Rocco
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Rocco is an Italian given name or surname, and may refer to:
In film and television:
- Rocco BaldelliRocco BaldelliRocco Dan Baldelli is a former Major League Baseball outfielder and designated hitter. Because of his excellent size and speed, and in reference to his hometown, he was nicknamed, "The Woonsocket Rocket," early in his professional career...
, Major League Baseball player and coach for the Tampa Bay RaysTampa Bay RaysThe Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball team based in St. Petersburg, Florida. The Rays are a member of the Eastern Division of MLB's American League. Since their inception in , the club has played at Tropicana Field... - Rocco ButtiglioneRocco ButtiglioneRocco Buttiglione is an Italian Christian Democrat politician and an academic.His nomination for a post as European Commissioner with a portfolio that was to include civil liberties, resulted in controversy as some political groups opposed him for his Roman Catholic views on homosexuality, despite...
, Italian politician - Rocky ColavitoRocky ColavitoRocco Domenico "Rocky" Colavito, Jr. is a former right fielder in Major League Baseball best known for his years with the Cleveland Indians. He wore a #6, #7 or #21 jersey during his MLB career...
, given name of a Major League Baseball player - Rocco DeLuca and the BurdenRocco DeLuca and the BurdenThe California-based Rocco DeLuca and the Burden was originally formed as a four-piece American indie rock band in late 2005. The band no longer plays together, though DeLuca remains a solo artist and sometimes plays with close friends in concert....
, a band featuring a resonator guitar player - Rocco DiSpiritoRocco DiSpiritoRocco DiSpirito is an Italian American chef based in New York City.-Life and career:DiSpirito was born in Queens, New York City, New York. He graduated in 1986 from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and in 1990 from Boston University with a bachelor's degree in business...
, celebrity chef and reality show actor - Rocco Landesman, broadway producer
- Rocco MediateRocco MediateRocco Anthony Mediate is an American professional golfer with multiple PGA Tour wins.-Early years:Mediate was born in the Pittsburgh suburb of Greensburg, Pennsylvania. According to the Golf Channel, he is the son of a barber and has Italian ancestral heritage. Mediate attended Florida Southern...
, professional golf player - Rocco PerriRocco PerriRocco Perri was an organized crime figure in Ontario, Canada in the early 20th century...
organized crime figure - Rocco PetroneRocco PetroneRocco Anthony Petrone was an American engineer who was the third director of the NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center, from 1973 to 1974...
, NASA official - Rocco PlacentinoRocco PlacentinoRocco Placentino is a Canadian international soccer player who plays as a midfielder. He is currently without a club-Club:...
, football player - Rocco PrestiaRocco PrestiaFrancis «Rocco» Prestia is an American musician, the bassist of the legendary funk band Tower of Power and one of the most important figures in electric bass' history.- Biography :...
, bass player for the band Tower of Power - Rocco Ritchie, son of pop star MadonnaMadonna (entertainer)Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
and film director Guy RitchieGuy RitchieGuy Stuart Ritchie is an English screenwriter and film maker who directed Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch, Revolver, RocknRolla and Sherlock Holmes.-Early life:... - Rocco RockRocco RockTheodore James Petty was an American professional wrestler better known as "Flyboy" Rocco Rock, one half of The Public Enemy.-Career:...
, professional wrestler - Rocco RossiRocco RossiRocco Rossi is a Canadian businessman, executive and former candidate for Toronto municipal and Ontario provincial office. From 2004 to 2009 he was the CEO of the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. In 2009 he became national director of the Liberal Party of Canada...
, Canadian politician and mayoral candidate for the 2010 municipal election in TorontoToronto municipal election, 2010The 2010 Toronto municipal election was held on October 25, 2010 to elect a mayor and 44 city councillors in Toronto, Canada. In addition, school trustees were elected to the Toronto District School Board, Toronto Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Centre-Sud-Ouest and... - Rocco SiffrediRocco SiffrediRocco Siffredi is the stage name of an Italian pornographic actor, director and producer of pornographic movies, famous for his rough sex scenes...
, pornographic film actor - Rocco SilanoRocco Silano- Biography :Silano was born June 12, 1962, in Paterson, New Jersey. Early on in his career, Rocco studied with and was managed by sleight-of-hand expert and Tony Slydini protege Bill Wisch. Later, Rocco was introduced to Slydini by Bill and Rocco took lessons with Slydini as well...
