Rocco recently graduated from Emerson College with a BFA in Comedic Arts, a four-year undergraduate program designed to hone comedic writing, performance, and production. At Emerson, Rocco won seven EVVY awards for various comedic projects. He also performed on the school's long-form improv troupe, This is Pathetic, and was selected to be a finalist in the 2022 Jess Ilias Clavelli Comedy Competition.
Before college, Rocco performed in over 50 staged musicals and plays, winning Best Actor at the Broadway San Diego Awards in 2019, and earning himself a spot in the 2019 National High School Musical Theatre Awards, also known as the Jimmy Awards. He's accumulated numerous National Youth Arts awards and nominations, including two first-place wins at the Fullerton High School Theater Competition in 2019 for comedy and drama.
Now, Rocco regularly performs with the improv comedy troupe, The New Experiment. He currently works on the production staff for television shows like Platonic, Shifting Gears, and Fraiser (2023).
Rocco's most recent onscreen credits include:
Everybody's Live! with John Mulaney (Netflix)
DriveTime (National Commercial)
Purple (Commercial)