List of Everybody Hates Chris characters

This is a list of the main characters in the Emmy-nominated TV series Everybody Hates Chris. The fictional family is loosely based upon that of actor/comedian Chris Rock.

Main characters

Note: While the protagonist is clearly based upon Chris Rock, the surname "Rock" is never used when referring to the character Chris or any member of his family.

Chris

Chris
Everybody Hates Chris character
First appearance "Everybody Hates the Pilot"
Last appearance "Everybody Hates the G.E.D."
Created by Chris Rock, Ali LeRoi
Portrayed by Tyler James Williams
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Nickname(s) Little Dude from Across the Street, Chrissy The Black, DJ Chrissy Chris, Juicy Fruit, Mr. Cool, Swish
Gender Male
Occupation Grocery store clerk, football team manager, student
Relatives Julius (father), Rochelle (mother), Drew (brother), Tonya (sister)

Tyler James Williams as Chris, the ambitious, normal, responsible, kind-hearted, but unlucky, unpopular, untalented, nonathletic, nonacademic, hapless, awkward, nerdy, vulnerable and mischievous eldest child and main protagonist of the series. He wishes he was more like his younger brother, Drew. Regardless of whether Chris possesses any of these traits, he's certainly never treated as if he does.(being disliked by the opposite race, unlike his siblings) He tries hard to fit in with his peers, but often finds himself a victim of circumstance. Chris is bullied at school (with little help from teachers or faculty members), tortured by his sister, shown up by his brother, victimized by the racist teaching staff, gets his money stolen by neighborhood thugs, does poorly in class, is underpaid at work, and receives tough love from his mother and distressing treatment from his father. As the eldest child, he is often put in charge of his younger siblings, but they usually disobey him. Next to all this, Chris is always the butt of the last jokes on each show. People just seem to hate him for inexplicable reasons. His luck improves as the series progresses. One of his talents is playing Asteroids and the other is calling basketball games. As he gets older, Chris becomes interested in stand-up comedy and begins telling jokes in school. At the end of the series – after he was late for class because of this, he repeats the tenth grade – he drops out of school and gets his GED.

Julius

Julius
Everybody Hates Chris character
First appearance "Everybody Hates the Pilot"
Last appearance "Everybody Hates the G.E.D."
Created by Chris Rock, Ali LeRoi
Portrayed by Terry Crews
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Nickname(s) Herc, Big Man
Gender Male
Occupation Newspaper delivery man, security guard, cab driver, fish packager
Spouse(s) Rochelle (Wife)
Children Chris (Son),
Drew (Son),
Tonya (Daughter)
Relatives Louis (Brother)
Ryan (Brother)
Pete (Brother),
Gene (Father-in-law),
Maxine (Mother-in-law),
Mike (Brother-in-law),
Charlotte (Sister-in-law)

Julius (played by Terry Crews) based on Chris Rock's real father, he is Rochelle's cheap, frugal, worrisome, levelheaded devoted, husband and the father of Chris, Tonya, and Drew. He is known for his extreme cheapness and taking the easy way out when it comes to purchasing essential items for his family (such as by using food-stamps and buying store-brands). Julius' cheapness is also exhibited by how he uses duct tape to fix everything and anything broken in the house. He has even been shown to memorize the price of nearly every object in his family's possession, shouting it out loud when such an item has been wasted or ruined. One of his most famous character attributes is bargaining his way out of having to pay full price for an item. He coddles Tonya and is more likely than his wife to give her what she wants, and will react with a lecture every time one of his children considers quitting or asks him about receiving money. Said lectures having been known to last for hours on end and be encouraging to his kids in order to avoid bringing up such subjects around him. It is implied that Julius can understand Chinese but cannot speak it due to the fact that when he communicates with Mr. Fong, (who speaks in Chinese towards him) he is able to respond back. Whenever Chris has a problem, he goes to Julius, who gives him advice in a confusing manner. Once, Chris remarked that even though he didn't understand what his father said, it made him feel better anyway.

