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Michael Rapaport

Michael David Rapaport (born March 20, 1970) is an American actor, comedian, and podcast host. 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. Active on several podcasts, he is the host of the I Am Rapaport Stereo Podcast.

Infobox

Born
Michael David Rapaport (1970-03-20) March 20, 1970 (age 55)New York City, U.S.
Occupations
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Years active
1990–present
Spouses
mw- Nichole Beattie (m. 2000; div. 2007) Kebe Dunn (m. 2016)
Children
2
Relatives
Claudia Lonow (half-sister)

Tables

· Filmography › Film
1992
Role(s)
Zack
1993
Role(s)
Big Stan
Role(s)
Dockworker
Role(s)
Kenny Kozlowski
Role(s)
Dick Ritchie
1994
Hand Gun
Role(s)
Lenny
Role(s)
Tommy Lacy
The Foot Shooting Party
Role(s)
Lizard
Notes
Short
1995
Role(s)
Remy
Role(s)
Skinhead
Role(s)
Ronnie Gannon
Role(s)
Kevin
1996
Role(s)
Paul Kirkwood
Role(s)
Brad Schorr
1997
Role(s)
Kevin McCall
Role(s)
Stingy
Role(s)
Stretch
Role(s)
Murray Babitch
1998
Role(s)
Dante
Role(s)
Donnelly
Role(s)
Neal
Role(s)
Edward Bliss Jr.
1999
Role(s)
Tom Scoggins
Role(s)
Kevin Gower
2000
Role(s)
Mailman with Tax Notice
Role(s)
Denny
Role(s)
GM1 Snowhill
Role(s)
Thomas Dunwitty
Role(s)
Hitman
Role(s)
Francis
Role(s)
Dale
Role(s)
Hank Morgan
2001
Role(s)
Joey the Raccoon (voice)
2002
Role(s)
Mike E.
Role(s)
Tommy O'Brian
Role(s)
The Cop
Role(s)
Norman Link
Notes
Video
2003
Role(s)
August
Role(s)
Terry the Car Salesman
2004
The N Word
Role(s)
Himself
Role(s)
Daniel Brown
Scrambled Eggs
Role(s)
Drama Teacher
Notes
Short
2005
Role(s)
Ben
2006
Role(s)
Les Franken
Role(s)
Lt. Putney
Push
Role(s)
Tommy G
Role(s)
Bobby
It Aint Easy
Role(s)
-
Notes
Video
2009
Role(s)
Philadelphia Phil
Role(s)
Detective Grant
Tom Cool
Role(s)
-
2011
Role(s)
Jack Small
2012
Should've Been Romeo
Role(s)
Danny
Role(s)
Lucky
Role(s)
Ben
2013
Role(s)
Jason Mullins
Role(s)
Bobby DiBianco
2014
Role(s)
Marty
2015
Role(s)
James Busbee
2016
Role(s)
Colin
Role(s)
John Wepner
Role(s)
Pete the Bartender
Role(s)
Animation Voice (voice)
2019
100%: Julian Edelman
Role(s)
Narrator
2020
2021
Role(s)
Mike
2023
Role(s)
Marshall
Role(s)
Grizz (voice)
2025
Role(s)
Himself
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1992
Zebrahead
Zack
1993
Point of No Return
Big Stan
Poetic Justice
Dockworker
Money for Nothing
Kenny Kozlowski
True Romance
Dick Ritchie
1994
Hand Gun
Lenny
The Scout
Tommy Lacy
The Foot Shooting Party
Lizard
Short
1995
Higher Learning
Remy
The Basketball Diaries
Skinhead
Kiss of Death
Ronnie Gannon
Mighty Aphrodite
Kevin
1996
Beautiful Girls
Paul Kirkwood
The Pallbearer
Brad Schorr
1997
Metro
Kevin McCall
A Brother's Kiss
Stingy
Kicked in the Head
Stretch
Cop Land
Murray Babitch
1998
Illtown
Dante
Palmetto
Donnelly
Some Girl
Neal
The Naked Man
Edward Bliss Jr.
1999
Deep Blue Sea
Tom Scoggins
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
Kevin Gower
2000
Next Friday
Mailman with Tax Notice
Small Time Crooks
Denny
Men of Honor
GM1 Snowhill
Bamboozled
Thomas Dunwitty
Chain of Fools
Hitman
King of the Jungle
Francis
Lucky Numbers
Dale
The 6th Day
Hank Morgan
2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
Joey the Raccoon (voice)
2002
Paper Soldiers
Mike E.
Triggermen
Tommy O'Brian
29 Palms
The Cop
Comic Book Villains
Norman Link
Video
2003
A Good Night to Die
August
This Girl's Life
Terry the Car Salesman
2004
The N Word
Himself
America Brown
Daniel Brown
Scrambled Eggs
Drama Teacher
Short
2005
Hitch
Ben
2006
Special
Les Franken
Live Free or Die
Lt. Putney
Push
Tommy G
Grilled
Bobby
It Aint Easy
-
Video
2008
Assassination of a High School President
Coach Z
· Filmography › Television
1990
Role(s)
Kravits
Notes
Episode: "One Small Step"
1992
Role(s)
Robbie
Notes
Episode: "He-Ho, He-Ho, It's Off to Lamaze We Go"
Role(s)
