Rocco DiSpirito
Actor
Born November 19, 1966 in Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Rocco DiSpirito (born November 19, 1966) is an American celebrity chef, reality television personality, and cookbook author based in New York City. He is known for his involvement in Union Pacific, a restaurant he opened in 1997 in the Gramercy Park section of Manhattan. He departed Union Pacific in 2004. From 2003 to 2004, he starred in the NBC reality television show The Restaurant, which followed the launch and operation of a new Manhattan restaurant called Rocco's on 22nd. The show was canceled, and DiSpirito was successfully sued by the restaurant's financier Jeffrey Chodorow to have the restaurant shut down, and DiSpirito banned from entering the premises.
Filmography
I Changed My Mind with Dan Souza
Self - Guest
Wildcard Kitchen
Self
Deliciously Twisted Classics
Self
Superchef Grudge Match
Self
Outchef'd
self
Sherri
Self - Guest
Tournament of Champions
Self
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
Supermarket Stakeout
Himself - Guest Judge
Guy's Ranch Kitchen
Self
Celebrity Name Game
Self
The Mysteries of Laura
Rocco DiSpirito
Guy's Grocery Games
Self
Steve Harvey
Self
The Ugly Truth
Guest Chef
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Castle
Rocco DiSpirito
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives
Self
The Knights of Prosperity
Top Chef
Himself - Guest Judge
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Contestant
Eat This New York
Self
The Celebrity Apprentice
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
The View
Self
Miss USA
Self - Judge