Michael Rapaport
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Rapaport in 2013 | |
| Born |
Michael David Rapaport March 20, 1970 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Residence | Brooklyn, New York |
| Occupation | Actor, director, podcast host, comedian |
| Years active | 1990–present |
| Spouse(s) | Nichole Beattie (m. 2000) |
| Children | 2 |
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Michael David Rapaport (born March 20, 1970) is an American actor, podcast host, director and comedian. He has acted in more than forty films since the early 1990s. His best known roles on television are Boston Public, Friends, The War at Home, Prison Break, and Justified.
Early life
Rapaport was born in New York City, the son of June Brody, a New York radio personality, and David Rapaport, a radio executive who was the general manager of the All-Disco format at New York radio station WKTU Disco 92. He grew up on the east side of Manhattan. He has a brother named Erik Rapaport.[1] His family is from Poland and Russia, and he is Jewish.[2]
He was expelled from high school and moved to Los Angeles, California when he was 19 years old to try to become a stand-up comic. His half-sister is Claudia Lonow via his father, David Rapaport, although she took her stepfather's surname. Rapaport's mother remarried comic Mark Lonow, who owned the Improv with Budd Friedman, which helped him get into the stand-up world.[3]
Career
He had a recurring role in My Name is Earl as Frank, a convict Earl reunites with in prison. His character was the reason for many of the things in Earl's life, such as indirectly giving Earl his trailer and El Camino after a botched robbery with his partner, Paco. He played one of the main characters in the season four of Prison Break as Homeland Security Agent Don Self.
In October 2008, Rapaport announced that he was directing a documentary about legendary hip hop act, A Tribe Called Quest.[4] The film Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest was released in 2011 and received mostly positive reviews.
Rapaport guest starred in the fifth season of the FX series Justified as villain Daryl Crowe Jr, kingpin of the Crowe family.
On February 12, 2010, Rapaport participated in the NBA All-Star Weekend's Celebrity Game and won the MVP for the game for his defense on football player Terrell Owens, the MVP of the last two Celebrity Games, despite scoring just 4 points and having 1 rebound.
On April 17, 2014, an ESPN 30 for 30 film he directed premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film was about the 1970s championship-winning New York Knicks led by Earl Monroe, Walt Frazier, and Willis Reed. Players that made it to the premiere consisted of: Earl Monroe, Walt Frazier, Phil Jackson, Cazzie Russell, and Dick Barnett. Bill Bradley was not able to come because of a hip replacement surgery.
Rapaport is an occasional guest on the Howard Stern Show on Sirius Satellite Radio, especially when he participates in the staff's fantasy football pool.
Rapaport hosts the I Am Rapaport Stereo Podcast on the CBS Local network with childhood friend Gerald Moody. Other podcasts that Rapaport has appeared on - The Monday Morning Podcast with Bill Burr, Mailtime[5] and Pardon My Take[6] by Barstool Sports, The Adam Carolla Show (2x), The Fighter and The Kid (3x), Anna Faris is Unqualified, The Bill Simmons Podcast and its predecessor, The BS Report; The Chive Podcast, WTF with Marc Maron, His & Hers Podcast, Cari Champion's Podcast, The Joey Boots Show, The Dirty Sports Podcast and more.
Filmography
Film
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Zebrahead | Zack | |
| 1993 | Point of No Return | Big Stan | |
| 1993 | Poetic Justice | Dockworker | |
| 1993 | Money for Nothing | Kenny Kozlowski | |
| 1993 | True Romance | Dick Ritchie | |
| 1994 | The Scout | Tommy Lacy | |
| 1994 | Hand Gun | Lenny | |
| 1994 | The Foot Shooting Party | Lizard | Short film (also starring Leonardo DiCaprio) |
| 1995 | Higher Learning | Remy | |
| 1995 | The Basketball Diaries | Skinhead | |
| 1995 | Kiss of Death | Ronnie Gannon | |
| 1995 | Mighty Aphrodite | Kevin | |
| 1996 | Beautiful Girls | Paul Kirkwood | |
| 1996 | The Pallbearer | Brad Schorr | |
| 1997 | Metro | Kevin McCall | |
| 1997 | Cop Land | Murray Babitch | |
| 1997 | A Brother's Kiss | Stingy | |
| 1997 | Kicked in the Head | Stretch | |
| 1998 | Palmetto | Donnelly | |
| 1998 | Illtown | Dante | |
| 1998 | Some Girl | Neal | |
| 1998 | The Naked Man | Dr. Edward Blis, Jr. | |
| 1999 | Deep Blue Sea | Tom Scoggins | |
| 1999 | Kiss Toledo Goodbye | Kevin Gower | |
| 2000 | Next Friday | Mailman with Tax Notice | |
| 2000 | Small Time Crooks | Denny | |
| 2000 | The 6th Day | Hank Morgan | |
| 2000 | Men of Honor | GM1 Snowhill | |
| 2000 | Bamboozled | Thomas Dunwitty | |
| 2000 | Chain of Fools | Hitman | |
| 2000 | King of the Jungle | Francis | |
| 2000 | Lucky Numbers | Dale | |
| 2001 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Joey the Raccoon | Voice |
| 2002 | Paper Soldiers | Mike E. | |
| 2002 | Triggermen | Tommy O'Brian | |
| 2002 | Comic Book Villains | Norman Link | |
| 2002 | 29 Palms | The Cop | |
| 2003 | A Good Night to Die | August | |
| 2003 | This Girl's Life | Terry the Car salesman | |