Rochelle

Rochelle
Everybody Hates Chris character
First appearance "Everybody Hates the Pilot"
Last appearance "Everybody Hates the G.E.D."
Created by Chris Rock, Ali LeRoi
Portrayed by Tichina Arnold
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Nickname(s) Chelle
Gender Female
Occupation Secretary, Beautician, Waitress, Realtor, Store Worker, Shoe Saleswoman.
Spouse(s) Julius (Husband)
Children Chris (Son),
Drew (Son),
Tonya (Daughter)
Relatives Michael (Brother),
Gene (Father, deceased),
Maxine (Mother),
Charlotte (Sister),
Mousey (Aunt),
Louis (Brother-in-law),
Ryan (Brother-in-law),
Pete (Brother-in-law)

Rochelle (played by Tichina Arnold) is Julius' strict, humorously cheeky wife and is the mother of Chris, Tonya, and Drew. She is an assertive woman who frequently becomes apprehensive over things that often have nothing to do with the current subject matter (such as Tonya becoming pregnant or her kids selling drugs). She is noted for the saucy comebacks that she uses to put a stop to any complaints that her children might have. She uses the comebacks to ensure that they do not end up performing a crime or great misdeed of some sort; she also fears that they may wind up as street criminals. The narrator describes her as a "Ghetto Snob", likely because of her cautious behavior towards the way her family is perceived in public. She shares loving moments with her children, showing that her true intentions for her assertive ways are sincerely because she cares for them. She also has a passion for chocolate Turtles, which often calm her, and experiences symptoms of withdrawal whenever she must sacrifice them for whatever reason. She is also noted for having to get jobs, and then quitting her job whenever she has a problem with it. Rochelle's famous catchphrase that refers to this running gag is: "I don't need this, my man has two jobs!" This expresses her using Julius' having two jobs as an excuse to quit her job and be comfortable at home. She is very judgemental towards Julius when it comes to their marriage. This can be seen in the episodes where she starts to think that Julius will leave her for a white woman or finds something which leads her to believe that Julius is having an affair. She sometimes disagrees to Julius' methods about being cheap, like when they celebrated Kwanza instead of Christmas. Julius believes that this method is an effective way to save money for more important things rather than materialistic items. There are times where Rochelle understands Julius' behavior, like in the episode where he got a second job in order to earn more money for the family. However, Rochelle eventually developed second thoughts about the situation, for she believed that Julius was actually throwing money away. In the final season of the series, Rochelle works as a beautician at Nessa's Beauty Salon, where in previous seasons she would often get her hair done. She also shared gossip with her friend and owner of the salon, Vanessa (Jackee Harry) and other workers of the salon. Another running gag about her is that she regularly threatens her children with physical violence but does not hit them. It is only when she takes them into a room saying "we need to talk" when she smacks them.

Drew

Drew
Everybody Hates Chris character
First appearance "Everybody Hates the Pilot"
Last appearance "Everybody Hates the G.E.D."
Created by Chris Rock, Ali LeRoi
Portrayed by Tequan Richmond
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Nickname(s) My Baby Boy
Gender Male
Occupation Student, Grocery Store Clerk
Relatives Julius (Father) Tonya (Sister) Rochelle (Mother) Chris (Brother)

Drew (played by Tequan Richmond) is Chris's popular, lucky, talented, athletic, academic, and handsome younger brother. As opposed to the malicious rejection and harassment Chris receives from his peers, Drew is idolized above all of his classmates. His supreme charm earned him a multitude of girlfriends in the past. Secretly, Chris envies the limitless amount of luck and talent possessed by his younger brother, who appears slightly older than he does. Drew's height as opposed to that of Chris provides his elder brother with a number of disadvantages. Ironically, Drew himself looks up to Chris and envies all the responsibility and trust their parents give him. Highly athletic, Drew loves hockey and idolizes Wayne Gretzky. He is also shown to be interested in magic and karate. Drew also has the talent of copying things he sees off of television, especially karate movies. He becomes more responsible and more hardworking as the series progresses. "Wasn't Me" is a familiar catchphrase of his, often to get himself out of any possible trouble he is sure he had nothing to do with. In one episode, the narrator even claims that this was his first phrase as a baby. This was first introduced in the Pilot episode.

