About
Michael Rapaport is an American actor, comedian, and podcast host who has built a prolific, decades-long career playing memorable characters across film, television, and comedy. Emerging in the early 1990s as a distinct character actor known for his gritty New York persona, fast-talking delivery, and comedic timing, he made his feature film debut in Zebrahead (1992) before landing his breakout dramatic role as a naive marine in Tony Scott's crime classic True Romance (1993). He quickly established himself as a versatile fixture of '90s cinema, delivering standout performances in critically acclaimed films such as Poetic Justice (1993), John Singleton's Higher Learning (1995), Woody Allen's Mighty Aphrodite (1995), the crime drama Cop Land (1997), and the comedy Deep Blue Sea (1999). In television, Rapaport has maintained an equally robust presence, starring as Phoebe Buffay's police...
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999
The SimpsonsSeries • 1989
FriendsSeries • 1994
ERSeries • 1994
The Big Bang TheorySeries • 2007
Only Murders in the BuildingSeries • 2021
My Name Is EarlSeries • 2005
black-ishSeries • 2014
FalloutSeries • 2024
The Masked SingerSeries • 2019
JustifiedSeries • 2010
Raising HopeSeries • 2010
Boston PublicSeries • 2000
The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirSeries • 1990
Pound PuppiesSeries • 2010
30 for 30Series • 2009
China BeachSeries • 1988
AtypicalSeries • 2017
Carol & the End of the WorldSeries • 2023
True RomanceMovie • 1993
The 6th DayMovie • 2000
Cop LandMovie • 1997
The War at HomeSeries • 2005
SullyMovie • 2016