Jimmy
Notes
Episode: "The Pig in the Python" & "Night Moves"
1993
Role(s)
Mike
Notes
Episode: "Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 1"
Role(s)
Jaime Dileo
Notes
Episode: "Brown Appetit"
1997
Role(s)
Jake
Notes
Episode: "The Listeners"
1998
ER
Role(s)
Paul Canterna
Notes
Episode: "Of Past Regret and Future Fear"
Role(s)
Johnny
Notes
Episode: "Naked Again"
Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families
Role(s)
Szarany
Notes
TV movie
1999
Role(s)
Gary
Notes
Recurring cast (season 5)
2001
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "Disaster Benefit"
Celebrity Adventures
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "Belize"
Role(s)
Harlow Winton
Notes
Episode: "Darkness"
2001–2004
Role(s)
Boston Public
Notes
Danny Hanson
2003
Role(s)
Popcopy Employee
Notes
Episode: "Popcopy & Clayton Bigsby"
2005–2007
Role(s)
The War at Home
Notes
David "Dave" Gold
2006
Role(s)
DJ (voice)
Notes
TV movie
2006–2007
Role(s)
MadTV
Notes
Clark Gable/Abraham Lincoln
2007–2008
Role(s)
My Name Is Earl
Notes
Frank Stump
2008–2009
Role(s)
Prison Break
Notes
Agent Donald "Don" Self
2009–2010
Role(s)
Accidentally on Purpose
Notes
Sully
2010
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks"
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "Rebecca DeMornay/Michael Rapaport/Margaret Cho"
Role(s)
Stanley
Notes
Episode: "Big Whoop"
Role(s)
Steve Waxman
Notes
TV movie
2010–2013
Role(s)
Pound Puppies
Notes
Squirt (voice)
2012–2013
Role(s)
The Mob Doctor
Notes
Paul Moretti
2013
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "Michael Rapaport"
2014
Role(s)
Michael
Notes
Episode: "Man's Best Friend"
Role(s)
Daryl Crowe Jr.
Notes
Recurring cast (season 5)
2015
Role(s)
Jay Simmons
Notes
Episode: "Switch Hitting"
Role(s)
Lenny
Notes
Episode: "Cop Story"
Role(s)
Officer Charlie Bullman
Notes
Main cast
Role(s)
Kenny Fitzgerald
Notes
Episode: "The Helium Insufficiency"
2016
Role(s)
Richie Caskey
Notes
Episode: "Sheltered Outcasts"
Role(s)
Bobby the Mooch
Notes
Episode: "Six Grand"
Role(s)
Trooper Mike
Notes
Episode #1.6
2017
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "Richard Kind vs. Rachel Dratch and Margaret Cho vs. Michael Rapaport"
Role(s)
Gary Evans
Notes
Episode: "Part 1-3"
Role(s)
Erik (voice)
Notes
Episode: "Rats"
Role(s)
Teddy Snow
Notes
Recurring cast
2017–2018
Role(s)
The Guest Book
Notes
Adam
2017–2021
Role(s)
Atypical
Notes
Doug Gardner
2018
Role(s)
Himself/Panelist
Notes
Episode: "Blac Chyna vs. Jeremy Meeks" & "Yvonne Orji vs. Keith Powers"
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "Michael Rapaport"
2019–2023
Role(s)
The Simpsons
Notes
Mike Wegman (voice)
2020
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "The Match"
Yo Mama
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "I PAID Celebs $3,000 for YO MAMA JOKES"
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "High Holidays"
Tournament of Laughs
Role(s)
Himself
Notes
Episode: "The Exceptional 8"
2021–2022
Role(s)
The Wendy Williams Show
Notes
Himself/Guest Host
2022
Role(s)
Himself/Contestant
Notes
Episode: "Jaime Camil, Michael Rapaport and June Diane Raphael"
Role(s)
Leonard
Notes
Recurring cast
Role(s)
Detective Kreps
Notes
Recurring cast (season 2)
2023
Role(s)
Himself/Pickle
Notes
Season 10 contestant
Role(s)
Albus Dumbledore; Himself
Notes
Guest (season 21)
2024
Role(s)
Knight Titus
Notes
Episode: "The Target"
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1990
China Beach
Kravits
Episode: "One Small Step"
1992
Murphy Brown
Robbie
Episode: "He-Ho, He-Ho, It's Off to Lamaze We Go"
Middle Ages
Jimmy
Episode: "The Pig in the Python" & "Night Moves"
1993
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Mike
Episode: "Where There's a Will, There's a Way: Part 1"
NYPD Blue
Jaime Dileo
Episode: "Brown Appetit"
1997
Subway Stories
