Michael Rapaport - wikipedia Michael Rapaport For the mathematician, see Michael Rapoport. Michael Rapaport Rapaport in 2013 Michael David Rapaport ( 1970 - 03 - 20 ) March 20, 1970 ( age 47 ) New York City, New York U.S. Residence Brooklyn, New York U.S. Occupation Actor Director Podcast host Comedian Years active 1991 -- present Spouse ( s ) Nichole Beattie ( m. 2000 ; divorce 2007 ) Children Michael David Rapaport ( born March 20, 1970 ) is an American actor, podcast host, director, and comedian. He has appeared in over sixty films since the early 1990s. His best known television roles include Boston Public, Friends, The War at Home, Prison Break, Justified, and Atypical ( 2017 ). Some of his notable film roles include True Romance ( 1993 ), Higher Learning ( 1995 ), Cop Land ( 1997 ), Deep Blue Sea ( 1999 ), The 6th Day ( 2000 ), Dr. Dolittle 2 ( 2001 ), Big Fan ( 2009 ), and The Heat ( 2013 ). He also directed the documentary Beats, Rhymes & Life : The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest ( 2011 ). Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 4.3 Video games 4.4 Music videos 5 Works and publications 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External links Early Life and education Rapaport was born in New York City, the son of June Brody, a New York radio personality, and David Rapaport, a radio executive who was the general manager of the All - Disco format at New York radio station WKTU Disco 92. He has a brother named Eric Rapaport and an older half - sister named Claudia Lonow ( née Rapaport ) via his father 's prior marriage. After his parents divorced, Rapaport 's mom married comic Mark Lonow, who owned The Improv with Budd Friedman. Rapaport grew up on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, near 70th and York. His family is from Poland and Russia, and he is Ashkenazi Jewish. The surname Rappaport is of Italian Jewish origin. Rapaport had a hard time in school. He attended Erasmus Hall High School in the 1980s and was eventually expelled from high school, although he went back and graduated from Martin Luther King High School in New York City. Career In 1989, Rapaport moved to Los Angeles, California when he was 19 years old to try to become a stand - up comic. Rapaport 's stepfather, comic Mark Lonow, who owned The Improv with Budd Friedman, helped him get into the stand - up world. He did that for three years. His first big break into the world of acting was on the TV show, China Beach. Rapaport had a recurring role in My Name is Earl as Frank, a convict Earl reunites with in prison. His character was the reason for many of the things in Earl 's life, such as indirectly giving Earl his trailer and El Camino after a botched robbery with his partner, Paco. He played one of the main characters in the season four of Prison Break as Homeland Security Agent Don Self. In October 2008, Rapaport announced that he was directing a documentary about hip hop act A Tribe Called Quest. The film, Beats, Rhymes & Life : The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest, was released in 2011 and received mostly positive reviews. Rapaport guest starred in the fifth season of the FX series Justified as villain Daryl Crowe Jr, kingpin of the Crowe family. On February 12, 2010, Rapaport participated in the NBA All - Star Weekend 's Celebrity Game and won the MVP for the game for his defense on football player Terrell Owens, the MVP of the last two Celebrity Games, despite scoring just four points and having only a single rebound. On April 17, 2014, an ESPN 