STAGE TUBE: Chris Rock to Host 2014 BET Awards, 6/29

May. 21, 2014  

Comedian Chris Rock will host the 2014 BET Awards, which will air live Sunday, June 29 at 8 p.m. ET on BET Networks from the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles, and will premiere around the world on BET's international network July 1, 8:00 p.m. GMT.

Check out the announcement below!

Chris Rock is an American comedian, actor, screenwriter, television producer, film producer, and director.

After working as a standup comic and appearing in small film roles, Rock came to wider prominence as a cast member of Saturday Night Live in the early 1990s. He went on to more prominent film roles as well as a series of acclaimed comedy specials for HBO.

He was voted as the fifth greatest stand-up comedian of all time by Comedy Central.[9] He was also voted in the United Kingdom as the ninth greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups in 2007, and again in the updated 2010 list as the eighth greatest stand-up comic.

STAGE TUBE: Chris Rock to Host 2014 BET Awards, 6/29


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