Less Talk-a, Mo Rocca!
Mo Rocca is sexy. I’ve been a girl with a geek crush since I first heard Wait, Wait…Don’t Tell Me on NPR. Then I discovered that he was the writer of one of my favorite childhood shows, Wishbone. Then there he was on CBS Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood. There he was again, Mr. Maurice Alberto Rocca, one of the resident smartasses on I Love the 80s. There he was on Iron Chef America, and there he was yet again on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. And then he invaded the blogosphere as well! Oh, and did I mention The Tonight Show? This guy works as much as Ryan Seacrest! The world cried Mo, Mo, Mo! So, was I surprised when I read on Perez that Mo Rocca was gay? I didn’t feel alarmed as much as much as I thought, it figures! After all ladies, aren’t ALL the good men gay?
The [VH1 "I Love The"] series officially stated his occupation as “media gadfly” for one of its incarnations, and noted his physical resemblance to the children’s book character Waldo in another. He was the host of Things I Hate About You on Bravo.
Rocca was an on-the-floor correspondent for Larry King on CNN at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, which he called an “Obamarama.” Though occasionally making straight insights and political comments, Rocca’s irrelevant and irreverent statements were a humorous contrast to King’s more staid politician and pundit guests. Rocca characterized Teresa Heinz Kerry as the “Siren of the Serengeti,” and expressed affinity with the statement by keynote speaker, Barack Obama, about the pains of growing up as a skinny boy with a funny name. During his report to King from the convention floor alongside the Pennsylvania delegates, he exclaimed “Everybody’s talking Teresa, Teresa, Teresa!” Rocca spent a good deal of his time with the Convention delegates from American Samoa. He returned as a correspondent for the 2004 Republican National Convention.
Rocca is the author of the All the Presidents’ Pets: The Inside Story of One Reporter Who Refused to Roll Over.
He was the host of Whoa! Sunday which premiered in 2005 on Animal Planet.
In 2007, he appeared with fellow Daily Show alum Ed Helms in the indie family sci-fi comedy I’ll Believe You.Rocca contributes to AOL Newsbloggers[1]. His blog is entitled ‘Mo Rocca 180°, Only Half as Tedious as the Regular News’
On Broadway Rocca played the role of Vice Principal Douglas Panch in the Broadway production of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.
It’s okay if this isn’t just a rumor, Mo. My geeky heart can still make it, as long as you PROMISE not to come out and name John Cusack as your boyfriend!
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