Rocco Urbisci

Rocco Urbisci

  • Place of birth: United States
  • Also know as: Rocko

Biography

Rocco Urbisci is an American director, producer and film and television writer. Urbisci is best known for writing such films and television shows as Richard Pryor's Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling, The Richard Pryor Show and the made for television sequel to The Jerk entitled The Jerk, Too with Mark Blankfield replacing Steve Martin in the lead. Urbisci worked frequently with comedian George Carlin and produced and directed many of Carlin's comedy specials. He won an Emmy for producing the 1981 Lily Tomlin comedy special Lily: Sold Out. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rocco Urbisci, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

George Carlin: Doin' it Again

1990

As Interviewer

I Am Richard Pryor

2019

As Self - Writer and Director

Production

George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

1986

As Executive Producer

George Carlin: Doin' it Again

1990

As Executive Producer

The Roseanne Barr Show

1987

As Director

Lily: Sold Out

1981

As Writer

The Jerk, Too

1984

As Writer

The Earth Day Special

1990

As Producer

Chez Whoopi

1991

As Director

Chez Whoopi

1991

As Producer

The Earth Day Special

1990

As Writer

The Roseanne Barr Show

1987

As Producer

The Roseanne Barr Show

1987

As Writer

364 Girls A Year

1996

As Director

From Cleveland

1980

As Writer

From Cleveland

1980

As Producer

Lily: Sold Out

1981

As Producer

Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast

1997

As Assistant Director

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