30 for 30 film he directed premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. The film was about the 1970s championship - winning New York Knicks led by Earl Monroe, Walt Frazier, and Willis Reed. Players that made it to the premiere included Monroe, Frazier, Phil Jackson, Cazzie Russell, and Dick Barnett. Bill Bradley was not able to attend due to a recent hip replacement surgery. Rapaport is an occasional guest on the Howard Stern Show on Sirius Satellite Radio, especially when he participates in the staff 's fantasy football pool. Rapaport hosts the I Am Rapaport Stereo Podcast on the CBS Local radio network with childhood friend Gerald Moody. Other podcasts that Rapaport has appeared on include The Monday Morning Podcast with Bill Burr, Mailtime and Pardon My Take by Barstool Sports, The Adam Carolla Show, The Fighter and The Kid, Anna Faris is Unqualified, The Bill Simmons Podcast and its predecessor, The BS Report ; The Chive Podcast, WTF with Marc Maron, His & Hers Podcast, Cari Champion 's Podcast, The Joey Boots Show, The Dirty Sports Podcast and more. On June 19, 2017, Rapaport announced on Twitter that he would be joining the popular sports satire website Barstool Sports where he will be a cat killing correspondent for the podcast Pardon My Take. Rapaport is currently also a reporter for Fox Sports, covering the BIG3 basketball league formed by Ice Cube. Personal Life In 2000, Rapaport married writer and producer Nichole Beattie. They have two sons. They have since divorced in 2007. In 1998, Rapaport pled guilty to aggravated harassment of ex-girlfriend, actress Lili Taylor. He was spared jail time, but sentenced to mandatory counseling, and a protection order was enforced. In 2005, Rapaport wrote an article for Jane magazine about having to evict the actress Natasha Lyonne from a property he was renting to her during a period of heavy drug use on her part. The two have since reconciled and remain friends. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1992 Zebrahead Zack 1993 Point of No Return Big Stan 1993 Poetic Justice Dockworker 1993 Money for Nothing Kenny Kozlowski 1993 True Romance Dick Ritchie 1994 The Scout Tommy Lacy 1994 Hand Gun Lenny 1994 The Foot Shooting Party Lizard Short film ( also starring Leonardo DiCaprio ) 1995 Higher Learning Remy 1995 The Basketball Diaries Skinhead 1995 Kiss of Death Ronnie Gannon 1995 Mighty Aphrodite Kevin Beautiful Girls Paul Kirkwood The Pallbearer Brad Schorr 1997 Metro Kevin McCall 1997 Cop Land Murray Babitch 1997 A Brother 's Kiss Stingy 1997 Kicked in the Head Stretch 1998 Palmetto Donnelly 1998 Illtown Dante 1998 Some Girl Neal 1998 The Naked Man Dr. Edward Blis, Jr. 1999 Deep Blue Sea Tom Scoggins 1999 Kiss Toledo Goodbye Kevin Gower 2000 Next Friday Mailman with Tax Notice 2000 Small Time Crooks Denny 2000 The 6th Day Hank Morgan 2000 Men of Honor GM1 Snowhill 2000 Bamboozled Thomas Dunwitty 2000 Chain of Fools Hitman 2000 King of the Jungle Francis 2000 Lucky Numbers Dale 2001 Dr. Dolittle 2 Joey the Raccoon ( voice ) 2002 Paper Soldiers Mike E. 2002 Triggermen Tommy O'Brian 2002 Comic Book Villains Norman Link 2002 29 Palms The Cop 2003 A Good Night to Die August 2003 This Girl 's Life Terry the Car salesman America Brown Daniel Brown Scrambled Eggs Drama Teacher 2005 TOM 51 2005 Hitch Ben 2006 It Aint Easy 2006 Live Free or Die Lt. Putney 2006 Special Les Franken 2006 Push Tommy G 2006 Grilled Bobby 2007 Fugly Jack 2008 Assassination of a High School President Coach Z 2009 Tom Cool 2009 Big Fan Philadelphia Phil 2009 A Day in the