David
Della Rocco is an Italian-American comedian and classically
trained actor best known for his major role in the 1999
cult film The Boondock Saints, in which he played a character
also named David Della Rocco opposite Sean Patrick Flanery
and Norman Reedus.
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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 of criminals and evil. Della Rocco brought
many of his real-life mannerisms and flair to the character,
making an impression on fans and living up to the character's
nickname, "The Funnyman."
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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.
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Della Rocco also plays "Wheels" in Jake's Corner
written and directed by Jeff Santo which also stars Richard
Tyson and Diane Ladd. In this film Della Rocco plays a truck
driving grill man who speaks in tongues.
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 Actor's Studio. He has appeared in numerous stage
plays such as Glengarry Glen Ross at the Third Street Theatre
and Freedom Frogs at the Lee Strasberg Theatre.
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