Tony Rock has opened up about not being cast in many of brother Chris Rock’s movies.
The comic recently appeared on the Green Room podcast alongside comedian Aries Spears. The conversation found its way to Tony’s brother, Chris, with Spears asking him why he hasn’t appeared in more of Rock’s films.
The younger brother got candid about his experience of working with his bro in the industry, saying, “I am going to try to explain to you guys. I am not saying it is going to make sense, but my brother—he’s a businessman when it comes to movies,” adding that Chris would tend to go with bigger names in an effort to “sell” the movie to a wider audience. This, he could understand.
However, the All of Us actor also recalled feeling “crushed” that he was not featured in Rock’s film Top 5 after his brother invited him to be a part of the flick, but failed to follow-up.
After hearing word of the film going into production from friends on-set, Tony realized that his brother forgot all about his offer. “Two months in, I get a f**king phone call that says ‘Yo, you at the wrap party? We here.’ That sh*t crushed me. I have never seen the movie Top 5.”
Tony added that he didn’t ask for the part because he’s asked Chris “for five favors my whole life. He said ‘no’ every time, and I swore on everything I loved I would never ask him for anything for as long as I live.”
Rock’s comments arrive two years after he publicly rode for his brother after Will Smith slapped him at the Oscars. Page Six reported at the time that Tony took a couple of shots at Smith in favor of his brother, asserting that he would beat Smith up.
“If you think you’re gonna walk up on this stage, this ain’t the motherf**king Oscars,” Tony stated. “And if you walk your a** up here, you ain’t nominated for shit but these motherfu**king hands! Oh, we going to pop the rest of the year, ni**a. Every time you see me do a show, pop!”
“I didn’t want to start the show like that,” he added. “You gonna hit my motherf**king brother because your bi**h gave you a side-eye? Oh, it’s a lot of Rock brothers, y’all ain’t know, it’s a lot of Rock brothers.”