Chris Rock

Oscar winner and 'The Force Awakens' actress Lupita Nyong'o has also expressed her disappointment with this year's Oscars via Instagram.

Comedian/actor/writer/director Chris Rock has already proven that he can do just about everything -- and do it pretty well, if his upcoming feature 'Top Five' is any indication -- but the funny man almost had another major career move bulleted on his resume. Before Rock made it big as an actor, he dabbled in the disc jockey arts, deeming his own skills to be "nice!" After the DJing came a deal for a rap record, which was made, but never released, a weird bit of trivia that Rock shared with Jimmy Fallon on 'The Tonight Show' last night.

Chris Rock: Comedian, actor, and now he can add director to his resume with 'Top Five,' a film that had plenty of people talking when it premiered at this year's film festival in Toronto. Paramount wasted no time picking the film up, and it seems like the studio is wasting very little time in getting Rock's very promising directorial debut out there as quickly as possible. Judging by the first trailer, featuring a cast of incredibly funny and talented folks, this is going to be delightful.

Plenty of stars sharing today (February 7th) as there birthday. Comedian/Actor Chris Rock is 48. Actor/Producer Ashton Kutcher is 35. The late great English actor Pete Postlethwaite (The Usual Suspects, Romeo & Juliet) would have been 66. ...