Education
He left New York City to move to Phoenix, Arizona, where he graduated from Arcadia High School in 1988. He then attended The University of Arizona, in Tucson, and then performed with the Second City in Chicago.
He left New York City to move to Phoenix, Arizona, where he graduated from Arcadia High School in 1988. He then attended The University of Arizona, in Tucson, and then performed with the Second City in Chicago.
Rockowitz spent the first eight years of his life in New York City. During high school he served as class president After Second City, Rockowitz worked as a stand-up comedian based in Boston and New York, traveling across the United States. In 1994 he became a writer for National Broadcasting Company"s Saturday Night Live.
In 1995, he founded a nonprofit Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and cancer charity in New York City, known as —an organization that brought live comedy shows into the homes of terminally-ill patients throughout the metropolitan New York area.
In 2000, NY1 named Rockowitz the New Yorker of the Week for his efforts, five years after the organization was founded. The film is a "tale, told mockumentary-style, of a handful of stand-up comedians plying their craft for a talent-poor talent agency.. points out the grim realities of the stand-up world when you"re not quite ready for primetime, daytime or even remedial playtime".
Rockowitz has acted and provided his voice for the television commercials of T-Mobile (for which he also wrote the ad copy) and Alaska Airlines. In addition he has been the voice actor on commercials for Xbox, Expedia, BlackBerry, Quiznos, Scion, PetSmart, and the Seattle Seahawks.