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Maurice Alberto “Mo” Rocca was born on the 28th January 1969 in Washington, D.C., USA of Colombian, Italian, American descent and is an actor, humorist and journalist. He is well known for working as a correspondent for “Sunday Morning” also as a host for “The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation” both aired on CBS. Rocca has been active in the entertainment industry since 1995.

How much is the net worth of Mo Rocca? It has been calculated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his net worth is as much as $1.5 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2016. Television is the main source of Rocca net worth, though he earned money from other activities, too.

Mo Rocca Net Worth $1.5 Million

To begin with, Mo was educated at Georgetown Preparatory School. Later, he attended the Jesuit boys’ school in North Bethesda, Maryland. Rocca majored in literature at Harvard University in which he earned Bachelor’s degree.

Concerning his professional career, he debuted as an actor appearing in the musical “Grease” (1993). Later, he starred in another musical “South Pacific” (1994). Then, he worked as a producer and writer for the children’s television series “Wishbone” (1995). Moreover, Mo wrote scripts for other programs for children including “Pepper Ann” and “The Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss”. It should be said that the held the position of the regular correspondent in the news satire and talk show “The Daily Show” (1998 – 2003). Moreover, he served as a correspondent for other programs as follows “Larry King Live” (2004), “The Tonight Show” (2004 – 2008) and “Sunday Morning” (2009). As a writer, Rocca won the Emmy Award in 2011, for writing the scenario and scripts for 64th Tony Awards. Since 2012, he has been contributing to “This Morning” aired on CBS. Additionally, he started working as the creator and the host of the television series “My Grandmother’s Ravioli” broadcast on the Cooking Channel since 2012. What is more, Mo judged in the reality television series “Iron Chef America” and hosted “Food(ography)”. Recently, he has been hosting “The Henry Ford’s Innovation Nation” (since 2014).

Despite working on television, Mo was also seen on the big screen. In 2005, he created a small role in romantic comedy fantasy film “Bewitched” written, produced and directed by Nora Ephron. Rocca appeared in the main cast of the comedy film “I’ll Believe You” (2006) by Paul Francis Sullivan.

Furthermore, Mo Rocca is the author of the book “All the Presidents’ Pets: The Story of One Reporter Who Refused to Roll Over” (2004). During the visit of Pope Francis, Rocca read a scripture during the Holly Mass held at Madison Square Garden.

Overall, all the above mentioned engagements have added sums to the total size of Mo Rocca net worth.

Finally, the personal life of the television personality and actor, he openly admits to be gay. However, he does not reveal whether he has a partner or not. He keeps his personal life private. Rocca is an advocate for gay rights.