Life Detective Grant 2011 Inside Out Jack Small 2011 Beats, Rhymes & Life : The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest Himself Documentary ; also director and interviewer 2012 Should 've Been Romeo Danny 2012 The Baytown Outlaws Lucky 2012 Kiss of the Damned Ben 2013 The Heat Jason Mullins 2013 Once Upon a Time in Queens Bobby DiBianco 2014 My Man Is a Loser Marty 2015 Little Boy James Busbee 2016 A Stand Up Guy Colin 2016 Chuck John Wepner 2016 Sully Pete the Bartender 2016 Middle School : The Worst Years of My Life Animation Voice ( voice ) Television Year Title Role Notes China Beach Kravits Èpisode : `` One Small Step '' 1992 Murphy Brown Robbie Episode : `` He - Ho, He - Ho, It 's Off to Lamaze We Go '' 1992 Middle Ages Jimmy 2 Episodes 1993 Fresh Prince of Bel Air Mike Episode : `` Where There 's a Will, There 's a Way : Part 1 '' 1993 NYPD Blue Jaime Dileo Episode : `` Brown Appetit '' 1997 Subway Stories Jake Television film ; segment : `` The Listeners '' 1998 E.R. Paul Canterna Episode : `` Of Past Regret and Future Fear '' 1998 Rude Awakening Johnny Episode : `` Naked Again '' 1998 Rescuers : Stories of Courage : Two Families Szarany Television film 1999 Friends Gary 4 Episodes 2001 -- 04 Boston Public Danny Hanson 57 Episodes ( main cast, seasons 2 - 4 ) 2001 Mr. Life Television film 2001 Night Visions Harlow Winton Episode : `` Darkness '' 2003 Chappelle 's Show Popcopy Employee Episode : `` # 1.1 '' Practice, The The Practice Gigi Coley Episodes : `` Comings and Goings '', `` New Hoods on the Block '' 2005 -- 07 The War at Home Dave Gold 44 Episodes ( main cast ) 2006 MadTV Abraham Lincoln Episode : `` # 11.10 '' 2006 Thugaboo : Sneaker Madness DJ ( voice ) Television film 2007 -- 08 My Name Is Earl Frank Stump 6 Episodes ( recurring cast ) 2008 -- 09 Prison Break Don Self 22 Episodes 2009 -- 10 Accidentally on Purpose Sully 2 Episodes Royal Pains Stanley Episode : `` Big Whoop '' The Line Steve Waxman Television film 2010 -- 13 Pound Puppies Squirt, Squeak ( voice ) 65 Episodes 2012 40 8 Television film 2012 Cops Uncuffed Officer Joseph Tata Television film 2012 -- 13 The Mob Doctor Paul Moretti 7 Episodes ( recurring cast ) 2014 Justified Daryl Crowe Jr. 13 Episodes ( recurring cast ) 2014 Raising Hope Michael Episode : `` Man 's Best Friend '' 2015 Black - ish Jay Simmons Episode : `` Switch Hitting '' 2015 Louie Lenny Episode : `` Cop Story '' 2015 Public Morals Charlie Bullman 10 Episodes ( main cast ) 2015 The Big Bang Theory Kenny Fitzgerald Episode : `` The Helium Insufficiency '' 2016 Law & Order : Special Victims Unit Richie Caskey Episode : `` Sheltered Outcasts '' 2016 Dice Bobby the Mooch Episode : `` Six Grand '' 2016 Crisis in Six Scenes Trooper Mike Episode : `` Episode 6 '' 2016 Animals. Erik ( voice ) Episode : `` Rats 2017 The New Edition Story Gary Evans Miniseries ( 1 part ) 2017 The Guest Book Adam 2 Episodes 2017 Atypical Doug 8 Episodes Video games Year Title Role Do n't Quit Your Day Job Special Appearance # 2 2001 Grand Theft Auto III Joey Leone 2006 Saints Row Troy Bradshaw 2006 Scarface : The World Is Yours Drug Dealer / Henchman 2008 Saints Row 2 Troy Bradshaw Music videos 1994 : Frank Zappa : Civilization, Phaze III -- Act Two, playing Moon Zappa 's black - acting `` boyfriend '' in skits 1998 : Jay - Z : The City is Mine 2002 : Talib Kweli : Waiting for the DJ -- Cameo 2003 : High & Mighty : The Highlite Zone -- How to Rob an Actor 2003 : Jaylib : McNasty Filth 2004 : Masta Ace : A Long Hot Summer -- Ace 's prison cell mate 2006 : Ludacris : Runaway Love -- Victimizer of `` Lisa, '' the first child depicted in the song 2008 : H O : What Happened ? 