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Rocco Urbisci

Rocco Urbisci

Director · United States

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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.

Directed 20

1990s

  1. 1999

    Robert Schimmel: Unprotected

    Director

  2. George Carlin: You Are All Diseased

    Director

    82
  3. 1997

    Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast

    Assistant Director

  4. George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy

    Director

  5. George Carlin: Personal Favorites

    Director

  6. 1996

    George Carlin: Back in Town

    Director

  7. George Carlin: George's Best Stuff

    Director

  8. 364 Girls A Year

    Director

  9. 1993

    Jamie Foxx: Straight from the Foxxhole

    Director

  10. 1992

    George Carlin: Jammin' in New York

    Director

  11. 1991

    Chez Whoopi

    Director

  12. 1990

    George Carlin: Doin' It Again

    Director

    81

1980s

  1. 1988

    George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey?

    Director

  2. 1987

    The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party

    Director

  3. The 11th Annual Young Comedians Show

    Director

  4. The Roseanne Barr Show

    Director

  5. 1986

    George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

    Director

    78

Produced 16

1990s

  1. 1999

    George Carlin: You Are All Diseased

    Producer

    82
  2. 1997

    Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast

    Producer

  3. 1996

    George Carlin: Back in Town

    Producer

  4. 1992

    George Carlin: Jammin' in New York

    Producer

  5. 1991

    Chez Whoopi

    Producer

  6. 1990

    George Carlin: Doin' It Again

    Executive Producer

    81

  7. The Earth Day Special

    Producer

    57

1980s

  1. 1988

    George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey?

    Producer

  2. 1987

    The Roseanne Barr Show

    Producer

  3. 1986

    George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

    Producer, Executive Producer

    78
  4. 1981

    Lily: Sold Out

    Producer

  5. 1980

    From Cleveland

    Producer

1970s

  1. 1978

    NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

    Producer

Wrote 11

1980s

  1. 1987

    The Roseanne Barr Show

    Writer

  2. 1986

    George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head

    Writer

    78

  3. Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

    Screenplay

  4. 1984

    The Joe Piscopo Special

    Writer

  5. Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line

    Writer

  6. The Jerk, Too

    Writer

  7. 1981

    Lily: Sold Out

    Writer

  8. 1980

    From Cleveland

    Writer

1970s

  1. 1978

    NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney

    Writer

  2. 1977

    The Richard Pryor Special?

    Writer

Acted in 2

1980s

  1. 1986

    Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

    Screening Room Director

Appearances2

2010s

  1. 2019

    I Am Richard Pryor

    Self - Writer and Director

    73
  2. 2013

    Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic

    Self