Rocco is a 2016 French documentary film , co-directed by Thierry Demaizière and Alban Teurlai .
32-452: This article is about the name. For the 2016 French documentary film, see Rocco (film) . For the lunar crater, see Krieger (crater) . Rocco is both a given name and a surname. Origin: Italian. Meaning: Rest, repose. Rocco is a boy's name of Italian origin. It is thought to derive from the Old German word "hrok", which means to rest or repose. The name
64-467: A doubleheader sweep over New York in front of a crowd of 72,252 at Yankee Stadium , which he considered the highlight of his professional baseball career. In a team-leading 143 games, he had a .264 batting average, 10 home runs, and 56 RBIs. Entering the 1946 season, Rocco was competing with Les Fleming and Eddie Robinson for the starting first baseman job. Fleming won the job and held it, though Rocco saw occasional playing time until June 26, when he
96-419: A "fascinating and beautifully crafted work that tries to paint a nuanced picture of the man himself and, to an extent, the industry in which he worked". E. Nina Rothe from The Huffington Post , wrote: "From its opening shot, it's clear that Rocco is not a film for the faint of heart. It is raw, hard-core, violent and savage. And yet, hidden beneath this world of porn and Rocco Siffredi—the film's anti-hero with
128-616: A .240 batting average and a league-leading .995 fielding percentage in 108 games. After the season, the Indians engaged in talks with the Athletics to trade Rocco for Dick Siebert , who was unhappy in Philadelphia. The trade discussions eventually died down, however, and both players remained with their teams. Entering 1944, Rocco, who had spent the offseason working at a tavern and a war plant in St. Paul,
160-686: A Faustian secret—lies a message about how empowered we each are, when it comes to our own sexuality." Rocco won the NIN Award at the FEST International Film Festival. This article about a French documentary film is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Mickey Rocco Michael Dominick Rocco (March 2, 1916 – June 1, 1997) was an American professional baseball player. A first baseman , Rocco played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for four seasons in
192-769: A Filipino actor Rocco Perri (1887-last seen 1944), Canadian bootlegger Rocco Petrone (1926-2006), Italian-American engineer and NASA executive Rocco Placentino (born 1982), Canadian soccer player Rocco Pozzi (1700-1780), Italian painter and engraver Rocco Quinn (born 1986), Scottish footballer Rocco Reitz (born 2002), German footballer Rocco Rossi (born 1962), Canadian politician Rocco Siffredi (born 1964), Italian pornographic film actor Rocco Steele (born 1964), American gay pornographic film actor Rocco Silano (born 1962), American magician and actor Surname [ edit ] Alex Rocco (1936–2015), American actor Alfredo Rocco (1875-1935), Italian jurist and Fascist politician, author of
224-731: A boulder in Omaha, Nebraska, nicknamed Rocko See also [ edit ] Roco San Rocco (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share the same given name or the same family name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rocco&oldid=1254287955 " Categories : Given names Surnames Italian-language surnames Italian masculine given names Masculine given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
256-547: A contract, however the Nashville Volunteers of the Southern Association offered him a contract for the season after a successful tryout, which he signed. Over the first two months of the season, Rocco had 11 home runs, which was tied for the league lead with Willard Marshall . He finished the season with a .305 batting average and 21 home runs in 148 games. After the 1940 season, Rocco was traded by Nashville to
288-426: A director and producer, his production planning and execution with his cousin, and his relatively undramatic role as a husband and father to two sons. Additional interviews with women in different stages of their career as an adult film actress reveal different perspectives on the matter--from vulnerability and empowerment to injuries sustained during production. Boyd van Hoeij from The Hollywood Reporter , called it
320-446: A hit, but also had a 12-game hitting streak. Rocco led the league in putouts , assists , games played , and at bats, finishing the season with a .266 batting average, 13 home runs, and 70 RBIs. Rocco began 1945 holding out for more money on his contract for the year, with negotiations stalled throughout the offseason. It took until early April, just before the season started, for the two sides to come to an agreement; Rocco had spent
352-535: Is associated with a fourteenth-century Catholic saint, San Rocco , who tended to the ill during a plague. Notable people with the name include: First name [ edit ] Rocco Baldelli (born 1981), American Major League Baseball player and manager of the Minnesota Twins Rocco Botte (born 1983), American actor and filmmaker Rocco Buttiglione (born 1948), Italian politician Rocco Chinnici (1925-1983), Italian magistrate killed by
