Rocco Urbisci

Rocco Urbisci
Born United States
Occupation Film director, producer, screenwriter

Rocco Urbisci is an American director, producer and film and television writer.[1]

Urbisci is best known for writing such films and television shows as Richard Pryor's Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling,[2] The Richard Pryor Show[3] 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.[4]

He won an Emmy for producing the 1981 Lily Tomlin comedy special Lily: Sold Out.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Rocco Urbisci". The New York Times.
  2. ↑ The New York Times
  3. ↑ Aspentimes.com
  4. ↑ The New York Times
  5. ↑ The New York Times

Rocco Urbisci at the Internet Movie Database


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