The celebrity child, Lola Simone Rock is an aspiring humanitarian and leadership enthusiast who is famed as the daughter of Chris Rock and his ex-wife, Malaak Compton-Rock. She has been all out for the growth of the community and possesses a penchant for helping people – a lifestyle that always leaves her father amazed.
With her father’s popularity in the entertainment industry as a standup comedian, actor, and filmmaker, it’s not hard to see why Lola has become a subject of interest. Here’s all we know about her.
Lola Simone Rock had a Strict Upbringing
Lola Simone Rock is the eldest child of Chris Rock and his ex-wife Malaak Compton-Rock. She was born on June 28, 2002, and she’s 22 years old at the moment. From the records she was raised in New York City alongside her family but later moved to Alpine, New Jersey where the family stayed for a while.
Even though she’s a celebrity child, her father revealed that she was given a strict upbringing. He also noted that he would sometimes beat her if she did something wrong and she grew up to become a very sensitive and calm woman who is mostly introverted.
As for her education, she graduated from high school in June 2020 and then proceeded to an unnamed university in Paris France. Her mother often shares her daughter’s academic success on Instagram. However, what she’s studying has not been disclosed even though there are speculations that she’s studying filmmaking.
Meet Lola’s Two Sisters
Lola is not the only child of her parents, she was raised alongside her younger sister, Zahra Savannah Rock, and an adopted sister, Ntombi-futhi Samantha.
- Zahra Savannah Rock
Lola’s younger sister Zahra is 20 years old at the moment. She was born on May 22, 2004, and was raised in Alpine, New Jersey, and stayed there until the family moved.
Unlike Lola who is mostly introverted, her sister is an extrovert. She took after their father’s personality and may also consider pursuing a career in the entertainment industry. However, at present, she is forging a path in sports as an equestrian and has recorded success in multiple competitions including HITS-on-the-Hudson equestrian series in Saugerties where she emerged the reserve champion.
Not so much has been disclosed about her education. However, we garnered that she was homeschooled for nearly 2 years following the pandemic while in high school.
- Ntombi-futhi Samantha
Lola’s adopted sister Ntombi-futhi was born in South Africa on February 23, 2008. The now-16 -year-old started living with the Rock’s family in 2008 when she was only 6 months old after her biological parents Crispen Khanyile and Precious Ndebele gave her to them.
According to her parents, they were facing difficulty at the time Ntombi was born and were both unemployed. They also noted that they had two other children to cater for. However, Rock wasn’t in support of adopting her and hinted that it was his ex-wife Malaak that wanted to adopt her. Nonetheless, she lived with the family in America for over 7 years under a visitor’s visa until news later made waves that she was not legally adopted.
Lola’s parents were allegedly processing her legal adoption when their marriage crashed. Following this, Chris Rock noted in court that he only has two daughters, and thusly, Malaak independently adopted Ntombi.
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Lola’s Parents are Fame for their own Rights
As hinted earlier, Lola’s father Chris Rock is the popular one as he pursues a career n the entertainment industry as a stand-up comedian who is dubbed one of the best in the world. He has also won several awards including the Emmy Awards for best comedy albums. Asides from this he is also an actor, producer, and film director who has been in the spotlight since the 80s and is recognized for his works in HBO comedy specials such as “Bigger & Blacker”, “Never Scared”, and “Kill the Messenger”.
His ex-wife on the other hand is a humanitarian and author who handles a lot of projects and non-profit organizations. She is the founder of Styleworks, a non-profit company that offers free services to women who are switching from welfare to the workforce. Also, she is the creator of the Angelrock Project, which promotes volunteers and educational initiatives in underserved communities such as the U.S. and South Africa.
Asides from this, she is the author of a book in 2010 titled “If It Takes a Village, Build One: How Found Meaning Through a Life of Service and 100+ Ways You Can Too”.
Malaak previously worked as a public relations executive who booked celebrities for UNICEF and has appeared in TV series such as “The Big Give”, “Entertainment Tonight” and “The Oprah Winfrey Show”.
Lola’s Parents Divorced After Almost 2 Decades of Being Married
As you would easily find, Lola’s parents Chris Rock and Malaak Compton-Rock were once a couple. The pair first met in 1994 at an Essence Awards event where Malaak was working in the publicity department. Chris who was an uninvited guest at the event revealed that it was love at first sight.
Malaak later took up the courage to ask Chris for a picture and that was the point their friendship started. They got close after the event and later began to date. However, distance was a major barrier as they were working on opposite poles in the USA. Nonetheless, they manage to cope for two years before getting married in 1996.
They remained married for several years which saw the birth of their 2 daughters before their marriage hit the rock in 2014. It was later speculated that Rock had filed for divorce from his wife and two years later precisely on August 22, 2016, their divorce was finalized.
While what caused their divorce was debated at the time, Rock later cleared the air years later and admitted to the then-rumored infidelity claims. , He confirmed that he had cheated on Malaak with not just one but three women whose identities are still not known. However, he described them as famous, semi-famous, and shop class.
As of 2022, the pair were reportedly seeing other people. Lola’s father, Chris Rock moved on with Lake Bell who also pursues a career in the entertainment industry as an actress, screenwriter, and director while her mother, Malaak moved on with the French entrepreneur Eric Maurice who was once married the Sheryl Lee Ralph, an American actress.
Lola Simone Rock is an Aspiring Humanitarian and Leadership Enthusiast
Even though Lola Simone Rock is mostly in the spotlight as the daughter of Chris Rock, she is gradually creating a reputable career for herself as a humanitarian. Just like her mother, Lola has been helping people since her teenage years. She is also passionate about building leaders.
For this course, she attended the Jack $ Jill of America. The leadership organization is centered on developing and strengthening children through leadership development, volunteer service, philanthropic giving, and civic duty. She graduated in 2020 and her mother shared her excitement with her fans.
While in high school she will occasionally volunteer to take care of retirees and old people and her father once disclosed that she’s amazing. He added that her drive, compassion, and love towards other people leave him perplexed.
Aside from her volunteering endeavors, she has also been involved in several fundraising programs for children. One such was the Trick-or-Treat for UNICEF which was sponsored by the U.S.
