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{{Infobox Comedian
| name = Mo Rocca
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| caption = Mo Rocca on ''The Daily Show''
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| birth_name = Maurice Alberto Rocca
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|1|28}}
| birth_place = {{flagicon|USA}} [[Washington, DC]] [[USA]]
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| medium = [[Television]], [[Radio]], [[Blog]]
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| active = [[1995]] {{ndash}} Present
| genre = [[Political satire]]
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| notable_work = Correspondent for ''[[The Daily Show]]''
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'''Mo Rocca''' (born '''Maurice Alberto Rocca''' on [[January 28]], [[1969]] in [[Washington, DC]]) is an [[United States|American]] writer, comedian, and political satirist. Rocca is best known for his work as a correspondent from [[1998]] to [[2003]] on [[Comedy Central]]'s popular satirical news program, ''[[The Daily Show with Jon Stewart]]''.
==Early life and work==
Rocca attended [[Georgetown Preparatory School]], the Jesuit boys school in [[North Bethesda, Maryland]] and later went on to graduate from [[Harvard University]] in [[1991]] with a [[B.A.]] in [[literature]]. He served as president of Harvard's [[Hasty Pudding Theatricals]]. Later, he worked as a writer and producer for the children's television series ''[[Wishbone (TV series)|Wishbone]]'' (1995), ''[[The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss]]'' (1996) and ''[[Pepper Ann]]'' (1997), and also as a consulting editor to the men's magazine ''[[Perfect 10]]''.
==Career==
Rocca is a regular panelist on [[NPR]]'s ''[[Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!]]'' and is a celebrity commentator on [[VH1]]'s ''[[I Love The|I Love The...]]'' shows: ''[[I Love the 80s]]'', ''[[I Love the 70s]]'', ''[[I Love the 70s Volume 2]]'', ''[[I Love the 80s Strikes Back]]'', ''[[I Love the 80s 3-D]]'', ''[[I Love the 90s]]'', ''[[I Love the 90s: Part Deux]]'', ''[[I Love Toys]]'', and ''[[I Love the Holidays]]''. The series officially stated his occupation as "media gadfly" for one of its incarnations, and noted his physical resemblance to the [[children's book]] character [[Where's Waldo?|Waldo]] in another. He was the host of ''Things I Hate About You'' on [[Bravo (television network)|Bravo]]. Rocca is also a regular correspondent for ''[[The Tonight Show with Jay Leno]]'' and has been a celebrity judge on the Food Network's ''[[Iron Chef America]]'' where he frequently tells jokes, such as claiming a dish is "McDelicious."
Rocca was an on-the-floor correspondent for [[Larry King]] on [[CNN]] at the [[2004 Democratic National Convention]], which he called an "[[Barack Obama|Obamarama]]." Though occasionally making straight insights and political comments, Rocca's irrelevant and irreverent statements were a humorous contrast to King's more staid politician and pundit guests. Rocca characterized [[Teresa Heinz Kerry]] as the "Siren of the Serengeti," and expressed affinity with the statement by keynote speaker, [[Barack Obama]], about the pains of growing up as a skinny boy with a funny name. During his report to King from the convention floor alongside the [[Pennsylvania delegates]], he exclaimed "Everybody's talking Teresa, Teresa, Teresa!" Rocca spent a good deal of his time with the Convention delegates from [[American Samoa]]. He returned as a correspondent for the [[2004 Republican National Convention]].
Rocca is the author of the ''All the Presidents' Pets: The Inside Story of One Reporter Who Refused to Roll Over.''
He was the host of ''Whoa! Sunday'' which premiered in 2005 on [[Animal Planet]].
He is a regular judge on the [[Food Network]]'s ''[[Iron Chef America]]''.
He has recently begun satirical commentary on ''[[CBS News Sunday Morning]]''.
Rocca is a contributor to the [[Huffington Post]].
Rocca now hosts ''[[The Mo Rocca Show]]'' on [[Sirius Satellite Radio]].
Rocca also contributes to AOL Newsbloggers<ref>[http://newsbloggers.aol.com/bloggers/mo-rocca '''Mo Rocca 180°''': Only Half as Tedious as the Regular News]</ref>.
Starting April 17, Rocca will play the role of Vice Principal Douglas Panch in the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] production of ''[[The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee]]''.
==References==
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==External links==
*{{imdb name|id=0733618|name=Mo Rocca}}
*{{tvtome person|id=117969|name=Mo Rocca}}
*[http://link.brightcove.com/services/link/bcpid285076654/bclid290736373/bctid307737243 Mo Rocca Interview on LX.TV]
*[http://www.theatermania.com/content/news.cfm/story/10342 TheaterMania.com article on Spelling Bee]
*[http://newsbloggers.aol.com/bloggers/mo-rocca/ Mo Rocca's Blog]
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[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:American comedians]]
[[Category:American satirists]]
[[Category:American television personalities]]
[[Category:Colombian-American actors]]
[[Category:Italian-American actors]]
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