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#1732863181450384-511: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Rocco (film) A biographical documentary of famed adult film star Rocco Siffredi who struggles with an inner conflict and ambivalence about his work as well as uncertainty about his future considers closing out his career with a final production in San Francisco . Interviews reveal Rocco's struggle with the death of his mother, his high standards for quality narrative content as
416-599: The American League with the Cleveland Indians . In 440 career games, Rocco recorded a batting average of .258 and accumulated 30 home runs and 186 runs batted in (RBI). A native of Minnesota, Rocco began playing professional baseball in 1935, and played in the minor leagues for the next eight years. In June 1943, he was promoted to the Cleveland Indians, and served as the team's everyday first baseman during
448-745: The Buffalo Bisons of the International League with Bob Boken for Les Fleming and cash; Rocco spent the next two and a half seasons with the Bisons. In 1941, Rocco hit .284 with 21 home runs and 79 RBIs, and in 1942 hit .297 with 23 home runs and 97 RBIs. After playing in 32 games for Buffalo in 1943, on June 4, 1943, the Bisons and Cleveland Indians made a trade which sent Rocco to the Indians to begin his major league career, while Eddie Turchin and Otto Denning were sent to Buffalo, ending their major league careers. Rocco made his major league debut
480-828: The Kansas City Blues , and spent 1952 with St. Paul and the Springfield Cubs . The following year, Rocco attempted to sign with Southern Minnesota Baseball League's Mankato Merchants but was ruled ineligible to play, due to a rule barring anyone who had played professionally for more than 60 days the previous year. Rocco had, so this kept him out of baseball for the year and put an end to his professional career. After retiring from professional baseball, Rocco worked for Distillers Distributing Company and coached an American Legion Baseball team in Roseville, Minnesota . He died in his hometown of St. Paul, Minnesota , on June 1, 1997, at
512-640: The 1948 film Key Largo , played by Edward G. Robinson Rocco Fuentes Echaguei, a fictional character in the 2002–2003 Argentine teenage telenovella Rebelde Way Rocco Parondi, in the 1960 Italian film Rocco and His Brothers Rocco Pelosi, a supportive character in Grand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony and GTA V . Rocco the Beaver , a puppet on the Danish TV series Dolph & Wulff med Venner ( Dolph & Wulff with Friends ) Rocco
544-676: The Dog, a puppet on the Canadian TV series Puppets Who Kill Rocco de' Medici, a master swordsman and long-lost heir to the late Duke of Florence in the TV series Leonardo . Rocco Barbella, one of Sergeant Bilko′s corporals in The Phil Silvers Show Rocco Lampone, a fictional character in Mario Puzo 's novel The Godfather and Francis Ford Coppola 's The Godfather . Rocco,
576-1292: The Italian Penal Code Carmine Rocco (1912–1982), Vatican diplomat Danny Rocco (born 1960), American college football head coach David Rocco (born 1970), Canadian actor and producer, host of David Rocco's Dolce Vita David Della Rocco (born 1952), actor John A. Rocco (1936-2020), American politician Keith Rocco (painter) , contemporary American military painter Keith Rocco (racing driver) Lyla Rocco (1933–2015), Italian film actress Marc Rocco (1962-2009), American film director, producer and screenwriter Mickey Rocco (1916-1997), American Major League Baseball first baseman Nereo Rocco (1912-1979), Italian football player and manager Pasquale Rocco (born 1970), Italian retired footballer Steve Rocco (born 1960), American skateboarder and retired businessman Steve Rocco (politician) , contemporary American politician Tonette S. Rocco (born 1954), American academic Nickname, stage name or ring name [ edit ] Rocko (rapper) (born 1979), American rapper and actor Dick "Rocko" Lewis (1908–1966), American entertainer Rocco Hunt (born 1994), Italian rapper Rocco Prestia (1951–2020), bass player for
608-827: The Mafia Rocco "Rocky" Colavito (born 1933), American retired Major League Baseball player Rocco DiSpirito (born 1966), American celebrity chef and reality show actor Rocco Fischetti (1903-1964), American mobster Sir Rocco Forte (born 1945), British businessman Rocco Granata (born 16 August 1938), Italian-Belgian singer, songwriter, and accordionist Rocco Grimaldi (born 8 February 1993), American ice hockey player Rocco Hunt (born 1994), Italian rapper Rocco Landesman (born 1947), Broadway producer Rocco Marchegiano (1923-1969), better known as Rocky Marciano, American heavyweight boxer Rocco Mediate (born 1962), American golfer Rocco Milde (born 1969), German former footballer Rocco Nacino (born 1987),
640-521: The PCL. In the first week of the season, he had seven hits in 12 at bats for a batting average of .583, which helped San Francisco start the season 6–0. He finished the season with a .300 batting average, 27 home runs and 149 RBIs in 178 games, and was named to the PCL All-Star Team. He remained with San Francisco for the 1949 season, where he hit .276 with 25 home runs and 114 RBIs in 163 games. After