| 2004 | America Brown | Daniel Brown | |
| 2004 | Scrambled Eggs | Drama Teacher | |
| 2005 | TOM 51 | ||
| 2005 | Hitch | Ben | |
| 2006 | It Aint Easy | ||
| 2006 | Live Free or Die | Lt. Putney | |
| 2006 | Special | Les Franken | |
| 2006 | Push | Tommy G | |
| 2006 | Grilled | Bobby | |
| 2007 | Fugly | Jack | |
| 2008 | Assassination of a High School President | Coach Z | |
| 2009 | Tom Cool | ||
| 2009 | Big Fan | Philadelphia Phil | |
| 2009 | A Day in the Life | Detective Grant | |
| 2011 | Inside Out | Jack Small | |
| 2011 | Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest | Himself | Documentary; also director and producer |
| 2012 | Should've Been Romeo | Danny | |
| 2012 | The Baytown Outlaws | Lucky | |
| 2012 | Kiss of the Damned | Ben | |
| 2013 | The Heat | Jason Mullins | |
| 2013 | Once Upon a Time in Queens | Bobby DiBianco | |
| 2014 | My Man Is a Loser | Marty | |
| 2015 | Little Boy | James Busbee | |
| 2016 | A Stand Up Guy[7] | Colin | |
| 2016 | Sully | Pete the Bartender | |
| 2016 | Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life | Animation Voice (voice) |
Television
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | China Beach | Kravits | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Murphy Brown | Robbie | 1 episode |
| 1992 | Middle Ages | Jimmy | 2 episodes |
| 1993 | Fresh Prince of Bel Air | Mike | 1 episode |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue | Jaime Dileo | 1 episode |
| 1997 | Subway Stories | Jake | TV Movie |
| 1998 | E.R. | Paul Canterna | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Rude Awakening | Johnny | 1 episode |
| 1998 | Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families | Szarany | TV Movie |
| 1999 | Friends | Gary | 4 episodes |
| 2001–04 | Boston Public | Danny Hanson | 57 episodes (main cast, seasons 2-4) |
| 2001 | Mr. Life | TV Movie | |
| 2001 | Night Visions | Harlow Winton | 1 episode |
| 2003 | Chappelle's Show | Popcopy Employee | 1 episode |
| 2004 | Practice, TheThe Practice | Gigi Coley | Episodes: "Comings and Goings", "New Hoods on the Block" |
| 2005–07 | The War at Home | Dave Gold | 44 episodes (main cast) |
| 2006 | MadTV | Abraham Lincoln | 1 episode |
| 2006 | Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness | DJ | TV Movie; voice |
| 2007–08 | My Name Is Earl | Frank Stump | 6 episodes (recurring cast) |
| 2008–09 | Prison Break | Don Self | 22 episodes |
| 2009–10 | Accidentally on Purpose | Sully | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Royal Pains | Stanley | 1 episode |
| 2010 | The Line | Steve Waxman | TV Movie |
| 2010–13 | Pound Puppies | Squirt, Squeak | 64 episodes
Minor role |
| 2012 | 40 | 8 | TV Movie |
| 2012 | Cops Uncuffed | Officer Joseph Tata | TV Movie |
| 2012–13 | The Mob Doctor | Paul Moretti | 7 episodes (recurring cast) |
| 2014 | Justified | Daryl Crowe Jr. | 13 episodes (recurring cast) |
| 2014 | Raising Hope | Michael | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Black-ish | Jay Simmons | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Louie | Lenny | 1 episode |
| 2015 | Public Morals | Charlie Bullman | 10 episodes (main cast) |
| 2015 | The Big Bang Theory | Kenny Fitzgerald | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Richie Caskey | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Dice | Bobby the Mooch | 1 episode |
| 2016 | Crisis in Six Scenes | Trooper Mike | 1 episode |
| TBA | Atypical | Doug |
Video games
| Year | Title | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Don't Quit Your Day Job | Special Appearance #2 |
| 2001 | Grand Theft Auto III | Joey Leone |
| 2006 | Saints Row | Troy Bradshaw |
| 2006 | Scarface: The World Is Yours | Drug Dealer / Henchman |
| 2008 | Saints Row 2 | Troy Bradshaw |
Music video appearances
- Frank Zappa: Civilization, Phaze III (1994) - Act Two, playing Moon Zappa's black-acting "boyfriend" in skits.
- Talib Kweli: Cameo in "Waiting for the DJ" (2002)
- High & Mighty: The Highlite Zone - "How to Rob an Actor" (2003)
- Ludacris' music video for the song "Runaway Love"; he portrayed the victimizer of "Lisa"—the first child depicted in the song. (2006)
- Jay-Z "The City is Mine"
- H2O's "What Happened?"
- Jaylib "McNasty Filth"
- Masta Ace "A Long Hot Summer"; portrays Ace's prison cell mate in a number of skits.
References
- ↑ "Michael Rapaport Biography (1970-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ↑ "Hip-Hop Vs. Hebrew?". Jewish Exponent.
- ↑ Maron, Marc (14 March 2016). "Episode 689 - Michael Rapaport". WTF with Marc Maron. Retrieved 14 March 2016.
- ↑ Dow, Danica (2008-10-04). "Nas & Michael Rapaport Team Up For A Tribe Called Quest Doc". Sohh.Com. Retrieved 2010-05-05.
- ↑ Radio, KFC. "#MAILTIME: Michael Rapaport - Mailtime: The Laziest Hour of Your Day". www.podcastone.com. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- ↑ "Pardon My Take 5-18 With Comedian Michael Rapaport". Barstool Sports. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
- ↑ "A Stand Up Guy (2016)". IMDb.
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michael Rapaport. |
- Michael Rapaport at The Tribeca Film Festival - VIDEO INTERVIEW - Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest
- Michael Rapaport at the Internet Movie Database
- Michael Rapaport on Twitter
