Rocco Urbisci
Known For: Directing
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
2019
- I Am Richard Pryor as Self - Writer and Director
2013
- Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic as Self
2008
- George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! ... (Director)
2005
- George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing ... (Director)
2001
- George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances ... (Director)
1999
- George Carlin: You Are All Diseased ... (Director)
- Robert Schimmel: Unprotected ... (Director)
1997
- George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy ... (Director)
- George Carlin: Personal Favorites ... (Director)
- Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast ... (Producer)
1996
- George Carlin: Back in Town ... (Director)
- George Carlin: George's Best Stuff ... (Director)
- 364 Girls A Year ... (Director)
1993
- Jamie Foxx: Straight from the Foxxhole ... (Director)
1992
- George Carlin: Jammin' in New York ... (Director)
1991
- Chez Whoopi ... (Producer)
1990
- The Earth Day Special ... (Producer)
- George Carlin: Doin' It Again as Interviewer
1988
- George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey? ... (Producer)
1987
- The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party ... (Director)
- The Roseanne Barr Show ... (Producer)
- The 11th Annual Young Comedians Show ... (Director)
1986
- Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as Screening Room Director
- George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head ... (Director)
1984
- The Jerk, Too ... (Writer)
- The Joe Piscopo Special ... (Writer)
- Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line ... (Writer)
1981
- Lily: Sold Out ... (Producer)
1980
- From Cleveland ... (Producer)
1978
1977
- The Richard Pryor Special? ... (Writer)