Rick Shapiro Movies, TV Shows, and Filmography
Rick Shapiro
Acting
Biography
Rick Shapiro (born April 13, 1959) is a Los Angeles-based comedian and actor. He started his career in the early 1980s as a comedian at Catch A Rising Star on Broadway. Besides performing regularly on stage, throughout the 1990s he acted and starred in numerous films by Louis CK, including Tomorrow Night. Additionally, he portrayed the re-occurring character "Angry Poet" in Late Night with Conan O'Brien. In 1998, Shapiro released his first comedy CD called Unconditional Love, which Billboard called "hard-edged and uncompromising". In the 2000s, he performed stand-up comedy nationally and internationally, debuting a one-man show in 2007 in the Edinburgh Festival, and touring Australia in 2009. He had his first video game appearance in 2008, portraying the character Mason Waylon on the radio station PLR in Grand Theft Auto IV, a guest on a talk show who eventually drills holes in the heads of the two other guests. In 2014–15, he appeared in the role of Marc Maron's eccentric neighbor, Bernie, in the IFC comedy series Maron. In film, his roles include Top Five by Chris Rock, portraying T-Rick in the movie Project X, and acting in the German comedy Timeless. His known TV role is as Jerry in Lucky Louie by Louis C.K. on HBO. Additionally, he appears in a scene originally filmed for the pilot of Louie. His first book Unfiltered, containing over 200 previously unreleased writings, was released in 2012 along with his second CD, Catalyst for Change. In 2013, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.
Filmography Movies
Acting
Pure Danger
A paroled short order cook and a waitress go on the run with a bag of diamonds that accidentally falls into their possession, prompting two warring gangs to come after them.
Pootie Tang
Pootie Tang, the musician/actor/folk hero of the ghetto, is chronicled from his early childhood to his battles against the evil Corporate America, who try to steal his magic belt and make him sell out by endorsing addictive products to his people. Pootie must learn to find himself and defeat the evil corporation for all the young Black children of America, supatime.
The Outdoorsman
Jason has made up his mind: he's going to live in the wilderness for a year. One problem: he's never been camping. While he's preparing, he meets Mona, a goal oriented corporate type who has just suffered a nervous breakdown at work. They fall in love but ultimately Jason must decide: follow his dream or his heart.
Highjacker
A troubled man tries to highjack a ferry in order to go to Bolivia.
Ice Cream
This film was shown at Sundance, the MOMA New Directors New Films Fest, and won the grand prize at the Aspen Short Fest.
Tomorrow Night
Charles is the owner of a photo-shop. He is not too friendly and spends his evenings alone, and one day he finally decides to get a social life. He meets elderly Florence, who is tormented by her gambling husband Lester and longs for the son Willie she hasn't seen or heard of for 20 years.
Timeless
Time travel comedy with an international cast: In 1932, Arnold disappears and suddenly finds himself in 2020. After many hilarious encounters he meets Konstantin, a womanizer and anarchist artist. They become roommates, but their free bohemian lifestyle ends suddenly: Arnold gets seduced by attractive Lizzy, while Konstantin starts regarding a political revolution as the ultimate piece of art...
Shock Value
Struggling 'B' movie Director blackmails a serial killer to be the star of his next film.
Project X
Three high school seniors throw a party to make a name for themselves. As the night progresses, things spiral out of control as word of the party spreads.
Joey
A high-school guitarist contends with an unhappy home environment while working to get his band noticed by a music promoter.
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