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Rocco Urbisci

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Rocco Urbisci

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

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Place of Birth

United States

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.

Known For

Acting
2019I Am Richard PryorSelf - Writer and Director
2013Richard Pryor: Omit the LogicSelf
1990George Carlin: Doin' It AgainInterviewer
1986Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is CallingScreening Room Director
Production
2008George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya!Producer
2005George Carlin: Life Is Worth LosingProducer
2001George Carlin: Complaints & GrievancesProducer
1999George Carlin: You Are All DiseasedProducer
1997Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday ToastProducer
1996George Carlin: Back in TownProducer
1992George Carlin: Jammin' in New YorkProducer
1991Chez WhoopiProducer
1990The Earth Day SpecialProducer
1990George Carlin: Doin' It AgainExecutive Producer
1988George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey?Producer
1987The Roseanne Barr ShowProducer
1986George Carlin: Playin' with Your HeadProducer
1986George Carlin: Playin' with Your HeadExecutive Producer
1981Lily: Sold OutProducer
1980From ClevelandProducer
1978NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of DisneyProducer
Directing
2008George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya!Director
2005George Carlin: Life Is Worth LosingDirector
2001George Carlin: Complaints & GrievancesDirector
1999George Carlin: You Are All DiseasedDirector
1999Robert Schimmel: UnprotectedDirector
1997George Carlin: 40 Years of ComedyDirector
1997George Carlin: Personal FavoritesDirector
1997Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday ToastAssistant Director
1996George Carlin: George's Best StuffDirector
1996George Carlin: Back in TownDirector
1996364 Girls A YearDirector
1993Jamie Foxx: Straight from the FoxxholeDirector
1992George Carlin: Jammin' in New YorkDirector
1991Chez WhoopiDirector
1990George Carlin: Doin' It AgainDirector
1988George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey?Director
1987The Joe Piscopo Halloween PartyDirector
1987The Roseanne Barr ShowDirector
1986George Carlin: Playin' with Your HeadDirector
Writing
1990The Earth Day SpecialWriter
1987The Roseanne Barr ShowWriter
1986Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is CallingScreenplay
1986George Carlin: Playin' with Your HeadWriter
1984Billy Crystal: A Comic's LineWriter
1984The Joe Piscopo SpecialWriter
1984The Jerk, TooWriter
1981Lily: Sold OutWriter
1980From ClevelandWriter
1977The Richard Pryor Special?Writer