Jake
Episode: "The Listeners"
1998
ER
Paul Canterna
Episode: "Of Past Regret and Future Fear"
Rude Awakening
Johnny
Episode: "Naked Again"
Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families
Szarany
TV movie
1999
Friends
Gary
Recurring cast (season 5)
2001
Weakest Link
Himself
Episode: "Disaster Benefit"
Celebrity Adventures
Himself
Episode: "Belize"
Night Visions
Harlow Winton
Episode: "Darkness"
2001–2004
Boston Public
Danny Hanson
Main cast (season 2–4)
2003
Chappelle's Show
Popcopy Employee
Episode: "Popcopy & Clayton Bigsby"
2005–2007
The War at Home
David "Dave" Gold
Main cast
2006
Thugaboo: Sneaker Madness
DJ (voice)
TV movie
2006–2007
MadTV
Clark Gable/Abraham Lincoln
2 episodes
2007–2008
My Name Is Earl
Frank Stump
Recurring cast (season 3)
2008–2009
Prison Break
Agent Donald "Don" Self
Main cast (season 4)
2009–2010
Accidentally on Purpose
Sully
Episode: "The Godfather" & "The Rock"
2010
30 for 30
Himself
Episode: "Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks"
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Himself
Episode: "Rebecca DeMornay/Michael Rapaport/Margaret Cho"
Royal Pains
Stanley
Episode: "Big Whoop"
The Line
Steve Waxman
TV movie
2010–2013
Pound Puppies
Squirt (voice)
Main cast
2012–2013
The Mob Doctor
Paul Moretti
Recurring cast
2013
The Haunting of...
Himself
Episode: "Michael Rapaport"
2014
Raising Hope
Michael
Episode: "Man's Best Friend"
Justified
Daryl Crowe Jr.
Recurring cast (season 5)
2015
Black-ish
Jay Simmons
Episode: "Switch Hitting"
Louie
Lenny
Episode: "Cop Story"
Public Morals
Officer Charlie Bullman
Main cast
The Big Bang Theory
Kenny Fitzgerald
Episode: "The Helium Insufficiency"
2016
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Richie Caskey
Episode: "Sheltered Outcasts"
Dice
Bobby the Mooch
Episode: "Six Grand"
Crisis in Six Scenes
Trooper Mike
Episode
2017
The $100,000 Pyramid
Himself
Episode: "Richard Kind vs. Rachel Dratch and Margaret Cho vs. Michael Rapaport"
The New Edition Story
Gary Evans
Episode: "Part 1-3"
Animals.
Erik (voice)
Episode: "Rats"
White Famous
Teddy Snow
Recurring cast
2017–2018
The Guest Book
Adam
Recurring cast (season 1), guest (season 2)
2017–2021
Atypical
Doug Gardner
Main cast
2018
Hip Hop Squares
Himself/Panelist
Episode: "Blac Chyna vs. Jeremy Meeks" & "Yvonne Orji vs. Keith Powers"
Ridiculousness
Himself
Episode: "Michael Rapaport"
2019–2023
The Simpsons
Mike Wegman (voice)
Guest cast (season 31 & 33–34)
2020
Sneakerheads
Himself
Episode: "The Match"
Yo Mama
Himself
Episode: "I PAID Celebs $3,000 for YO MAMA JOKES"
Cooked with Cannabis
Himself
Episode: "High Holidays"
· Filmography › Documentary
Year
Title
Role
2011
Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest
Interviewer
· Filmography › Video games
1996
Don't Quit Your Day Job
Role(s)
Special appearance #2
2001
Role(s)
Joey Leone
2006
Role(s)
Troy Bradshaw
2018
Role(s)
Coach Darren Stackhouse
Year
Title
Role
1996
Don't Quit Your Day Job
Special appearance
2001
Grand Theft Auto III
Joey Leone
2006
Saints Row
Troy Bradshaw
2008
Saints Row 2
2018
NBA 2K19
Coach Darren Stackhouse
· Filmography › Music videos
1998
Role(s)
"The City is Mine"
2002
Role(s)
"Waiting for the DJ"
2003
Role(s)
"I Wanna"
Role(s)
"McNasty Filth"
2004
Role(s)
"A Long Hot Summer"
2006
Role(s)
"Runaway Love"
H2O
Role(s)
"What Happened?"
2017
Role(s)
"Lavender (Nightfall Remix)"
Role(s)
"Dead or Alive"
Year
Artist
Title
1998
Jay-Z
"The City is Mine"
2002
Talib Kweli
"Waiting for the DJ"
2003
High & Mighty
"I Wanna"
Jaylib
"McNasty Filth"
2004
Masta Ace
"A Long Hot Summer"
2006
Ludacris
"Runaway Love"
H2O
"What Happened?"
2017
Snoop Dogg
"Lavender (Nightfall Remix)"
Sean Price
"Dead or Alive"
· Filmography › Music album
1994
Role(s)
"Civilization Phaze III"
Year
Artist
Title
1994
Frank Zappa
"Civilization Phaze III"

