Michael Rapaport

Michael Rapaport
Michael Rapaport in 2013
Rapaport in 2013
Born
Michael David Rapaport

(1970-03-20) March 20, 1970 (age 54)
Occupations
  • Actor
  • director
  • podcast host
  • comedian
Years active1990–present
Spouses
Nichole Beattie
(m. 2000; div. 2007)
Kebe Dunn
(m. 2016)
Children2
RelativesClaudia Lonow (half-sister)

Michael David Rapaport (born March 20, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and podcast host.[1] Beginning his career in the early 1990s, he has made over 100 appearances in film and television. His film roles include Zebrahead (1992), True Romance (1993), Higher Learning (1995), Metro (1997), Cop Land (1997), Deep Blue Sea (1999), The 6th Day (2000), Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001), Big Fan (2009), and The Heat (2013). On television, he headlined the Fox sitcom The War at Home (2005–2007) and was a series regular on the Fox drama Boston Public (2001–2004), the fourth season of the Fox serial drama Prison Break (2008–2009), and the Netflix comedy drama Atypical (2017–2021). Rapaport held recurring roles on the NBC sitcoms Friends (1999), My Name Is Earl (2007–2008), and Justified (2014). Outside of his acting career, Rapaport directed the 2011 documentary Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest about the hip hop group A Tribe Called Quest.[2][3] Active on several podcasts, he is the host of the I Am Rapaport Stereo Podcast.

  1. ^ Branch, Kathryn (July 8, 2011). "Asked and Answered: Michael Rapaport". The New York Times.
  2. ^ Gleiberman, Owen (April 21, 1995). "Kiss of Death". Entertainment Weekly.
  3. ^ Colbert, Stephen (August 18, 2017). "Michael Rapaport Says Jared Kushner Is A Joke" (Video). The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021.