Even at Chris Rock's biggest it was for a comedian. He's never been as big as Will but no comedian ever been bigger than prime Chris Rock than Kevin Hart. His success opened a lot of doors in terms of doing it all and still doing stand up. Kevin Hart followed that same blueprint and became huge. Eddie came back once and left it alone which was a shame but even Eddie's career trajectory was a predecessor for Rock's.
Are Chris Rock and Will Smith not equal in status in Hollywood?
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If the reaction from Will’s own peers after last night’s incident doesn’t show you the amount of respect he has then nothing will.
Will smacked FIRE out of Chris and everyone went to check on WILL
Will is a global superstar beloved by almost everybody. Chris Rock is definitely A List as a comedian but as far as “levels” of celebrity respect in Hollywood Will Smith has NO equal like I said before. Because in our society the amount of money you generate directly correlates to your own greatness and the amounts of respect you get. A Chris Rock stand up special, no matter how good or how hyped isn’t grossing $100 Million at the box office. A Chris Rock MOVIE isn’t grossing that much unless its an animated family film. Chris Rock will never release a platinum album with a number 1 single. Chris Rock’s sitcom never did the viewership numbers that Fresh Prince did.
There’s simply no comparison between the two. I’m not saying Chris Rock’s not great or that he’s not top tier in his field. He’s simply not on Will Smith level and there’s a few in modern history who can even be placed in the conversation.
Hell we ALL KNOW Denzel Washington is objectively a better actor than Will Smith. Denzel is one of the three greatest actors of the last 40 years and only someone like Deniro, Daniel Day Lewis and MAAYYYYBEEEE Leonardo Di’Caprio could boast that they are on his level….but still Denzel isn’t WILL SMITH levels of global impact and superstardom. Denzel will never win a Grammy (Smith has four, including the first EVER awarded to a rap act) Denzel will never release 8 STRAIGHT movies that gross $100 Million at the domestic box office. Will Smith is on his a very VERY rare level.
Old millennials are definitely biased in this thread
Chris Rock is a no namer to GenZ and Will Smith is a past his prime movie star
in terms of respect in Hollywood, of course Will Smith is more respected. Actors>jesters
Chris Rock is a no namer to GenZ and Will Smith is a past his prime movie star
in terms of respect in Hollywood, of course Will Smith is more respected. Actors>jesters
To be fair is security even there for them? I would expect security to be focused on the guests and intruders, unless I'm mistaken, that would be the first incident in Oscars history to occur among the stars.Chris Rock is goated as a comedian. Started out on SNL and is well known and loved by whites and blacks. Been in the game for decades and is a power broker
Will is goated as an actor. Been in blockbuster after blockbuster and is well known by whites and blacks. Also a power broker in the entertainment industry.
But after seeing Will smack this man. Casually walk back to his seat. Not be approached by security and asked to leave or ar least go back stage. To not even have security playing him close,or at least rushing in to protect Chris. Im kind of wondering if Im wrong about them both being Hollywood royalty. I always thought in both black and white worlds they had equal ranking.
Kevin Hart was never bigger than Chris Rock. That's like saying Dwayne Johnson is bigger than Leo or Cruise. Nah. Rock is the biggest stand-up since prime Eddie and Pryor. Bigger than Carlin and Chappelle.
If the reaction from Will’s own peers after last night’s incident doesn’t show you the amount of respect he has then nothing will.
Will smacked FIRE out of Chris and everyone went to check on WILL
Will is a global superstar beloved by almost everybody. Chris Rock is definitely A List as a comedian but as far as “levels” of celebrity respect in Hollywood Will Smith has NO equal like I said before. Because in our society the amount of money you generate directly correlates to your own greatness and the amounts of respect you get. A Chris Rock stand up special, no matter how good or how hyped isn’t grossing $100 Million at the box office. A Chris Rock MOVIE isn’t grossing that much unless its an animated family film. Chris Rock will never release a platinum album with a number 1 single. Chris Rock’s sitcom never did the viewership numbers that Fresh Prince did.
There’s simply no comparison between the two. I’m not saying Chris Rock’s not great or that he’s not top tier in his field. He’s simply not on Will Smith level and there’s a few in modern history who can even be placed in the conversation.
Hell we ALL KNOW Denzel Washington is objectively a better actor than Will Smith. Denzel is one of the three greatest actors of the last 40 years and only someone like Deniro, Daniel Day Lewis and MAAYYYYBEEEE Leonardo Di’Caprio could boast that they are on his level….but still Denzel isn’t WILL SMITH levels of global impact and superstardom. Denzel will never win a Grammy (Smith has four, including the first EVER awarded to a rap act) Denzel will never release 8 STRAIGHT movies that gross $100 Million at the domestic box office. Will Smith is on his a very VERY rare level.
, Leo's on his own level. FOH with that maybe shyt. Denzel, DDL, etc. don't have every top director on the planet on their knees begging them to be in their movies. Nicholson, Pacino, Newman, Jimmy Stewart, etc. none of them had that clout like Leo.
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Lmao comedians in general aren’t on the same level as actors in Hollywood
I don't think Kev is in the pantheon but he's done comedy shows bigger than anyone that before him. I used big instead of anything to do with quality
If you follow that line CR is who came after Eddie. After Chris its a bunch of technicalities
Leo has N E V E R had 3 straight films gross $100 million domestically let alone EIGHT like Will Smith.
Also Denzel Washington could literally work with ANY Director in Hollywood if he wanted to. Also Denzel has two oscars to his name to Leo’s one and Denzel has TEN additional nominations to Leo’s seven.
Denzel>>>>>>Leo on any day of the week
Shut up. You c00ns can’t have anyone above the white man can you ?
It could be said that no one really is concerned with what genz cares about
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I'm under 30 and I've seen ALL of his specials and he's been my all time favorite comedian since I was a kidGetting ignored by Kobe is probably what anyone under 30 knows him for
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I think Eddie Murphy discovered Rock if not mistaken. Rock was a struggling dishwasher.