Mo Rocca

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Mo Rocca
Mo Rocca at Papal Youth Rally in New York - 2008.jpg
Mo Rocca in 2008
Pseudonym Mo Rocca
Birth name Maurice Alberto Rocca
Born January 28, 1969 (1969-01-28) (age 40)
Washington, DC U.S.
Medium Television, Radio, Blog
Nationality American
Years active 1995–present
Genres Political satire
Spouse N/A
Notable works and roles The Daily Show
The Tonight Show
Wait Wait… Don't Tell Me!
CBS News Sunday Morning
The Tomorrow Show
Website Mo Rocca 180

Maurice Alberto Rocca (born January 28, 1969 in Washington, DC), better known as Mo Rocca, is an American writer, comedian and political satirist.

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[edit] Early life and work

Rocca, of Colombian (mother) and Italian (father) descent, 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. [1] He served as president of Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theatricals, performing in four of the company's notorious burlesques and even co-authoring one (Suede Expectations).[citation needed] Later, he worked as a writer and producer for the children's television series Wishbone, The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss and Pepper Ann. He was also a consulting editor to the men's magazine Perfect 10.

[edit] Career

Rocca is a regular panelist on NPR's Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! and a regular contributor to CBS' Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood. He was a regular correspondent for NBC's The Tonight Show, recently providing 2008 election coverage, as well as for MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann. He was a commentator on VH1's Best Week Ever, as well as the I Love The... specials. He was the host of Things I Hate About You on Bravo.

He was the host of Whoa! Sunday which premiered in 2005 on Animal Planet. He was a regular contributor to The Daily Show with Jon Stewart from 1998 to 2003. He is a regular judge on the Food Network's Iron Chef America. In 2007, he appeared with fellow Daily Show alum Ed Helms in the indie family sci-fi comedy I'll Believe You.

Rocca contributed to AOL Newsbloggers[2]. His blog was titled Mo Rocca 180°: Only Half as Tedious as the Regular News. On Broadway, Rocca played the role of Vice Principal Douglas Panch in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. He is single and lives in New York.

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Preceded by
Greg Stuhr
Portraying Vice Principal Douglas Panch in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
April 17-June, 2007
Succeeded by
Darrell Hammond