References

  1. The New York Times
    https://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/07/08/asked-and-answered-michael-rapaport/
  2. Entertainment Weekly
    https://web.archive.org/web/20231107025108/https://ew.com/article/1995/04/21/kiss-death/
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    https://vancouversun.com/entertainment/celebrity/qa-michael-rapaport-loves-to-talk
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    http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/gossip/not-rapaport-lili-persists-article-1.767428
  21. "Michael Rapaport Sentenced for Harassment"
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  22. Deseret News
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  30. "Michael Rapaport defends Israel with 'In your face' advocacy"
    https://www.jpost.com/diaspora/antisemitism/article-800857
  31. "Michael Rapaport skewers Hollywood in 'Eretz Nehederet' skit"
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  32. "Michael Rapaport: Jewish Advocacy Has Cost Me Jobs In Hollywood"
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  33. "Pro-Israel influencer Lizzy Savetsky praises Meir Kahane clip, setting off firestorm"
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    https://www.jta.org/2025/02/25/united-states/a-pro-israel-influencer-called-a-video-of-meir-kahane-the-truth-and-set-off-a-firestorm
  35. "Comedian Michael Rapaport stars in Israeli 'Harry Potter' parody of college presidents' antisemitism testimony"
    https://www.foxnews.com/media/comedian-michael-rapaport-stars-israeli-harry-potter-parody-college-presidents-antisemitism-testimony
  36. ScreenRant
    https://screenrant.com/fallout-show-cameos-explained/
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