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.

Directed

1. George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! (2008) — Director
2. George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing (2005) — Director
3. George Carlin: You Are All Diseased (1999) — Director
4. George Carlin: Jammin' in New York (1992) — Director
5. George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances (2001) — Director
6. George Carlin: Back in Town (1996) — Director
7. George Carlin: Doin' It Again (1990) — Director
8. George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey? (1988) — Director
9. George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head (1986) — Director
10. George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy (1997) — Director
11. George Carlin: Personal Favorites (1997) — Director
12. George Carlin: George's Best Stuff (1996) — Director
13. Jamie Foxx: Straight from the Foxxhole (1993) — Director
14. Robert Schimmel: Unprotected (1999) — Director
15. 364 Girls A Year (1996) — Director
16. The Roseanne Barr Show (1987) — Director
17. Chez Whoopi (1991) — Director
18. The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party (1987) — Director
19. The 11th Annual Young Comedians Show (1987) — Director

Also appeared in

1. Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (2013) — Self
2. George Carlin: Doin' It Again (1990) — Interviewer
3. Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) — Screening Room Director
4. I Am Richard Pryor (2019) — Self - Writer and Director