Rocco Urbisci
- Known for
- Directing
- Birthplace
- United States
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
I Am Richard Pryor 2019
as Self - Writer and Director
Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic 2013
as Self
George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! 2008
Director, Producer
George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing 2005
Director, Producer
George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances 2001
Director, Producer
Robert Schimmel: Unprotected 1999
Director
George Carlin: You Are All Diseased 1999
Director, Producer
Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast 1997
Producer, Assistant Director
George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy 1997
Director
George Carlin: Personal Favorites 1997
Director
George Carlin: Back in Town 1996
Director, Producer
364 Girls A Year 1996
Director
George Carlin: George's Best Stuff 1996
Director
Jamie Foxx: Straight from the Foxxhole 1993
Director
George Carlin: Jammin' in New York 1992
Director, Producer
Chez Whoopi 1991
Producer, Director
George Carlin: Doin' It Again 1990
as Interviewer, Director, Executive Producer
The Earth Day Special 1990
Producer, Writer
George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey? 1988
Producer, Director
The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party 1987
Director
The 11th Annual Young Comedians Show 1987
Director
The Roseanne Barr Show 1987
Producer, Writer, Director
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head 1986
Director, Producer, Executive Producer, Writer
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling 1986
as Screening Room Director, Screenplay
The Joe Piscopo Special 1984
Writer
Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line 1984
Writer
The Jerk, Too 1984
Writer
Lily: Sold Out 1981
Producer, Writer
From Cleveland 1980
Producer, Writer
NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney 1978
Producer, Writer
The Richard Pryor Special? 1977
Writer
Credits from TMDB.