, magician and actor - Alex RoccoAlex RoccoAlex Rocco is an American actor. His roles have ranged from comedy to playing gangsters in Mafia movies.-Early life:...
, American actor - Keith RoccoKeith RoccoKeith Rocco is a military and historical painter working in the United States.-Biography:His interest in military subjects developed at an early age. One of his first books, received as a Christmas present when he was ten, was The Golden Book of the Civil War, and he began collecting Civil War and...
, American military painter - Danny RoccoDanny Rocco-External links:*...
, American football coach - David Della RoccoDavid Della RoccoDavid Della Rocco is an Italian-American comedian and actor best known for his supporting role in the 1999 film The Boondock Saints...
, actor - David RoccoDavid RoccoDavid Rocco is a Canadian actor and producer. He is most famous for producing and hosting the television series David Rocco's Dolce Vita...
, host of David Rocco's Dolce VitaDavid Rocco's Dolce VitaDavid Rocco's Dolce Vita is a television show hosted by David Rocco. The show is shot on location in and around the cities and countrysides of Italy, following the cultural, social, and culinary escapades of David and his friends. Besides cooking, the show explores the Italian ways of life and ways... - Marc RoccoMarc RoccoMarc Rocco was an American film director, film producer and screenwriter.He was born in Los Angeles, California, to Harvey King and Sandra Elaine Garrett...
, American film director - Mickey RoccoMickey RoccoMichael Dominick Rocco was a Major League Baseball player for the Cleveland Indians from 1943 to 1946. He was the Tribe's regular first baseman for the majority of the World War II years....
, Major League Baseball first baseman - Saint Rocco, Christian saint
- Steve RoccoSteve RoccoSteve Rocco is an American businessperson and skateboarder. He founded World Industries with Rodney Mullen which grew into one of the largest and most influential skateboard companies in the world. He has since sold the company and is currently retired....
, American skateboarder - Steve Rocco (politician)Steve Rocco (politician)Steve Rocco is an American politician, former elected board member of the Orange Unified School District in Orange, California, a perennial candidate for public offices, and a former public-access television cable TV personality...
, American politician, former elected board member of the Orange Unified School DistrictOrange Unified School DistrictOrange Unified School District is a public school district headquartered in Orange, California.Orange USD serves the cities of Orange and Villa Park, the unincorporated land of Silverado, and parts of Anaheim, Garden Grove, Santa Ana, and an unpopulated area of Yorba Linda...
In film and television:
- Johnny Rocco, character played by Edward G. RobinsonEdward G. RobinsonEdward G. Robinson was a Romanian-born American actor. A popular star during Hollywood's Golden Age, he is best remembered for his roles as gangsters, such as Rico in his star-making film Little Caesar and as Rocco in Key Largo...
in the 1948 film, Key LargoKey Largo (film)Key Largo is a 1948 film noir directed by John Huston and starring Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Lauren Bacall, Lionel Barrymore, and Claire Trevor... - Rocko's Modern LifeRocko's Modern LifeRocko's Modern Life is an animated series created by Joe Murray. The show aired for four seasons between 1993 and 1996 on Nickelodeon. Rocko's Modern Life is based around the surreal, parodic adventures of an anthropomorphic wallaby named Rocko, and his life in the city of O-Town...
, 1990s Nickelodeon animated show - RockoUndergradsUndergrads is an animated television series centered on the lives of four college undergraduate freshmen. Originally broadcast on MTV during 2001, only thirteen episodes were created. It has since been shown on Comedy Central in the United States, Teletoon in Canada, and Trouble in the United Kingdom...
, character from the cartoon series Undergrads - Rocco the BeaverRocco the BeaverRocco the Beaver is a speaking beaver puppet in the Danish TV-series Dolph & Wulff med Venner . The series are a spin-off from the show Wulffmorgenthaler and hosted by Mikael Wulff and Dolph. According to Mikael Wulff Rocco is inspired by the Italian male pornographic actor Rocco Siffredi...
, speaking beaverBeaverThe beaver is a primarily nocturnal, large, semi-aquatic rodent. Castor includes two extant species, North American Beaver and Eurasian Beaver . Beavers are known for building dams, canals, and lodges . They are the second-largest rodent in the world...
puppetPuppetA puppet is an inanimate object or representational figure animated or manipulated by an entertainer, who is called a puppeteer. It is used in puppetry, a play or a presentation that is a very ancient form of theatre....