# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/rocco-prestia
# Generated: 2026-08-13T18:45:13.834Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/rocco-prestia"
name: "Rocco Prestia"
slug: "rocco-prestia"
description: "Francis Rocco Prestia Jr. was an American bassist, best known for his contributions with the funk band Tower of Power."
tagline: "American bassist (1951–2020)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Rocco_Prestia%2C_2010.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1951-03-07"
deathDate: "2020-09-29"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             0.4398148148148148
  historical:           10.79827733333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    handle:    "roccoprestia"
  - platform:  "INSTAGRAM"
    url:       "https://www.instagram.com/roccoprestiaofficial/"
    handle:    "roccoprestiaofficial"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/RoccoPrestia"
    handle:    "RoccoPrestia"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm10023439/"
    handle:    "nm10023439"
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "Francis Rocco Prestia"
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  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocco_Prestia"
    title: "Rocco Prestia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocco_Prestia"
    title: "Rocco Prestia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_%22Rocco%22_Prestia"
    title: "Francis \"Rocco\" Prestia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Rocco_Prestia"
    title: "Francis Rocco Prestia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocco_Prestia"
    title: "Rocco Prestia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocco_Prestia"
    title: "Rocco Prestia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocco_Prestia"
    title: "Rocco Prestia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_%22Rocco%22_Prestia"
    title: "Francis \"Rocco\" Prestia"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "ฟรานซิส ร็อคโค เพรสเทีย"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1346915"
    title: "Wikidata"
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    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump