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Rocco Urbisci

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.

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Directing

1986

[ ] George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head (Director)

1987

[ ] The Joe Piscopo Halloween Party (Director)
[ ] The Roseanne Barr Show (Director)

1988

[ ] George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey? (Director)

1990

[ ] George Carlin: Doin' It Again (Director)

1991

[ ] Chez Whoopi (Director)

1992

[ ] George Carlin: Jammin' in New York (Director)

1993

[ ] Jamie Foxx: Straight from the Foxxhole (Director)

1996

[ ] George Carlin: Back in Town (Director)
[ ] George Carlin: George's Best Stuff (Director)
[ ] 364 Girls A Year (Director)

1997

[ ] George Carlin: 40 Years of Comedy (Director)
[ ] George Carlin: Personal Favorites (Director)
[ ] Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast (Assistant Director)

1999

[ ] George Carlin: You Are All Diseased (Director)
[ ] Robert Schimmel: Unprotected (Director)

2001

[ ] George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances (Director)

2005

[ ] George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing (Director)

2008

[ ] George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! (Director)

Writing

1977

[ ] The Richard Pryor Special? (Writer)

1980

[ ] From Cleveland (Writer)

1981

[ ] Lily: Sold Out (Writer)

1984

[ ] Billy Crystal: A Comic's Line (Writer)
[ ] The Joe Piscopo Special (Writer)
[ ] The Jerk, Too (Writer)

1986

[ ] Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (Screenplay)
[ ] George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head (Writer)

1987

[ ] The Roseanne Barr Show (Writer)

1990

[ ] The Earth Day Special (Writer)

Production

1978

[ ] NBC Salutes the 25th Anniversary of the Wonderful World of Disney (Producer)

1980

[ ] From Cleveland (Producer)

1981

[ ] Lily: Sold Out (Producer)

1986

[ ] George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head (Producer)
[ ] George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head (Executive Producer)

1987

[ ] The Roseanne Barr Show (Producer)

1988

[ ] George Carlin: What Am I Doing in New Jersey? (Producer)

1990

[ ] The Earth Day Special (Producer)
[ ] George Carlin: Doin' It Again (Executive Producer)

1991

[ ] Chez Whoopi (Producer)

1992

[ ] George Carlin: Jammin' in New York (Producer)

1996

[ ] George Carlin: Back in Town (Producer)

1997

[ ] Rodney Dangerfield's 75th Birthday Toast (Producer)

1999

[ ] George Carlin: You Are All Diseased (Producer)

2001

[ ] George Carlin: Complaints & Grievances (Producer)

2005

[ ] George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing (Producer)

2008

[ ] George Carlin: It's Bad for Ya! (Producer)

Actor

1986

[ ] Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (Screening Room Director)

1990

[ ] George Carlin: Doin' It Again (Interviewer)

2013

[ ] Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic (Self)

2019

[ ] I Am Richard Pryor (Self - Writer and Director)