2017 : Snoop Dogg : Lavender ( Nightfall remix ) Works and publications Rapaport, Michael ( 2017 ). This Book Has Balls. New York : Touchstone. ISBN 978 - 1 - 501 - 16031 - 8. OCLC 975365440. References Jump up ^ Branch, Kathryn ( 8 July 2011 ). `` Asked and Answered : Michael Rapaport ''. The New York Times. Jump up ^ Gleiberman, Owen ( 21 April 1995 ). `` Kiss of Death ''. Entertainment Weekly. Jump up ^ Colbert, Stephen ( 18 August 2017 ). `` Michael Rapaport Says Jared Kushner Is A Joke '' ( Video ). The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. ^ Jump up to : Derdeyn, Stuart ( 3 May 2017 ). `` Q&A : Michael Rapaport loves to talk ''. The Vancouver Sun. Jump up ^ `` Real time with My Brother Professor Eric Rapaport the REAL DICK RITCHIE # TRUEROMANCE # allrapaporteverything @ emily_rapaport ''. michaelrapaport. 29 December 2013. ^ Jump up to : Maron, Marc ( 14 March 2016 ). `` Episode 689 - Michael Rapaport ''. WTF with Marc Maron. Jump up ^ Getlen, Larry ( 31 March 2013 ). `` ' Parents ' trap ''. New York Post. Jump up ^ Takano, Hikari. `` Michael Rapaport Interview ''. Hikari Takano. Jump up ^ `` Hip - Hop Vs. Hebrew ? ''. Jewish Exponent. 21 January 2013. Archived from the original on 15 February 2017. Jump up ^ Cunningham, Kim ( 13 February 1995 ). `` Chatter : The Real Skinny ''. People. 43 ( 6 ). Jump up ^ MacMillan, Alissa ( 29 October 2001 ). `` School 's Cool for Rapaport Now ''. New York Daily News. Jump up ^ Dow, Danica ( 4 October 2008 ). `` SOHH Exclusive : Nas & Michael Rapaport Team Up for A Tribe Called Quest Doc ''. SOHH.com. Archived from the original on 8 October 2008. Jump up ^ Samuel, S. ( 25 January 2011 ). `` Michael Rapaport On Beats, Rhymes & Life, `` I Really Did n't Want To F * ck This Up '' -- SOHH.com ``. SOHH.com. Jump up ^ Woods, Mecca ; Rapaport, Michael ( 29 April 2011 ). `` Michael Rapaport Discusses His Film Beats, Rhymes & Life @ Tribeca Film Fest '' ( Video ). Society HAE ( SHAE ). Jump up ^ Clancy, Kevin `` KFC '' ; Rapaport, Michael ( 23 November 2015 ). `` # MAILTIME : Michael Rapaport ''. Mailtime : The Laziest Hour of Your Day by Barstool Sports. Barstool Sports. Archived from the original ( Audio podcast ) on 3 June 2016. Jump up ^ Katz, Dan ; Rapaport, Michael ( 18 May 2016 ). `` Pardon My Take 5 - 18 With Comedian Michael Rapaport '' ( Audio podcast ). Pardon My Take. Barstool Sports. Jump up ^ Rapaport, Michael ; Iverson, Allen ( 25 May 2017 ). `` Michael Rapaport interviews Allen Iverson '' ( Video interview ). BIG3 on FS1. Fox Sports. Jump up ^ `` Rapaport 's wife files for legal separation ''. TODAY. Associated Press. 13 May 2004. Jump up ^ Errico, Marcus ( 19 May 1998 ). `` Michael Rappaport Sentenced for Harassment ''. E ! Online. Jump up ^ Rush, George ; Molloy, Joanna ; Jones, Baird ( 6 June 1997 ). `` ' I 'm Not Rapaport 's, ' But Lili 's Ex Persists ''. New York Daily News. Jump up ^ Rosenfeld, Laura ; Cohen, Andy ; de Lesseps, Luann ; Rapaport, Michael ( 19 May 2016 ). `` Remember That Time Natasha Lyonne Was Michael Rapaport 's Tenant ? '' ( Video ). Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen ( After Show ). Bravo TV. Further reading Woods, Mecca ; Rapaport, Michael ( 29 April 2011 ). `` Michael Rapaport Discusses His Film Beats, Rhymes & Life @ Tribeca Film Fest '' ( Video ). Society HAE ( SHAE ). External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Michael Rapaport. 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