The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today that Chris Rock will host the 88th Academy Awards. It will be the comedian’s second time taking on the hosting duties, after headlining the 77th Academy Awards in 2005. The 88th Academy Awards will air on ABC on February 28, 2016.

People on twitter love the news, check out Rock’s rising Twitter followers day-over-day leading up to today’s announcement.

Also below are some visualizations that detail the comedian’s past TV appearances and highlight events from his life and career.

Data is curated by PrettyFamous.com and sourced from Gracenote.

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