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Rapaport idolized other New Yorkers Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken as a teenager. He was expelled from high school and moved to Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles to try stand-up comedy. | Rapaport idolized other New Yorkers Robert De Niro and Christopher Walken as a teenager. He was expelled from high school and moved to Los Angeles, California|Los Angeles to try stand-up comedy. | ||
Once he got into acting, people began to like him for his kid-like goofy charm, especially as Lisa Kudrow's policeman boyfriend in ''Friends''. | Once he got into acting, people began to like him for his kid-like goofy charm, especially as Lisa Kudrow's policeman boyfriend in ''Friends''. Perhaps his most memorable role came in the television program ''Boston Public'' (which he also occasionally directed) as teacher Danny Hanson. | ||
A versatile performer who more recently appears in comic roles, his film|movie roles include starring alongside Eddie Murphy in ''Metro'', as a wisecracking marine biologist in ''Deep Blue Sea'', and a dramatic role as a naive college student who overcomes his loneliness by becoming a Nazi-Skinheads in ''Higher Learning''. Many credit his breakout role with the independent film ''Zebrahead''. | A versatile performer who more recently appears in comic roles, his film|movie roles include starring alongside Eddie Murphy in ''Metro'', as a wisecracking marine biologist in ''Deep Blue Sea'', and a dramatic role as a naive college student who overcomes his loneliness by becoming a Nazi-Skinheads in ''Higher Learning''. Many credit his breakout role with the independent film ''Zebrahead''. | ||
Rapaport currently stars in the Fox Broadcasting Company/Fox situation comedy (sitcom) ''The War at Home (TV)'', which focuses on a family dealing with problems like sex, drugs, and other teen issues in a comedic way. | Rapaport currently stars in the Fox Broadcasting Company/Fox situation comedy (sitcom) ''The War at Home (TV)'', which focuses on a family dealing with problems like sex, drugs, and other teen issues in a comedic way. The sitcom debuted in September 2005 on Sunday nights. Rapaport is only 16 years older than his eldest TV daughter, born in 1986. | ||
Rapaport has been in many independent movies such as ''Kicked in the Head'' and ''Zebrahead''. | Rapaport has been in many independent movies such as ''Kicked in the Head'' and ''Zebrahead''. | ||
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*''Deep Blue Sea'' (1999) | *''Deep Blue Sea'' (1999) | ||
*''Cop Land'' (1997) | *''Cop Land'' (1997) | ||
*''Metro'' (1997) | *''Metro'' (1997) | ||
*''The Pallbearer'' (1996) | *''The Pallbearer'' (1996) | ||
*''Beautiful Girls'' (1996) | *''Beautiful Girls'' (1996) | ||
*''Mighty Aphrodite'' (1995) | *''Mighty Aphrodite'' (1995) | ||
*''The Basketball Diaries'' (1995) | *''The Basketball Diaries'' (1995) | ||
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*''Money for Nothing'' (1993) | *''Money for Nothing'' (1993) | ||
*''True Romance'' (1993) | *''True Romance'' (1993) | ||
*''Point of No Return (1993) | *''Point of No Return (1993)'' | ||
*''Zebrahead'' (1992) | *''Zebrahead'' (1992) | ||
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*Played Popcopy employee in the pilot episode of ''Chappelle's Show'' (On DVD, Chappelle and writer Neil Brennan said that they had bumped into Rapaport on the street, and offered him the job). | *Played Popcopy employee in the pilot episode of ''Chappelle's Show'' (On DVD, Chappelle and writer Neil Brennan said that they had bumped into Rapaport on the street, and offered him the job). | ||
*He was in an October 5, 1993 episode of ''NYPD Blue'', playing a drug-addict who killed an old woman. | *He was in an October 5, 1993 episode of ''NYPD Blue'', playing a drug-addict who killed an old woman. | ||
*He was the voice of [[Joey Leone]] in the popular video game, ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''. He | *He was the voice of [[Joey Leone]] in the popular video game, ''[[Grand Theft Auto III]]''. He also voices Troy Bradshaw in the [[GTA Clone|Grand Theft Auto clone]] ''[[wp:Saints Row|Saints Row series]]''. | ||
*He is a New York Yankees fan. | *He is a New York Yankees fan. | ||
*Michael Rapaport has two children: a son called Samuel (born May 2, 2000) and a daughter called Savvy (born September 9, 2002) | *Michael Rapaport has two children: a son called Samuel (born May 2, 2000) and a daughter called Savvy (born September 9, 2002) | ||
*Michael Rapaport is 6'4'' tall. | *Michael Rapaport is 6'4'' tall.'' | ||
== External Links == | == External Links == | ||
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001650/ ''Michael Rapaport IMDB Entry''] | * [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001650/ ''Michael Rapaport IMDB Entry''] | ||
[[Category:Voice Actors|Rapaport, Michael]] | [[Category:Voice Actors|Rapaport, Michael]] | ||