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
- Robert Schimmel: Unprotected ... (Director)
- George Carlin: You Are All Diseased ... (Director)
1997
- George Carlin: Personal Favorites ... (Director)
- Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast ... (Producer)
- George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy ... (Director)
1996
- 364 Girls A Year ... (Director)
- George Carlin: George's Best Stuff ... (Director)
- George Carlin: Back in Town ... (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 11th Annual Young Comedians Show ... (Director)
- The Roseanne Barr Show ... (Producer)
- The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party ... (Director)
1986
- Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling as Screening Room Director
- George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head ... (Director)
1984
- Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line ... (Writer)
- The Jerk, Too ... (Writer)
- The Joe Piscopo Special ... (Writer)
1981
- Lily: Sold Out ... (Producer)
1980
- From Cleveland ... (Producer)
1978
1977
- The Richard Pryor Special? ... (Writer)