Directing

Rocco Urbisci

United States

Department: 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.

1986

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (52 titles)

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