Tingman fought in the American Civil War. During the 1940s, Rock's grandfather Alan Rock moved from South Carolina to New York City to become a taxicab driver and preacher.

Work

Filmography

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Film ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1987 |Beverly Hills Cop II |Playboy Mansion Valet | |- |1988 |Comedy's Dirtiest Dozen |Himself |Direct-to-video Concert film |- |1988 |I'm Gonna Git You Sucka |Rib Joint Customer | |- |1989 |Who Is Chris Rock? |Himself |Documentary Short |- |1991 |New Jack City |Pookie | |- |1992 |Boomerang |Bony T | |- |1993 |CB4 |Albert Brown/M.C. Gusto |Also wrote story, screenplay and was co-producer |- |1995 |The Immortals |Deke Anthony | |- |1995 |Panther |Yuck Mouth | |- |1996 |Sgt. Bilko |1st Lt. Oster | |- |1997 |Beverly Hills Ninja |Joey Washington | |- |1998 |Dr. Dolittle |Rodney |Voice |- |1998 |Lethal Weapon 4 |Detective Lee Butters | |- |1999 |Torrance Rises |Himself |Documentary short |- |1999 |Dogma |Rufus | |- |2000 |Nurse Betty |Wesley | |- |2001 |Down to Earth |Lance Barton |Also co-writer and executive producer |- |2001 | |Mecha Comedian |Voice/cameo |- |2001 |Pootie Tang |JB/Radio DJ/Pootie's Father |Also producer |- |2001 |Osmosis Jones |Osmosis Jones |Voice |- |2001 |Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back |Chaka Luther King |Cameo |- |2002 |Bad Company |Jake Hayes/Kevin Pope/Michael Turner | |- |2002 |Comedian |Himself |Documentary |- |2003 |Pauly Shore Is Dead |Himself |Cameo |- |2003 |Head of State |Mays Gilliam |Also director, producer and co-writer |- |2004 |The N-Word |Himself |Documentary |- |2004 |Paparazzi |Pizza Delivery Guy |Cameo |- |2005 |The Aristocrats |Himself |Documentary |- |2005 |Madagascar |Marty |voice |- |2005 |The Longest Yard |Farrell Caretaker | |- |2007 |I Think I Love My Wife |Richard Marcus Cooper |Also director and co-writer |- |2007 |Bee Movie |Mooseblood the Mosquito |Voice |- |2008 |You Don't Mess with the Zohan |Taxi Driver |Cameo |- |2008 | |Marty and other zebras |Voice |- |2009 |Good Hair |Himself |Documentary |- |2010 |Death at a Funeral |Aaron |Also producer, Remake of the 2007 film of the same name |- |2010 |Grown Ups |Kurt McKenzie | |}

Discography

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:left;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Album ! colspan="2"| Peak positions ! rowspan="2"| Certifications |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="30"| U.S. ! width="30"| U.S.R&B; |- |1991 |Born Suspect |align="center"|– |align="center"|– | |- |1997 |Roll with the New |align="center"|93 |align="center"|41 | |- |1999 |Bigger & Blacker |align="center"|44 |align="center"|26 | |- |2004 |Never Scared |align="center"|– |align="center"|– | |}

Television

{| class="wikitable sortable" |+ Television ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1987 |Uptown Comedy Express |Himself |HBO special |- |1987 |Miami Vice |Carson |Episode: Missing Hours |- |1990–1993 |Saturday Night Live |Various |Cast member |- |1993–1994 |In Living Color |Various |Recurring |- |1994 | |Himself |HBO special |- |1995 |The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air |Maurice/Jasmine |Episode: "Get a Job" |- |1996–1998 |The Moxy Show |Flea |Uncredited voice role |- |1996 |Martin |Valentino |Episode: "The Love Jones Connection" |- |1996 | |Carver |Episode: "" |- |1996 | |Himself |HBO special |- |1996 |Politically Incorrect |Himself |Correspondent |- |1997 |MTV Music Video Awards |Himself |Host |- |1997–2000 |The Chris Rock Show |Himself |Cast member, writer |- |1998 |King of the Hill |Roger "Booda" Sack |Episode: "Traffic Jam" |- |1999 |MTV Music Video Awards |Himself |Host |- |1999 |Bigger & Blacker |Himself |HBO special |- |2003 |MTV Music Video Awards |Himself |HBO special |- |2004 |77th Academy Awards |Himself |Host |- |2004 |Never Scared |Himself |HBO special |- |2005–2009 |Everybody Hates Chris |Narrator |Creator |- |2008 | |Himself |HBO special |}

Books

Rock This! (Hyperion Books, 1997) – ISBN 0786862890

Tours

Bring the Pain (1996)

Bigger & Blacker (1999)

Black Ambition (2003–2004)

No Apologies (2007–2008)

Notes

External links

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