Michael Rapaport
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Michael David Rapaport (born March 20, 1970 in New York City ) is an American actor and comedian .
Life
After high school, Rapaport went to Los Angeles to work as a stand-up comedian . He had his first major film role in 1992 in Zebrahead . For this film, Rapaport was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Actor in 1993. In the years that followed, he starred in films such as True Romance , Beloved Aphrodite and Deep Blue Sea .
From 2001 to 2004 Rapaport played a leading role in the television series Boston Public . Afterwards he was seen in the sitcom Family Quarrel de Luxe , which is also broadcast under the name Hinterm Sofa at the front on RTL II . In the fourth season of the series Prison Break , Rapaport played an agent for the Ministry of Homeland Security .
Furthermore, Rapaport speaks in the intro of the music video What Happened? the hardcore band H 2 O . He also played in the music video of Jay-Z feat. BLACKstreet - The City Is Mine and in the video Wanna (But I Won't) by The High and Mighty from the album The Highlight Zone .
In 2011 Rapaport first took over the direction of a documentary. Beats Rhymes & Life - The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest traces the development of the hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest from its foundation to the reunion tour in 2008.
Filmography (selection)
- 1992: Zebrahead
- 1993: Code name: Nina (Point of No Return)
- 1993: Poetic Justice
- 1993: True Romance
- 1993: The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air ( The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , TV Show, Episode 4x01)
- 1994: The Foot Shooting Party ( short film )
- 1994: The Scout (The Scout)
- 1995: Higher Learning - Die Rebellen (Higher Learning)
- 1995: Kiss of Death
- 1995: Beloved Aphrodite (Mighty Aphrodite)
- 1996: Beautiful Girls
- 1996: The Pallbearer (The Pallbearer)
- 1997: Metro - negotiating is a matter of nerves (Metro)
- 1997: Emergency Room ( ER , TV series, episode 4x20)
- 1997: Cop Land
- 1998: Palmetto - stupid people don't die out (Palmetto)
- 1998: The Naked Man
- 1999: Deep Blue Sea
- 1999: Friends (TV series, 4 episodes)
- 2000: Small Time Crooks (Small Time Crooks)
- 2000: King of the Jungle
- 2000: Men of Honor
- 2000: Chain of Fools
- 2000: Lucky Numbers
- 2000: The 6th Day
- 2000: Next Friday
- 2000: It's Showtime (Bamboozled)
- 2001-2004: Boston Public (TV series, 57 episodes)
- 2002: 29 palms
- 2003: A Good Night to Die
- 2003: Chappelle's Show
- 2005: Hitch - The Date Doctor (Hitch)
- 2005–2007: Family dispute de Luxe ( The War at Home , TV series, 44 episodes)
- 2006: Roasted and Sold ( Grilled )
- 2006: Special
- 2007–2008: My Name Is Earl (TV series, 6 episodes)
- 2008: Long legs, short lies and a touch of truth ... (Assassination of a High School President)
- 2008–2009: Prison Break (TV series, 22 episodes)
- 2010: Royal Pains (TV series, episode 2x11)
- 2010-2013: Pound Puppies - Der Pfotenclub ( Pound Puppies , TV series, 64 episodes, voice)
- 2011: Inside Out
- 2011: Beats Rhymes & Life - The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest (documentary, director)
- 2012: Kiss of the Damned
- 2012: The Baytown Outlaws
- 2012–2013: The Mob Doctor (TV series, 7 episodes)
- 2013: My Man Is a Loser
- 2013: tough girls (The Heat)
- 2014: Justified (TV series, 13 episodes)
- 2015: Louie (TV series, episode 5x03)
- 2015: The Big Bang Theory (TV series, episode 9x06)
- 2015: Public Morals (TV series, 10 episodes)
- 2015: Little Boy
- 2016: Sully
- 2016: Chuck - The Real Rocky (Chuck)
- since 2017: Atypical (TV series)
Web links
- Michael Rapaport in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Daniel Sander: Fat Beats, Bad Blood , article from June 7, 2012 on Spiegel.de , accessed on June 7, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rapaport, Michael |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rapaport, Michael David (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American actor and comedian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 20, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , New York, United States |