David Della Rocco

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia David Della Rocco Born May 4 1952 is an ItalianAmerican comedian and actor best known for his supporting role in the 1999 cult film The Boondock Saints in which he played a character also named David Della Rocco though usually just called Rocco and Roc Della Rocco brought many of his reallife mannerisms and flair to the character making an impression on fans and living up to the characters nickname The Funny Man Della Rocco is a friend of The Boondock Saints writer and director Troy Duffy and his role in that movie was written specifically for him He played the part of a lowlife in the mob who helps his two friends the MacManus brothers in ridding Boston MA of criminals and evil David Della Rocco returns as Rocco in the sequel The Boondock Saints II All Saints Day in a dream sequence guiding the MacManus brothers on their mission He is a native of Norwich Connecticut and studied acting with the late Susan Peretz in Los Angeles and is also a member of The Actors Studio Description above from the Wikipedia article David Della Rocco licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia