Rocco Urbisci
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.
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Movies (30)
I Am Richard Pryor
as Self - Writer and Director
2019
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic
as Self
2013
George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya!
Director (Directing)
2008
George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing
Director (Directing)
2005
George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances
Director (Directing)
2001
Robert Schimmel: Unprotected
Director (Directing)
1999
George Carlin: You Are All Diseased
Director (Directing)
1999
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast
Assistant Director (Directing)
1997
George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy
Director (Directing)
1997
George Carlin: Personal Favorites
Director (Directing)
1997
George Carlin: Back in Town
Director (Directing)
1996
George Carlin: George's Best Stuff
Director (Directing)
1996
364 Girls A Year
Director (Directing)
1996
Jamie Foxx: Straight from the Foxxhole
Director (Directing)
1993
George Carlin: Jammin' in New York
Director (Directing)
1992
Chez Whoopi
Producer (Production)
1991
George Carlin: Doin' It Again
as Interviewer
1990
The Earth Day Special
Producer (Production)
1990
George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey?
Producer (Production)
1988
The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party
Director (Directing)
1987
The Roseanne Barr Show
Producer (Production)
1987
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
Director (Directing)
1986
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
as Screening Room Director
1986
The Joe Piscopo Special
Writer (Writing)
1984
Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line
Writer (Writing)
1984
The Jerk, Too
Writer (Writing)
1984
Lily: Sold Out
Producer (Production)
1981
From Cleveland
Producer (Production)
1980
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney
Producer (Production)
1978
The Richard Pryor Special?
Writer (Writing)
1977