672-546: The band Tower of Power Rocco Mandroid , member of the New Zealand punk band the Futurians Rocko Schamoni (born 1966), German entertainer, author and musician Rocco Rock (1953-2002), American professional wrestler Mark Rocco (1951–2020), English retired professional wrestler Rocco Nacino (born 1987), Filipino actor Fictional characters [ edit ] Johnny Rocco, fugitive gangster in
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#1732863181450704-605: The following day on June 5 against the Philadelphia Athletics , hitting a double and a triple in a 6–5 loss. Highlights from his rookie year included a three-double outing against the Washington Senators on July 8, as well as nine hits in 13 at bats in a late August three-game series against the Chicago White Sox . Rocco served as the everyday first baseman throughout the season, and finished 1943 with
736-637: The following season with Portsmouth, playing in 79 games for them and 92 games between the three teams. After another handful of games with St. Paul, Rocco spent most of 1937 with the Dallas Steers of the Texas League , where he had a .259 batting average, a .986 fielding percentage , and 22 doubles in 115 games. In 1938, Rocco played for the Anniston Rams of the Southeastern League . Early on in
768-643: The minors. After the season the Boston Red Sox signed him to a contract as a potential backup first baseman, but he did not make the cut, and was sent to the Seattle Rainiers of the Pacific Coast League just before the 1947 season started. Rocco spent the 1947 season with Seattle, hitting .300 with 18 home runs and 99 RBIs in 144 games. The following year, he joined the San Francisco Seals of
800-560: The offseason training at the University of Minnesota and as a result did not miss any playing time despite the holdout. While he played nearly every game in 1945, he was slow to start; it took seven straight hits over two games in June to keep his batting average over .200, and later that month was fined by manager Lou Boudreau for what he considered "indifferent play". On September 9, 1945, Rocco had two singles , two doubles, and two home runs in
832-685: The puppy saved by Tom Hardy ’s character in The Drop Rocko , from Rocko's Modern Life , a 1990s Nickelodeon animated series Rocko, from the cartoon series Undergrads Rocky Balboa , from the Rocky film series starring Sylvester Stallone as the films’ title character, who is sometimes called Rocco. Rocko, a penguin from the 1995 animated film The Pebble and the Penguin . Rocco, Zoe's pet rock and Elmo 's nemesis on Sesame Street . Other [ edit ] The West Maple Omaha Rock ,
864-628: The school's baseball and basketball teams. He was also concertmaster as a violinist , and considered a career as a musician before deciding on baseball. Rocco began his professional career in 1935 with the Portsmouth Pirates of the Middle Atlantic League ; he had a batting average of .340 in 95 games. He had stints with the St. Paul Saints and the Knoxville Smokies , but spent most of
896-459: The season, he was considered to be both one of the best hitters and fielders on the team, and finished the season with 14 triples in 137 games. The following year, he remained with the Rams, and finished the season with a .318 batting average, 11 triples, and 18 home runs in 142 games. Over the offseason, he married Helen Harwell. Rocco was projected to spend 1940 with the Rams again as they offered him
928-463: The season, he was purchased by the Portland Beavers and competed during spring training with Vince Shupe , Portland's first baseman the previous season, for the starting first base job. Rocco won the job and held it for the year, finishing the season with a .258 batting average, 26 home runs, and 108 RBIs in 183 games. He spent the 1951 season with three teams: Portland, the St. Paul Saints, and
960-536: The war years. After the war ended, Rocco played one more season with the Indians in 1946, then returned to the minor leagues. There, he played primarily in the Pacific Coast League (PCL) until 1952, retiring after attempting to play amateur baseball in Minnesota and being ruled ineligible. Rocco was born on March 2, 1916. His parents emigrated from Italy. He attended Saint Paul Central High School and played for
992-607: Was classified as 1-A by the Selective Service System , and was required to join the military to enlist in World War II . However, a stomach ailment caused him to be re-classified as 4-F and rejected for service, and he returned to the Indians for the 1944 Cleveland Indians season . He played in every game for the Indians that year, and ended up being inconsistent at the plate throughout the season; in July he had 13 at bats without
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1024-564: Was traded with cash to the Chicago Cubs for first baseman Heinz Becker in one of new owner Bill Veeck 's first moves. However, Rocco refused to report to the Nashville Volunteers, the Cubs' minor league organization, and considered quitting the game, which put the trade on hold. He eventually did report to Nashville, and finished the year having played 34 games in the majors and 37 games in
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