About Rocco Urbisci
Born 1901. Rocco Urbisci was an American film director, film producer, writer, screenwriter and television producer.
Rocco Urbisci is an American director, producer and film and television writer.
Urbisci has written films and television shows such 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.
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Who was Rocco Urbisci?
American screenwriter
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Rocco Urbisci was born in 1901 in United States.
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Rocco Urbisci was a film director, film producer, writer, screenwriter and television producer.
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Rocco Urbisci was American.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Rocco Urbisci. https://biography.guide/rocco-urbisci/
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