Tonya

Tonya
Everybody Hates Chris character
First appearance "Everybody Hates the Pilot"
Last appearance "Everybody Hates the G.E.D."
Created by Chris Rock, Ali LeRoi
Portrayed by Imani Hakim
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Gender Female
Occupation Student
Family Julius (Father) Rochelle (Mother) Drew (Brother) Chris (Brother)

Tonya (played by Imani Hakim) is Chris and Drew's younger sister. She is a smart-mouthed, and shrewd little girl who enjoys getting her brothers (mostly Chris) in trouble by whining to her parents about things they never actually did, and Julius and Rochelle always believe her. However, in the third and fourth seasons, she tends to hold a soft spot for Drew and Chris (when Chris got thrown out of the house, she admitted she doesn't want him gone and she and Drew try to rethink Chris's and her mother's decisions) by charging money to keep her mouth shut if they do something wrong (particularly to Chris), and repeatedly sometimes hangs around Drew. Billy Ocean is her favorite entertainer (though later on she adopts a fondness for Danny Glover), and telling by the way Tonya believes that he originally was responsible for the invention of the Moonwalk instead of Michael Jackson, she might not like to believe what she does not want to believe. Julius over-indulges Tonya and is usually the parent apt to give her what she wants, whereas Rochelle is normally not afraid to not provide Tonya with one of her desires if it is for something she is unwilling to give to her daughter, and worries that one mistake in raising her will be linked to her being pregnant one day, and "She ain't raisin' no babies". She is very attractive, and is usually given nice gifts from the neighborhood kids; for example, James (one of her admirers) bought her a car in one episode.

Greg

Greg Wulliger
Everybody Hates Chris character
First appearance "Everybody Hates the Pilot"
Last appearance "Everybody Hates the G.E.D."
Created by Chris Rock, Ali LeRoi
Portrayed by Vincent Martella
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Gender Male
Occupation Student
Relatives Art Wuliger (Father)

Vincent Martella as Gregory "Greg" Wuliger, Chris's weird, nerdy, and anxious best friend. He is the only kid at Corleone Junior High who doesn't hate Chris. He is almost as unpopular as Chris. Chris always comes to Greg for advice, even though Greg is usually terrible at coming up with solutions. Despite being Chris' best and only friend, Greg is always quick to abandon Chris when bullies come in order to save himself. On top of being a good student, Greg also has a series of odd quirks (such as going to bed dressed as different superheroes), but considers himself cool. He has a book about almost everything in his locker. He is an only child and is of Italian and Swedish descent. His mom married his dad because she lost a bet but ran off with his uncle Patrick Wuliger, who later had a gender change. After graduating from Corleone, Greg went to a different high school from Chris in Season 4, but got kicked out due to poor grades when he tried to portray a tougher image. He transferred to the same high school that Chris attends and the two continue their friendship. Although his father was seen in one episode his mother is never actually seen. Greg's catch phrase is "You're so in there". He was absent from only two episodes in the entire series.

The Narrator

Chris Rock as The Narrator (voice), a sarcastic older Chris looking back at his youth, like that of The Wonder Years. His narration is usually the opposite of what his younger self says, but is actually thinking. The Narrator also mentions his disdain for George W. Bush as he frequently says sarcastic things about him. For instance in one episode the narrator talks how Greg has gone from bad to worse like "America under Bush".

Recurring characters

Bed-Stuy residents

Corleone Junior High School/Tattaglia High School staff and students

Chris' extended family

Others

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